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Kaduna LG poll: PDP wins Chikun chairmanship seat

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2021

Salasi Musa of the Peoples Democratic Party has been declared winner of the Chikun Local Government Chairmanship election in Kaduna State. The Returning Officer, Dr. Sanusi Gambo, announced the results of the election in the early hours of Monday. Gambo said Salasi Musa of the PDP polled 19,402

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PDP Ward Congress: Makinde calls for unity among members

Daily Dispatch September 25, 2021

…says aggrieved members should give room for resolution*No parallel election is noticed in Oyo Phillip Shaibu, Chairman, PDP Ward Congress Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Saturday, called for unity among members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, declaring that aggrieved members should give room for resolution.The governor, who spoke

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2023: Parties have power to zone elective offices – Olawepo-Hashim

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2021

As the race towards the 2023 elections gathers steam, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has cautioned against the rising bickering over which region should produce the president in 2023, saying political parties have no power to zone elective offices. The former presidential candidate explained that the bickering is adding a […]

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Senator Shehu Sani joins PDP

Daily Dispatch September 16, 2021

A civil rights activist and former Senator who represented Kaduna Central at the 8th Nigerian Senate, Shehu Sani, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Senator Sani officially defected from the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at a meeting with party executives on Thursday, September 16, 2021. Sani had last […]

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2023: Nigeria Diaspora Network plans summit to push for youth, female candidates

Daily Dispatch September 12, 2021

Nigeria Diaspora Network is to organise a youth summit in Washington D.C. in 2022 on the need for more female and youth candidates to vie for offices in the 2023 general elections. The NDN’s Deputy Director of Finance,  Vivian Iwuji, made this known on Sunday in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]

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INEC recognises Valentine Ozigbo as PDP candidate for Anambra election

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2021

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recognised Mr Valentine Ozigbo as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the governorship election in Anambra State. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He explained that the decision was