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The former governor of the state who addressed members of the party at a stakeholders meeting held at the APC Secretariat on Acme Road, Ogba, Lagos, which attracted thousands of faithfuls and top chieftains of the party, also commended the members for supporting Governor Ambode in the 2015 elections.

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She'll try to address it by rounding out her ticket with Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, a Harvard - educated former civil rights lawyer who's nonetheless got lunchbucket cred as the successful former governor of a Southern state.

Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who recently called Donald Trump a «phony» and a «fraud,» is reportedly going to discuss the possibility of becoming Trump's Secretary of State.

Richard Lamm, the former governor of Colorado who has campaigned against excessive medical costs, recently cited the case of a patient in a Washington, D.C., hospital who has been in a comatose state since Lamm was a high school student.

Duffy, a former mayor of Rochester, said his job as the chairman of the governor's regional economic councils was that of a «convener» who nonetheless was able to establish contacts with the state's business community.

In a similar vein, the Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, also extended his condolences to the family of Audu in Kogi over the death of the former governor who died at the age of 68 onGovernor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, also extended his condolences to the family of Audu in Kogi over the death of the former governor who died at the age of 68 ongovernor who died at the age of 68 on Sunday.

The stakeholders were pleased with the presence of former governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke, who was making a presence at a national PDP stakeholders meeting for the first time in about eight years.

While describing it as a political witch - hunt, The state Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, who spoke while briefing journalists in Benin, the state capital, said that the state government's move was a clear sign of political desperation and persecution of the former governor, rather than addressing the numerous challenges facing the state.

«When all of his IDC mishegoss is finally resolved, Andrea Stewart Cousins is the one who is going to really deserve the praise and recognition, because she is the one that has kept the state focused on this,» Quinn, a former NYC Council speaker and longtime advocate of the governor.

The latter issue is potentially a tricky one of the Assembly: Lawmakers in the wake of charges in a bid rigging and bribery case that has ensnared a former close aide to the governor, Joe Percoco, sought changes to procurement that would restore some of the power of the state comptroller, who has been at odds with Cuomo.

[3] These include the governor of Lara state, Henri Falcon, a former Chavista who sided with the opposition in the 2009 election and was one of only three opposition candidates to be reelected in December 2012.

Former Minister of State for Works, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, who was defeated by Ekiti State Deputy Governor at the Peoples Democratic Party primary election has dumped the ruling Party in the State for Works, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, who was defeated by Ekiti State Deputy Governor at the Peoples Democratic Party primary election has dumped the ruling Party in the State Deputy Governor at the Peoples Democratic Party primary election has dumped the ruling Party in the statestate

But there has been political tension between the governor and Mr. Klein, who may face a primary challenge from Oliver Koppell, a former assemblyman and City Council member from the Bronx, who served as state attorney general for a year during the administration of Mr. Cuomo's father.

Assemblymember Dick Gottfried, who was first elected in 1970 (when Governor Cuomo was in the seventh grade) is within striking distance of former Senator John Marchi's record of the longest - serving state legislator in New York's history.

Among those present were Barrett's family, including his wife, Fran, who works in Cuomo's office as interagency coordinator for nonprofit services, and a long list of elected officials, including: Reps. Nydia Velazquez and Carolyn Maloney, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green, Counsel to the Governor Alphonso David, Cuomo's Chief of Staff Melissa DeRosa, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and dozens of journalists.

Incumbent Jan Brewer, a Republican who went from Arizona Secretary of State to Arizona Governor following former Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano's 2009 departure, won a full term as governor in 2010 and was ineligible for re-election in 2014 because of termGovernor following former Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano's 2009 departure, won a full term as governor in 2010 and was ineligible for re-election in 2014 because of termgovernor in 2010 and was ineligible for re-election in 2014 because of term limits.

The governor also denied drafting embattled former Empire State Development official Sam Hoyt, who has been accused of sexually harassing a state employee, to gauge McMurray's interest in dropping out of the State Development official Sam Hoyt, who has been accused of sexually harassing a state employee, to gauge McMurray's interest in dropping out of the state employee, to gauge McMurray's interest in dropping out of the race.

The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who was a former governor of the state also graced the event.

It was gathered that crisis erupted when some youth barred Mr. Sha'aba, a former governor of the state, who is representing Kwara North in the Senate, from coming into the town.

A more formidable challenge to Cuomo from the left could come from Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, a former ally of the governor who resigned as his state party chair after disagreeing on local government and pension policy.

The former governor, who was speaking at his Lagos residence on Sunday, while receiving the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, commended the governor for working towards ending the differences that existed between factions of the party in thgovernor, who was speaking at his Lagos residence on Sunday, while receiving the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, commended the governor for working towards ending the differences that existed between factions of the party in the sState Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, commended the governor for working towards ending the differences that existed between factions of the party in thGovernor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, commended the governor for working towards ending the differences that existed between factions of the party in thgovernor for working towards ending the differences that existed between factions of the party in the statestate.

In May, the former head of SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Alain Kaloyeros, who spearheaded many of the governor's economic development projects, will go on trial for charges that include bid - rigging of state contracts.

In March, Governor David Paterson, a Democrat, said an «apolitical» method would be used to pick a new supplier after state and federal authorities began probing whether Aqueduct Entertainment Group had won the lucrative contract to assist one of Paterson's political allies, the Rev. Floyd Flake, who is a former congressman.

On Wednesday, during the strategy session, the governor will meet with Christine C. Quinn, the speaker of the City Council, who is openly gay; Brian Ellner, who is pushing for same - sex marriage in New York for the Human Rights Campaign, a national advocacy group; Ross D. Levi, the head of the state's leading gay rights organization, the Empire State Pride Agenda; and Richard Socarides, a former Clinton administration official and president of Equality Matters, a new advocacy gstate's leading gay rights organization, the Empire State Pride Agenda; and Richard Socarides, a former Clinton administration official and president of Equality Matters, a new advocacy gState Pride Agenda; and Richard Socarides, a former Clinton administration official and president of Equality Matters, a new advocacy group.

Matt Driscoll, the former Syracuse mayor who spearheaded the I - 81 project until last year as commissioner of the state Department of Transportation, said the governor's decision simply respected the overwhelming consensus of local legislators.

Cuomo aides made a point of rolling out a diverse team over the course of the two - day convention, starting with the announcement that former Governor David Paterson, who quietly rivaled with Cuomo in 2009 and 2010 as Cuomo edged him out for the Democratic Party's nomination, would take over the Democratic State Committee.

This morning's release was sent by David Catalfamo, who joined her this week and previously served as George Pataki's communications director and senior vice president of the Empire State Development Corporation, and maintains close ties to the former governor.

Recall that last Friday, former governor of old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo and a former member of the House of Representatives, Uche Ekwunife, who later represented Anambra Central at the Senate, before her election was annulled by the appeal court, defected to the ruling APC.

Several ministers of state and NDC stalwarts, who took to the campaign platform, focused their messages on Dr. Mahamudu Bamumia, Nana Addo's running mate and a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana.

Melissa DeRosa, the first woman to serve as secretary to the governor — the equivalent of the chief of staff post for a president in the executive chamber — recounted that despite her resume as a top official in Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office and role in the state campaign for President Barack Obama, she has been defined in the media by her relationship to her lobbyist father and husband, a former Cuomo spokesman who now works for Uber.

A former Governor of Taraba State, Dambaba Suntai who survived air crash in October 25, 2012.

Lamido said that even some leaders of the APC, such as former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and a key section of the PDP block, who formed an arm of the APC were not working for Buhari.

Also present are his predecessor who is also the Senate majority leader, Godwill Akpabio and former governor of Benue state, Gabriel Suswam and his Anambra counterpart, Peter Obi.

Even during the last period, I complained bitterly to Jonathan how a former national chairman of PDP, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, collected N750m from Hon. Ndidi Elumelu who was a member in the House of Representatives but who wanted to become the Governor of Delta State.

The former member who represented Emohua in the State Assembly urged Governor Wike to channel his towards prosecuting those he described as criminals in the government of the sState Assembly urged Governor Wike to channel his towards prosecuting those he described as criminals in the government of the statestate.

The late Adeleke, who was a former governor of the state, was also the senior brother to the senator - elect.

Alleged Corruption: How Dariye Diverted N204m to Own Company - Witness The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has presented more evidence against a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, who is being prosecuted on a 23 - count charge bordering on money laundering and diversion of funds, before Justice Adebukola Banjoko, of the Federal Capital Territory, -LSB-...]

Ekweremadu maintained that what happened to former governors of Enugu State who defected to opposition political party would happen to Chime.

The former governor of Kaduna State was reacting to a question on whether the party would sanction the sacked National Chairman of the party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, and those in his camp who took the party to court over the outcome of its May 21, 2016 national convention.

The Governor stated this on Tuesday (15/05/18) when the Governing Council of the University led by former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva who is the Chairman of the Council, paid him a courtesy call in Asaba.

Schneiderman, a former state senator, was one of several candidates who pledged during his 2010 campaign to ask the governor to expand the attorney general's jurisdiction to more generally cover state agencies and the Legislature.

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

A source in the APC confirmed that Buhari had earlier promised to support the former NBA President, who was one of the President's foot soldiers during the 2015 electioneering as a member of the presidential campaign committee, which was headed by the former Governor of Rivers State, now Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.

Dave Currier, a former New Hampshire state senator who was supporting Mr. Pataki, was told by the former governor of his decision.

Former New York State Lt. Gov. David Paterson, who took over as governor when Spitzer resigned amid scandal, weighed in on Spitzer's new bid for office on Monday afternoon but withheld any type of endorsement.

Among those who face trial next year, a former top aide to the governor, and the former head of the State University of New York's nanotech science program.

The state Public Officers Law that covers lobbying says no former public official «who has served as an officer or any employee in the executive chamber of the governor shall within a period of two years after termination of such services appear or practice before any state agency.»

The former state Assembly speaker — who was recently convicted on federal corruption charges involving $ 4 million in kickbacks — was one of the three most powerful men in Albany, along with the governor and Senate majority leader.

«I believe, however, that your thoughtful editorial neglected to note one critical point: This is the very same Andrew Cuomo who, as attorney general, repeatedly criticized the supposed «political» involvement with the State Police of two former governors.

According to the report, while the incumbent Senator, representing Osun Central Senatorial District at the Senate, Prof. Sola Adeyeye, won the ticket to go back to the Senate for the second term, a former governor of the state, Isiaka Adeleke, won in Osun West Senatorial District by defeating Senator Husain Mustapha, while Alhaji Sola Lawal, who is the Publicity Secretary of the APC in Ogun State, defeated Senator Jide Omoworare in Ife / Ijesa Senatorial Diststate, Isiaka Adeleke, won in Osun West Senatorial District by defeating Senator Husain Mustapha, while Alhaji Sola Lawal, who is the Publicity Secretary of the APC in Ogun State, defeated Senator Jide Omoworare in Ife / Ijesa Senatorial DistState, defeated Senator Jide Omoworare in Ife / Ijesa Senatorial District.