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PDP leads in Akwa Ibom

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUjYlT9Ef-x0NCQEakE8t_dR1mmZVtFT2KrOU5dQS_Q4dGi-CdRaL0ev0G4yZ5MU6GWmB8f8_-73Yrq2Q2ZH6FO2DuCQgzqyqEsqU2sRtQ2tJ7gNvsGYsqz7khu9SncxBePv33vAPMFg/s1600/PDP-logo1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUjYlT9Ef-x0NCQEakE8t_dR1mmZVtFT2KrOU5dQS_Q4dGi-CdRaL0ev0G4yZ5MU6GWmB8f8_-73Yrq2Q2ZH6FO2DuCQgzqyqEsqU2sRtQ2tJ7gNvsGYsqz7khu9SncxBePv33vAPMFg/s1600/PDP-logo1.jpg" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><b><br/> </b> <b><br/> </b> <b>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the results of the governorship election in Akwa-Ibom State from eleven out of the 31 government areas of the state.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Of the results so far released, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state is leading the other 15 political parties with overwhelming votes.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The results released were those of Onnah, Ini, Okobo, Nsit Atai, Etim Ekpo, Ika and Nsit Ibom local government areas.<br/><br /><br/><br />Others were those of Ibiono-Ibom, Oruk Anam, Etinan and Obot Akara.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The results of the elections in the eleven local government areas were declared by their Presiding Officers in the presence of the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Austin Okojie and the INEC Chief Returning Officer of the state and incidentally, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor James Spoke.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />But the Governorship candidates of the Accord Party, Bishop Sam Akpan and the All Progressives Congress (APC), Obong Umana Umana have rejected the results so far declared alleging gross irregularities and massive abuse of the electoral process by the PDP.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The aggrieved governorship candidates accused the PDP of hijacking election materials especially, result sheets where they took to the private residence of the party chieftains to record scores for their candidate, Mr. Udom Emmanuel.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

PDP leads in Akwa Ibom

PDP leads in Akwa Ibom

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the results of the governorship election in Akwa-Ibom State from ele...

PDP Group Challenges Buhari To Debate With Jonathan

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'><img src="http://ift.tt/18fIQ9k"/> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><div><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><br/> </span> </span> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />PDP support group, Wind of Hope, has challenged the APC presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, to a presidential debate at Chatham House, in London.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In an open letter, published online, the group said; “In our quest for deepening democracy <a id="more" name="more"> </a>which thrives on robust and constructive deliberations, that aid the electorate, Wind of Hope hereby offers you (Buhari) a platform to debate with the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, before the forthcoming elections at Chatham House, where you were so obviously at ease before your supporters and the international media”.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It further read; “We wish to state further, our readiness to fully sponsor such a forum. All we ask is that you state your preferred date and time”.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />According to the group’s National Coordinator, Onoriode Akpeh, a presidential debate with both candidates, would help deepen democracy.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It would be recalled that the APC presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, refused calls for a presidential debate in Nigeria, including one organised by Channels Television and other groups.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Last month, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Director of Strategy, Dele Alake, had explained that Buhari would not attend the presidential debate organised by Channels Television, Arise TV and NPAN, noting that the party “could not vouch for the independence of some of the organisers of the debate”.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />On the other hand, the Head of Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode, had expressed the President’s readiness to participate in any presidential debate, organised by anyone, anywhere in the country.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />If the APC candidate accepts the challenge, it could be the final showdown between the two political gladiators in the 2015 Presidential elections, re-scheduled for March 28th.<br/><br /><div><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><br/> </span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><br/> </span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div><i><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><br/> </span> </i> </div><br /><br/><br /><div><i><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Source: Channels</span> </i> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

PDP Group Challenges Buhari To Debate With Jonathan

PDP Group Challenges Buhari To Debate With Jonathan

PDP support group, Wind of Hope, has challenged the APC presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, to a presidential debate at C...

APC Now Has Clear Majority In The House Of Reps

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div><img height="424" src="http://ift.tt/1Frz3eU" width="640"/> </div><br /><br/><br /><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />With the recent defection of 6 PDP House of Reps members to other political parties yesterday Feb. 17th, the APC now has clear majority in the House of Reps according to a report by Channels TV.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a>No sooner than the day’s proceedings began yesterday, the speaker of the House, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, announced notices of defection from six members of the PDP to four other parties.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The lawmakers, Robinson Uwak (Akwa-Ibom) and Mohammed Ibrahim (Jigawa) defected to the APC, Tobias Okwurio Chukwuemeka (Ebonyi) and Peter Ali (Ebonyi) moved to the Labour Party, Akpan Umoh (Akwa-Ibom) defected to Accord Party while Chineyen Eke (Abia) defected to APGA.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />With the defections, the total number of APC members in the lower chamber now stands at 181 while the PDP members in the house is 156. Other parties in the house now share 23 seats, with SDP occupying 10, the Labour Party five, APGA four, PDM two, and the Accord Party two seats.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/> </span><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

APC Now Has Clear Majority In The House Of Reps

APC Now Has Clear Majority In The House Of Reps

With the recent defection of 6 PDP House of Reps members to other political parties yesterday Feb. 17th, the APC now has clear majority in ...

Sokoto State PDP Governiship Candidate Decamps, Joins APC

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'><img height="301" src="http://ift.tt/1LP7Ww0" width="400"/> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><div><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><br/> </span> </span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><br/> </span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><br/> </span> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Alhaji Ibrahim Magaji Gusau, former PDP gubernatorial aspirant on Wednesday renounced his membership of the party and defected to All Progressive Congress (APC) over lack of internal democracy.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a>Governor Aliyu Wamakko received Gusau with over 1000 supporters at the party office along Bello way.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said that there is no new and old member in the APC as all are equal in ensuring the victory of the all its candidates in this month’s general election.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Wamakko called members of the party especially those seeking elective positions to do more in its house-to-house campaign.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said that the will enable the party emerge victorious in this month general elections.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He called on them to acquire the permanent voters card to massively vote for the party candidates.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Earlier, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau told party supporters that lack of internal democracy was responsible for the massive defection among members of the party.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“I am a founding member of PDP but lack of committed democrat as leaders was purely responsible for my defection,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He promised to mobilize more supporters to ensure success of the party.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Sokoto State PDP Governiship Candidate Decamps, Joins APC

Sokoto State PDP Governiship Candidate Decamps, Joins APC

Alhaji Ibrahim Magaji Gusau, former PDP gubernatorial aspirant on Wednesday renounced his membership of the party and defected to A...

“I Promise You That PDP Will Be History After February Elections" - Gov. Rotimi Amechi

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><img height="387" src="http://ift.tt/1za7DFs" width="640"/> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><br/> </span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Rivers state governor Rotimi Amaechi says despite the political blackmail and baseless propaganda by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP against the All Progressives Congress (APC), PDP would be history after 2015 elections if the ruling party allows a level playing field.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'> </div><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Amaechi who gave a speech on Tuesday during the 2015 Thanksgiving Day Service held at the Dr. Obi Wali International Convention centre in Port Harcourt said that President Goodluck Jonathan is so scared of defeat that his foot soldiers are mobilizing for the postponement of the election.</span><br/><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>He expressed hope that with the level of distribution of Permanent Voters Card (PVC) to the electorates in the North and other parts of the country, and the test of popularity of the APC Presidential candidate, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), the road map to victory for the party was sure.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>“We are on course to move PDP out of office in the upcoming 2015 February elections. This is because we need to ask ourselves why PDP is asking for the postponement of the elections?</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Amaechi alleged PDP has also gone ahead to ask some unnamed willing editors of various national newspapers and other media houses to start heating up the political system that will warrant the postponement of the 2015 February elections.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>“I promise you that, PDP will be history in this country after the presidential elections. Over 60 to 65 per cent of the electorates in the north have already collected their Permanent Voters Cards.”</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>While condemning the unlawful activities of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the country, Governor Amaechi decried the inability of the Jonathan led government to attract development to Rivers State since 2011 and the need to improve on the revamping of existing refineries across the country for maximum productivity.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>He called on Rivers people and supporters of the APC to vote massively for the party’s victory in the 2015 general elections for dividends of democracy to thrive.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>“This is the time for the massive support of the APC to claim what rightly belong to them from the PDP government. On the day of the election, we will vote APC all the way. This is the time to claim our victory and that is why Rivers state is close to the APC Presidency, So, we can bring dividends of democracy to our people. No project was done by Jonathan and his administration and no effort was made to revamp our refineries. That is the reason why we should vote APC,” Amaechi stated.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

“I Promise You That PDP Will Be History After February Elections" - Gov. Rotimi Amechi

“I Promise You That PDP Will Be History After February Elections" - Gov. Rotimi Amechi

Rivers state governor Rotimi Amaechi says despite the political blackmail and baseless propaganda by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP a...

Breaking: Boko Haram attack Maiduguri again

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/15vmy24" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style='font-family: inherit;'><img border="0" height="180" src="http://ift.tt/15vmy24" width="640"/> </span> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><span style='font-family: inherit;'><br/> </span><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1L7DLQi" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style='font-family: inherit;'><img border="0" height="172" src="http://ift.tt/1L7DLQi" width="640"/> </span> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><span style='font-family: inherit;'><br/> </span> <span style='font-family: inherit;'><br/> </span><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Boko Haram terrorists, in the early hours of this morning, Sunday 25th January 2015, attacked some communities in Maiduguri and Monguno. The Defence HQ tweeted that troops are repelling the attack and have imposed a curfew on Maiduguri with immediate effect to help fight the insurgents who are currently retreating<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Breaking: Boko Haram attack Maiduguri again

Breaking: Boko Haram attack Maiduguri again

Boko Haram terrorists, in the early hours of this morning, Sunday 25th January 2015, attacked some communities in Maiduguri and Mo...

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