Sentences with phrase «during the last general elections»

«During the last General Election nothing has struck me more than the educative effect of the vote upon the agricultural labourers in the village in which I live.

His former immigration spokesman Phil Woolas's shameless tactics in Oldham East and Saddleworth during the last general election campaign, and subsequent ejection from Parliament, have offered a well - timed opportunity for Labour to give the coalition and, in particular, Nick Clegg, a thrashing in the by - election on 13 January - the first significant electoral test of the coalition's popularity.

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.

The primary problem faced by parties advocating such a tax, which the Greens faced during the last general election, is the valuation of wealth.

He said, «Why will anybody think that the people of Osun who stood firm even in the face of provocation during the last general election under the supervision of the PDP led government then, would now waver from such determination?.

Vanguard however gathered that the attitude of many of the officers and soldiers being referred to, particularly those serving in the Southern part of the country, is not unconnected with recent investigations into the conduct of security personnel during the last general elections in the country whereby personnel who were performing their duties in accordance with the «laws of the land» are the victims of petitions and investigation, after allegedly «taking sides».

We will also relaunch ConHome's Yellow to Blue fundraising campaign that during the last General Election raised over # 12,000 for Tory candidates fighting Liberal Democrats.

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged its members involved in sharing the slush funds from the Office of the former National Security Adviser to return what they collected, stressing that it did not ask any of its members to collect money on its behalf during the last general elections.

So as we remember the horrible events of last 20 years, let us also reflect on another kind of impunity that we all witnessed during the last general election across our state.

Investigators examining whether a police and crime commissioner failed to properly declare expenses during the last general election have referred the matter to the Crown Prosecution Service.

During the last general election, Kenny Imafidon produced the awardwinning «Kenny Report» blogs, which were designed to raise awareness and articulate the challenges faced by young people and disadvantaged communities.

During the last general election, the TaxPayers» Alliance published a manifesto, setting out objectives for this Parliament.

One of the reasons why Nigerians voted for the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd) during the last general election was his promise to fight corruption and end impunity in the country.

But since the return of peace to Bornu state, a lot of Nigerian citizens who are in the Internally Displaced Camps (IDPs) before and during the last general elections have returned to their towns and villages.