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Gbenga Daniel dumps PDP, joins APC
Mr Daniel says the move is in the best interest of our people .
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A former governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, on Tuesday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), and officially joined the ruling
He is expected to be welcomed by five governors elected on the platform of the party.
Mr Daniel, in a statement he sent to his supporters, said the move is in the best interest of “our people”.
“Our cause is just, well-considered, not for any personal gain or aggrandisement but in the overall interest our people. What we all need to do is to be active and proactive with our responses as there will be no time for briefing,” read the note seen by PREMIUM TIMES.
Ayo Akanji pays tribute to Sam Nda-Isaiah, publisher of Leadership Newspapers who passed at 58
Those at the top are not always ogres, as this writer finds out. Bosses are human, too. I first met the Chairman, (Sam Nda-Isaiah) Kakaki Nupe, as an energetic young lad, freshly out of NYSC and trying to navigate myself around the political climate of Nigeria.
I grew up reading dozens of African pre-independence and post-independence political books in my dad’s library and profoundly admired the art of politicking. I got influenced by them, but had zero chance of having a grip on this dynamic game, until I got a call from Mustapha Sheikh Abdullah, intimating me of a meeting with a certain presidential aspirant from the yet to be registered All Progressives Congress (APC). The negotiation birthing the coalition merger was still in progress even though Chairman was of the Congress for Progressives Change, (CPC bloc). I had to dash out from Zaria to Abuja, telling my dad I would be back i
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, has congratulated former President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki as he turns 58 on Saturday.
The governor in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika in Asaba, acknowledged Saraki’s unparalleled efforts at repositioning and ensuring the independence of the legislature when he served as President of the 8th National Assembly.
He said that Saraki contributed immensely to the political development of Nigeria as a former Governor and President of the Senate.
Okowa also lauded Saraki’s role as Director-General of PDP Presidential Campaign Council for the 2019 general elections, which he said, was very remarkable notwithstanding that the party did not win the presidential election.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,
Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba on Saturday, December 19, 2020, Okowa acknowledged Saraki’s unparalleled efforts at repositioning and ensuring the independence of the legislature when he served as Chairman of the 8th National Assembly.
He stated that Saraki contributed immensely to the political development of Nigeria as a former Governor and President of the Senate.
According to Okowa, Saraki’s Senate was more of the People’s parliament where several life-changing bills and motions were passed to improve the welfare of Nigerians.
He also lauded Saraki’s role as Director-General of PDP Presidential Campaign Council for the 2019 general elections, which he said, was very remarkable notwithstanding that the party did not win the presidential election.