Tag: PDP

Why APC politicians are terrified by e-transmission of votes By Farooq A. Kperogi

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The political elites of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have chosen to regress to the stone age in matters of election at a time that Nigeria is relentlessly digitalizing in every other sphere. Banking is now almost entirely digitized, POS vendors have become ever-present fixtures in even the remotest Nigerian village, ecommerce is now mainstream, national standardized tests such as the UTME are now wholly electronic, and the Communication and Digital Economy Ministry insists that every phone in the country should be linked to citizens’ National Identification Number.  …

Workers’ salaries: Oyetola’s aide hits back at PDP … says they are hypocrites

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The Osun chapter of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party , PDP, has been described as a bunch of hypocrites for chiding the Governor Adegboyega Oyetola-led administration for flaunting regular payment of salaries as part of its achievements. Reacting to PDP’s outburst on Thursday, Ismail Omipidan, who is the Governor’s spokesman, noted that if the non-payment of salaries could be made a major campaign issue by the opposition PDP against Oyetola and APC in the build-up to the 2018 governorship election, then the governor was right to flaunt the consistent payment of…

Townhall meetings abroad is part of our mandate, NiDCOM replies PDP

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The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has faulted what it described as a most irrelevant and absolutely unintelligent criticism by the PDP, advising the party not to criticize for criticism sake. In a statement by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media and Public Relations, NIDCOM, explained that organising townhall meetings to brief Nigerian citizens abroad on the activities of the government back home is part of its mandate, which the commission is duly fulfilling. The statement read: “Under President Muhammadu Buhari ‘s Administration, Nigeria not only has a diaspora commission but…

Anti Yahaya Bello lawmaker dumps PDP for APC …. Endorses Governor’s Presidential ambition

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By Anjola Folajimi, Abuja     A member of Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) and former member of the Kogi State House of Assembly Hon.Friday Sani has dumped the main opposition party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.   Sani who was a strong political antagonist of Governor Yahaya Bello on the floor of the State Parliament defected to the governing party at the APC national secretariat in Abuja on Thursday.   ”I was still the member of the PDP up till 2 hours ago (4:30pm) when…

2023: APC factions in Cross River fuse to dethrone PDP

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Anjola Folajimi,Abuja Ahead 2023 general elections the two factions in All Progressives Congress ( APC) have fused into one with a 36-man harmonised Caretaker Committee to run the affairs of the party in the state. The party is also poised to take over the state from the ruling Proples Democratic Party (PDP) by 2023. Under the new arrangement, Senator Matthew T Mbu Jnr now heads the new Caretaker Committee while Barrister Richard Ogbeche is deputy chairman and Dr. Ntete Bassey Duke to serve as Secretary Indication to this was contained…

Nigerian Democratisation and Internal Party Contest for Leadership By Salihu Moh. Lukman

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It was the American journalist and political commentator, Fareed Zakaria, in the book The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad who argued that democratisation everywhere is shifting power downward. According to him, the process of democratisation goes far beyond politics and result in hierarchies “breaking down, closed systems are opening up, and pressures from the masses are now the primary engine of social change. Democracy has gone far from being a form of government to a way of life.” The role of political parties all over the…

PDP Senator defects to APC, says it’s ‘movement of God’s people’ from opposition party

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Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Ishaku Abbo, on Wednesday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. The lawmaker’s decision to leave the opposition party was conveyed in a letter dated November 25th, 2020, and read during the start of plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. Senator Abbo who described his defection from the PDP to the ruling party as a “movement of God’s people”, attributed same to the mismanagement of the opposition party in Adamawa State by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. The letter reads…

Stay away from Osun to avert breakdown of law, order, PDP warns Aregbesola

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, to stay away from Osun State to prevent breakdown of law and order. The party also claimed Osun residents had suffered enough because of maladministration of the former governor and did not deserve to be put through harrowing experience of security breakdown, maintaining that the proposed visit of the minister was a ploy to cause mayhem. A statement by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Prince Diran Odeyemi, in Osogbo, on Tuesday, called on security operatives to…

ONDO GUBER POLLS: Akeredolu secures re-election with wide margin

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, as the winner of the governorship election held on Saturday in Ondo State.   Prof. Abel Olayinka, the Returning Officer of INEC, who is also the Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, said that Akeredolu got 292,830 votes to defeat Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party who got 195,791 votes while Ajayi Agboola of Zenith Labour Party got 69,127 votes.layinka explained that Akeredolu secured the highest number of votes among other candidates and scored…

It will be immoral to return to APC – Obaseki

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Edo state Governor,Godwin Obaseki , who was recently re-elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said it will be immoral to return to All Progressives Congress (APC) after all the hard work the party did to return him to office. This is even as he has declared that he should be dealt with if he tries to replace former APC national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, as the new godfather after defeating godfatherism in his state. Responding to questions from State House Correspondents after the meeting with…