Sentences with phrase «led faction»

Adamant Sheriff led faction of the party had filed an application on July 4 for an interlocutory injunction seeking to halt convention scheduled for August 17.

Ali Modu - Sheriff led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has elected a former member of the Edo State House of Assembly, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, has the flag bearer of the party in the coming September 10 governorship election in Edo state.

For years, Oguebego, who has Chief Chris Uba as the leader of his group and Prince Kenneth Emeakayi, who led another faction of the party and supported by the national leadership of PDP, had been in and out of court, fighting for the control of the party machinery in Anambra.

While the faction led by the state Chairman of the party, Alhaji Haddy Ametuo held its congress at St Luke Primary School, the Alhaji Ibrahim Ahovi led faction held its own inside the hall.

The apex court in its judgment on Friday upheld the earlier decision by Justice Chukwu of the Federal High Court that the Oguebego - led faction as the validly elected leadership of the state chapter of the party.

But the Oct. 15 ruling allowed the party blessed the Cuomo - led faction in supporting the party, giving them the ability to nominate candidates going forward on the line.

The Dogara - led faction which included two senators, four House of Representative members, state assembly members, among others, were absent at the multi-purpose indoor Sports Hall, Bauchi, venue of the state congress.

Being a function of the split leading to a parallel event, the Jerry Gana led faction of the party having claimed to be the founding fathers had challenged the authenticity of the Port - Harcourt convention.

Grace Mugabe, who led a faction calling itself Generation 40, accused Mnangagwa of plotting to topple her husband.

It was gathered that Senators Uba and Oduah, as well as some of those affected in the House of Representatives, had written INEC asking it not to heed the pleas of the Chris Uba led faction to issue those in rival group certificates of return.

There are indications that members of the Peoples Democratic Party loyal to Ahmed Makarfi - led Caretaker Committee may float a new party if Senator Ali Modu Sheriff - led faction won at the Supreme Court.

Do you agree with those who think that the Sheriff - led faction missed a wonderful opportunity to resolve the crisis and have a win - win situation when Sheriff walked of the meeting arranged by former President Goodluck Jonathan?

The Prince Ken Emeakhayi led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra State on Friday held a grand reception in honour of the party's...

Liu, the only Queens Democrat in the race, formerly led a faction of a Flushing Democratic club and served as the district's City Council representative from 2001 - 09.

The police had prevented the Ahmed Makarfi led faction of the party which Gana belongs to from hold its factional national convention at the Sharks Stadium citing conflicting court orders on the convention.

Kyari Goni, who was a cCmmamder in the Shekau camp surrendered with 16 others, while Ibrahim Dale and another 16 others from the Nur - led faction also surrendered to the troops.

In 2008, he helped lead a faction of dissidents known as the Rainbow Coalition or Rainbow Rebels to oust the chair of the Bronx Democratic Party, Assemblyman José Rivera.

Currently in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. storylines, Edward James Olmos has joined the show playing Robert Gonzales, a retired S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who returned leading a faction known as «the real S.H.I.E.L.D.» looking to oust Phil Coulson over the recent plight of the organization.

Report by our correspondent indicated that party members loyal to Governor Yahaya Bello converged at the Lafia Okene venue of the congress, while the Hady Ametuo - led faction held theirs at St Luke's Model Primary School, Adankolo, where Usman Mamanlafia and Abubakar Nagogo Maiyaki emerged the factional chairman and secretary respectively in a 27 - man executive.

However, the National Secretary of the Ali Modu - Sheriff led faction, Prof. Adewale Oladipo, has debunked the insinuation that court sacked Sheriff ad National Chairman.

Also, the member representing Ajeromi / Ifelodun constituency, Oluwa, said his reason for joining APC was due to feud between the Sen. Ali - Modu Sheriff - led and Alhaji Ahmed Makarfi - led factions of PDP.

He had not grown out of a large Party organization, such as Hu Jintao (who came out of the Communist Youth League), or one of the leading factions, such as the Shanghai or Qinghua cliques.

But a member of the Dogara - led faction, Muhammad Bala Jibrin, who is a governorship aspirant in forthcoming general election told journalists on the telephone that they decided to boycott the congress because the matter was already in court.

Reps Speaker, Yakubu Dogara - led faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has boycotted the state congress of the party held in Bauchi state on Saturday.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara - led faction of the party, boycotted the congress in Bauchi, on Saturday even as all the former executives were returned unopposed.

The Ayuba Wabba - led faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday failed to carry out its plan of grounding flight operations at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos over the recent increase in fuel price.

However, the Bashir Karaye - led faction, backed by the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, also conducted its congresses across the state.

And independent of Cuomo, there's a reason to believe the current Democratic leaders might be more successful in corralling the Klein - led faction this year than their counterparts were in their dealings with the amigos, and it has to do with Klein himself.

The Federal Government has berated the Ahmed Makarfi - led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party for its comment on the recent release of 82 Chibok schoolgirls, adding that the PDP lacks the moral right to comment on the issue.

Uzodinma was among leading members of the Ali Modu Sheriff - led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who formally defected to APC in Abuja on Thursday.

In the same development, the Senate and House of Representatives PDP caucus leaders, Godswill Akpabio and Leo Ogor said they were willing to give peace a chance if the Sheriff - led faction was ready to abide by the agreements reached with the Dickson's,

On Tuesday host governor, Nyisom Wike, said his state had already put on a gay look in preparation for the convention of the Makarfi - led faction.

Dr Kumbuor is leading a faction of the NDC calling for early congress to elect new executives to steer the affairs of the party.

However, a hooded member of the Abubakar Shekau - led faction of the sect, who appeared in a video it posted on the internet on Thursday, painted a slightly different picture.

A faction of the Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has risen from an emergency meeting in Ibadan where it affirmed its support for the Ahmed Makarfi - led faction of the party.

As of the time of hearing of the appeal on Wednesday, Nwofor, whose nine clients, led by Biyi Poroye are state officials of the Sheriff - led faction of the PDP in the South - West zone, had not filed his clients» respondents» brief as earlier ordered by the appeal panel on November 10.

The Appeal Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, the candidate of the Sen. Ahmed Makarfi - led faction of the party as the authentic candidate of the party in the election.

The Acting National Publicity Secretary of the Ali Modu Sheriff - led Peoples Democratic Party, before the Supreme Court judgment that favoured the Senator Ahmed Makarfi - led faction of the party, Bernard Mikko, in this interview with GBENRO ADEOYE, says the problems of the party may have just begun

The candidate of Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff - led faction of the PDP in the November 26 governorship election in Ondo State, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, has urged his supporters to be calm over the appeal court judgement.

Fayose said there could not be any meaningful reconciliation with the Senator Ali Modu Sheriff - led faction, who according to him, is obviously working for political interests different from that of the PDP.

Jegede belongs to the Ahmed Makarfi - led faction of the PDP while Ibrahim belongs to the party's faction led by Ali Modu Sheriff.

In Ekiti State, where Governor Ayodele Fayose is a vocal supporter of the Makarfi - led faction, a member from Ekiti, Mr. Olamide Johnson - Oni, is for Sheriff.

The governor vowed that he and other members of the party belonging to the Makarfi - led faction of the PDP would never accept Sheriff as their national chairman.

Hunkuyi is leading a faction of the party called the Restoration Group.

The Eddy Olafeso - led faction of the party in the zone had appealed a November 8 ruling by the Federal High Court, Ado - Ekiti, which declared the Ogundipe - led executive as the authentic leadership of the party in the zone and forbade the Olafeso - led group from parading itself as members of the South West zonal exco and from participating in the forthcoming national convention as representatives of the zonal exco.

The Chairman, PDP Governors Forum, who is also the Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Monday, said his colleagues, like the national leadership of the Ahmed Makarfi - led faction of the opposition party, were on the same page with the APC governors on the need to restructure the country.

The Sen. Ahmed Makarfi - led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari over the successful routing out of the Boko Haram sect from Sambisa forest.

Following the judgement of the Court of Appeal that affirmed Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, the Board of Trustees and the Senator Ahmed Makarfi - led faction of the party have appealed to PDP members not to defect to another political party.