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Will You Be At The Funeral?: An Oration At Nigerian Political Parties’ Graveyard By Festus Adedayo

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The die was cast. The party had met and decided. The Action Group, at its 8th Annual Congress held at the African Sports Club, Jos, from February 1 to 8, 1962 had concluded on the alleged anti-party allegations leveled against Premier of the Western Region, Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola. In his opening remarks, Leader of the party, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, acknowledged that there were real and dangerous contradictions within the party, to wit Akintola’s “contemptuous conduct against the party.” Sure that a crucifix had been erected for him, Akintola left…

Ekiti 2018: Your stolen N8bn can’t buy Ekiti people’s votes, PDP tells Fayemi

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has said no amount of stolen money deployed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) will buy the votes of the people in the July 14 governorship election. The State Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Jackson Adebayo, made this known on Thursday, while reacting to media report that Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi had boasted of providing N8 billion from his own pocket and the assurance of N20 billion from the Presidency to buy one vote at N20,000.…

PARTY SUPREMACY OUR SUCCESS STORY IN NIGER APC-GOV SANI-BELLO

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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has attributed the rising profile of the ruling party, All Progressives Party (APC),in the state to strict adherence to the principle of party supremacy. He stated this on Saturday in his office in Minna while hosting a group of leaders of the opposition party the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by its State Deputy Chairman,Hon. Aminu Yusuf that defected to the ruling APC. The decampees include Niger State Deputy Chairman of PDP, former Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adamu…

Buhari As Anti-Corruption Champion, A Joke of the Year- PDP

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the reported naming of President Muhammed Buhari as African Union (AU) anti-corruption champion as laughable, derisory and eminently qualified as Africa’s joke of the year. The party said it was clear that leaders of the African Union were not well briefed on happenings in Nigeria, including the heavy sleazes going on around the Buhari presidency and was misled by the APC Federal Government, which plans to use the naming as face-saving stunt for the administration. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a…

APC, PDP Senators in Brawl Over Defection Of Member

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The Senate was on Wednesday turned to battle field following an attempt by a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to decamp to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Senator Sonni Ogbuoji representing Ebonyi South in the red chamber had come under order 43 of the rules of the Senate to announce his official defection from the PDP to the APC. But the defection was not to be as members of the PDP and APC didn’t allow him to make his declaration. He was dragged here and there by the…

Test Your Popularity Now – PDP Challenges APC …Hails PDP’s Victory in Delta LG Polls

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to immediately test its popularity among Nigerians by conducting free, fair and credible local council elections in states under its control. PDP maintained that APC is mortally afraid of going into any election, particularly at the grassroots, as Nigerians across board are bitter with them for their deceit and the wrecking of once robust Nigeria economy. The party also said Nigerians are currently at pains over the poor welfare direction of the ruling party which has resulted…

APC Is Insensitive to Plight of Nigerians says PDP

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The Peoples Democratic Party PDP said APC mega rally held in Umuahia, Abia state capital, today, was the height of disdain, insensitivity and insult of the ruling party to the plight and predicaments of Nigerians under APC misrule. The party in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan ,said the ruling party was in Umuahia just to spit on the faces of suffering Nigerians as well as the graves of those that have died due to the hardship occasioned by the misgovernment of the APC in their…

SPLINTER GROUP : We Remain Indivisible -PDP

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)has said it remain an indivisible opposition party and it will not be distracted by those who have allowed themselves to be used by forces from another political party.   Describing the emergence of a new faction as comical, the opposition party said it would remain unperturbed. Earlier on Wednesday, a group led by one Emmanuel Obi-Nwosu, opened its own national secretariat in Asokoro area of Abuja. At its inaugural press conference, the group identified as Fresh PDP vowed to do everything within its powers to…