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PDP has a military wing-IBB

Daily Dispatch March 11, 2017

Former military president General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has a military wing, which membership comprises of top Generals. He said the members of the party’s military wing include himself, Lt General Theophillus Yakubu Danjuma,General Olusegun

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IBB Re-echoes Two Party System

Daily Dispatch March 11, 2017

Former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), on Saturday re-echoed his support for a two-party system, and declared that it was the best option toward deepening democracy. Babangida spoke in Minna, when the Strategy and Inter-Party Affairs Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presented its report on how to move the party forward, to […]

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PDP crisis: There’ll be no national congress under Sheriff – Makarfi

Daily Dispatch March 10, 2017

The National Caretaker Committee under the leadership of Ahmed Makarfi has said the party would not hold any National Convention under the leadership of National Chairman of the party, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff. The Publicity Secretary of the Committee, Dayo Adeyeye briefing newsmen on yesterday in Abuja, pointed out that the party could not trust Sheriff with its […]

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Fayose disowns Dickson committee report, Says; “APC funding Sheriff planned Convention with $1m”

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Mr Ayodele Fayose has reiterated his support for the decision of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi led Caretaker Committee to appeal the Court of Appeal, Port-Harcourt judgement on the leadership of the party. Fayose  said “There cannot be any meaningful reconciliation with an […]

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INEC fixes date for 2019 Presidential, Governorship polls

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

The Indepedent National Electoral Commission has announced February 16, 2019 as the date for the next Presidential election in the country. The INEC National Commissioner in charge South West, Solomon Soyebi, who made disclosure during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday said further that the commission also fixed the governorship/state assembly/Federal Capital Territory

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OGUN 2019: IT IS AMOSUN VS TINUBU IN APC *THE PMB, OBJ FACTORS

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

Although Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun (SIA), has more than two more years to spend in office, politicians, who nurse ambitions to succeed him on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), are already putting on their thinking caps to be anointed candidate for the governorship race coming up in 2019. As they […]