Sentences with phrase «to score cheap political points»

The Civil Liberties Organization, CLO, Anambra State Branch has berated politicians in the state for using the Uke adoration stampede incident as a tool for scoring cheap political points against opponents.
So, while politicians might enjoy scoring cheap political points by making speeches at manufacturing plants, the data show that there are no easy solutions to the country's persistent trade deficit or its stagnant wages.
Is it not alarming, however, that a case which, according to the BNI, is still under investigation, has been leaked to pro-government newspapers, obviously in the bid to help the NDC score cheap political points?
«To label all Muslims who promote and practice Sharia law as extremists is a dangerous precedent which will be strongly opposed by our community because the real reasons behind this new strategy are to score cheap political points on the back of the Muslim community.»
The only reason Governor Wike would engage in his planned subterfuge can only be to score a cheap political point due to his desperation for political advantage in Ogoniland — something way out of his reach under a peaceful atmosphere».
According to him, the move was hurriedly implemented to score cheap political points ahead of election 2016, but he's insisted it will create undue pressure on government's purse, as it already having problems in the payment of subsidies to the education sector.
For all these reasons, the Tier VI proposal can only be viewed as an attack on working people to score some cheap political points rather than seriously addressing the challenges that confront all the people of New York.
And yet all three GOP presidential candidates are trying to score cheap political points with positions far outside of the mainstream that would ban safe, legal abortion.
The report is perhaps the antics of mischief makers, who wish to score cheap political points against the Kano State governor, a statement by the president's spokesman, Femi Adesina disclosed.
Why has the NDP chosen to attack this world - class institution to score cheap political points, and then be flat wrong?
fred — so a hate filled anti-Catholic rant is tolerable from a believer because it doesn't meet your standard requiring opposition, and a hate - filled anti-Catholic rant from a non-believer is only intolerable because it allows you to score a cheap political point?
Then pundits take to the airwaves to criticize the exploitation of such painful memories to score cheap political points.
The NDC party believes that the footage was staged to foment trouble and score cheap political points.
But the NPP has rubbished the allegation saying the NDC is only seeking to score cheap political points.
You can look to the strangely shrivelled - up souls popping up across Twitter, intent on using the event to score cheap political points.
Dr. Nkpah said: «After a study of the approach, loud pronouncements and long delays adopted by the government on the globally celebrated implementation, the Ogoni people are not persuaded about the sincerity of the President Muhammadu Buhari - led federal government whose earlier promises were designed to score cheap political points
«We, therefore, urge vice president, Osinbajo, not to join President Muhammadu Buhari in de-marketing our dear nation, in a bid to score cheap political points and divert public attention from their failure in governance.
PDP said it is improper for the occupant of the exalted office of the vice president to engage in smear campaign, making unsubstantiated statements to score cheap political points.
But to be silent on it and make mockery of other people's health just to score cheap political points is evil!
«We should be building bridges with the PCC and it is shameful that certain councillors are risking damaging the positive relationship we have with her just to score cheap political points.
«Instead of trying to score cheap political points, ultimate Big Dig insider Jim Aloisi should come clean from his shady record of political bullying.
After carefully reading through and analysing the statement made by the Hon. Member of parliament, Lawyer Atta Akyea, and listening to him further on our local radio station Rite FM, we found the statement of the said group to be misleading, propagandist and fuelled with the intention to score cheap political points,» the group said.
After carefully reading through and analysing the statement made by the Hon. Member of Parliament Atta Akyea and listening to him further on our local radio station Rite FM, we found the statement of the said group to be misleading, propagandist, and fuelled with the intention to score cheap political points.
Instead of always wanting to score cheap political points, on all sides, [how can we] get on with the job of getting out of this mess, while recognising how we're all implicated in making it happen?»
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has cautioned politicians from using the robbery attack that happened in Offa last week to score cheap political points.
«He is desperate to score a cheap political point and seek relevance for his dimming political career, he has to raise the false alarm and pin it on someone who does not even care if he exists.
The Conservative adviser in turn claimed the former Northern Ireland secretary was attempting to score cheap political points.
He added: «Democratic insiders in Hartford will no doubt attack this endorsement with hyperbole and vitriol, but Connecticut deserves a governor who seeks to unite all our residents behind a vision for prosperity and optimism in the future — not one that divides us against each other to score cheap political points.
Though, Abe had since denied the governor's claim, the APC candidate said the governor's allegation was aimed at playing on the intelligence of the Ogoni people to score cheap political point.
«We don't need lectures from a Governor with a murky record on women's issues who is only looking to score cheap political points, we need him to get back to work for the people of this state,» Dadey said.
Just as some described it as a right step in the right direction, others have described it as a sheer attempt by the Buhari - led government to score cheap political points.
This sort of rhetoric to score cheap political points will damage community relations in the long term and affect our efforts to deal with terrorism and extremism.»
The party in a statement signed by the Upper West Regional Director of Communications, Issaku Issa Jerry, said «President Akufo Addo is deceiving Ghanaians to score cheap political points
Too often it seems those in the State House these days act more like Washington insiders than citizen legislators, constantly seeking issues to divide us in order to score cheap political points.
«Sadly, radical partisans have co-opted the Parkland tragedy in an effort to score cheap political points,» Minkel explained in an email.
«Republicans have been falling all over themselves to paint as negative a picture as possible in their effort to score cheap political points, «Malloy spokesman Andrew Doba said.
«It is indeed a tragedy of immense proportion if the Senate President will close his eyes to these genocidal acts, and instead attempt to incite an armed rebel group against state actors, just to score cheap political points.
While the programme was ongoing, some police officers invaded the place on the orders of the state government and arrested me because some people in government felt threatened by my popularity and had concluded that I wanted to use the project to score cheap political points.
«It is appalling that the faculty union and for - hire political advocacy groups are knowingly misleading their members and the public to score cheap political points
«It's tremendously sad that some would use the 9/11 ceremony — a time when New Yorkers come together — to try and score cheap political points,» Koch said.
«I believe that the two individuals, the two Assembly members, are definitely trying to score cheap political points,» she said.
NB: Let it be however put on record that I am not opposed to FSHS, it is a laudable idea but if rushed the way it is being rushed to score cheap political points, disaster looms.
As a group, we urge all, especially, politicians, to desist from using the Kingdom, the King and other relations of Otumfuo Osei Tutu, to score cheap political points.
We have read a news story with a screaming headline: ACEP AGAINST SECOND KARPOWER published by the media, and after digesting the arguments put forward by the think - tank and noticing the half - truths therein, we firmly conclude, that ACEP is engaging in politics to score cheap political points for the NPP flagbearer, in this election.
Few people, even the most die - hard loyalists, will be able to deny that this all started because of Osborne blabbing his mouth about a private conversation with Mandelson on holiday in order to score a cheap political point.
«Governor Cuomo's proposal can only be viewed as an attack on working people to score some cheap political points,» Donohue said.
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