Sentences with phrase «as chairman of the party»

The apex court's verdict sacked Sheriff as the chairman of the party and affirmed the Makarfi's Caretaker Committee as the authentic leadership of the party.

A faction of the party led by Chief Ikechi Emenike, elected Dr. Emmanuel Ndukwe as chairman of the party in the state at the congress held at the Eziama Mgbaja Ossa hall in the Umuahia North Local Government Area.

He served as the chairman of the all party group on the British Museum; the vice chair of the group on astronomy and space environment; and the secretary of the group on boxing.

National Chairmanship aspirant of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba (Engr) Gbenga Daniel, has affirmed that he has the skill and capacity to reposition PDP and lead it to victory and ruling party in Nigeria if elected as the Chairman of the party.

Steven Schlesinger, the longtime counsel to Nassau Democrats and a regular at Melius» Oheka poker games, resigned as chairman of the party's law committee, Democratic chairman Jay Jacobs said.

The move effectively puts an end to speculations that Odigie - Oyegun would continue in office after the expiration of his tenure as the chairman of the party.

According to him, the party was certain to lose the elections after delegates failed to re-elect him for another term as chairman of the party.

His work as Chairman of the Party came across early in his tenure.

Steven Schlesinger, the longtime counsel to Nassau Democrats and a regular at Melius» Oheka poker games, resigned Tuesday as chairman of the party's law committee, Democratic chairman Jay Jacobs said.

Fayose, who is also the Chairman, PDP Governors» Forum, said he went to court with the intention of destroying his PDP card and flag if the judgment of the court did not favour Senator Ahmed Makarfi as the chairman of the party's caretaker committee.

However speaking to Bola Ray on Starr Chat on Starr FM, Paul Afoko stated that the pickup vehicles he purchased was part of his plan for a solid campaign activities for 2016 elections but that plan could only materialize if he was fully at post as the Chairman of the party.

Though suspended, he is reported to have signed a press statement as Chairman of the party, congratulating Ivorian President, Alassane Quattara on his victory in that country's polls.

«Tomorrow we get to do something we should have done a decade ago» by electing a grassroots leader as chairman of the party, de Blasio said at the Ellison event.

Kekemeke was purportedly removed by the SEC on Friday following his inactiveness as the chairman of the party for a long time.

I would welcome the appointment of Eric Pickles as chairman of the party, as I think he is an excellent campaign strategist - but more importantly because it would get him away from areas of policy formation in the field of local government where I believe that, despite his apparent experience, he has been too focussed on areas which appeal to the tabloid newspapers and has not fought hard enough over important issues such as local government powers and planning.

As proud as I am of the Coalition, as charming as Chris Huhne is to me I have a single driving ambition as Chairman of this Party: To win an outright Conservative Majority in 2015.

The BoT, however, recommended that the new NWC should visit all chairmanship aspirants that lost the bid to emerge as the chairman of the party and their key supporters.

Kaine succeeds Howard Dean, who long planned to step down at the end of the election cycle, after a fairly successful run as chairman of the party.

Since Alhaji Adamu Muazu had in May 2015 resigned his position as chairman of the party following pressure from party leaders, stakeholders and supporters of the party.

«I hereby state for proper public enlightenment that the governor remains a strong card - carrying member of the APGA as well as the chairman of the party's Board of Trustees.

Dismissing possible insinuations of endorsing Ali Modu Sheriff as chairman of the party, former Minister of Transport, Chief Ebenezer Babatope who spoke shortly after a meeting of the BoT, urged Nigerians to disregard the report of Ali Modu's endorsement by the party hierarchy.

«As the chairman of the party in Ondo State, I have no specific role to play in the conduct of the primary.»

That is why we need a strong man to serve as chairman of the party,» he added.

Daniel, who gave the assurance on Sunday during a Roundtable discussion with members of the Guild Of Corporate Online Publishers, (GOCOP) at Maryland, Ikeja, Lagos, said what they needed is to reboot PDP into power in 2019, adding that he possessed the skill, capacity and experience to return the party to national prominence in 2019 if elected as the chairman of the party.

Sen. Ahmed Makarfi had called for the meeting after the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt on Friday recognised Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff as the national chairman of the party and sacked him (Makarfi) as the Chairman of the party's National Caretaker Committee.

He said during the meeting of the Governors Forum held in Abuja, the forum unanimously condemned the decision by former presidential aide, Ahmed Gulak, to forcefully declare himself as chairman of the party.

The Court of Appeal had on Feb. 17, pronounced Sheriff as chairman of the party, while the Alhaji Ahmed Markafi group said it would appeal the ruling.