Sentences with phrase «first chairman of the party»

He was the first Regional Secretary of NPP for Greater Accra in 1992, and also the first Chairman of the Party for the Ga District Rural Constituency, which later split into Ga West District and Ga East District.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said the election of Chief John Odigie - Oyegun as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a show of confidence in his ability to take the party to the next level even as he urged him to do everything possible, as the first chairman of the party, to protect the nation's democracy.

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Mondello, a former state Republican Party chairman and longtime leader of the Nassau GOP, is the first party leader to announce his support of Maragos's US SenateParty chairman and longtime leader of the Nassau GOP, is the first party leader to announce his support of Maragos's US Senateparty leader to announce his support of Maragos's US Senate run.

If the WP vote is held first, it will be what one strategist decribed as a «test vote» for Levy — and his biggest champion, state GOP Chairman Ed Cox — both of whom have confidently predicted the party - switching county executive will receive sufficient support at the convention to get onto the ballot.

Ed Cox, chairman of the state Republican Party, first mentioned Trichter, a former Democratic operative, as a potential GOP state comptroller candidate during a radio interview with Susan Arbetter.

The Democratic National Convention is Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown's first major test as chairman of the state Democratic party.

If I remember accurately, the first NPP National Chairman to be suspended from the party was Mr. Harouna Esseku, who was virulently and convulsively afforded the boot from the custom - cobbled shoes of President John Agyekum - Kufuor, for having dared to publicly assert that the Atwima - Nwabiagya native had converted the Osu Castle, then the official seat of governance, into a bribe - receiving command post.

Maybe somebody ought to remind the most unprepossessing man to be named the Chief - of - Staff of any postcolonial Ghanaian leader that Mr. Afoko is not the very first New Patriotic Party National Chairman to have been suspended by the party's National Executive for gross misconParty National Chairman to have been suspended by the party's National Executive for gross misconparty's National Executive for gross misconduct.

Writing in a blog ahead of the first of the roadshows in London last night, Conservative party chairman Francis Maude said the Tories did not have a «clause four» which they could scrap, as Labour did, to make clear immediately how much they had changed.

What started as a constituency of one with Erie County GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy grew last week to include elected officials and party leaders from the county next door, Genesee, with Sen. Mike Ranzenhofer becoming the first senator to break with the minority conference and endorse Paladino over Lazio.

Western Regional Acting Chairman for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Government, Mr Francis Ndede Siah has appealed to the Assembly Members in Jomoro and Ellembelle Districts respectively to consider the development of their areas first and confirm the awaiting President's DCE nominees.

The meeting, first reported by The Hill, was the brainchild of North Dakota Republican Party chairman Gary Emineth and nearly two dozen RNC members from 18 states, according to the RNC counsel's office.

A former chairman of the parliamentary party, Willie Adamson, became Scottish Secretary, while left - wingers Fred Jowett and John Wheatley became, respectively, First Commissioner of Works and Minister of Health.

Suspended First Vice Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Crabbe, has served notice he will appeal the dismissal of his suit by a High Court Judge in a case in which he prayed the court to nullify the suspension, which he insists was unconstitutional.

Castorina, expected to be elected chairman of the Staten Island Republican Party soon, was the first elected official to have endorsed a Republican mayoral candidate (our report from his February 22nd endorsement is available here).

Bob Capano, Brooklyn chairman of the Reform Party, recalled his memories of being a kid in Bay Ridge experiencing the first pangs of political awareness.

Erie County Democratic Chairman Jeremy Zellner says his party will be joining the former senator, secretary of state and first lady on her journey, perhaps as early as an Executive Committee meeting on Thursday.

Former Michigan Republican Party Chairman Saul Anuzis announced this morning that he will run to be chairman of the Republican National Committee, becoming the first — though almost certainly not the last — candidate in the race against MichaelChairman Saul Anuzis announced this morning that he will run to be chairman of the Republican National Committee, becoming the first — though almost certainly not the last — candidate in the race against Michaelchairman of the Republican National Committee, becoming the first — though almost certainly not the last — candidate in the race against Michael Steele.

Meanwhile, Chairman of NUJ Kaduna Council, Comrade Adamu Yusuf, while expressing gratitude over the solidarity visit by PDP leadership, explained that the Sunday disaster was the first of its kind in the history of Kaduna NUJ; saying that NUJ is not a political party and will never be.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Republican Chairman John Antoniello has resigned as head of the Staten Island party, temporarily passing the baton to First Vice Chairman Bill D'Ambrosio, as three potential permanent chairs battle for the votes of party bosses.

Onondaga County Republican Committee Chairman Tom Dadey said the ongoing federal investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Upstate economic development projects has given Republicans hope that their party can win a New York governor's race for the first time since George Pataki won in 2002.

An elections review committee chaired by Former Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission Dr Kwesi Botchwey is leading a team to collate reasons for the first round defeat of the party.

Endorsements (announced Sept. 8, 2011) State Senator Richard Colburn State Senator Joe Getty State Senator Allan Kittleman Delegate Kathryn Afzali Delegate John Cluster Delegate Addie Eckardt Delegate Donald Elliott Delegate Michael Hough Delegate Nic Kipke Delegate Steven Schuh Former United States Ambassador to New Zealand Robert Goodwin National Committeeman Louis Pope National Committeewoman Joyce Terhes 2010 Republican Candidate for Lieutenant Governor and Former Secretary of State Mary Kane Former Maryland Republican Party Chairman John Kane Former Maryland Republican Party Chairman Audrey Scott Former Maryland Republican Party First Vice Chair Chris Cavey Former Maryland Republican Party First Vice Chair Chuck Gast Maryland Republican Party Treasurer Christopher Rosenthal Garrett County Republican Party Chairman Brenda Butcsher Howard County Republican Party Chairman Loretta Shields Montgomery County Republican Party Chairman Mark Uncapher Frederick County Councilman Paul Smith Howard County Councilman Greg Fox State Central Committee Member — St. Mary's County Mary Russell

NPP's First Vice Chairman Freddy Blay had convened the emergency NEC meeting to among others, consider report of the National Disciplinary Committee of the NPP recommending a disciplinary action against the party's National Chairman, Paul Afoko.

State Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long told me during a CapTon interview today that he views the NYC OTB bailout as a «first test» of whether the Legislature will be able to work with Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo next year in cutting wasteful spending and holding the line on taxes.

John Dramani came face to face with Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Daniel Bugri Naabu for the first time since the NPP stalwart made scathing allegations against him.

First, the House ensured that the Chairmen of the Backbench Business Committee will always be a member of a non-governing party.

«He thought I was powerless and had no clue about the execution of his plan with his group; part of his attack on me was for national chairman of the party to give the first salvo, then other things would follow as his grip on the party would be firm and consolidated.

And while Reps. Yvette Clarke (D - Brooklyn), Joe Crowley (D - Queens / Bronx)-- head of the Queens Democratic Party and House Democratic Caucus chairman — and Carolyn Maloney (D - Manhattan) are popular incumbents, they are facing challengers — mostly millennials — for the first time in years.

Instead, this London - based lobby group want local voters to throw me out because I am against an elected House of Lords and I am Chairman of the All Party group for the promotion of First Past the Post.

So, as Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on First Past the Post (FPTP)-- the electoral system currently in place — I have been in touch with the Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society to challenge him to a public debate on electoral reform.

«That was how Solomon Lar became the chairman of the PDP and secretary was zoned to the south; that was how I became the first secretary of the party.»

Chief Olabode George, former Deputy National Chairman (South) of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday said he was extremely pained by the death of his first son, Dipo.

A founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and first democratically elected PDP chairman in Oji River, Ernest Nweze has revealed that the immediate past...

Under the leadership of J. Raymond Jones, the first black chairman of the Manhattan Democratic Party, Mr. Rangel, David Dinkins, Percy Sutton and Basil Paterson — later dubbed the «Gang of Four» — united Harlem's squabbling political factions into a single powerful clubhouse.

The party went on to win the first two elections of the fourth republic under the leadership of then Chairman Rawlings.

Speaking on Eyewitness News on Friday, the Director of Communication for Save NPP Now, Baah Acheamfuor, stated the group's dissatisfaction with the First National Vice Chairman of the NPP, Freddie Blay who according to him is causing division within the party,

Yesterday, after a meeting at Akufo - Addo's office by prominents of the «Kyebi family» of Nana Akufo - Addo, it was agreed that, they should hire services of what they described as a «kiss ass» northerner be used to path a line of procuring headlines against the first Northener NPP National Chairman and Independent minded Paul Afoko as well as Kwabena Agyepong, who are victims of an illegal sacking from the party by Nana Akufo - Addo.

Sources within the NPP indicate that the Treasurer, Abankwa Yeboah feels abandoned as he seems to have been sidelined and is reported to be having a frosty relationship with the First Vice Chairman of the party..

The three candidates standing to be chairman of the National Conservative Convention answered a first tranche of questions yesterday on candidate selection issues and a second tranche this morning on the role of members in the party conference and policy formation.

A former Deputy National Chairman (South) of the People's Democratic Party, Olabode George, on Monday said he was extremely pained by the death of his first son, Dipo.

Biography: Currently President of the National Convention, Jeremy was first elected to the Party Board in March 2005, serving as Chairman of the Membership committee in 2006 - 2007 (when he introduced the membership reforms abolishing Central Membership and establishing the per member levy) and was Party Conference Chairman in Newcastle / Gateshead and Birmingham in 2008.

UPDATE: Vincent Reda, the first vice chairman of the state party and the chairman from Rockland County, where Basile hails from, replies on his behalf, «I suggest Mr. Lurie focus on what he is paid to do and that's help make sure that Dan Donovan is elected our next attorney general rather than his own personal ambitions.

However, the Director of Research and Elections of the party, Mr Evans Nimako, said three aspirants namely Mr Benard Mensah Akoto Ampaw, First Vice Chairman aspirant, the National Youth Organiser aspirant, Abdul Ganiyu Alhassan and Bright Essilfie Kumi, National Youth Organiser aspirant, had withdrawn from the race.

However, the Director of Research and Elections of the party, Mr Evans Nimako, said three aspirants namely Mr Benard Mensah Akoto Ampaw, First Vice Chairman aspirant, the...

At its meeting on Friday, October 23, 2015, the NEC endorsed the recommendation of the DC and asked the First Vice - Chair, Mr Freddie Blay, to act as national chairman in accordance with the party's constitution.

The chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party, John Cryer, just fired the first shot in a backlash over Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet.

By party rule, Schreibman's position as Democratic chairman will be filled by first vice chair Karen Markisenis of the town of Ulster until a special election can be held.

«This is a great victory for the grassroots effort of the Onondaga Republican Party,» said Tom Dadey, chairman of the Onondaga County Republican Committee and the first county chairman to endorse Long.

The second one happened over last weekend in Nakpayili when supporters of the two parties fought over a piece of land belonging to the first vice chairman of the NPP.