Tag: Defection
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APC refutes mass exodus of members in Kebbi State
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied its members defected en masse from the party to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi State. Alhaji Suleiman Argungun, the National Organising Secretary, APC said this when he spoke with newsmen on Sunday in Abuja.
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Senate President not sitting on Senators’ letters of defection – Aide
Mr Ola Awoniyi, Special Adviser on Media to Senator Ahmad Lawan has denied that the President of the Senate is sitting on Senators’ letters of defection. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Mr Awoniyi made this known in a statement on Saturday, adding that the Senate President has always promptly read out at plenaries letters by Senators defecting from one party…
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Nasarawa APC lawmaker resigns
Mr Abdulaziz Danladi, the member representing Keffi East Constituency in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has officially resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State. Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, the Speaker of the house made this known while reading Abdulaziz’s resignation letter during the House sitting on Monday in Lafia.
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Defection: Judge stops hearing in suit against Matawalle
Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, stopped the continuation of the hearing in a suit filed against Gov. Bello Matawalle over his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Ekwo said the move became necessary due to a similar matter pending before the…
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2023: Sokoto Speaker, 3 APC guber aspirants defect to PDP
The Speaker, Sokoto State House of Assembly, Alhaji Aminu Achida, and three gubernatorial aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The defectors were received by Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, the PDP Vice Presidential Candidate, on Sunday in Sokoto.
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Defection: APC Chair, Adamu worried over senators leaving party
APC Nationa Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has expressed concern over the gale of defections in the ruling party. Seven senators dumped APC for other opposition parties after they failed to secure the governing party’s ticket to contest the 2023 elections. Members of the Senate who have defected from the APC are Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano), Yahaya…
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Senate Majority Leader, 1 other dump APC for PDP
Two frontline members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senate Majority Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, and Adamu Aliero, have officially defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The formal defections of the two APC senators from Kebbi State were conveyed in two separate letters addressed to the President of Senate Ahmad Lawan, and read at plenary…
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Jonathan has defected to APC – President Buhari’s aide, Ahmad
Bashir Ahmaad President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, has confirmed that Goodluck Jonathan has defected to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Bashir made this revelation via his verified Twitter page while responding to those responding who doubted his earlier prediction that the Goodluck will defect to APC.
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Umahi: APC, PDP’s fight over ownership of electoral votes – By Ehichioya Ezomon
Court rulings on the sacking of Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi and Deputy Governor Kelechi Igwe are shaping up to becoming a “locus classicus” – an authoritative passage from a standard work that is often quoted as an illustration; a classic case or example.
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PDP to appeal High Court judgment on Ayade’s defection
According to a statement released by PDP and signed by state chairman Vena Ikem,proceeding of the Appeal court would remain a civilized struggle and an intellectual exploration of the limits and vastness of our jurisprudence in this untested territory.”