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2019: PDP speaks on preferred Presidential candidate

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it has no preferred presidential aspirant for the 2019 election. PDP said this while noting that it has directed its organs not to align with any particular presidential aspirant. The party’s spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, said this in a statement

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2019: IBB, Obasanjo are expired leaders, they should stop advising Buhari on second term – Festus Keyamo

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2018

Festus Keyamo, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, has lashed out at former Presidents, Ibrahim Babangida and Olusegun Obasanjo for advising President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek reelection in 2019. In a series of tweets via his verified Twitter handle, the Senior lawyer described both Babangida and Obasanjo as “expired leaders.” Keyamo said expired leaders who […]

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2019: Whoever picks Governor Fayose as running mate endangers his life – Senator Kashamu

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2018

The senator representing Ogun East, Buruji Kashamu, has written off the chances that the Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, will get near the Presidency in 2019. Fayose had sometime ago declared his intention to contest the office of the President in 2019. But he was recently visited by a former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, who […]

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Allow Buhari govern for 8 years before writing letters – Eyube tells Obj, IBB

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2018

A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), in Delta State, Mr. Kennedy Eyube, has described the separate open letters written by former presidents, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), as a great opportunity for President Muhammadu Buhari to win the 2019 general election. Eyube disclosed this in a statement in Warri yesterday through […]

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PDP faults President Buhari’s visit to Nasarawa

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a swipe on President Muhammadu Buhari over Tuesday’s visit to Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. The party said failing to pay a condolence visit to the government and people of Benue State given the orgy of mindless killings witnessed therein only to visit neighboring Nasarawa yesterday, was an […]

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INEC to hold Presidential poll last: National Assembly

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2018

The National Assembly Conference Committee on Electoral Act (amendment) Bill on Tuesday adopted the re-ordered sequence of the 2019 General Elections, making presidential poll the last election  to be conducted. The House of Representatives had few weeks ago amended the Electoral Act 2010 with the inclusion of section 25(1). This was to reorder the sequence […]