Sentences with phrase «elder statesman on»

Dilg is the elder statesman on this list.

Though Wenger is clearly more renowned for bringing in youthful additions he is not averse to strengthening his squad with the signing of elder statesman on short - term deals and may well feel that chance to land Malouda on what would surely be a nominal fee is a move well worth making.

The sky is the limit for Rashan Gary and Chase Winovich, who will join Bryan Mone as the elder statesmen on Michigan's defensive line following the graduation of defensive tackle Maurice Hurst.

Not exact matches

After his corker of a convention speech, NDP elder statesman Stephen Lewis said members need something intellectual to chew on after the type of «vacuity of policy» that left - wing parties occasionally find themselves in.

It was an elder statesman's take, rock-wise, on our awkward situation and his awkward place in it.

It's interesting to watch this former angry young man try on the role of elder statesman.

Ernie Wright, who is one of only four players left on the team from the original veteran draft of 1968, is the elder statesman of the squad.

If Green, the erstwhile locker room leader, has been reduced to playing the role of elder statesman, it may fall on Sanders to establish the team's temperament.

Fast forward to 2017 and they are the elder statesmen looking to make good on something that was started long ago.

Now a lot has changed since then, but if you are going to base the favorite on the Week 2 Results — you'd say that the elder statesmen — the 15s are the ones to beat here.

While, they have some elder statesmen many of their starting 5 on Wednesday Night were Sophomores and Freshman..

The big draw on this Christmas Eve is the retiring Charles Woodson, whose winding NFL journey took him from Oakland as a brash and overconfident rookie sensation to Green Bay as a dominant veteran and back to Oakland as the elder statesman solidifying his Hall of Fame credentials.

He was belittled in his heyday, then placed on the elder - statesman pedestal as people saw how much worse the daytime talk - show game could get in the hands of people like Geraldo Rivera and Morton Downey Jr..

The Governor described Mama Akande as a great mother, loyal wife and, above all, one of the last bastions of progressive women in the region, who diligently served the people, the party and his husband till her last moment on the surface of the earth, noting that Mama Akande was a great pillar behind Chief Bisi Akande through thick and thin during the elder statesman's political career.

An elder statesman, Aare Afe Babalola, has called on the Federal Government to restructure Nigeria before the next election.

Also on the list is late retired Deputy Inspector General of Police and elder statesman, Donald Ugbaja.

The elder statesman urged Nigerians not to relent in their support for Buhari and not to give up on Nigeria.

The elder statesman of the nationalist party described homosexuality as a «biological cul - de-sac», said the public consultation on gay marriage as «a fraud» and argued its implementation would be the first step to «state fascism».

«Chief Edwin Clark lacks the moral authority to lead a discussion on the so - called «re-structuring» of the Nigerian federation, at this critical point in the country's history; given the fact that, throughout the six years his «son», former President Goodluck Jonathan, was in power the elder statesman kept mute and actively participated in the economic dismemberment of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The Federal Government on Wednesday replied to an elder statesman, Olusegun Obasanjo's criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari's administration.

«David Cameron would be forced into a swift and humiliating retreat on Europe if he wins power, according to one of the elder statesmen from the last Conservative Government.»

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Sunday heaped praise on the founding interim Chairman of All Progressive Congress, APC and an elder statesman, Chief Abdulkareem Adebisi Akande, has he marked his 78th birthday.

Elder statesman and Nigeria's former representative at the United Nations, Yusuf Maitama Sule has again reiterated by calling on Nigerians exercise patient with the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.

A source at that anti-graft agency quoted the former BoT Chairman of the PDP as saying, in the letter, that the N260 million was a refund of the N400 million he disbursed, on the instruction of Jonathan to elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai; the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Olu Falae; and the leader of the Accord Party, Alhaji Rashidi Ladoja, among others, for «special political assignments» ahead of the 2015 polls.

The chairman on the occasion was elder statesman and chieftain of the Northern Elders Forum, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai.

Minister of Defence, Mansur Muhammad Dan - Ali on Sunday declared that the call by elder statesman and former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General TY Danjuma, to the people of Taraba state to take up arms and defend themselves in the face of Fulani herdsmen killings, is an invitation to anarchy.

Elder statesman and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has called on the Federal government of Nigeria to restructure the country ahead...

Today, a watercolor portrait of the late congressman hangs on the wall of Mr. Rangel's office in the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. building on 125th Street — where he recounted to the Observer how Rockefeller promised to pardon the elder statesman if the then - assemblyman could convince him to return to the city.

The elder statesman, who will turn 90 years old on April 10, made the assertions in his autobiography, «Telling it as it is», which was presented in Lagos on Tuesday.

As a former President and an elder statesman, I have existing communication channels through which I reach out to President Muhammadu Buhari on topical issues of national importance, should there be the need so to do.

But Mr Cameron knows he is not on the side of public opinion, and he used that unfortunate fact to surprisingly good effect - taking the upper ground and casting himself as an elder statesman of sorts.

The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and his Ekiti state counterparts, Mr Ayodele Fayose on Friday said Nigeria has lost a quintessential seasoned elder statesman with the death of the former Governor of the defunct Western States of Nigeria, Late Major General Robert Adeyinka Adebayo (Rtd).

A former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani - Kayode, has called on elder statesmen across the country to prevail on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign from office and attend to his health.

Nor was the Democrat on trial some meaningless backbench fall guy, but an elder «statesman» of the party.

Elder statesman and former governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, has spoken on his reported intention to run for 2019 presidential election.

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, made the announcement on Friday, during the funeral service of the late elder statesman, Dr Alex Ekwueme.

The Defence minister in a statement signed by Col Tukur Gusau, entitled «Re-Armed Forces Collude with Bandits to Kill People», said, «A recent comment by one of the nation's elder statesman alleging that the Nigerian Military collude with bandits to kill people and therefore calling on them to rise and defend themselves outside constitutional provisions; this is highly uncalled for and is an invitation to anarchy and should be disregarded by well - meaning Nigerians.

APC in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Tuesday by its Director of Media, Research and Strategy, Dr. AbdulAzeez Olatunde said that it would have been more interesting to have Senator Ladoja among the gubernatorial candidates for the 2019 election, noting that the path towed by the former governor not to contest was also an honourable one being an elder statesman.

An elder statesman in Kano State, Tanko Yakasai, on Saturday, opined that the All Progressives Congress, APC, has no chance in 2019 general elections, unless the...

«As an elder statesman who is versed in official protocol, Chief Obasanjo thought it appropriate to pay a courtesy visit on the governor of Edo State.

«You have continued to serve her, even in your old age, as an elder statesman and sage who calmly offers his wise counsel on national issues.

Showtime Boxing: Boxing's elder statesman, Bernard Hopkins, has been dazzling audiences on the mic and in the ring for 25 years.

CBS Films has assembled a solid young ensemble for the comedy Get a Job: Miles Teller, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz - Plasse, Alison Brie, Nicholas Braun, Brandon T. Jackson, and Jay Pharoah star, with Bryan Cranston on board as the elder statesman.

Duane Steinbrink (Jeff Bridges), the town's fire chief, is the elder statesmen, and Eric repeatedly leans on the man's wisdom and experience, particularly when trying to strategize ways to get his crew's hotshot certification (they eventually become the Granite Mountain Hotshots).

Going in Style is based on a 1979 caper film starring three elder statesmen, but this version features an updated and revamped plot and stars Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin in the lead roles.

Whitaker, who is also in a little film arriving this year called Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, is on as Zuri, an elder statesman in T'Challa's home nation of Wakanda.

He was more active as a stand - up, though, and in his role as an elder comedy statesman he occasionally appeared on talk shows like The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, The Late Show With David Letterman, and The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson.

Variety reports that Forest Whitaker is the latest high - profile actor to sign on to Ryan Coogler's Black Panther movie, where he'll play the role of Zuri, an elder statesman in the Wakandan government.

THE LATE FILMS OF RENÉ CLAIR By Philip Kemp Out of fashion in the postwar era, this elder statesman of French cinema pressed on undaunted to do some of his greatest work, now ripe for consideration

Drawing on the exhibition fight motif of Rocky's sixth cinematic outing, much of the film details the arduous preparation that the two elder statesman have to engage in as they aim to be in tip - top shape for their elongated return to the ring.