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APC loses members to PDP in Edo

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State made another haul on Sunday as some prominent chieftains and supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomhole’s immediate constituency abandoned their abhorrent brooms to take shelter under the

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900 PDP members defect to APC in Jigawa

Daily Dispatch November 12, 2018

No fewer than 900 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa on Monday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Receiving the defectors in Kaugama, the State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan, urged them to work for the party’s victory in the 2019 general elections. “Your defection to […]

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Probe relocation of Osun election tribunal to Abuja, PDP urges NJC

Daily Dispatch November 11, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party has called on the National Judicial Council to probe the sudden relocation of the sitting of the Osun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to Abuja. The party, in a statement by its State Chairman, Soji Adagunodo on Sunday in Osogbo, said the tribunal was relocated without informing counsel to the petitioner. The News […]

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Mama Taraba loses 5, 000 supporters to APC

Daily Dispatch November 10, 2018

Alhaji Sani Abubakar, the All Progressives Party Governorship Candidate in Taraba State, has received more than 5,000 members of the United Democratic Party and other political parties in the state who defected to the APC. The defectors, including local government and ward officials, had earlier left the APC and followed the former Minister of Women […]

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Re-election: Ortom picks Mark, Suswam as campaign council members

Daily Dispatch November 8, 2018

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has inaugurated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Council for the Ortom/Abounu Governorship Campaign Organisation. The ceremony which was part of preparations for the 2019 general elections held on Wednesday at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja. Governor Ortom thanked members of the council for accepting the task and

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INEC to deploy 1, 825 ad hoc staff for Kwara bye-election

Daily Dispatch November 7, 2018

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said it would deploy 1, 825 ad hoc staff for the Nov. 17 by-election for the vacant House of Representatives seat in Kwara. Malam Garuba Madami, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, made the disclosure in his remarks at a stakeholders’ meeting in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local […]