Rather than see the Nigerian troops as our people, the military is being portrayed as
part of the ruling party because they serve the government.
They should by now know that they are in a strange land where they are not seen as human beings despite their immense contribution to the formation and electoral
victory of the ruling party.
According to the executives, government officials have in most cases sidelined
members of the ruling party in the activities of government, leading to a gradual apathy amongst the supporters of the NDC.
The state Chairman of the party, Adelowo Adebiyi, who made this known on Monday, informed that aside Lai Mohammed, about 200 members
of the ruling party in the state were arrested and detained before and during the August 9 election and that the police released about 150 of them, leaving the remaining 50 to rot in detention.
The Regional
Chairman of the ruling party in a bid to make the party popular has therefore admonished the various MMDCEs and party chairmen to educate respective residents on government's plans and policies.
Deputy General
Secretary of the ruling party NDC, Mr. Koku Ayidoho, has lashed at the campaign manager for the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Peter Mac Manu, for saying that Nana Addo «Try me too» campaign is a sign of humility.
He said, «Nigerians were disheartened to see
leaders of the ruling party dancing away and making vain speeches at a time when millions are still traumatized over killings in Benue and other parts of the country, while many more are groaning under the pains of economic hardship worsened by the unabating fuel crisis in the country.
In this way, the legislative
advantages of ruling parties, which enjoy far more sticks and carrots to enforce discipline than opposition parties, helps to explain the failure of the Kenyan parliament to defend democracy.
Mr. Afoko, who had been duly elected Chairman by delegates of the NPP in Tamale in April 2014, had been suspended by the National Executives
Committee of the ruling party in October 2015 over accusations that Paul Afoko had discussed party finances in public.
Deputy General Secretary
of the ruling party NDC, Mr. Koku Ayidoho, has lashed at the campaign manager for the opposition New Patriotic...
This follows a series of comments Mr. Boateng made while addressing members of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) student wing, the Tertiary Students» Confederacy Network (TESCON) in Kumasi, where he suggested that his focus was to give preferential treatment to members
of the ruling party before any other Ghanaian.
The hoodlums alleged to be suspected members of the killer
squad of the ruling party in Omala Local Government Area of the state said they were sent to kill him, but decided to beat him up as a warning against some of his reports considered inimical to them.
Dr. Zanetor Agyemang Rawlings» membership as a true NDC had been at the center of discussion among party functionaries in the Korle Klottey Constituency from the very first day she made public her desire to contest the seat on the
ticket of the ruling party.
He said as other regions, especially the
strongholds of the ruling party enjoy additional districts, the Volta Region could not boast of any new demarcation.
The group submitted a petition to the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie - Oyegun, accusing Amosun of «impunity and imposition» in the state
chapter of the ruling party.
While I think Greece's potential exit from the eurozone stage would not likely have long - term effects on other countries in the region, its political influence has grown since the
election of ruling party Syriza earlier this year.
With uncontested power, members
of the ruling party behave in such a ruthless manner that results in sowing the seeds of their own destruction.
Whether it was the Ghana Gas Plant, the CDB loan, the Sekondi Industrial Estate, or the Komenda Sugar Factory, IMANI has always been at the forefront of the critical quest of demanding accountability from the
government of the ruling party.
In an age where a radio programme host by name «Mugabe», on Montie FM, a radio station belonging to the
stable of the ruling party, has stated that Nana Akufo - Addo will die before June this year, we, in the NPP, will not take any chances, whatsoever, with the security of our leaders.
Changes to the constitution, or bills passed that go against the elections program /
promises of the ruling party should have to be passed by referendum too, because nobody voted you (the politician) to do that.
Investigations by The aL - hAJJ have discovered that over two dozen
kingpins of the ruling party have already lined up to stake claim to the party's flag bearer slot for 2020 elections.
Kerem Öktem deconstructed attitudes to the Arab world in Turkey, by presenting a critical reading of Turkish public debates and the potentially counterrevolutionary
policies of the ruling party in Turkey on the Egyptian revolution.
He said Buhari regarded Tinubu as a priceless political asset to the party whose immeasurable contributions to the development and
progress of the ruling party are known to all.
Proponents say that drawing districts is a
privilege of the ruling party and have little effect on the popularity of their policies or candidates.
Symbols of the ruling party and the president — including pagnes (clothing fabric / tissue) decorated with RDPC insignia and the face of the president, campaign T - shirts from every campaign of the last 25 years (given free of charge to Cameroonians as an impetus to vote for Biya), official Biya portraits in every public office, campaign posters in private homes and businesses, billboards of Biya's grinning face at the entrances and exists of most towns — abound.
A Deputy National
Organizer of the ruling party, NDC, Mahdi Gabrie, last week, walked with the people of Techiman South constituency — with the aim of helping to improve and maintain members overall health.
Touching on NPP's allegation that the NDC is sponsoring Mr. Kwesi Addae Odike's United Progressive Party (UPP) to do it's bidding, the deputy
scribe of the ruling party said the NDC has no immediate plans of forming a coalition with some political parties.
The impression a dispassionate observer would have from the failure of security and law enforcement during the Bayelsa election (which was conducted in Nigeria's smallest state with the lowest number of registered voters) would be that the federal government permitted or condoned the strong - arm
tactics of the ruling party's candidate in his ultimately vain effort to secure that state's rulership by force.
There is likely correlation between nationalism and dislike of judicial independence, but I believe the more pertinent question here is related to the post-soviet nature of these states (including history, demographics, etc.) as opposed to the stated political ideals of their ruling parties
They could even make up a number that looks democratic, like 58 %
support of the ruling party, rather than the ridiculous 99 % support ratios garnered with intimidation and ballot stuffing.
This country is polarised between the
adherents of the ruling party, the National Democratic Congress, and followers of the NPP, the largest opposition political entity in the country.
Contrary to the distorted facts being peddled around by
apparatchiks of the ruling party, President Mahama initiated investigations into activities at BOST when he got hint of corruption at the place.
If such elections are left in the hands of the embassies and high commissions, it could be rigged easily in
favour of any ruling party.
In a statement signed yesterday by his Special Adviser, Media, Uche Anichukwu, Senator Ekweremadu who reaffirmed the PDP's support for a genuine anti-graft crusade, however, decried a situation where such crusade becomes a calculated attempt to decimate and silence the opposition, while members
of the ruling party with serious corruption allegations go about their businesses.
The decision to suspend missile launches was made during a
meeting of the ruling party's central committee on Friday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
The daughter of former president Jerry Rawlings made the comments in reaction to claims that her parents political history may play to her disadvantage in the November 7
polls of the ruling party.