Sentences with phrase «tension in the party»

The threat is not as a big for Labour but there are nevertheless tensions in the party because of it.

As the 2016 governorship election in Edo State beckons, Mr Anselm Ojezua, the state chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, has warned party leaders to eschew creating tension in the party as a result of their loyalty to any of the governorship aspirants of the party, assuring that the party will be fair to all aspirants during the primaries.

A leading flagbearer aspirant of the National Democratic Congress, Sylvester Mensah has echoed that there is relative peace in the NDC and he is sufficiently pleased with the growing tensions in the party as it prepares to complete its constituency and regional conferences and finally the national congress before parliamentary and presidential primaries.

Speaking on Adom FM, the former Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) also noted the increased tensions in the party ahead of the polls, saying it would be unrealistic to have all contestants and opponents «smiling and holding hands» as they competed for executive positions and presidential primaries.

It was learnt that the decision of the court has generated fresh tension in the party, casting doubts over the APC's congresses scheduled to commence in the state on Saturday.

«This is a needless exercise that brings about unwarranted tension in the party... it makes some members of the party feel marginalized.

There have been tensions in the party between the more traditional northeastern Republicans like Cox, and leading state Senate Republicans, and the more right wing activist sector of the party, influenced by 2006 gubernatorial candidate and Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino.

Jostling for party positions at the various levels including the next flag bearer position is also said to be creating tension in the party.

All those who could doused the tension in the party are themselves directly or indirectly linked to the blame games and internal strife.»

Such was the tension in the party an hour before Miliband set out his course of party changes in a speech in St Brides, Fleet Street, last July that frantic calls were being made by union leaders to his office urging him to pull back.

«Mr. McManu seems to see John Boadu as a small boy; someone whom he had towered high above when he was Chairman hence he has refused to recognize the authority of Mr. Boadu as the Acting General Secretary; this is creating tension in the party and affecting the campaign,» our source at the NPP headquarters revealed.