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  • PDP women protest at Niger INEC collation centre

    As the last result to be collated is being awaited from Kontagora local government area, women belonging to the People Democratic Party (PDP) stormed the INEC headquarters in Minna, Niger state where the collation of the results for the governorship election was taking place to protest over what they termed ‘a scam election.”

    They called on the PDP chairman in Niger state, Tanko Beji not to sign the results sheet, declaring the result being collated does not reflect the election done.

    The women were chanted ‘Ole’, ‘Thief’, and ‘declare the right result’ among others.

    The spokesperson for the women, Honorable Talatu Sauka, said they were protesting because they do not agree with the result being collated saying the result being collated is a lie.

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    “We are here because we are not agreeing to the result. It is never possible for an election held in 25 Luca government areas and not even one was given to PDP.

    “Nasko has made all the efforts and he has a lot of people that loves him.

    “This result is rubbish and as far as we are concerned, we are protesting because it is never possible to have a competition in politics and in 25 local government areas and not even one for PDP.

    “It is a lie and we are saying the election is a scam. We are here protesting and raising out voices as women that we do not agree with the declaration of results,” she stated.

    When it was pointed out the party agents signed the result sheets at the various local government areas, Talatu alleged the “party agents that were brought”.

    She also pointed out other party agents were driven away from the polling units.

  • Defectors are Irrevelevant to us – Niger PDP chairman

    The Chairman of the Niger state People’s Democratic Party, Barrister Tanko Beji has described the defection moves by some PDP chieftains to the APC as good riddance saying they are irrelevant to PDP.

    According to him, PDP is better off with them leaving the party saying that their defection has revealed that they were moles in the party who had been selling the party out.

    During the week, four PDP bigwigs defected to the APC, they included the former PDP Chairman, Abdulrahman Enagi, two governorship aspirants, Mohammed Baka and Sudan Hannafi and the Treasurer, Ibeto.

    Fielding questions from Journalists in Minna regarding the recent defections in the party, Beji said that the PDP is not in any way moved or concerned about the moves as no gap has been created in the cause of the defection.

    “Who are you talking about? These people have no substance, to us, they only have one vote. On our side, where we lost one, we gained over 100 back. There is nothing new on defection. It is part and parcel of politics.

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    “We are better off without them. It finally shows that the moles are finding themselves out, it revealed that all these while, they had their interest elsewhere and because they did not get the position they aspired for, they decided to go.

    “Let them go. It is good riddance to their bad rubbish. When the former PDP Chairman defected, we received over 100 youths from his village and when Hannafi defected, we received crowd of APC members in Kontagora.

    “They are Abuja politicians. We are not concerned with Abuja politicians which is who they are. We are not moved. We have better things to concentrate on.

    The PDP Chairman further disclosed that the party would soon begin its local government campaign tour.

     

     

  • Secondus, IBB hold closed door meeting

    The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus along with members of the PDP National Working Committee met with former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida in Minna on Monday.

    The team arrived at the Minna airport with a chartered flight and was driven in a motorcade to the Uphill Residence of Babangida.

    The meeting was held behind closed doors in the presence of members of the Niger state working committee of the party led by the Chairman, Barrister Tanko Beji.

    One of the Party Chieftains who spoke to newsmen disclosed that Prince Secondus intimated the elder Statesman on the development and progress made in the party and its preparation for the Osun and Ekiti states governorship election.

    The Source said that General Babangida commended the reconciliation move by the National Working Committee  in appeasing aggreieved members.

    Babangida was said to have rated the level of preparation of the Party at a very high level stating that at this rate, PDP would record success in the next general election.

    Other members on the National Working Committee present include the National Secretary, the National Publicity Secretary Kola Ologbodinyan, National Financial Secretary, Alhaji Abdullahi Maibasira and the National Woman Leader.

  • Niger PDP chairman remanded in prison

    Niger PDP chairman remanded in prison

    A Minna High Court on Monday remanded the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman in Niger State, Barr. Tanko Beji, in prison.

    Beji is arraigned on a one-count charge of aiding and abetting former governor of the state, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, who is also standing trial.

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Beji,  Aliyu and Umar Nasko and made the PDP chairman the second accused person in the ex-governor’s trial.

    Beji served as Director General of Aliyu’s campaign organisation when the ex-governor was vying for the second term in office.

    He will remain in prison till Friday when the High Court Judge, Justice Aliyu Maiyaki, will rule on his bail application.

    The counsel to the accused, Olajide Ayodele, urged the court to release his client on bail.

    Ayodele said: “He is a well- known person in the state and the legal profession as such cannot jump bail.”
    The counsel to the EFCC, Mr. Gbolahan Latona, opposed the application, saying the offence for which the PDP chairman was charged was not bailable by virtue of section 341 sub section 2 of the criminal procedure code.

    Justice Maiyaki also ruled that the court has jurisdiction to hear the case.