Day: 23 September 2016

Barely 24 hours after the defection of Senator Joshua Dariye to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the Plateau State Chapter of his former party, the PDP, has condemned his action and demanded that he vacates the seat. This was disclosed by the PDP State Chairman, Hon. Damishi Sango, while briefing journalists at the party Secretariat in Jos. Sango said, “The Peoples Democratic Party strongly condemns his (Dariye’s) action and demands that he honourably resigns and vacate the seat of Senator representing Plateau Central Senatorial District having become a member…

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A factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff, has faulted statement credited to Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state,that the courts should be allowed to resolve the leadership crisis in the party. Speaking yesterday while inaugurating a factional leadership of the party in Delta state, Sheriff said the problems rocking the party could only be resolved through dialogue, which has been initiated between him and Senator Ahmed Makarfi. Recall that Senators Sheriff and Makarfi early this week resolved to work together to end the leadership crisis that…

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Chief Edwin Clark-led Pan-Niger Delta Coastal States Stakeholders’ Consultative Forum has kicked against the forthcoming Niger Delta Stakeholders’ Summit scheduled for September 26 to 27, 2016, at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja. A statement signed by Chief Clark and 28 others on Friday, said the summit being organized by the office of the Vice President was contrary to “the expectations of all right-thinking persons worldwide.” They said, “The issues confronting the Niger Delta does not require an academic exercise to proffer solutions to the Niger Delta issues but rather, a…

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