Sentences with phrase «pdp is the party to»

It has become glaring that the PDP is the party to beat.

The PDP is the party to beat in the state.

I have no doubt that the PDP is the party to beat in that election.

Not exact matches

In a statement personally signed by the presiding judge, Justice A. M. Liman, the court granted a restraining order on any member of the National Working Committee of the PDP who was removed from office by the Party's National Convention in Port Harcourt from receiving nominations and or submitting names to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as officers or candidates of the PDP in whatever capacity pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice brought by the Party.

The party also berated the PDP just as it also warned it to stop shifting responsibility saying «if it is not blaming the judiciary, its favourite whipping boy; it is blaming the APC, the Presidency or even Nigerians for its plight.»

For instance, if all political parties, including the APC which was then in opposition, could hold their primaries in the state, why would the PDP that was in control of the State Government come down to Abuja for its primaries against the provisions of the Electoral Act and the PDP constitution?

In addition, INEC was restrained by the Court from according or continuing to accord any recognition to Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, Professor Adewale Oladipo or any or all members of the National Working Committee of the PDP removed from office at the Party's National Convention in Port Harcourt, as officers or organs of the PDP pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

'' Now that the PDP's chicken has come home to roost, the party must be courageous enough to accept full responsibility and stop seeing enemies everywhere.

The party's decision was as a result of its interpretation to the Supreme Court judgment of January 29 that upheld the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership of Ejike Oguebego in Anambra Sparty's decision was as a result of its interpretation to the Supreme Court judgment of January 29 that upheld the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership of Ejike Oguebego in Anambra SParty (PDP) leadership of Ejike Oguebego in Anambra State.

Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors, Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Donald Duke who were in attendance however claimed that it has nothing to do with Obasanjo.

The former Director, who said he was acting based on instructions from Dasuki, said the cash may have been given to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

«We are shocked at the totally partisan reaction of our colleagues from the minority party, PDP, to the on - going investigations and recovery of public funds meant for the prosecution of the war against insurgency.»

'' Our attention has been drawn to reports in some sections of the media that the former factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) today at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja,» said Abdulah

Also Dickson community to community meet the people tour may turn out to be the game changer for the ruling party as the tour afforded the governor the opportunity to interface with the communities in all the nooks and crannies of the council to sell his agenda to the locals The APC may have captured power at the federal level but the PDP remains a formidable party in the state where money, to a large extent, plays a major role in swaying the vote.

Earlier, the Minister had addressed a mammoth crowd of party leaders from all the 177 wards of the state at the APC leaders meeting held in Ishan Ekiti, where he urged them to be united in the battle to unseat the incumbent PDP - led government.

He appeared to have needed the All Progressives Congress the profile of which was rising then just as it appeared that Aregbesola and his party needed Adeleke to further decimate the PDP ahead of Aregbesola's re-election.

Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has assured that every party members will be carried along because the party belongs to the peParty (PDP), has assured that every party members will be carried along because the party belongs to the peparty members will be carried along because the party belongs to the peparty belongs to the people.

Speaking in Port Harcourt after being screened for the post of national chairman with other candidates, ahead of Saturday «s National Convention of the party, Modu Sheriff said PDP is the only party that belongs to Nigerians and owned by Nigerians.

«It is incongruous and shameful that the Presidency and APC are still engaging in their hypocritical media trial of asking the PDP to refund alleged looted funds, when the world is aware that those who looted the economy are all in the APC where they have become the poster faces of President Buhari and his discredited party

So, those swearing by Baba Iyabo's latest CN gambit, especially after strafing both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the power - obsessed People's Democratic Party (PDP), are entitled to their naivety.

The statement further said, «Contrary to the assertion of our PDP colleagues, the investigation is not a partisan war against a particular political party.

He said the rally promised to be one of the biggest by the PDP in recent times as many members, including prominent party stalwarts, within and out of the zone would be attending.

The attention of the 1 Division Nigerian Army has been drawn to a press release issued by the Peoples» Democratic Party (PDP) Kaduna State Chapter.

Continuing, the statement said, «It is most unfortunate that instead of showing some remorsefulness for the harm done to the nation by his party, and giving genuine support for President Buhari's efforts to salvage and revamp the national economy, Mr. Metuh persists in a vain attempt to remain relevant on the national stage by unjustly denigrating the President who continues to strive with all his might to alleviate and reverse the harm done to the nation by PDP misrule and corruption.

Making the disclosure on Tuesday, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said that Governor Fayose, in a letter addressed to leaders of the PDP, declared that his ambition to be president was without prejudice to the party's position, but in the overall interest of the party and Nigeria.

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The letter read; «It is with deep sense of responsibility that I write to inform you of my intention to seek the ticket / mandate of our party to contest the 2019 Presidential election, considering your support and commitment towards our great party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) it becomes imperative to keep you informed and seek your supparty to contest the 2019 Presidential election, considering your support and commitment towards our great party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) it becomes imperative to keep you informed and seek your supparty, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) it becomes imperative to keep you informed and seek your supParty (PDP) it becomes imperative to keep you informed and seek your support.

In Akinbade's words on that day before he sojourned to the Labour Party where he lost woefully recording only 8000 votes across 30 Local Governments and the Area Office in Modakeke, Fatai Akinbade II stated that he was no longer needed in PDP because you Omisore had captured everything in the Party and was still brandishing it to mock them.

Another Chairman of the board, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, also a former chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, told the adhoc committee that he was not privileged to appoint any consultant or award contracts for the railway projects.

Umahi, who received some stakeholders of Abakaliki Local Government Area in his office in Abakaliki on Wednesday, said he was happy that those of them that worked for the Labour Party during the last general elections had decided to return to the PDP.

Responding, Governor Ugwuanyi who said he was excited by the endorsement, thanked them «for their message of hope», and expressed his loyalty to the PDP, a party he said made him a member of the House of Reps and now a Governor.

According to the presidential spokesman, the meeting Buhari had with the leaders of the APC and the PDP was fixed by the two political parties.

Atiku said he was in Akwa Ibom State to seek for support of the governor and entire PDP family in the state ahead party's presidential primary election later in the year.

The motif of the Leviathan - come - to - crush all was also all too apparent, in the fate of the hubris - stricken Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its eventual destruction.

A group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), PDP Youth Frontier yesterday kicked against federal government's plan to increase electricity tariff stressing that the move is anti-people and illogical.

It read in part: «The attention of the 1 Division Nigerian Army has been drawn to a press release issued by the Peoples» Democratic Party (PDP) Kaduna State Chapter.

It is most unfortunate that instead of showing some remorsefulness for the harm done to the nation by his party, and giving genuine support for President Buhari's efforts to salvage and revamp the national economy, Mr. Metuh persists in a vain attempt to remain relevant on the national stage by unjustly denigrating the President who continues to strive with all his might to alleviate and reverse the harm done to the nation by PDP misrule and corruption.

The Progressive People's Alliance, PPA, today stated that it is ready to wrestle power from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the forthcoming 2019 elections in Delta...

The former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) who is being unlawfully detained against court orders by Department of State Service (DSS) has approached the Court of Appeal Abuja Division praying the court to set aside the subpoena issued against him by the federal high court to appear before it to testify in a N400m corruption charges brought against Former National Publicity Secretary of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Olisa Metuh.

She said that the special adviser had since commenced visits to the homes of those affected, including members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who were allegedly attacked, to give them support.

In the recently published book «An Encounter with the Spymaster,» this writer disclosed categorically that «the movement of large cash in local and foreign currencies by the two major political parties, APC and PDP, to win primaries and general elections in 2015 were discovered by security and anti-corruption agencies but tactically suppressed to avoid embarrassing outcries that could tarnish the electoral processes and rubbish the image of the country.

A PDP youth leader from the Northwest told The Guardian, that Bafarawa was urged to contest on the party's platform, as the elders considered him the only trustworthy politician who can match President Muhammadu Buhari in the region.

As a new comer, the pro Adejare Bello group believe that Adeleke is too new in the party to be in control of the PDP in Ede South Ede North Egbedore and other adjoining councils where Ede is believed to also be influential.

«It is still fresh in the memories of our people that PDP's government failed Nigerians and it was due to their failure that our great party, All Progressives Congress emerged», Aregbesola added.

«I am still a full member of our great party, the PDP; if I want to leave a party I will make it public myself,» she said.

According to him, in the 7th assembly, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which was the majority, got 71 per cent share of the committees, while minority parties got 26 of the 89 committees.

He further revealed that Anambra PDP would always feature about five candidates at each senarorial elections until the party was challenged to a standstill in courts.

He also recalled how he was rigged out in 2015 general election by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra, just as he counselled that politicians should be ready to observe rules and regulations to avoid confusion.

He was welcomed back to the party at a ceremony attended by top leaders of the PDP, including the interim National Chairman of the party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi and the Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Walid Jibrin, among several others.

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerians — youth and adults — to embrace the renewed effort toward rebuilding the nation in order to tackle the menace of insecurity, economic hardship and other challenges Nigerians are experiencing under the present All Progressives Congress (APC) government.