Sentences with phrase «political leaders in the region»

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Dictating the pace and pattern of political policy was Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Premier of the Northern Region who held sway in Kaduna as leader of the Northern Peoples Congress, NPC, the party that with its allies formed the largest bloc in the federal parliament.

«Vice President Prof Yemi Osibajo is from the Southwest, the APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is from the zone and the party controls five states out of six, so it will be suicidal for the PDP to neglect the region in its political calculations.

Political and private sector leaders from around the state are spending three days at the Capitol, making their best case to win a share of $ 1.5 billion in economic development monies for their region.

«Vice Presidential Prof Yemi Osibajo is from the Southwest, the APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is from the zone and the party controls five states out of six, so it will be suicidal for the PDP to neglect the region in its political calculations.

In the wake of chancellor George Osborne's announcement this week of a ground - breaking set of devolved powers for Greater Manchester, LGC interviewed political leaders at half of the 10 councils that make up the city region's combined authority about the negotiations leading up to the deal and its implications for local government.

The leaders said:» In view of this, the entire leadership of the party from the South West geo - political region hereby calls on all the delegates in Ekiti State to ensure full and active participation at the primary election on FridaIn view of this, the entire leadership of the party from the South West geo - political region hereby calls on all the delegates in Ekiti State to ensure full and active participation at the primary election on Fridain Ekiti State to ensure full and active participation at the primary election on Friday.

«Having the majority leader from Long Island increases Long Island's political clout in state government dramatically,» Greenberg said, noting the bounty former majority leaders Joseph Bruno and Warren Anderson brought to their home regions, the Albany suburbs and Binghamton, respectively.

My doctoral research focused on intra-party democracy in Northern Ireland, providing a comparative longitudinal analysis of how the region's main political parties select their leaders, candidates and policy.

Political and private sector leaders from around the state are spending three days at the Capitol, making their best case to win a share of $ 1.5 billion dollars in economic development monies for their region.

Following the simmering crisis in the All Progressives Congress, the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has started reaching out to his former political foes in the South - West in order to consolidate his influence in the region.

The outsiders jumping in to sway the outcome of the race represent an influential group of political leaders, including Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz, State Sen. Marc C. Panepinto, D - Buffalo, and the local affiliate of the AFL - CIO, which represents all of the region's labor unions.

Additionally, she engages with charter leaders in key regions to develop local political committees of charter leaders.

The strategic value of Canada's vast clean energy resources was in the spotlight as key political and wind energy industry leaders gathered for the Canadian Wind Energy Association's (CanWEA) annual Spring Forum, held April 4 - 5 at the Hilton Lac - Leamy Hotel in the National Capital Region.

«An industry of this magnitude, subject as it is to the influence of substantial swings in a region's economic and political influences, needs leaders with the vision and ever - developing competence to guide their organizations through these potentially turbulent waters, towards a greater and more robust performance,» says the school in a news release.