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Nasarawa Assembly screens 158 political appointees in one hour

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2017

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, screened and confirmed a list of 11 caretaker chairmen and 147 councilors nominees in the space of one hour. The list of the nominees was sent to the Assembly by Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura to take charge of responsibilities at their various

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PDP NEC meeting in progress

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2017

The National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in progress at the party’s national secretariat,  Abuja. The meeting has governors,  lawmakers and other party stakeholders in attendance. The meeting started few minutes after the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led national caretaker committee met with chairmanship aspirants at Wadata

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Senator Ahmed Makarfi meets PDP chairmanship aspirants

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2017

Chairman, National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, and members of the committee are currently meeting with aspirants for the party’s national chairmanship at the party’s national secretariat, in Abuja. Aspirants present at the meeting are former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George, former Lagos PDP governorship

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Buhari has a good heart, but surrounded by caterpillars- Dino Melaye

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2017

Senator representing of Kogi west, Dino Melaye says President Muhammadu Buhari is surrounded by caterpillars. Melaye said this on Tuesday while contributing to a debate on the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the presidential task force team on pension reforms, into the federal civil service. The motion was sponsored by Isah Misau, senator […]

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Buhari struggling to meet expectations of Nigerians – Wamakko, says no single individual can change Nigeria

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2017

The senator representing Sokoto North senatorial district, Aliyu Wamakko, has said President Muhammadu Buhari is really struggling to meet the expectations of Nigerians, adding that no single individual can change Nigeria. Speaking during an interview with journalists in Sokoto Tuesday, Wamakko noted that Nigeria is very complex and that no single individual could turn the

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APC correcting what PDP damaged in 16 years – Lawmaker

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2017

A National Assembly member, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu (APC-Nasarawa), says the All Progressives Congress is making good what the Peoples Democratic Party made bad during its 16-year rule. Adamu, on Tuesday, said that the rot accumulated between 1999 and 2015 that PDP held sway in governance was much. “What it took them 16 years to damage, […]