Politics

Zoning of offices by political parties negates tenets of democracy, it encourages mediocrity-Hon. Wadada

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2017

A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Aliyu Wadada, on Monday said zoning of offices by political parties is undemocratic and should be jettisoned. Wadada, a former House of Representatives member from Nasarawa State, and a 2019 governorship aspirant under the APC, told newsmen in

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Group advises southern leaders on restructuring

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2017

The Buhari Media Support Group (BMSG) has urged Southern Leaders Forum (SLF) to adopt constitutional means in pursuing their demand for restructuring, instead of insisting on the use of other means that have the potential to destabilise the polity. In a statement signed today in Abuja by the BMSG Chairman and Secretary, Austin Braimoh and […]

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Meeting With APC, PDP: NGP vows to sue Buhari over parley

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2017

The National Chairman of New Generation Party of Nigeria (NGP), Yakubu Shendam, has described the meeting held by President Muhammadu Buhari and leaders of PDP and APC as a secret and desperate attempt to derail democracy. Shendam, who is the newly elected National Publicity Secretary of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), in Abuja on Sunday, wondered […]

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Anambra aspirants to boycott PDP primaries over imposition

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2017

There may be fresh trouble for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra state as candidates have indicated interest to boycott the primary election of the party or step down over candidate imposition. Recall that head of the 2015 general election, the PDP suffered many defections which led to its poor outing in the election: […]

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Igbo never mandated anybody to talk about secession – PDP Chieftain

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2017

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has said that Igbo never mandated anybody to talk about breaking away from the country. Iwuanyanwu said this in Abuja on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He expressed worry over agitations by some groups calling for the nation’s […]

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Updated: BREAKING: Tony Nwoye Wins APC Anambra Guber Ticket

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2017

Mr. Tony Okechukwu Nwoye, has been declared the winner of the Anambra state governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The 42-year-old medical doctor and politician scored 2,146 votes to beat his closest rival, businessman Andy Uba, who scored 931 votes. Borno state governor Kashim Shetrima announced the result in Awka on Sunday […]