Tag: Defection
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Senate Leader responds to criticism of coercing lawmakers to join APC
Leader of the Senate Opeyemi Bamidele, has said that President Bola Tinubu was not coercing opposition lawmakers to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) contrary to public criticism. He said this during plenary on Tuesday, while justifying the defection of all the three Peoples Democratic
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Tinubu in closed door meeting with Oborevwori amid defection drama
President Bola Tinubu is currently holding a closed-door meeting with Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, at the State House, Abuja. Accorfding to The Nation, Governor Oborevwori arrived at the State House at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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PDP move to recover mandates from Oborevwori, other defectors in Delta
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its National Legal Adviser to initiate legal proceedings aimed at reclaiming the party’s mandate from Delta Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori for defection. Others whose mandates are also to be reclaimed are lawmakers, and other elected officials who recently
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Oborevwori’s defection to APC, a tsunami of unimaginable proportion – Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the defection of Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori Delta and thousands of his supporters into the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a political tsunami of unimaginable proportion. Shettima said this on Monday in Asaba when he formally received Oborevwori, former Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of
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Osun Speaker reacts to lawmakers’ defection rumour
The Speaker of Osun House of Assembly, Mr Adewale Egbedun, on Friday debunked the rumour that 25 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers had defected. In a statement issued in Osogbo by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olamide Tiamiyu, the speaker emphasised
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I’m vindicated by Oborevwori, Okowa, others defection – Shaibu
Former Deputy Governor of Edo, Philip Shaibu, says the defections into the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) was a vindication of his stands. He said that of the Delta Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori and all his appointees and immediate past governor
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Defection is a new dawn in Delta – Ned Nwoko
Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC -Delta) has described the the defection of Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a new dawn in the political history of the state. Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District and Chairman, Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Crude Oil
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Mass defections from LP due to Abure’s leadership failure – Reps Caucus
Chairman of Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives, Rep. Afam Ogene, has blamed mass defections of lawmakers to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the former Chairman, Julius Abure’s leadership failure. Ogene said this in an interview with NAN in Abuja on Friday.
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Mass Exodus: SDP chieftains defect to APC
The 2023 Vice Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Yusuf Buhari, and Kano State governorship candidate, Bala Gwagwarawa, have defected to the APC. Also defecting are the Kano State Working Committee, 38 local
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Defection: Jandor came to spy, ruin Lagos PDP – Chieftain
The PDP in Lagos State says it will not miss the party’s 2023 governorship candidate,Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran better known as Jandor, who defected to the APC. The Lagos State PDP Vice Chairman (Central), Mr Hakeem Olalemi, made