Politics

Restructuring: El-Rufai committee political gimmick- Shehu Sani

Daily Dispatch January 31, 2018

A senator of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Shehu Sani, has criticised the report of a committee constituted by the party to look into the issue of restructuring. The lawmaker said there will be no restructuring in the country before or after 2019 elections. The Governor Nasir El

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APC lacks internal democracy- Dogara

Daily Dispatch January 31, 2018

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Monday said his party, the All Progressives Congress and other political parties are weak, unstable, lacking functional party apparatus, while also suffering from low organizational capacity and internal democracy. While delivering a keynote address at a retreat organized by the National Institute for Policy

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Saraki and I have no plan to return to PDP – Kwara Governor

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2018

Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, says the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and his political family in Kwara State have no plan to return to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The governor is an ally of Mr. Saraki and was among five governors who left the PDP prior to the 2015 general elections to join […]

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Don’t vote based on religious sentiments- MURIC urges muslims

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2018

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on Nigerian Muslims not to vote based on religion, rather they should vote according to their conscience. The group in a statement issued by its Director, Ishaq Akintola, called on Nigerians to reject CAN’s attempt to drag them into the abyss of another religious crisis over 2019 general […]

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Sokoto APC adopts Tambuwal for second term

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2018

The Sokoto State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has adopted Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal as its candidate in the 2019 governorship election. Alhaji Usman Sulaiman, Chairman of the party in the state, said they were convinced with what Tambuwal had achieved as a governor so far, and will continue to support […]

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APC not a political party – Party chieftain, Galadima

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2018

A Board of Trustee, BoT, member of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Engr. Buba Galadima, has stated that the party is not a political party. He also asked President Muhammadu to resign and allow other Nigerians contest and take the country out of the current economic mess. He said he would have de-registered APC if […]