The governor however expressed delight that the Action Congress of Nigeria that won the local election has been able to dismantle the PDP rigging machine in the state. He also accused the police of partisanship, alleging that they looked the other way even when the PDP members were perpetrating criminal acts during the election. He said: “Edo people are not fools. “How will they vote for rogues?
“People whose philosophy is share the money
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According to the Assembly, the allegations were made by the Obio/Akpor stakeholders from the 17 wards of the local government area. It explained that the petition was weighty and required a thorough investigation which would require the suspension of the accused for proper investigation to take place. The assembly therefore added that the suspension was pending the outcome of the investigation
Senator Saraki assured the ACN decampees that they would be partakers in the prosperity that the PDP government in the state offers
These scars are now part of my psyche. They form part of the story that I will carry to old age
Igbokwe said in the statement: “We know that the present crop of political dreamers are drawing strength from the pecuniary accruals they are drawing from the PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) federal establishment but we want to assure them that such mercenary approach to politics is not new to the South West
Wada, who disclosed this at the Government House in Lokoja, the state capital, while inaugurating the campaign and reconciliation committee for the forthcoming poll, also stated that there will be no sacred cow as the person will face the wrath of the party
The embattled chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum wondered why anybody would think he could dump the PDP, which, according to him, remains the only national party for now
The governor insisted the opposition parties are rattled already by insinuating that there was crisis within the ruling party
alu, an advocate of Igbo presidency in 2015, stated that his call for an Igbo man/woman to lead the country was borne out of the marginalization the South-East since the creation of the country
The vice president commended the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, for embarking on the tour of the six geopolitical zones in line with the Reconciliation, Reformation and Rebuilding agenda of the party
They will lead other eminent party leaders, including former Olusegun Obasanjo, retired General Ibrahim Babaginda,Vice President Namadi Sambo and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, to the venue of the declaration.
Instead of taking a cue from Akpabio, the opposition chieftains have become lapdogs to their godfather to whom they channel resources meant for the development of their states
The statement said: “The report in the media that Atiku Abubakar deliberately absented himself from the Peoples Democratic Party peace meeting in the North East Zone is untrue and inaccurate
It is more worrisome that none of these trips were made in the interest of Ekiti State as they were mostly on the governor’s private issues
“Alhaji Tukur had graciously agreed to let Governor Uduaghan leave to enable him return to Asaba on time
The PDP members reportedly shot dead were Alhaji Ibrahim Usman Gula, the Zonal Vice Chairman for Southern Borno; and Hajia Gambo, the PDP Woman Leader, Shehuri Ward in Maiduguri
Jonathan in their neighbourhood, the strongest indication of the new year that he will contest in 2015 at a time Nigerians were trying to grapple with the stale air of his administration. It was no mistake that the same posters resurfaced in Abuja, less than 24 hours after the election of Tony Anenih as the BoT chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party
In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the PDP said Jonathan’s position shows his concern for the safety of Nigerians in all parts of the country
In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said Yerima’s arrest by the police, for saying in a radio interview that there will be a mass protest if the Independent National Electoral Commission refuses to register the All Progressives Congress after it would have met all legal requirements, is nothing short of budding fascism
Akpabio was chosen as the chairman of the PDPGF on Sunday, while he was also appointed as a member of the party’s Board of Trustees, developments which have drawn commendations from different quarters