Individual voting in closed
primary by party members, registered supporters and affiliated supporters on same basis as national leadership election.
Most leadership contenders have agreed with a suggestion mooted by David Miliband that the currently appointed position should be elected
by party members as part of a package of reforms to make the party more sensitive to its activists.
As usual, the leadership race started with voting
by party members in local conventions (7 — 17 November).
The party has two national co-spokespersons, Colin Fox and Natalie Reid, [3] who are
elected by party members at the annual national conference, which also determines party policy.
According to him, the PDP leadership at its meeting today observed that there has been unprecedented enthusiasm
shown by Party members across all the geopolitical zones to contest for elective offices at the National Convention.
Though Mahama remained tight - lipped over calls
by some party members for him to declare to once again run for the party's flagbearership, he on Saturday responded favourably to the calls.
He took this wise decision because he had been consistently booed at public
rallies by party members, thus, he was very honest with himself to have withdrawn from the contest.
The NEC upheld the recommendation of the Disciplinary Committee which concluded that Mr Afoko be suspended after reviewing two petitions
submitted by party members.
The biggest individual donation was # 400,000 from the National Conservative Draws Society, a weekly lottery
played by party members to raise funds for marginal seats.
The sitting of the committee, scheduled to hold at the Bishop Aggey Memorial School, Ilasamaja, Mushin, was
attended by party members in the area.
Therefore, following
allegations by some party members including Oke, who specifically alleged that some names of the delegates were removed from the delegates» list while non-delegates were allegedly allowed to vote, the APC set up a three - person Appeal Panel Committee, headed by Mrs. Helen Bendega.
The All Progressives Congress has come out with its strongest position yet on the controversy generated by the
clamour by some party members for an automatic ticket for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
Of the candidates on offer, David Miliband is
deemed by party members as the least Left - wing and the one who would be the most effective Opposition leader and best Prime Minister, whilst his briother Ed scores highest when it comes to likeability and sharing party members» views.
The old three - way electoral college was replaced with a new «one - person - one - vote» system in which leadership candidates are elected not
just by party members, but also by registered and affiliated supporters.
The Labour leadership candidate, popular among his colleagues, was regularly
booed by party members as he appealed for votes during official hustings.
He has the advantage that in any leadership race the two other people most
rated by party members - William Hague and Michael Gove - probably don't and won't seek the crown.
Majority Conservatism is
viewed by Party members as a better course to pursue as we prepare for the next Parliament than Coalition Conservatism (with its strong points, such as the deficit reduction programme and the Gove / Duncan - Smith reforms, as well as its weak ones).
They have already been the subject of hostile
briefing by some party members who are fearful that the initiative represents an attempt by Blairites to regain political ground lost following the leadership defeat of David Miliband by his brother Ed.
Allies of Mr Osborne dismissed claims in The Sunday Times that he was manoeuvring to ensure a woman had to be one of the two candidates selected by MPs who then go on to a leadership run - off
decided by party members.
Obviously David Cameron must select who he wants at the end of the day - the person should not be
imposed by the party members - but Eric Pickles should definitely be the Chairman if it was my decision.
Speaking after the leadership election, which he won with 62.6 per cent of the votes
cast by party members, Mr Nuttall questioned whether there was «any place» for women who wore burqas in the UK.
Commenting on the news that UKIP AM for North Wales Michelle Brown will face a vote of
confidence by party members in North Wales, Cllr Peter Black said;
Responding to issues
raised by party members that the ES should be disallowed from contesting, Tinubu said: «Doing such would amount to denying them their rights having left office more than a year ago.
You gain access to some of the shops when they float into orbit, and others are
run by party members; so, you may not have access to all shops at once.
The Session, or string of combos, was a bit difficult to figure out early on in the game, yet it becomes much easier once more similar skills are
learned by party members, which makes the Sessions easier to pull off.
When the conflicts are resolved, Mahama will be a preferred candidate and will be accepted and
supported by every party member,» he told Kwame Tutu, host of Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5 Fm today [Tuesday].
Former Governor of old Anambra state, Chief Jim Nwobodo, in his reaction, noted that the enthusiasm and commitment
shown by the party members was an indication that the South East had understood the need to join a progressive party at the national level.
The new representatives would be nominated by the Scottish and Welsh Labour leaders, rather than directly
elected by party members.
Dr Apaak among other allegations submitted that, current senior members in government and other party grass root encourage vigilantism and have therefore failed in condemning acts of lawlessness being carried out
by party members in the country.
Mr Clegg had himself been home affairs spokesman before winning the
vote by party members, while Mr Huhne had been environment spokesman.
Speaking on personality profile show — Starr Chat — on Starr 103.5 FM, Mr. Vanderpuije stressed Mr Mahama will be «forced»
by party members to stage a comeback because he is the obvious choice to lead the outgoing NDC government.
Aspiring General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, John Boadu, is promising to provide offices for the various constituencies of the party that are without any if elected
by the party members.