Sentences with phrase «chairman of the party last»

It may interest you to know that Hon. Paul Afoko has been a target of vilification, character assassination and death threats ever since he was elected as National Chairman of the party last year.

It would be recalled that all 10 regional chairmen of the party last Thursday November 9, 2017 visited the former President and persuaded him to lead the party in 2020 a request he described as premature.

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Party chairman Caroline Spelman said: «He has talked about many of these ideas throughout the last ten years but failed to deliver on them.

However, the Constituency Secretary, Mr Felix Ibrahim, alleged to the Daily Graphic that after voters had converged on an agreed venue for the exercise to take place last Monday, the chairman invited them to the regional party office on grounds that there had been a change of venue.

Here's state Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs giving me some details during a CapTon interview last night about the new coordinated campaign approach being rolled out this week, starting with a trio of upstate rallies today.

«No government wants to get into that sticky business of legislating around football,» Clive Betts, chairman of the all - party parliamentary group on football, told politics.co.uk last year.

Seeking to put to rest rumors that his support of Doug Hoffman might be wavering, state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long sent a memo today to NY - 23 county leaders and committee members seeking to tie Hoffman's GOP primary opponent, Matt Doheny, to the woman he forced out of last year's special election, Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava.

Paul Manafort, who was forced out as Trump's campaign chairman last summer after five months of infighting and criticism about his business dealings with pro-Russian interests, disclosed that his consulting firm had received more than $ 17 million over two years from a Ukrainian political party with links to the Kremlin.

There is no provision in the state party rules for removing a chairman in the middle of his term (or there wasn't the last time I checked).

The chairman of the DCCC defended the national party's last - minute support of Juanita Perez Williams for Congress in NY - 24, and did not rule out helping her in a primary campaign.

Manhattan Democratic Party chairman Keith Wright still owes $ 202,337.72 in the hole from his unsuccessful campaign to replace retired Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel last year, with cash owed to an array of consultants, staffers and contributors — including several GOP power players.

The Conservative Party Chairman Eric Pickles predicted last week that roughly 17 more Tories would retire because of the expenses scandal.

The party's chairman, Alhaji Ishola Balogun - Fulani, commended members for their conduct during the last two congresses of the party.

Maybe this is his strategy — stay out of the last leadership race — it's likely to produce a dud, get the position of party chairman, make challenging powerful speeches and articles (he has identified the English democratic defecit, Toque, in his New Statesman article, which is about the best on the issue from any MP see: http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2010/08/labour-party-english-england), make more of a public name for himself, then stand when the prospects of victory are real.

Cox, who won a battle for the state chairmanship against then - Niagara County GOP Chairman Henry Wojtaszek in large part due to his claim of fundraising prowess, has only managed to bring in a combined total of about $ 1.5 million to the party's three committees over the last six months and has a mere $ 657,814 on hand.

But suspicious backers of Rice's primary opponents pointed to the fact that state Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs was lobbying hard on her behalf at the Crowne Plaza last night and this morning.

Last week, state GOP Chairman Ed Cox pleaded with his party's presidential hopefuls to stop attacking one another out of a concern that they'll provide fodder for President Obama once the general election battle is joined.

State Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long was in very good mood last night at the GOP gala dinner following the designation of his preferred gubernatorial candidate, Rick Lazio, at the Republican convention.

The wing of the PDP that has defected into the SDP is the same camp that had fought spirited for the soul of the party but lost out at the last National Convention of the party where the current National Chairman, Uche Secondus emerged.

Former state GOP Chairman Pat Barrett, who crossed party lines to endorse the Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner, appear in a TV ad for him and serve as one of his three campaign co-chairs, is now sending an open letter to fellow Republicans Monday, asking them not to contribute any last - minute cash to the Buffalo businessman's campaign.

Mr. Recchia — who served as chairman of the City Council's powerful finance committee — was term - limited out of office last year and decided to challenge Mr. Grimm after failing to secure support in his party to run for City Comptroller or for borough president of his native Brooklyn.

Some of the party chairmen up here in NY - 23 think that people have forgotten what they did last year with Scozzafava.

The unusual dynamic stems from Maragos» decision to leave the Republican Party last fall to become a Democrat, and Nassau Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs rejecting him in favor of Curran.

«I had this 29 - year - old political unknown who was introducing herself as willing to challenge an entrenched political incumbent,» recalled Ray Scollin, chairman of the Franklin County Republican Party, who found Stefanik on Twitter before meeting her in a Saranac Lake coffee shop last year.

Former GOP Rep. Vito Fossella and his family members last week said they would not stand in the way of Robert Scamardella becoming Republican Party chairman.

Monday, Liz Benjamin caught up with state democratic party chairman jay jacobs to discuss the last minute decision to stick to the party rules and, of course, to hear what he has to say about the two day old candidacy of Andrew Cuomo.

Writing in a blog ahead of the first of the roadshows in London last night, Conservative party chairman Francis Maude said the Tories did not have a «clause four» which they could scrap, as Labour did, to make clear immediately how much they had changed.

The call features the voice of Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long, who surprised political observers last week by declaring his strong support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget plans and announced a campaign of callers, mailers and, if money allows, even TV ads to support the Democratic governor's agenda.

What started as a constituency of one with Erie County GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy grew last week to include elected officials and party leaders from the county next door, Genesee, with Sen. Mike Ranzenhofer becoming the first senator to break with the minority conference and endorse Paladino over Lazio.

(CNN)-- Jim Greer, the Florida Republican party chairman who accused President Barack Obama last week of trying to «indoctrinate America's children to his socialist agenda,» suggested Monday that the president's original speech on education was «different,» but said he is now encouraging all kids to watch it.

In a recorded phone conversation from March of last year, Mr. Astorino is heard telling Independence Party representative Sam Zherka that people «screwed» by two party chairmen would now be working with Mr. Astorino to «decapitate these two.&rParty representative Sam Zherka that people «screwed» by two party chairmen would now be working with Mr. Astorino to «decapitate these two.&rparty chairmen would now be working with Mr. Astorino to «decapitate these two.»

Last week former Conservative Party chairman, Nicholas Longo, told the Rockland County Times he was on the verge of taking the Conservative Party back from Ed Lettre and party chair Mary LoefParty chairman, Nicholas Longo, told the Rockland County Times he was on the verge of taking the Conservative Party back from Ed Lettre and party chair Mary LoefParty back from Ed Lettre and party chair Mary Loefparty chair Mary Loeffler.

The Dogara APC faction had last week petitioned the party's state chairman demanding for the cancellation of the congress.

John Maples MP, Deputy Conservative Chairman since last November, has agreed to take your questions on any area of his responsibility for the party's candidates.

Queens Republican Party Chairman Bob Turner was an early supporter of Massey and his Queens Republican Party endorsed Massey last week.

Last week, the State Assembly censured Lopez for allegedly groping two female interns, stripping him of his seniority and forcing him to give up his role as Brooklyn Democratic Party chairman.

In the scramble last year to replace resigning Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Mr. Wright abandoned his own bid to lead the body and backed Assemblyman Carl Heastie, then - chairman of the Bronx Democratic Party.

Raymond Harding, the former chairman of the state Liberal Party, admitted he received more than $ 800,000 in exchange for doing political favors, including opening up a Queens state Assembly seat for former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi's son, Andrew, the state attorney general said last week.

Mike Long, chairman of the state Conservative Party, said last week that Giambra is a «nonstarter» for his party's endorseParty, said last week that Giambra is a «nonstarter» for his party's endorseparty's endorsement.

The zoning arrangement as announced by the chairmen of the purpoted zoning committee clearly runs contrary to our party's established principles and party which has sustained the party in continuous unity for the last 18 years.

The town's Democratic committee is looking for a successor to Gerard Terry, who resigned last week as party chairman after Newsday reported he had collected $ 1.4 million in federal and state tax debts while receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in public work.

Former Michigan Republican Party Chairman Saul Anuzis announced this morning that he will run to be chairman of the Republican National Committee, becoming the first — though almost certainly not the last — candidate in the race against MichaelChairman Saul Anuzis announced this morning that he will run to be chairman of the Republican National Committee, becoming the first — though almost certainly not the last — candidate in the race against Michaelchairman of the Republican National Committee, becoming the first — though almost certainly not the last — candidate in the race against Michael Steele.

Halloran, Smith and former Queens Republican Party Vice Chairman Vincent Tabone are accused of trying to get Smith, a Democrat, on the ballot as a Republican for last year's mayoral election by bribing GOP bosses.

«We'll get a lot of candidates who are going to want to run, and I think for donors who have been on the sidelines, dispirited for the last year, I'm telling you, people are jazzed up,» said Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia, the ever - upbeat former national Democratic Party chairman.

Long, 55, has called both Republican state chairman Ed Cox, his aide said, and sat down last month with Mike Long, chairman of the state's Conservative Party.

Ousted as chairman of the state Republican Party last month, he may seek the post again at the party conventiParty last month, he may seek the post again at the party conventiparty convention...

«Last week the chairman of the Tory party was saying this was all back to Venezuela.

Immediate past chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Umeh has said, the party did not collect a single kobo to support the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last presidential election, noting that the support was essentially ideologparty did not collect a single kobo to support the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last presidential election, noting that the support was essentially ideologParty, PDP, in the last presidential election, noting that the support was essentially ideological.

(ACORN head Bertha Lewis, who was much in the news last week, doubles as vice chairman of the Working Families Party).

The press release announcing Shimer's selection includes laudatory comments from Jeremy Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Delaware North; and Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, who, as you'll recall, crossed party lines last year to endorse Cuomo's gubernatorial run.