Sentences with phrase «says defection»

As the Conservative conference gets under way in Birmingham, Prime Minister David Cameron says the defection to UKIP by Tory MP Mark Reckless is «counter-productive and rather senseless».

An Abuja - based political analyst, Mr Ephraim Audu, says defection from one political party to another is permissible in a democracy as it helps it...

Former Nigeria's envoy to Canada, Amb Dare Bejide, has said the defection of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was a sign that President Muhammadu Buhari has disappointed Nigerians.

But speaking on Eyewitness News, Kwesi Dawood, the Central Regional Communication Director of the NDC said the defection confirms Mr. Esirifie - Buckman's disloyalty to the NDC.

He said his defection meant Ikoyi / Obalende was now for APC, as he was joining with his teeming supporters.

Governor Umar Ganduje of Kano state, who also spoke at the occasion, said the defection was historic because the most accepted faction of the PDP joined APC.

Confirming her defection in a statement, Ekwunife said her defection was hinged on her concern not to allow the Ndigbos to be relegated from the national bargain.

Nwebonyi while addressing journalists in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state capital said the defection of Ogbuoji to APC will make the 2019 general election easier for the PDP in the state.

Not exact matches

«Some of the corporate sponsorship could be re-directed toward the Blues, thus they do stand to potentially benefit from the Rams» defection,» said Manish Tripathi, a marketing professor at Emory University who studies sports marketing.

The Otto founder was put in charge of Uber's entire self - driving division, which sources said contributed to staff defections.

Any substantial defections requiring the support of major opposition party New Democracy would open up the possibility of broader changes to the government or a referendum, said Saravelos, who calculates that between 10 and 40 Syriza lawmakers could dissent based on local media reports.

I am happy to count among my own friends a rather remarkable number of men of high intellectual distinction who have returned to the full Christian outlook after years of defection from it, and I should say that in practically every case the renewed hospitality of their minds to Christian truth came about through their awakening to the essential untenability of the alternative positions which they had been previously attempting to occupy.

Allowing that these defections from Catholicism may have been overestimated, Jenkins says the rapid increase in conversions is nonetheless phenomenal, and in some countries — Guatemala, Chile, Brazil — Pentecostals already represent a powerful numeric bloc.

They are surrogates, which is a way of saying that they are agencies by which God works; they are not substitutes, although much of the time, in our foolishness and defection, we regard them as such — and in so regarding them bring about a state of affairs which is disproportionate and destructive.

At this point it is sufficient to say that for the moment we recognize that we are not what we might be, that human existence is in defection from its proper fulfillment, and that we are in need of the wholeness of life which will put us on the right path and enable us to become more and more what God intends for us to be.

When Paul Lehmann in an often quoted sentence said that «God's purpose for human life is to make it and keep it human» he was putting the point in an admirable fashion — which helps to make contemporary people grasp both their high dignity as humans and their defection from that possibility.

But he does not actually say so, and the extent of the defection need not be exaggerated.

(The Protestant defection rate, however, only includes those who left the Protestant tradition outright, not those who switched denominations, say, from Southern Baptist to United Methodist.)

Our Jody Bottum» I say «our» because I've never quite accepted his defection to the Weekly Standard» gets into deep pondering, occasioned by the deep pondering of Francis Fukuyama's Our Posthuman Future.

The mere talk of a Koo defection on the eve of the county vote will be ammunition for Ragusa's critics, like Ognibene, who say the organization is not unified and has done little to capture the growing opportunity Republicans currently have in Queens.

His commitment to participatory democracy - letting the people have their say - meant it was inevitable that he would accompany his defection with an opportunity for voters to reject the idea, and him.

Nigel Farage has said Ukip is «becoming the opposition party» in northern England following the defection of Conservative candidate Mike Whitehead earlier today.

In a series of tweets via her Twitter handle,, the ex-lawmaker, who represented Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Lagos State, however said: «The rate of defection from PDP to APC is shameful.

A former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, on Monday said the resignation of Atiku from the APC and his expected defection to the Peoples Democratic Party was the beginning of the defection of a large number of APC members to the PDP.

Addressing House of Representatives correspondents shortly after leaving the chambers, the PDP caucus in solidarity with members of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA and Labour Party, LP said they were heading back to court to seek reinterpretation of the Supreme Court judgment on member's defection especially when there is no division in his or her political party.

Tory Eurosceptics say they will push for exit after general election as Ukip tries to build on Douglas Carswell's defection

On the defection of a PDP Senator to APC, he said that the senator decided to move to a stable party as his former party was divided and lacked leadership in the state and at the federal level.

«Go out and say it loud that we are in support of your defection; we will follow you everywhere you go.

For instance, a lawyer and political analyst, Mr. Liborous Oshoma, said the President's declaration would have an effect on governance, adding that it could also lead to the defection of politicians interested in the presidency from the APC.

The party chairman said the former Lagos PDP governorship candidate and others had reached out to the party and that all was set for their formal defection.

A former aide to Nick Clegg has said the party desperately needs by - election victories and defections to make people take notice of it again.

«I don't think anybody is seriously saying there's defections... That would be like leaving the Beatles and joining a Bananarama tribute band.»

Longtime Trump supporter Carl Paladino says you can expect the Republican nominee to make a case that, regardless of the defection of some Republican leaders over Trump's lewd videotaped comments, he is the key to America's survival as a beacon to the world.

He said, «I saw what Makarfi said in The PUNCH and I must say that the defection could be as a result of the talks they said they are having with those that defected from the PDP to the APC.

These defections came despite repeated — and sometimes emotional — lobbying by Pelosi, who accused these Democrats of «undermining» her and Obamacare, said several lawmakers and aides.

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is not bothered by the recent defection of some notable party members.

Prominent eurosceptic John Baron said the Carswell defection was «unfortunate» because it «could create the impression we are divided».

One of the Liberal Democrats» MEPs said he could not see the point of the liberal party, as he announced his defection to the Conservatives today.

He said apart from that, mass defections might follow considering the fact that some members of the party had taken the party to court to challenge the decision based on the understanding of the constitutional provisions.

The Tory chief whip said he took Mark Reckless for a meal in the House of Commons to talk about keeping him in the party, ahead of his defection at the weekend.

Erie County Republican Chairman Nicholas A. Langworthy denied any sort of mass defection to the minor party, but said he continues to seek a «strong partnership.»

Mr Gove said: «I'm concentrating on giving people the chance to have a Conservative MP here in Rochester and Strood, people have been denied that chance due to the current MP's defection.

He said that such mentality of the party was reason for the defection of prominent sons and daughters of the state to the APC, adding that PDP was a «sinking ship».

Carswell said that if Ukip won the Rochester and Strood byelection on 6 November, which has been triggered by the defection of Conservative MP Mark Reckless, the «silent, reflective doubt» would become «something far more kinetic and animated and urgent».

He also said that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, will experience what he described as «defection tsunami» soon.

The combination of the two Democratic clans would still leave the party just short of a 32 - seat majority, because of the long - running defection of Simcha Felder, a Brooklyn Democrat who nonetheless says he has no alliance to any party.

Though Secondus said the PDP regretted the defection of its members, he noted that, «it was better to go into election with people who the party was sure would work for its success.»

Both Leech and Stuart said they felt there would be no defections from the Lib Dems this parliament, and Leech gave a good illustration of the power of tribal loyalty, saying there was «more likelihood of me ripping up my Man City season ticket and getting a ticket to Old Trafford» than his leaving the Lib Dems for Labour.

His reason for his defection, he said, is simple and consistent: He claims no loyalty to any party, but believes that the Republicans offer him more support for causes he cares about, including religious schools in his district, and is unapologetic about getting whatever he can for his constituents.

Cameron and the Tory leadership fear yet more defections before the election in seven months, although the party whip, Greg Hands, says he is confident there will not be any more.