Politics

Gov. Emmanuel’s wife dissolves women exco in Akpabio’s district ‘over members’ plan to join APC’

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2018

Akwa Ibom State First Lady, Mrs. Martha Udom Emmanuel on Tuesday dissolved with immediate effect the Executive Committee of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District Women Forum. The district is being represented at the National Assembly by Senator Godswill Akpabio who recently decamped to the All

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PDP nominates Female Senator, Biodun Olujimi as Akpabio’s replacement

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2018

The Nigeria Senate’s Deputy Minority Whip, Senator Biodun Olujimi (Ekiti South), has been nominated as the new Senate Minority Leader by the Senate Caucus of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to Vanguard, with her appointment, Olujimi who was deputy governor of Ekiti State, replaces the immediate past Senate Minority Leader and former governor of Akwa Ibom

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2019: No Pressure On Dankwambo To Step Down For Anyone

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2018

We read, with consternation, the speculative story published by LEADERSHIP, in its edition of yesterday, Monday, August 13th instant. It is unfortunate that LEADERSHIP, a paper we hold in high esteem, could descend so lowly as to publish a story that is at best fit only for the trash-can. It is obvious that in the […]

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To sack me, seats of all defectors in the Senate must also be declared vacant –Akpabio

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2018

Senator Godswill Akpabio (APC-Akwa Ibom) says any move to declare his seat vacant in the Senate will prove abortive. He said though he had yet to hear about it, if his seat must be declared vacant, the seats of those who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party should also be declared vacant. Akpabio made this […]

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Dogara congratulates Senators-elect Kaita, Gumau

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2018

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has congratulated ‪Hon. Lawal Yahaya Gumau and Hon. Ahmed Babba Kaita on their victories at last Saturday’s senatorial bye-elections in Bauchi and Katsina States. In a statement, the Speaker said he is confident of their ability to provide quality representation of their constituents. Hon Dogara said, […]

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APC is a concoction that is not good for  ailment- Senator Makarfi

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2018

Senator Ahmed Makarfi, one of the front line presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the 2019 general elections has described All Progressives Congress (APC) as a concoction that is not good for ailment. Senator Makarfi stated this when he visited the PDP secretariat, Benin City, on Monday as part of his campaign tour to […]