Sentences with phrase «embattled governor»
The phrase "embattled governor" refers to a governor who is facing hardship or difficulties, typically due to conflicts or challenges happening during their time in office. Full definition
Embattled Governor of Oyo, Senator Abiola Ajimobi today denied any plans to sell schools in the state.
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Armed with what he called his certificate of clearance issued by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), embattled Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State yesterday flagged off...
Zenith Bank, the financial institution named by embattled Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State as sponsoring his election in 2014 today denied ever doing such.
Embattled Governor David Paterson came to Borough Hall Monday to talk budget, amid continued questions of his alleged misconduct.
There are embattled governors like Jim Gibbons (R - Nev.)
Embattled Governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime, has boasted that members of the state House of Assembly were fighting a futile battle as he can not be...
Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV today appeared to embrace the so - called «Paterson exit strategy» theory that first surfaced last fall, which more or less entails his opponent, Rep. Charlie Rangel, getting re-elected and sticking around just long enough to hand - pick his successor — perhaps providing a landing place for the embattled governor.
The Obama - Paterson political chill went public last year when word leaked that the White House was pressuring the embattled governor not to seek re-election.
AS the embattled Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State tackles the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over his disqualification from its gubernatorial primary, some of his...
President Obama called New York's embattled governor a wonderful man — a day after throwing him into a fight for his political career after it was leaked that the White House wants Paterson to stand down in the 2010 contest.
The embattled governor was subdued Monday before the economic address.
While the embattled Governor of the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, had visited Omega Fire Ministry in Benin, Edo State, others were said to have rushed to churches in Lagos including the Synagogue Church of all Nations.
But Paterson, an embattled governor with a depleted staff and a popular attorney general eyeing his job, had other needs.
At the same time, the embattled governor acknowledged his fate rests in the hands of the state legislature, which by many accounts is set to begin the impeachment process when it re-convenes in January, pending the outcome of a state ethics panel investigation into Sanford's travel expenses.
The embattled governor this afternoon didn't deny reports that the White House wants to him step aside, fearing his...
ALBANY — The Paterson administration was thrown into crisis last night as the embattled governor suspended a top aide — and asked Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to investigate not only the adviser, but Paterson himself.
The Harlem state senator who holds David Paterson's old seat told POLITICO this morning that the embattled governor should not seek reelection, bringing down Paterson's last wall of political defense.
Yow said he spoke to the embattled governor for ten minutes, during which Sanford asked Yow for his forgiveness.
(CNN)- For the second straight day, a poll of New York State voters indicates they don't want Gov. David Paterson to resign, but support for the embattled governor to stick it out in office appears to be dropping.
With the country in the midst of an economic crisis and an embattled governor accused of selling his former Senate seat, what will the President - elect tackle first when he arrives in Washington?
Despite Paterson's promise to veto any additional spending, the embattled governor criticized the bill for failing to provide property tax relief to suburban and rural homeowners, the New York Times said.