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No one bribed us to defect, says Kwara lawmakers

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2018

All 23 members of the 24-member House of Assembly in Kwara state, including the Speaker, have denied financial inducement for their recent defection to the Peoples Democratic Party. The lawmakers are alleged to have each collected N15 million to defect from the All Progressives Congress  to PDP

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Osun election: Saraki heads PDP campaign committee

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party, on Monday in Abuja urged its campaign committee to do everything within the law to win the Sept. 22 governorship election in Osun. National Chairman of the party, Mr Uche Secondus, gave the charge when he inaugurated the party’s National Campaign Committee for the election. The committee has President of the […]

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2019: Kogi PDP aspirants reject automatic ticket for Dino Melaye, others

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2018

…Kick against ‘Right of first refusal’ Ahead of the 2019 general elections,  Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Assembly  aspirants from Kogi State om Monday  rejected moves by the national leadership of the party to give automatic tickets to Senator Dino Melaye and others who  recently defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to the […]

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Osun election: How we plan to curb vote-buying – INEC

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2018

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday said it was working on secret balloting to curb vote-buying in the Sept. 22 governorship election in Osun. Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, said this while making a presentation on INEC’s preparations ahead of Osun election at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Dialogue Session […]

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2003 elections: I regret not winning Lagos for PDP, says Atiku

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2018

Former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday said he regretted not doing much to help the People’s Democratic Party win in Lagos State when he had the opportunity in 2003. Abubakar, a PDP presidential aspirant, spoke in Lagos while holding a meeting with members of the party in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria  reports […]

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2019: Corrupt people plotting to install Buhari, APC- Secondus

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2018

…….says vote buying and rigging is worst form of corruption  The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has alerted the nation that corrupt persons are mobilizing and ganging up to use their illicit wealth to install President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, come 2019. Prince Secondus said […]