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2019: Ogun PDP visits Obasanjo, solicit for his blessings

Daily Dispatch October 13, 2017

Stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Friday held a closed door meeting at the Abeokuta residence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Briefing journalists after the meeting, Ogun State Caretaker Committee Chairman of the party, Tunde Odanye, disclosed that the

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Anyaoku backs Nigeria’s restructuring

Daily Dispatch October 13, 2017

Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, says Nigeria will fare better if the ongoing call for restructuring of the country into regions is heeded. Anyaoku stated this in Benin on Friday when he visited Edo governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, at Government House. He said that Nigeria’s economy was more viable and rate of […]

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ANAMBRA: TWO ELECTIONS, SAME DAY

Daily Dispatch October 13, 2017

As the Anambra State was agog with preparations for the end-of-tenure Governorship election scheduled for November 18, 2017 the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has approved the conduct of a State Constituency bye-election in Idemili North. The two elections would hold the same day, to maximize resource utilization and ensure timely representation of the

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IBB endorses Dokpesi for PDP chairmanship

Daily Dispatch October 13, 2017

Ibrahim Babangida, former military president, on Thursday endorsed Raymond Dokpesi for the position of the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Babangida made this known when Dokpesi paid a courtesy visit to his residence in Minna, NAN reports. Dokpesi was the director-general of Babangida’s presidential campaign in 2011. He urged party faithful to […]

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APC’s broom no longer sweeping well, take shade under umbrella – Makarfi tells Nigerians

Daily Dispatch October 13, 2017

The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ahmed Makarfi, on Thursday called on Nigerians to come into the “umbrella” because the “broom” is no longer sweeping well. He said this while lamenting on the sufferings of Nigerians under the All Progressives Congress, APC administration. Senator Makarfi said the ‘Broom is no longer […]

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You have failed to provide virile opposition to APC – Abdulsalam Abubakar tells PDP

Daily Dispatch October 12, 2017

A former Military Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has failed in its role as the main opposition Party in the country. He stated this while receiving a chieftain of the party, Raymond Dokpesi, who visited him in his residence in Minna on Thursday. Abubakar charged the PDP to […]