Sentences with phrase «outgoing governor»

Yuguda had, as then outgoing governor of Bauchi in 2015, contested the seat under the platform of Peoples» Democratic Party but was defeated with a wide margin by the then candidate of All Progressives Congress, (APC), Ali Wakili, now late.

A Democrat, Spitzer promised in his 2006 campaign for governor to spend more on schools than he endorsed in the brief, but the four - person Republican majority of the court, all of whom were appointed by outgoing governor George Pataki, a persistent opponent of the CFE, was under no obligation to take notice of what Spitzer said as a candidate.

An aide of outgoing Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, Oluwole Babalola has lauded Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, incoming governor of the state for identifying Mimiko's achievements as a big challenge.

Many in the central bank, including outgoing Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, are sceptical that monetary policy can impact public sentiment, so they do not buy into the idea that a change in policy would raise inflation expectations.

Director Paul Mazursky stepped down from his seat on the board with two years remaining on his term; Cholodenko will serve the remainder of that term, while Mann will replace outgoing governor Edward Zwick and serve a full three - year term.

Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Patel has been named to succeed outgoing Governor Rajan; political risk is back in South Africa; the Colombian government and the FARC rebels have reached a final peace agreement; S&P cut the outlook on Mexico's BBB + rating from stable to negative.

He was said to have paid a courtesy visit along with his Minister of State, Hon. Mustapha Baba Shehuri, to the then outgoing Governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada.

Twenty of those races contest the seats of outgoing governors who have either reached their maximum number of terms or have decided not to run again.

As for the first condition, outgoing governor Mark Carney announced on April 17 that the Bank of Canada was yet again keeping its overnight rate at 1 % and said the bank was pushing back its own projections for the economy's recovery to «full capacity» to mid-2015.

Chris Christie, the deeply unpopular outgoing governor, is a vehement marijuana opponent but the political winds are shifting.

Oluwawole alleged that the Nobel Laureate was brought to Ekiti Sate for the commissioning of the new government house in a chartered helicopter paid for from the coffers of the state, while an undisclosed amount of money was also packaged for his stomach, «hence his result to unmerited image laundering for the reckless outgoing governor.»

The Connecticut General Assembly is scheduled to hold hearings on Monday on the last set of judicial nominees submitted by outgoing Governor Dannel Malloy, but there might be a hiccup at the hearings.

Rivers State PDP Governorship Candidate, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that outgoing governor Rotimi Amaechi will not be allowed to metamorphose into the Tinubu of...

Outgoing Governor David Paterson has given up on marriage equality in NY, at least on his watch: Mr. Paterson described his frustrations over the defeat of the legislation, which was one of his top priorities, as he reflected on his legacy during an... Read

This week, Democrats in Rhode Island chose their candidate for governor to replace outgoing Governor Lincoln Chafee, and they handed a major rebuke to the teachers unions in their choice.

California is followed by Oregon, Illinois (whose outgoing governor vetoed a bobcat hunting and trapping bill earlier this week), Massachusetts, and New York and Virginia (tied for fifth place), all of which have been consistently strong on animal protection laws relative to other states.

In New Jersey, Governor - elect Phil Murphy has pledged to rejoin RGGI after outgoing Governor Chris Christie illegally withdrew the state in 2011.

Gill Marcus, outgoing governor of the Reserve Bank, has laid bare a plethora of problems facing the -LSB-...]

Kuroda has been beating that drum for years and his comments in confirmation hearings in the past two weeks suggest he plans to pump cash into the economy much more aggressively than outgoing Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, who was reluctant to be too bold for fear of sowing the seeds of future problems, such as an economic bubble.

The Financial Times has a profile of Erkki Liikanen, the outgoing governor of the Finnish central bank.

The outgoing governor's wishes have been stymied five times in a row by the MPC, most recently this month when the governor's plan to inject a further # 25 billion into QE was turned down by the majority.

After all, the outgoing governor of the Bank of Canada didn't become a superstar with flashy, risky monetary policies — he's worshipped for his prudence.

The Financial Times reported Tuesday that Carney, who has three years left on his seven - year Canadian term, was being sought as a replacement for the outgoing governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King.

Only place I know that the outgoing Governor pardons murderers and buys them new cars.

Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, who chairs the Hispanic Task Force that is hosting Somos, is angling to orchestrate a private get - together with the incoming and outgoing governors, who spoke at length after Cuomo's election last week.

He'll be joining another former Paterson spokesperson who quit her job due to the outgoing governor's ethics troubes: Marissa Shorenstein.

In his words, «We, therefore, call on security agencies to beef - up security and surveillance in and around the country's borders to prevent the outgoing governor and his cronies from escaping with alleged state's looted funds.»

One of the last official acts of New Jersey's outgoing governor, Chris Christie, may be to have his cash - strapped statewide transit agency pay about $ 12 million to buy a maintenance facility for boats that it does not have.

According to the party's Publicity Secretary, the image of the outgoing governor which Soyinka was trying to launder had been damaged by himself due to excessive greed, uncontrolled wickedness to workers and high wire corruption that has been exposed to the people of the state.

Incoming governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has vowed to look into any last minute bank transactions and appointments made by the outgoing governor, Kayode Fayemi...

His attempt to return to his former seat in 2007 was also thwarted by the outgoing governor.

DailyPost recalls that Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, was recently in Ado Ekiti for the inauguration of the new Government House known as «Ayoba Villa» where he described the loss of the outgoing Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, in the June 21 governorship election as a mystery which the All Progressives Congress must unravel.

The party, while disclosing this through its Publicity Secretary, Pastor Kola Oluwawole, in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Monday, noted that Soyinka was only making such a ridiculous statement in appreciation of the stomach honour from the All Progressives Congress and the outgoing governor of the state.

Celebrated literary doyen and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described as mystery, the defeat of the outgoing Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, in...

As a matter of fact, eligible citizens of the state will on Saturday file out to elect a successor to the outgoing governor, who is on the last lap of his constitutionally - allowed two terms of four years each.

Speaking to reporters in Washington, D.C. earlier today after he met with members of New York's congressional delegation, the outgoing governor said he had not yet spoken to Rangel, but might be seeing him before he departed the nation's Capitol.

The Senate Democats are not going to be taking up the $ 315 million worth of mid-year budget cuts that were the main focus of Gov. David Paterson's lame duck session today, and they're blaming the outgoing governor for this loss.

The outgoing governor, who donated four vehicles to the YESSO programme in the state, appealed to the World Bank to continue its partnership with Ekiti State Government irrespective of which political party was in government.

The All Progressives Congress in Ondo State has accused the outgoing Governor Olusegun Mimiko, whose tenure would expire on February 23, of planning to sell some serviceable government vehicles to raise funds for phoney expenditure.

Celebrated literary doyen and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described as mystery, the defeat of the outgoing Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, in the June 21 governorship election in the state.

Huckabee's «average Joe» appeal resonated in 2005, and many Democrats in Arkansas insist that the outgoing governor will surprise people with his charisma and creativity on the stump.

Mimiko praised the outgoing governor for executing the project while urging the people of the state to ensure proper management of it.

The outgoing governor of the central Bank of Liberia, Mill Jones, resigned his post two weeks ago to enable him to stand for the presidential elections due to take place in 2017.

The last time a Minnesota gubernatorial election was won by a candidate of the outgoing governor's political party was in 1946, when Luther Youngdahl (R) was elected to succeed Edward John Thye (R).

The Senate President advised Obaseki to sustain the developmental strides made by the outgoing governor, while also reaching to all the groups and interests in the state so that his victory could further unite the people.

Tinubu, at a meeting with the aspirants on Sunday night, which had major party stakeholders in attendance, demanded fair play from them even as he assured of a level playing ground in the contest of who succeeds the outgoing governor, Babatunde Fashola.

A statement from Tinubu's Media Office quoted the politician as describing Obaseki as a tested technocrat who is experienced enough to take over and continue the good work done by the outgoing Governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole.

The outgoing Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, came into office through Labour Party before defecting to the PDP.

The outgoing Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has disclosed that his administration will be leaving a dept profile of N9.2 bn behind for the incoming administration...