Her prominence saw her appointed chairman of the Local Government Association in August 2008, succeeding Sir Simon Milton. (telegraph.co.uk)
The protesters, comprising some wards» chairmen, party chairmen of some local government areas, youths, women and elders of the party, said they embarked on the demonstration to prove to the national headquarters of the party that APC in Bayelsa was not for sale. (punchng.com)
Jeremy Beecham, a former chairman of the Local Government Association (LGA), told the TUC in Brighton that the Tories» attempt to cap donations to political parties was a «naked attempt» to cut union - Labour ties. (politics.co.uk)