Ellison, an African - American and the first Muslim ever elected to the House, has faced some resistance from more conservative factions in party because of his since - repudiated past association with the Nation of Islam and his occasional criticism of Israel. (observer.com)
Raiding the pension pots of the rich to meet the ransom presumably needed to obtain his own release; a price the chancellor seems willing to pay, in spite of the risk of upsetting factions in the party. (totalpolitics.com)
Esiso said those trying to create faction in the party were not only «enemies of PDP» but also of democracy; saying that the convention that produced the Uche Secondus - led National Executive was free and fair. (punchng.com)