Politics

2019: Niger Delta youths back Shakarau for presidency

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

A coalition of Niger Delta youth groups have called on former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, to come out and declare his intention to contest for the 2019 presidential election. Chairman of the coalition, Wilson Harry, who spoke, on Monday, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital,

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Ekiti 2018: Fayose’s tyrannical, dictatorial act in PDP unacceptable – Falegan

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

A chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP in Ekiti State, Hon. Opeyemi Falegan says, the unguided and carefree tyrannical and dictatorship tendencies of the state Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, will be resisted in 2018 governorship election. He said the act of playing smartness and displaying of illogical arrogance to the disadvantage of the party […]

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Atiku did nothing to campaign for Buhari- Lawal

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

Former Deputy Director of the Buhari Presidential Campaign Council, Mallam Mohammed Lawal, yesterday dismissed Atiku’s claim that he was used and dumped by Buhari’s administration, saying the former Vice – President did not campaign for President Buhari in 2015. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar had last week accused Buhari’s government of sidelining him. According to

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2019: Why Buhari, APC should be supported – Odigie-Oyegun

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2017

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, has recounted the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari in office within the past two years and called on the public to support the President ahead of 2019. Addressing the second plenary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria holding at St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral […]

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PDP has not learnt from past mistakes – Oduah

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2017

Sen. Stella Oduah has said it appeared the former ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was repeating the mistakes that led to its defeat in the 2015 elections. The senator representing Anambra North, who reacted to the Anambra state governorship primary, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the party has started again to impose […]

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2019: Only Buhari’s health can prevent him from running- Amosun

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2017

The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has described the open declaration of the Minister for Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Alhassan, for the political aspiration of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as a disappointment. Amosun, who saluted Alhassan’s courage, made his views known in an interview with newsmen in Abeokuta on Saturday.