The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed February 15 for re-run elections in Anambra South Senatorial District, Anaocha/Njikoka/Dunukofia Federal constituency and Idemili South state constituency. Mr. Isiavwe Ena, the INEC Administrative Secretary in the state, announced in Awka on Wednesday that the repeat polls were ordered by the Court of Appeal, Enugu. He said [...]
Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has received a political boost to realise his ambition of becoming the next Chairman of People’s Democratic Party, PDP in the coming National Convention. The support is coming from Bamanga Tukur for PDP Chairman, South West Campaign Group. Declaring their support for the business magnate in Lagos yesterday, the South West Coordinator [...]
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday shunned the stakeholders’ meeting initiated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review last weekend’s rerun election into Orelope/Irepo/Olorunsogo federal constituency in Oyo State. The meeting which was expected to commence in the morning did not start until 12 p.m. PDP officials did not show up. In a [...]
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Monday shunned the stakeholders’ meeting initiated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review last Saturday’s rerun election into the Orelope/Irepo/Olorunsogo Federal Constituency in Oyo State, southwest Nigeria. The meeting which was expected to commence at 10.00am did not start until after 12:00pm as INEC endlessly waited for PDP [...]
Embattled Bayelsa state Governor Timipre Sylva, whose aspiration to run for a second term under the platform of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has suffered some setbacks on Thursday moved to expunge the name of Seriake Dickson, the party’s choice for the plum job, from the list of candidates published by the Independent [...]
The camp of those that have endorsed Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, for second term has increased with another group backing him for the July 2012 governorship election. A group is known as Committee of Concerned Authors for Oshiomhole (COCAO). In the communique endorsed by its state chairman, Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, after its inaugural [...]
Loyalists of Senator Liyel Imoke, governor of Cross River State, are upbeat that he will win the People’ Democratic Party, PDP primary scheduled to hold on Monday next week. Governor Imoke is seeking reelection as governor of the state in the election scheduled for April 2012. Imoke’s candidature is enjoying the backing of prominent individuals [...]
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