Tag: Opposition
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Ministerial Nominees and Opposition's Holler, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon How’s it the business of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and critics to determine the kind and quality of persons nominated to be Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria? From complaining about delay in naming the ministers, to the nominees being “uninspiring” and “not technocrats,” the PDP moved to the…
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Opposition planning to discredit elections should Buhari win – FG
The Federal Government has alerted the public “to the evil machinations of the opposition” to scuttle and discredit the 2019 polls. Recall that the elections is scheduled to commence on February 16. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed at a media briefing on Monday in Abuja, alleged that ‘the opposition’ was dispatching a…
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The opposition and Aisha’s turnabout, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon Until lately, Aisha Buhari was the “darling” of the opposition, as she presented herself as a “shadow cabinet” to or an in-house critic of her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government that he heads. In those days, the opposition didn’t need to do much to checkmate…
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2019: Plans by opposition to break APC with malicious audio won’t work – FG
The Federal Government has said the deliberate release of an audio in which the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, allegedly criticised President Muhammadu Buhari will not break the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday. Amaechi is…
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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)…
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2019: Buhari’s team, APC offering opposition parties N50m each — ADC
…show proofs of the bribe – APC The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged that the All Progressives Congress and the President Muhammadu Buhari team are offering opposition parties N50m to compromise them. The National Chairman of the ADC, Ralphs Nwosu, said this in his welcome address at a meeting with a team of officials…
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Opposition spreading lies, blackmailing me with herdsmen, farmers clashes – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said opposition parties are blacking him with the herdsmen/farmers clashes happening in the northern part of the country. Buhari said this on Tuesday when he led leaders of the All Progressives Congress to Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital to support the party’s candidate, Kayode Fayemi in the forthcoming governorship…
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Opposition candidate wins Sierra Leone’s presidential poll
The opposition party’s candidate, Rtd Brig Julius Madaa Bio of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) has been declared the winner of the March 31 Sierra Leone Presidential run-off election. According to the result announced by the Sierra Leone’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) on Wednesday in Freetown, Bio received 1,319,406 votes representing 51.81 per cent…
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2019: Atiku visits Fayose, hails him for standing up to opposition roles
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday visited Ekiti State where he held talks with the state Governor, Ayo Fayose and leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Stating why he chose to visit Ekiti first since his return to the party, Atiku said Fayose’s role as opposition leader and chairman of…
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Expect robust, vibrant opposition from PDP in 2018 – Secondus tells APC
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has assured Nigerians that the PDP will play robust and vibrant roles in the nation’s polity in 2018. Mr. Secondus, in a new year message he issued on Saturday in Abuja, said the worst was over for the PDP. He said the opposition party…