Sentences with phrase «other chieftains of the party»

Okorocha who intends to use his son in - law Uche Nwosu as APC governorship candidate in 2019 has being at loggerhead with his deputy governor and other chieftains of the party in the state.

One of the protesters, Kaigama told journalists that the team from Abuja was acting a script in favour of the Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Aisha Alhassan to shortchange other chieftains of the party ahead of 2019 elections.

He commended the Deputy Chairman of the Ondo State APC, Mr. Ade Adetimehin, and some other chieftains of the party for their efforts towards ensuring that the APC won the election.

Other chieftains of the party that walked out of the venue included former governor of the state, Mr Sullivan Chime and former state party chairman, Mr Ben Nwoye.

Not exact matches

Among the dignitaries at the campaign were; members of the state and national assemblies, party chieftains and other political functionaries.

Others include members of the Federal Executive Council, presidential media team, lawmakers and party chieftains of the ruling APC.

The two chieftains in separate interviews, however, blamed each other for the brawl that apparently followed their open disagreement on issues relating to the crisis rocking the Anambra State chapter of the party.

How on earth would somebody, who agreed with other party chieftains, that the presidential ticket of the party for 2019 should be zoned to the North, would now turn around to start campaigning for the same ticket as a southerner, and particularly as a south - westerner to the detriment of the national chairmanship ticket of the party already zoned to the area.

The meeting was attended by serving and former members of the PDP State Working Committee, members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, chieftains of the party at the 16 local governments and 177 wards, as well as chairmen and members of Boards and Parastatals, among others.

There were speculations linking the APC chieftain to a move to another political party after he spoke the governorship primary of the APC which he contested along with over 30 others and lost to Dr. Kayode Fayemi, who incidentally succeeded Oni as the governor of the state.

Sullivan Chime, national vice chairman of the party, Mr. Emma Eneukwu, the Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, the State's party chairman, Dr. Ben Nwoye, a party chieftain, Emperor Baywood Ibe, among others would have been mobbed.

«PAAM wishes to condemn in clear terms the harassment being visited on party members by the governor who has been arm - twisting them across the 16 Local Government Areas of the state, forcing them to reject palliative Christmas gifts from other party chieftains while he, as a governor, has refused to help their cause.

A former speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly Hon. Simon Dogari and other chieftains of the All Progressives Congress on Sunday dumped the party for the Peoples Democratic Party with his supporters across the sparty for the Peoples Democratic Party with his supporters across the sParty with his supporters across the state.

Akeredolu was in the governor's office in company with some chieftains of the party, who included, the state's deputy chairman of the APC, Mr. Ade Adetimehin, a former member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Sunday Abegunde, a former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Victor Olabimtan, the Chief Press Secretary to Late Dr. Olusegun Agagu, Mr. Yemi Olowolabi among others.

Other members of the team are the National Vice-Chairman (South - West), Chief Pius Akinyelure; National Vice-Chairman (North - West), Inuwa Abdul - Kadir; Zonal Youth Leader (South - West), Adedotun Oluwasegun; Zonal Woman Leader (South - West); Kemi Nelson, and a party chieftain, Acho Obioma.