Mr Segun Adewale, a former chairman of the PDP in Lagos State has lauded use of consensus arrangement in the party’s ward congress in Alimosho Local Government Area. The PDP conducted its nationwide ward congress on Saturday, to produce new executives to man the affairs of the patty at the grassroots level. Adewale, a former Senatorial candidate of the party, said the choice of consensus was to engender peace. According to him, the party is leaving no stones unturned to end infighting which has cost it so much in the state. He said: “We are trying…
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PDP Congress: We didn’t notice any parallel exercise in Oyo wards — Shaibu
Mr Phillip Shaibu, Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Ward Congress Committee in Oyo State, says the committee did not notice any parallel congress in all the wards in the state. Shaibu, who is the deputy governor of Edo, made the remarks in Ibadan on Saturday while speaking with newsmen on the exercise. “So far, so good, all the talks of having parallel election have not been noticed and what is important today is that the process has been peaceful. “No report of any violence anywhere and that is…
Read MoreCongress: APC stakeholders protest alleged alteration, replacement of names
Some stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have condemned an alleged alteration of list of party officials in the area. The condemnation was a fall out from the recently conducted ward congress of the party, particularly in Bwari Area Council. Ibrahim Abubakar, speaking for the stakeholders, alleged that after the successful ward congress on Aug. 14, the final list was altered and replaced with names of individuals who were not part of the exercise. He cited Usuma and Kubwa wards, where the lists were…
Read More2023: 15 APC stalwarts in Gombe, many others defect to PDP
As the permutations for 2023 get hotter, at least 15 All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwarts in Gombe State have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alongside their supporters. Speaking to thousands of PDP supporters on Saturday in Gombe, John Yoriyo, former Deputy Governor who defected to PDP, said he was not impressed with the happenings in the APC. “It is obvious that the APC has failed in Nigeria, especially in the area of security,” he said. Yoriyo was a Deputy Governor under former governor Danjuma Goje, now a senator representing…
Read More2023: Chieftain cautions APC against imposition of candidates
Chief Ben Adaji, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba, has cautioned the party against imposition of candidates and party leaders, ahead of 2023 poll.Adaji said this when he spoke with with newsmen in Jalingo on Thursday.The chieftain, who is a former aspirant for the Ankpa, Omala and Olomaboro Federal constituency House of Representatives seat in Kogi, said that past experiences had shown that the practice had always resulted in negative consequences.Adaji noted that the fall of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019, was largely…
Read More2023: PDP Governors working to unify force
The governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) say they are working together for the party to present a unified force in the 2023 general elections. Chairman of PDP Governors Forum, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, disclosed this on Wednesday night while briefing newsmen after the forum meeting held in Abuja. Tambuwal said that the closed door meeting on the party’s forthcoming national convention which started around 3p.m., was very fruitful. “We have been meeting since 3p.m., meeting for about 7hours. Very fruitful deliberation. “You must…
Read MoreBuhari arrives Owerri, inaugurates projects, holds meeting with S/East stakeholders
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Owerri, Imo, on one-day official visit where he would inaugurate some developmental projects executed by the State Government. The president was received at Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport by Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo, the Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ebonyi, Dave Umahi, and the All Progressives Congress Anambra State gubernatorial candidate, Andy Uba. Others at the airport to welcome the president included some cabinet Ministers and Presidential aides from the South East, the Executive Secretary of NALDA, Mr Paul…
Read MoreCholera outbreak: Borno Govt inaugurates committee on control
Borno Government has inaugurated an 11-member committee for the control of cholera outbreak in the state. Inaugurating the committee in Maiduguri on Tuesday, the State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, said it became necessary now that government had embarked on resettlement of displaced persons back into their various communities. Kadafur said that government would provide the committee with all the needed support to successfully carry out its assignment. Kadafur also urged members of the public to take precautionary measures by observing strict hygiene like regular hand washing before eating and…
Read MoreNasarawa Assembly tells polytechnic to absorb casual staff into permanent positions
Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Education on Tuesday in Lafia told the management of Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic to absorb casual academic and non-academic staff. Mr Daniel Ogazi, Chairman of the committee, made the call when members of the management of the polytechnic appeared before it for its 2021 budget assessment. Ogazi said it was necessary to absorb causal workers that had been working in the institution for a long period before considering fresh applicants in its on-going recruitment. He noted that absorbing the casual lecturers and other staff was…
Read MoreJos killings: Gbong Gwom urges unity among Plateau youths to end menace
The Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Gyang Buba, has urged youths in Plateau to unite across ethnic and religious divides in order to end the circle of killings in the state. Buba, who is the Chairman, Plateau Council of Chiefs and Emirs, gave the advice at an event to commemorate the Sept. 7, 2001 Jos crisis on Tuesday in Jos. A religious crisis erupted in Jos in 2001, where many were killed, scores injured and properties worth billions were destroyed. The event, organised by the Plateau Peace Building Agency (PPBA), had…
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