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Nigeria: Join PDP, Jonathan Tells Opposition Parties

March 25, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday in Abuja called on members of the opposition to join the Peoples Democratic Party. Mr. Jonathan made the invitation at the grand finale of PDP National Reconciliation and Consolidation Tour undertaken by the National Working … read more »

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Nigeria 2015: The Naked Dancers and the Two-Year Marathon By: Nasir El-Rufai

March 10, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

In a functional democracy, the arguments and divisions currently wracking the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would be seen as a sign of the healthy debates and disagreements that are critical to democratic progression and the constant alignments and re-alignments that … read more »

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Nigeria: This Mega Merger is a Fraud!

February 8, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

by Ogbuefi Blogs “At no time in our national life has radical change become more urgent. We, the following progressive political parties, namely ACN, ANPP, APGA and CPC, have resolved to merge forthwith and become the All Progressive Congress and … read more »

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Nigeria: Jonathan, we are tired of your patience!

September 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Ogbuefi Blogs Be patient with me, Jonathan tells Nigerians, but someone should tell him that we cannot be his wife patience, and are tired of waiting for PDP to deliver. President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday urged Nigerians to give … read more »

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Obasanjo Blames Foreigners For Corruption In Nigeria

June 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has attributed the rising scourge of corruption in the country to the activities of foreign multi-nationals and individuals whom he accused of engaging in underhand activities to make huge profits from the country. Obasanjo who was … read more »

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I’m eligible to contest presidency in 2015 —Atiku I’m too young to quit politics -Buhari

May 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

FORMER vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has said that he is eligible to contest for the presidency in 2015. Just as former head of state, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari at Silverbird Television award ceremony said he would not quit politics. Abubakar, in a … read more »

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