Sentences with phrase «candidate aspirant»

Supporters of some of the defeated parliamentary candidate aspirants, particularly those living along the coastal belt like Kokrobite and others have vowed to vote against the incumbent, Bright Edward Kodzo Demordzi.

Also in the Northern region, the NDC quest to snatch Tamale North from the present occupant, an independent, appears to be smelting gradually as there are reports of lack of cooperation among the constituency executives, defeated parliamentary candidate aspirants and the duly elected candidate, Alhassan Suhuyini and his supporters.

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When a bishop accepts a female candidate for ministry, the aspirant has powerful forces on her side.

The defeated New Patriotic Party parliamentary aspirant in the Klottey Korle race Valentino Nii Noi Nortey will contest the seat as an independent candidate, starrfmonline.com can confirm.

he defeated New Patriotic Party parliamentary aspirant in the Klottey Korle race Valentino Nii Noi Nortey will contest the seat as an independent candidate, starrfmonline.com can confirm.

At the Democratic National Committee, aides already have started work on a database to link the most controversial statements of the Tea Party - backed candidates to possible Republican presidential aspirants.

The party's Chairman Professor Edmund Delle has said he is satisfied with the process that selected the aspirants and believes a credible candidate will emerge to lead the party.

Experts believe the Joy Fm «Fact Sheet» and what other media houses will roll out as the 2016 electioneering campaign heats up, will put aspirants especially Presidential candidates on their toes.

The candidates — Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump — are the two most disfavored and distrusted aspirants for the office ever nominated by a major American political party.

The current election cycle's potential Republican candidates for president may be a little slow out of the gate, but past aspirants to the nation's highest post haven't been so shy.

Quite apart from that, Aspirants for the Parliamentary candidate Positions in 2008 who were known supporters of Alan Kyerematen tasted open persecution, bias, and ostracism from Akufo - Addo.

Though Alhaji Halidu Haruna reached out to his two contenders, Peter Boamah Otokunor and Basha Harsey soon after the primaries, supporters of the two aspirants are claiming that the elected parliamentary candidate has so far sidelined them.

Former party chairperson, Samia Nkrumah faces off with former General Secretary, Ivor Greenstreet, former flagbearer aspirant and lawyer, Bright Akwetey and newcomer, Joseph Agyepong in the party's Flag bearer race set for Saturday, January 30 to elect a Presidential Candidate for the 2016 election.

Ahead of the election, there have been accusations and counter accusations by aspirants into various councillorship positions under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that some persons have been imposed on the party as favoured candidates for election against rules of the party.

• What we have witnessed today, is one of the essential elements in the electoral cycle in any democracy — the exercise of the collective will over the aspirations of many — the emergence of the candidate of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 14, 2018 gubernatorial election in Ekiti state, out of many eminently qualified aspirants.

Member of Parliament for Odododiodio Constituency Nii Lante Vanderpuye says he will step aside for aspiring New Patriotic Party candidate Nii Lante Bannerman if the NPP aspirant is able to get over 35 % of votes during the 2016 elections.

President Kufour advised Npp faithfuls to vote for a Presidential aspirant who is wise and can lead the Npp to win the Presidential seat.t He urged the party's delegates to carefully scrutinize the persona of the candidates and ensure that the person who is given the nod is a marketable product to both members and the entire citizenry.

Among the once crowded field of Democratic gubernatorial aspirants, there was one candidate who did not fly the liberal flag.

People did not give him any chance as a governorship aspirant and candidate then.

The APC candidate noted that the activities of all the aspirants in the past few months had further strengthened the party, adding that any of the aspirants would have made a better governor than any candidate the PDP could present.

Politics of Saturday, 12 May 2018 Source: Mosah Wahid Musah Ibn Wahid Musah Ibn Wahid (No Time), an aspiring candidate for the position of Deputy secretary in kpandai constituency is sending a piece of advice to all aspirants of the NDC to avoid politics of insults and personal attacks.

Flagbearer aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Dr. Ekwow Spio - Garbrah is calling for strong competition in deciding who emerges the Presidential candidate of the party for the 2020 general elections.

He served notice that any failed Parliamentary aspirant seeking to contest the 2016 Parliamentary election as an independent candidate will be expelled from the party.

The idea is to use the Independence Party, which was founded by billionaire governor - aspirant Tom Golisano in the nineties and is today controlled by Bloomberg allies, to back favored candidates.

The former Ogun state governor stated that the PDP had not given automatic presidential candidate ticket to Atiku, adding that if Atiku eventually moved to the PDP, he would compete with other aspirants for the ticket.

«We're at a point where we need to restore democracy,» said the soft - spoken yet determined Reform Party candidate who, unlike most of this year's third - party aspirants, is looking neither left or right, but forward in the tradition of John F. Kennedy's presidency — one of the most prosperous periods in American history.

They described his movement all over the place as a way of intimidating other aspirants in the election, adding that it could easily sway the result of the election in the direction of his anointed candidate, Godwin Obaseki.

A source quoted by the report said some popular aspirants, who enjoyed the support of the governor, won but some of them, who had been accused of lacking grass roots support, were defeated at the modified primaries conducted to elect APC candidates.

Awe, however, appealed to delegates not to allow money to influence their choice of candidate in the party's primary and cautioned them against extorting the governorship aspirants.

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«The governor has no right to determine who becomes the party's candidates at all levels in the state and also has no power to stop any aspirant from contesting elections.

Also asked if the issue of a consensus candidate was deliberated at the meeting Dokpesi said «no, but that did not mean there were no discussion among the aspirants.

The New Patriotic Party's losing Parliamentary aspirant for Klottey Korley, Nii Noi Nortey, who has declared his intention to contest the November 7 elections as an independent candidate.

Advising Ghanaians on how simple observation of traffic rules could save lives on the road during the season, the governing NDC's Klottey Korle parliamentary aspirant, whose eligibility is as a candidate is being challenged in court by incumbent Nii Armah Ashitey, wrote on her Facebook wall that: «I stopped counting the number of vehicles that jumped red lights this afternoon.

The communique issued at the end of the meeting reads; «After due consultation, without prejudice to the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), we formally endorse His Excellency, Prof Kolapo Olusola (the current deputy governor), from Ekiti South Senatorial District, as our preferred aspirant / candidate.»

They also accused him of mismanagement of party funds and a covert plan for a consensus candidate to favour his preferred aspirant in the botched primary last Saturday.

It is amazing that the Commissioner failed or refused to realize that her impunity in not complying with the Constitution and the law in disqualifying the aspiring candidates disclosed more about her failure as the head of the Electoral Commission than the ignorance or lack of attention on the part of the aspirants in filling the complex nomination forms designed by her office for the Presidential Elections.

With the political season gearing up, the disparity between the high - profile gubernatorial contest, which features more than a dozen Republican candidates, and the lonely slog of the congressional aspirants couldn't be starker.

They carried placards with various inscriptions including, «We have lost confidence in Jide Awe,» «Jide Awe in shady business with Fayose,» «No to consensus candidate,» «Jide Awe and his gang masterminded primary disruption,» «Treacherous aspirants, leave our party for us,» and «Primary must be decided, allow delegates to decide.»

The former Lagos State governor added that the leadership of the APC also demanded of the aspirants» cooperation and a promise that whoever emerges the party's candidate at the end of the May 7 primary (election) would be supported by all.

The APC aspirant urged the national leader not to influence the emergence of the candidate of the party, adding that he should allow the party to conduct a credible primary.

«In view of our confidence, preparedness and the popularity of our candidate, we declare and urge the APC to put forward its two frontline aspirants in one pot, namely: Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and Alhaji Atiku as joint presidential candidates with their collective credentials and followership to face our president, Goodluck Jonathan.

President Buhari with APC Chieftain Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and APC Gubernatorial Candidate in Ekiti State Dr Kayode Fayemi shortly after his dinner with South West APC Leaders and Gubernatorial Aspirants of Ekiti State in State House on 16th May 2018

Ahead of the All Progressives Congress National Convention, a presidential aspirant, Abubakar Atiku yesterday said no one can impose a candidate on the party.

The event of 2007 in the PDP when an aspirant that came third in the primary was later imposed as the candidate was instructive in this circumstance.

The communique issued at the end of the meeting read, «After due consultation, without prejudice to the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), we formally endorse His Excellency, Prof. Kolapo Olusola (the current deputy governor), from Ekiti South Senatorial District, as our preferred aspirant / candidate.»

Minister of Mines and Steel Development and frontline Governorship Aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Kayode Fayemi, has congratulated Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof Olusola Eleka for his emergence as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate for forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state.

Fortunately the candidate made an exemplary speech when his victory was declared and ofcourse as a result of that all the aspirants have warmed up to him.

He further disclosed that the party had carried out massive sensitization campaigns across the state, assuring that aspirant with the best interest of the people would emerge as acceptable candidate.

«The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party therefore wishes to inform all party members, particularly all aspirants and stakeholders in Bayelsa State that the primaries to select the gubernatorial candidate of the PDP for Bayelsa State shall hold as earlier scheduled on the 19th of November 2011,» the statement added.