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Former Khana Council Chairman Dumps APC With 5,000 Supporters

Sep 25, 2014 topnews

The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, describes the defection to its fold by the former Executive Chairman of Khana Local Government Area, and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Hon. Gregory Bariledum Nwidam, as a monumental victory and an elucidation of the collapse of APC in the area. The PDP notes that with the dumping of the APC by the former Chairman of Khana Local Government Area with over 5000 APC members nothing is left of the Party in the area, believing that the former…

Lagos Assembly Lawmaker, Hon. Fafunmi’s third term meets stiff opposition

Sep 22, 2014 topnews

As the primaries for the political offices of the All Peoples’ Congress (APC) draws near, scores of aspirants have continued to come up, even though, some office holders are in dire need to retain their positions. One of such people is Hon. Saka Fafunmi, the present lawmaker representing Ifako Ijaye Constituency 01. Hon. Fafunmi, a two term lawmaker is currently facing the biggest battle of his political life now as he wants to return to the state House of Assembly for the third term while majority of the youths in…

President Jonathan accepts PDP’s nomination as Sole Candidate

Sep 19, 2014Sep 19, 2014 topnews

After the National Executive Council of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) had endorsed him for the position at its 66th session that took place at its national secretariat in Abuja, on Thursday, September 18, after reports from the various organs of the party favouring his candidacy, President Goodluck Jonathan systematically accepted his nomination by the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT), promising not to disappoint. The PDP BoT had, on Thursday morning, endorsed the president as the party’s sole candidate for the 2015 presidential election. Jonathan, responding…