Sentences with phrase «leadership tussle»
He said Rivers was the only state without plan B while the leadership tussle lingered, which means he had all his political hope particularly for 2019, in PDP.
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Ed Miliband has issued a video message explaining his reasons for backing Owen Smith in the leadership tussle.
He assured that the caucus would continue to push for an out of court settlement regarding the current leadership tussle in the party.
The Senate Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday in Abuja, turned down an invitation extended to it by Sen. Ali - Modu Sheriff and opted for wider consultation in resolving the leadership tussle in the party.
He lauded members for keeping faith with the party, especially during the trying times of the leadership tussle that rocked the party at the national level.
The Supreme Court on Thursday referred back to the Court of Appeal, Abuja, all pending cases relating to the dispute over the leadership tussle between the Ali Modu Sheriff an d Ahmed Makarfi factions of the Peoples Democratic Party.
He made the assertion while speaking with newsmen in Kano over the leadership tussle in PDP between former Borno State governor, Ali Modu Sheriff and Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi.
The BoT, which is supporting the sacked National Caretaker Committee headed by Makarfi, assured the party members that the leadership tussle was being looked into and that the matter would be settled at the Supreme Court.
The Justice Ibrahim Saulawa - led panel of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, will on Thursday resume hearing on appeals relating to the leadership tussle between the Ali Modu Sheriff an d Ahmed Makarfi factions of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The meeting is the first of its kind, in the wake of the Supreme Court judgement which put to rest the leadership tussle that threatened the unity of the party in the last 13 months.
The party has been entangled in a leadership tussle amidst stiff opposition from other parties which are planning to snatch its only fortune of Anambra in the forthcoming election.
Reacting to a question on last week's Court of Appeal judgment that favoured Sheriff in the leadership tussle, Fayose opined that truth would prevail at the end of the day.
The Senator, representing Ogun East Senatorial District, said the final outcome of the leadership tussle would be determined by the apex court.
Threading a similar line, ex-international, Edema Fuludu said «if the meeting was called to resolve a leadership tussle, then it is not in line because we have no leadership tussle in NFF.
Also speaking, Fred Edoreh, who is the Chairman of Lagos chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria told Dalung that the leadership tussle was a dead matter, warning that its resurrection was capable of tainting his image in the eyes of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Also commenting, respected CAF instructor and veteran journalist, Paul Bassey told Saturday Vanguard Sports that it was pointless for the minister to call a meeting to resolve the leadership tussle between Pinnick and Giwa because «as far as I am aware, the matter has been settled by CAF, FIFA and CAS, who recognise Pinnick as the legitimate President of the NFF.
It was learnt that since 2015, Ukanafun LGA, once known for peace, had become a flashpoint, owing to conflicts and leadership tussles, resulting in the killings of citizens.