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Primary election sacrosanct to us- Ekiti PDP

Daily Dispatch January 10, 2018

Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has allayed the fear of all its governorship aspirants over the conduct of primary election to choose its candidate for the July 14 poll, saying all aspirants will take part in the primary election and that it will be a fair and

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Fuel Crisis: Buhari’s inability to find viable solution wrecking economy- PDP

Daily Dispatch January 8, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the inability of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Ministry of Petroleum Resources to find viable solution to the incessant fuel crisis in the country has wrecked the nation’s economy. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, also expressed sadness that President Buhari had refused […]

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Igbo/Yoruba Unity: Ifeanyi Ubah, Ekweremadu, Ugwuanyi, Fayose, Mimiko, Others to Grace Event

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2018

In a joint statement made available to newsmen on Sunday, January 7, and signed by Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah and Yinka Odumakin, Chairman and Publicity Secretary respectively of the Local Organising Committee, LOC, “the event is a celebration of the unique and many shared but often ignored common attributes and mutual interests between the Igbo […]

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Atiku Abubakar’s support swells

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2018

A new political group, Atiku Global Support Group (AGSG), has emerged with 14-member National Executive to be inaugurated on Monday. The National Coordinator of AGSG, Alhaji Gambo Jagindi, said on Sunday in Abuja, that branches in states and Federal Capital Terrirtory FCT) have been constituted. He said that no fewer than 184,000 members have been […]

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2019: Tinubu reacts to alleged support for Atiku Abubakar

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2018

Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has reacted to insinuations in certain quarters that he’s in support of Atiku Abubakar’s 2019 presidential ambition. Reacting to the insinuations, Tinubu’s spokesperson, Tunde Rahman dismissed the claim, saying both Tinubu and the former Vice President belong to different parties. Speaking with The Sun,

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Forget 2019, Northern youth groups tell Buhari

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2018

A coalition of youth groups in Northern Nigeria has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election. The leaders of the coalition, called Northern Youth Coalition, stated this when they addressed journalists at the Press Centre in Kano on Sunday. They said they were dissatisfied with Mr. Buhari’s performance as president and that seeking […]