Tag: Defection
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Defection: APC leaders reject Akpabio as party leader in Akwa Ibom
Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State have rejected former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, as the party leader in the state. Recall that Akpabio on Tuesday resigned his position as Senate Minority Leader and formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday. A party chieftain,…
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Thousands of PDP, APC members set to defect to AGAP
Members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) towering thousands in Delta state are set to dump the parties for the All Grand Alliance Party (AGAP). TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the revelation was made during separate courtesy calls by delegates of the two parties to the Delta State Chairman of AGAP,…
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Why I defected to APC – Akpabio
Former Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday pledged to take the people of Akwa Ibom state and the South-South to the centre for meaningful visibilty. The 55-year-old former governor of Akwa Ibom formally defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC) at a mega rally held at the…
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‘Akpabio’s defection will shake PDP to its roots’
Senate Majority Leader, Ahmed Lawan, on Wednesday said the defection of Senator God’swill Akpabio will shake his former party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) to its roots. Lawan said this during Wednesday in Ikot Ekpene township stadium at a rall to formally welcome the former Minority Leader to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). No…
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Defection not automatic end to your cases with EFCC, FG tells defectors
The Federal Government on Monday assured that the gale of defection in the nation’s party politics will not shield any corrupt politician from investigation and prosecution. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, gave the assurance when he paid an official visit to the Abuja office of The Authority newspaper. Fielding questions from members…
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Photo: Akpabio further seals defection plans, meets Tinubu in Abuja
In what appears to be a final seal to his proposed defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, on Monday afternoon paid a courtesy call on the national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Abuja. Recall that Akbabio had on Sunday visited President Muhammadu Buhari in London.…
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Defection: Group calls on Governor Tambuwal to resign
A Group of ‘Concerned Citizens of Sokoto State’ has called on Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal to resign his position as governor following his defection to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing a press conference on Sunday, the group Coordinator, Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi, described Tambuwal’s exit from APC as betrayal…
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2019: Ugwuanyi, Ikpeazu, Umahi, Ayade react to defection reports
Governors Ben Ayade (Cross River), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi) and Okezie Ikpeazu all of main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have denied nursing plans to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). They said they would continue to remain loyal party members of the PDP, stressing that it was laughable and…
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2019: Kano deputy governor, Abubakar denies defection, resignation rumours
Embattled Kano State Deputy Governor, Prof Hafiz Abubakar, on Thursday, dismissed as false rumours news making the rounds that he had defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). While dismissing the speculation, Abubakar said he was still a member of the APC. He attributed the false claim that he…
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Defections: Saraki has always behaved like opposition – FG
The Federal Government on Wednesday accused the Senate President, Bukola Saraki of always acting like a member of the opposition before officially decamping on Tuesday. This was revealed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Wednesday. The minister said the defection of the Senate President from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)…