Tag: PDP
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PDP Asks Senate To Submit Names Of Ministerial Nominees To EFCC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Senate to show more credibility with its ministerial screening by sending the names of the nominees to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to the Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement, the screening exercise should enable the Senate to identify some nominees…
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I have no preferred candidate, says Dickson
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has insisted that he had no preferred candidate for the primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the November 16 governorship election in the state. Dickson in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, called on Bayelsans to discountenance aspirants claiming to have his…
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Bello ‘ll use N30bn bailout fund for vote buying -Kogi PDP aspirants
Two governorship aspirants of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the November 26 Kogi State governorship election have expressed fears that the N30.8 billion bailout fund released by the federal government to the state will be used by Governor Yahaya Bello for vote-buying. The fund, which was released to the state government earlier this month,…
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You picked incompetent individuals as ministers – PDP bombs Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tuesday described the ministerial list submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly as uninspiring and waste of time, saying that he (Buhari) picked incompetent individuals as his cabinet members. Vanguard Newspaper reports that the party equally opined that those who made list are incompetent individuals that failed in…
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PDM chairman’s attempt to withdraw petition against Buhari over exclusion fails
Attempts by Chief Frank Igwebuike, the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM), to remove the party from the petition filed by its Presidential candidate, Pastor Ameachi Habu, on Thursday, flopped as the Presidential election petition tribunal dismissed the application for lacking in merit. Ruling on the application brought by Morrison Omonu, counsel to Chief…
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INEC provides Atiku, PDP with requested documents
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) cartons of documents as requested by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar. The documents contained in about 45 cartons, brought to the court’s sitting venue on Thursday, were received by lawyer…
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Votes recount: Court dismisses PDP’s appeal
The Kaduna Division of the Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Isa Ashiru against the refusal of the Kaduna State Governorship Petition Tribunal to order for the recount of votes. Delivering judgement on Thursday, Justice Hussaini Muktar also affirmed the orders of the…
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Bayelsa poll: Jonathan, wife ‘working to make PDP lose’
THE Bayelsa State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Support Group has accused former President Goodluck Jonathan, and his wife Patience of making surreptitious moves to cause confusion in the PDP by falsely encouraging multiple governorship aspirants to enter the race. This, the group said, is to make the party lose the election. Group coordinator Isaac Ipidei,…
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PDP knocks Buhari over comments on insecurity
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has flayed President Muhammadu Buhari’s claim that killings and widespread violence in various parts of the country were isolated cases. Describing the President’s comments as unfortunate, the PDP said party it further exposed the “incompetence” of the Buhari Presidency as well as its insensitivity to the pain and anguish of…
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Fasoranti daughter’s murder: Eddy Olafeso, PDP Slam Buhari For Absolving Fulani Herdsmen
Raise concern over allegation of ethnic cleansing agenda They said Buhari was elected to be our Commander in Chief and not mourner in chief In a state made available to newsmen on Sunday by Ayo Fadaka, Zonal Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Southwest, the National Vice chairman of PDP, chief Eddy Olafeso,…