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Supremacy battle: PDP postpones primaries in four states indefinitely

Daily Dispatch July 29, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party has postponed its scheduled party primaries in Niger, Ekiti, Taraba and Sokoto States indefinitely. This was contained in a letter titled: “Re: Re: Year 2020 Party Congresses in 26 ( Twenty Six) Chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Postponement of Party

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Jegede Drops Dep. Gov Agboola Ajayi From Running Mate List

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2020

It has become clear that the gubernatorial candi­date of Peoples Democrat­ic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, would not pick the incum­bent Deputy Governor Ag­boola Ajayi as his running mate. Jegede on Monday submitted names of two members of the party to the leadership of the par­ty in Akure, the state cap­ital, for it […]

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Defection: You are a “political prostitute”- PDP tells Dogara

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2020

The People’s Democratic Party in Bauchi state has described the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara as a “political prostitute” having defected from the party to the All Progressives Congress. The PDP state Chairman, Hamza Akuyam, stated this in an interview with journalists on Monday. He said that it was unfortunate that […]

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Dogara’s Defection: No One Is Original In APC – Sule Lamido

Daily Dispatch July 26, 2020

The return of the former speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara to All Progressives Congress (APC)  has drawn reactions from a lot of politicians in the country.  Many has criticised this, wondering why the former Speaker was jumping from one party to the other like a political adventurer,  while some agreed that […]

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10 wounded as gunshots rock PDP campaign train in Edo

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2020

About 10 persons sustained wounds from gunshots at a rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benin, Edo state. The rally, which was held on Saturday, was to kick off campaign activities for Godwin Obaseki, governor of the state and candidate of the PDP in the September 19 governorship election.    The governor had led […]

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Ondo 2020: Council chairmen visit Jimoh Ibrahim, woo him for APC

Daily Dispatch July 24, 2020

The Caretaker Committee Chairmen of the 18 local government areas of Ondo State on Friday sought the support of a business mogul and politician, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, for the re-election of Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Akeredolu is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Oct. 10 governorship election in the state. Mr. Abayomi […]