Tag: Convention
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2019: PDP will die if we allow manipulation at today’s convention – Okowa
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP National Convention Committee and Executive Governor of Delta State, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa has said the party will die if stakeholders allow manipulative tendencies. Okowa spoke in a live interview session on AIT on the eve of the PDP convention holding on Saturday (today) at the Eagles Square in…
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PDP chair: I have no preferred candidate – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said he does not have an anointed candidate in Saturday’s national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). The former Vice President said in a press statement signed by his media office in Abuja on Friday that he, as an advocate of internal democracy in a political party system, believes…
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We have adequate security in place for PDP’s convention – Police
The Police Command in the FCT has warned that it would not tolerate any acts that would cause trouble at Saturday’s convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scheduled to hold in Abuja on Saturday, December 9. The Spokesman of the Command, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, gave the warning in an interview in Abuja. Manzah said…
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2019: Atiku free to move from one political party to another – IBB
…Says PDP will have best convention ever A former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, has expressed confidence that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led convention organising committee of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, will conduct a rancour free and acceptable convention. Mr. Babangida spoke on Wednesday when Mr. Okowa, accompanied by the chairman of the caretaker committee of…
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Atiku free to make speech at convention but won’t be allowed to vote – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar who returned to the party on Sunday will be permitted to give a speech at the December 9 convention but won’t be able to vote. The party’s convention is scheduled to hold at the Eagles Square in Abuja. The party said the…
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PDP Convention: Elect vibrant, young leaders, says PDP S/Africa
Mr Ekos Akpokabayen, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South Africa chapter has called on members of the party to elect vibrant and young leaders at its national convention. The People Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee has approved Dec. 9 for the party’s national elective convention. The decision, taken at its 76th NEC…
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Dokpesi wants PDP governors to play pivotal role at convention
A national chairmanship aspirant of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Raymond Dokpesi, said PDP governors had crucial roles to play at Saturday’s national convention of the party. Dokpesi said on Tuesday night, while addressing members of the party in Abia at its secretariat in Umuahia, that as leaders of the party in their states, the…
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APC is undemocratic, afraid to hold convention – Makarfi
The Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC of being afraid to hold national convention. He said this was the reason the ruling party had not been able to organise a national convention for many years. Makarfi spoke in Abuja on…
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Convention: PDP panel bans presidential ticket campaign as Atiku visits party’s headquarters today
Indications emerge that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar will visit the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abuja, on Tuesday (today). TheNewsGuru.com reports that Atiku had earlier on Sunday announced his return to the PDP after decamping from the APC last week. However, the Convention Planning Committee of the party, set up to organise the…
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Gov. Okowa heads PDP convention committee again
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday inaugurated the National Planning Committee to conduct its Dec. 9 national convention. The committee headed by Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta was inaugurated by the Chairman, National Caretaker Committee of the party, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, in Abuja. At the ceremony, Makarfi announced that the committee would take full…