$ 9.3m scandal: APC condemns attempt to cover up probe

Mohammed

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the obvious attempt
by the PDP-led Federal Government, working with some members of the
National Assembly, to cover up the smuggling of 9.3 million US dollars
to South Africa on a private plane, saying the cover-up plans will
fail because the issues involve transcend Nigeria.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by its National Publicity
Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and sent to SHOWBIZPLUSng, the party said the cover-up attempt
manifested clearly at the House of Representatives on Tuesday, when a top PDP lawmaker curiously refused to entertain a debate
on a motion seeking a probe of the issue that has further ridiculed
Nigeria in the global community.

2015: Shock as PDP cancels presidential primary, adopts Jonathan as sole candidate ...Sambo's fate shaky

Jonathan and Sambo

The Peoples Democratic Party has said with the adoption of President Goodluck Jonathan by the party’s National Executive Committee, the party will not hold the presidential primary scheduled for December 6. It said with the adoption, the President had become the sole candidate for the presidential election.

With the development, it said the party would only ratify Jonathan’s candidature on December 6.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Olisa Metuh, who disclosed this in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Friday said the convention would ratify the decision taken at NEC.

Don't postpone 2015 general elections-APC warns

Mohammed

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned those nursing the plan to postpone the 2015 general elections to perish the thought, saying Nigerians will not accept, under any guise whatsoever, any scheme by desperate elected officials to get tenure elongation by subterfuge

In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and sent to SHOWBIZPLUSng, the party said those who are flying the kite of pushing forward the election ostensibly because the nation is at war are trying to imperil the nation's democracy.

2015: Balewa’s son dares Jonathan, set to contest

Jhalil

The son of Nigeria’s First Republic Prime Minister, Dr. Abdul Jhalil Tafawa Balewa, Saturday, said he would contest the 2015 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Balewa who condemned plot by the leadership of the party to demoralize other presidential aspirants said “I’m not intimidated by the decision of the PDP governors and the party to support the second term aspiration of President Goodluck Jonathan”.

Speaking further, he said: “What type of democracy do we have? Is the PDP a communist party? Where is the place of internal democracy?”

More troubles for PDP top shot and Jonathan’ man, Kashamu as US court declares him wanted for importing drugs into US

Kashamu

A United States of America’s Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit  sitting at Illinois recntly declared a Peoples Democratic Party’s chieftain and President Goodluck Jonathan's right hand man, Buruji Kashamu‎ a fugitive wanted in America for trial for allegedly importing drug to the country.
  Delivering his judgment in an application by Kashamu for a Writ of Mandamus, Justice Charles R. Norgle declined his request to quash an indictment issued him on the basis that it was out of time.
  But the court held that the indictment against Kashamu had no expiration date.
  The court held that, “Should he ever come to the United States, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, he could be put on trial in the federal district court in Chicago, since the indictment has no expiration date.

South South TAN Rally: PDP Slams APC For Politicizing Ebola Virus Disease

L-R: Jonathan and Tinubu

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State Chapter says the All Progressives Congress, APC, is one flock of same minds suffering from the calamity of being ignorant of everything simply because they lack the courage to admit their ignorance of a great number of things including the dreaded Ebola Virus disease that is ravaging many parts of West African sub region.

The party came out with this while reacting to the APC’s unnecessary discomfort over the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN South South Rally in Port Harcourt over the weekend which was a huge success, and its senseless attempt to blame the party for going on with the event in view of the reported cases of the Ebola disease in the State.

In a statement signed by Jerry Needam, Special Adviser on Media to the State Chairman, Prince Felix Obuah and sent to SHOWBIZPLUSng, the Party said the APC’s continued hue and cry even after the event, and heaps of insults on President Goodluck Jonathan whom it is accusing of masterminding the rally appear to confirm the public view that all the noise about the Ebola virus disease without a corresponding action by Governor Amaechi and his APC chieftains in the State was mainly to stop the PDP rally and not born out of genuine concern for the health of Rivers people.

Osun election: Why Jonathan congratulated Aregbesola

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday congratulated Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun  State on his victory in Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
In a statement by the Presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, which was sent to SHOWBIZPLUSng, Jonathan commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and national security agencies for ensuring that the elections were free, fair, credible and peaceful in keeping with the avowed commitment of his Administration.
The President in the statement, also lauded the people of Osun State who, he said, “came out en masse yesterday in all the local government areas of the state to peacefully and freely exercise their democratic right, trusting in his assurance that all necessary measures would be taken to ensure their safety and the sanctity of their votes.”