Senate President Bukola Saraki has been named the Director General of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Council by the People’s Democratic Party PDP. Sahara Reporters. PDP spokesman Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Monday also announced other personalities occupying positions in various regions as the party bid to regain power in the 2019 general elections. According […]
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Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he picked Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state, as his running mate for 2019 elections, because he has a vast knowledge of the economy. In a statement issued on his behalf by Gbenga Daniel, director-general of his campaign, Abubakar said Obi’s choice was also […]
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Outgoing Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, has moved swiftly to quash any notion of him joining the All Progressive Congress. The outspoken Governor had on Monday hinted that he might leave the Peoples Democratic Party “if the need arises” fueling rumours of a switch to the APC. But Fayose has now clearly stated he has […]
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Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, says he might dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement he issued on Monday, Fayose said he has no regret supporting Aminu Tambuwal for the party’s presidential ticket. Former Vice- President Atiku Abubakar defeated Tambuwal to clinch the ticket. But the governor said he had no apology […]
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says President Muhammadu Buhari would have ordered his arrest if he had evidence of corruption against him. In a statement issued on his behalf by his campaign organisation, Abubakar said his emergence has thrown the camp of Buhari into confusion. “We are not surprised that there is confusion in the President’s […]
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Atiku Abubakar, who emerged presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday, has praised former President Olusegun Obasanjo for the role he played in his development in politics. He paid tribute to Obasanjo on Sunday while giving his acceptance speech at the PDP convention venue in Port-Harcourt, Rivers state. Atiku emerged winner of the […]
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Jimi Agbaje was on Friday declared winner of the governorship primary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Agbaje, who was the party’s flagbearer in the 2015 election, will be taking another shot at the Lagos oval house, come 2019. Agbaje was declared winner of […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Thursday reiterated that the deadline for political parties to conclude their primaries for all elective positions remains October 7. INEC restated the reminder in a statement signed by Solomon Soyebi, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee in Abuja. According to the electoral commission, the […]
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A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, says the current administration is the worst since the civil war. Abubakar, who was vice president from 1999 to 2007, said this on Sunday at a media chat organised under the aegis of The United Nigeria Group (TUNG) in Abuja. Listing […]
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A serving member of the house of representatives, Razak Atunwa, has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Kwara state. Atunwa defeated Sha’aba Lafiagi, the senator currently representing Kwara north, who participated in the rescheduled exercise held on Monday. According to the results, Atunwa scored 1555 votes ahead of Lafiagi who recorded 578 […]
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