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T he Coming days that leads to the Governorship Primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP promises to be an interesting one especially in Rivers State not with the avoidable controversies that has trailed its build up climaxing in the ignoble decision of the South South Screening Committee sitting   in Port Harcourt to disqualify proactive members of the party on the basis of not being its members. Thank God this questionable decision was eventually reversed by the national leadership of the party at Abuja a day that also witnessed the issuance of Clearance Certificate to   President   Goodluck Jonathan to contest the Presidential Primaries of the party at the Wadata Plaza Abuja. The fact that there was a mischievous attempt to asphyxiate other candidates out of the party days leading to the primaries and few months leading to the general elections raises strong questions as to how we are wont to tolerate the impunity of a particular person in a party tha...

The Niger Delta Renaissance Organisation NDRO has commended the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Screening Appeal Committee for clearing frontline governorship candidate of the party Chief Dumo Lulu Briggs after the infamous action of the South South screening committee which refused to clear him and others known to be against the governorship aspiration of Barr. Nyesom Wike former minister of state for education. The group in a press statement signed by its National Coordinator Comrade Nwokoma Messiah said it would have been a big disaster for the party if the plan had sailed through. The NDRO said the Peoples Democratic Party PDP would have been setting a wrong precedent by disqualifying prominent members of the party who have contributed to its development in many ways. The group described Chief Dumo Lulu Briggs as a candidate that is in touch with the people and said it has the belief that he will emerge victorious during the governorship primaries. It said the Wike group ...

T he Niger Delta Renaissance Organisation has commended the President of the Nigerian Senate and Leader of the National Assembly Senator David Mark and members of the Nigerian Police Force over their handling of the crisis in the House of Representatives on Thursday 20 th November 2014. The group in a press statement signed by its National Coordinator Comrade Nwokoma Messiah said the Senate President showed strong maturity in handling the issue which would have led to bloodbath at the National Assembly due to the violence displayed by members of the House from the minority All Progressive Congress APC. The group accused Hon. Aminu Tambuwal of trying to cause crisis in the country by interpreting the constitution and House rules to suit his whims and caprices. It accused Tambuwal of impunity stressing that there is nowhere in the world where minority in a chamber of the legislature can produce the Speaker. It described such act as the height of political rascality which ha...

    The Presidency has warned Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State against making inflammatory statements ahead of the 2015 general elections. It said this while reacting to a statement credited to the governor that the All Progressives Congress would not go to court if the ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, rigged it out during the elections. The governor, who spoke at the APC Salvation Rally in Abuja, on Wednesday, was said to have added that instead of going to court, there would be civil disobedience in the country and that his party would form a parallel government. Reacting on behalf of the Presidency, on Thursday, the Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, stated at a news conference in Abuja that the President would not rig the election to win. Besides, he added that the President had said that even if he loses the election, he would go back to his village in Bayelsa State to enjo...

Copyright Sahara Reporters Nov 20, 2014 Nigeria's First Lady Patience Jonathan received her National Electronic Identity Card yesterday in Abuja. Patience Jonathan receives National Electronic Identity Card NAN Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission, Chris Onyemenam, presented her with the activated ID card. The National Electronic Identity card was launched in August 2014. Patience Jonathan receives National Electronic Identity Card NAN At the launch in Abuja, President Jonathan said "The card is not only a means of certifying your identity, but also a personal database repository and payment card, all in your pocket." All Nigerians will have to have these new identity cards by 2019 if they want to vote. The card can also be used to make electronic payments. The Nigerian Identity Management Commission is planning to integrate the card with various government bases including those for voter registration, driver...