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PDP crisis: Makarfi’s Faction Reportedly Bows To Sheriff’s Leadership

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2017

The Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accepted that the National Chairman of the Party, Senator Ali-Modu Sheriff should go ahead and conduct the national convention. The reconciliation committee of the party led by Bayelsa Governor, Seriake Dickson, on

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Buhari’s Health: Presidency Should Stop Using Phone Calls to Deceive Nigerians – CNPP

Daily Dispatch March 7, 2017

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has asked the federal government to stop the phone call games with President Muhammadu Buhari and face governance issues that would alleviate the suffering of the masses. The Conference observed that the continued media hype of Mr. President’s calls to different individuals were unnecessary since President Buhari has […]

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Labour Party to Saraki, INEC: Declare Omo-Agege seat vacant

Daily Dispatch March 7, 2017

Following the defection of senator Ovie Omo-Agege from the Labour Party ti the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, his former party has aked President if the Senate Bukola Saraki, to immediately declare his seat vacant. The Labour Party also asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “to immediately organise election within the next

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Labour Party Senator Defects To APC

Daily Dispatch March 7, 2017

The only member of the Labour Party in the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (Delta Central), has announced his defection from the party to the majority All Progressives Congress. Senator Omo-Agege made the announcement on the floor of the plenary on Tuesday. He based his decision on the internal crisis rocking the Labour Party as reason […]

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PDP Crisis: Why we wont obey Sheriff’s directives to resume work – Party Secretariat workers

Daily Dispatch March 7, 2017

Staff members of the Peoples Democratic Party, National Secretariat, have explained why they would not resume work as directed by the party’s National Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff. The Director of Administration in the secretariat, Gurama Bawa, disclosed that staff could be exposed to “harassment and intimidation” by protesters as was the case in recent

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PDP Crisis: Sheriff Will Fail in His ‘Devilish’ Attempt to Destroy Our Party – Fayose

Daily Dispatch March 7, 2017

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has declared that National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff will fail in his “develish” attempt to destroy the party. Speaking in Ado Ekiti at the opening of the PDP Southwest stakeholders’ meeting, the governor described Sheriff as a mole and “political kidnapper.”