Tag: Opposition
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Paris Club Refund: Opposition tasks Oyo govt. on payment of workers’ salaries
….empathises with workers over current plight Oyo state Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has been advised to use the latest Paris Club refund from the Federal Government to offset the salary arrears of the workers and also to embark on people-oriented projects that will improve the lot of the people of the state. A chieftain of…
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Police arrest vocal opposition leader
Mr Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray, the vocal leader of the Alliance Democratic Party (ADP), in Sierra Leone has been arrested. The party of the opposition presidential hopeful has accused the government of intimidation and called for his immediate release. It said the ruling All People’s Congress (APC) was behind the arrest its leader, who faces two…
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South Africa opposition sues Zuma, 11 ministers over corruption
South Africa’s main opposition party on Tuesday sued President Jacob Zuma and 11 other people over corruption and influence-peddling by the wealthy Gupta business family. The news agency said the Democratic Alliance (DA) filed charges against Zuma, his son Duduzane Zuma, the brothers Atul, Ajay and Rajesh Gupta. Others are Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba, three…
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‘PDP says it will win future elections…’
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State on Sunday expressed optimism that it would win all future elections in the state. Some chieftains of the party in the state said at a zonal meeting in Awgu for Enugu West that the party would continue to control the state in spite of recent political realignments…
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AD will provide credible, formidable opposition in Ondo – Oke
The Alliance for Democracy (AD) has vowed that it will build a strong, credible and formidable opposition party in Ondo State. Chief Olusola Oke, the governorship candidate of the party in the Nov.26, 2016 governorship election in the state, said this on Saturday at a stakeholders forum in Akure. Oke described AD as a “…
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Gambia Presidential poll: Opposition candidate Adama Barrow in early lead
Opposition candidate Adama Barrow was in the lead after almost 75 per cent of votes had been counted in Gambian presidential voting, threatening President Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year-rule, the electoral commission said on Friday. Barrow, who has the support of seven political parties, had won 22 out of 53 constituencies or 138,148 votes in Thursday’s presidential…