DAILY RENDEZVOUS

Ardo Withdraws from PDP Guber Race, Faults Process By Billy Graham Abel Yola The PDP in Adamawa has commenced screening of its delegates for the gubernatorial primaries. The delegates from various local governments are seen undergoing routine security check into the venue of the event getting set to choose thier candidate of choice. A gubernatorial aspirant in the PDP contest, Umar Ardo has withdrawn from the race saying the exercise has no rule and that the exercise is not worth continuing. Ardo said, "Having keenly participated in the process of conducting the gubernatorial primary election, I have inevitably concluded, rather painfully, that the entire exercise is not worth continuing.  "Among many other irregularities, the guidelines for the conduct of the exercise have been scornfully flaunted as a large number of statutory delegates were removed and duly elected AD HOC delegates and Ward Executives changed. Against the provisions of the law, none of the Aspira...

Adamawa APC Primary On Hold Over Security Concerns By Billy Graham Abel Yola The Adamawa state APC gubernatorial primary has been put on hold over security concerns raised by some of the party stakeholders with regards the choice of venue for the primary. The primary which was scheduled to be held at the Mahmood Ribadu Square, has been faulted by party stakeholders who felt the venue is too opened, and miscreants can take advantage of the short porous nature of the venue to disrupt the party exercise. Earlier on the committee to conduct Adamawa state gubernatorial primary have arrived and have been meeting with all the key stakeholders in the party. The seven man committee which is chaired by Yerima Giade and Chris Darisu as Secretary, has Romeo Shaibu Omoike, Adamu Abba, Wakil Ahmed Sarki, Richard Agowa and Abdullahi Hawa Yusuf as members. As at the time of filing this report, it is not yet clear as to whether the primary would hold and if it would hold, the venue is stil...

Breaking:Names Of APC Commitees To Supervise 28 States Primaries By Billy Graham Abel Yola The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Saturday inaugurated the Governorship Primary Committees of the party. The 28 committees will conduct the exercise in 28 states across the federation. The primaries will hold on Sunday, September 30, 2018. APC national publicity secretary, Yekini Nabena, released the list in a statement issued Saturday evening. Full list below: SOUTH EAST *ABIA STATE* 1. DAVID IYOHA CHAIRMAN 2. NASIRU ADAMU JEGIRI SECRETARY 3. HON. IBRAHIM GAMBO MEMBER 4. HON. SAM ADEROGBOYE MEMBER 5. MUSA HUSAINI SHELLENG MEMBER 6. HAJIA AMINA MOHAMMED MEMBER *EBONYI STATE* 1. SENATOR DOMINGO OBENDE CHAIRMAN 2. EMEKA UMEAKUKAR SECRETARY 3. HON. RAYANU ILYASU MEMBER 4. MALLAM UMAR ABU MEMBER 5. BAR. LEKAN ADESHINA MEMBER 6. MRS RACHEAL AKPABIO MEMBR 7. BARR. MARCEL ODIEDI MEMBER *ENUGU STATE* 1. PROF. MOSES MOMOH CHAIRMAN ...

SDP EXCOS, Guber Aspirant, Dump Party for ANN in Adamawa By Billy Graham Abel Yola The former state chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Ibrahim Bebetu together with the members of his executives committee and a gubernatorial aspirant, Abel Behora, have unanimously dumped the party for a new party, Alliance for New Nigeria, ANN, on the grounds that the national structure of the party has conspired with one aspirant Emmanuel Bello, to infect the party with a virus of dishonesty, injustice and corruption which is capable of plummeting the party's chances in 2019 elections. Speaking on behalf of the defecting party members, Ibrahim Bebetu said, a party is defined by the quality of people within it and not just its name and that they had built SDP on the foundation of integrity but they had to leave because of the rot coming the national office of the party. Bebetu made the remarks, Tuesday during a press briefing in Yola, Adamawa state. Bebetu said, "The nat...

I Will Pay Salaries on 25th of Every Month If Elected-Modi By Billy Graham Abel Yola Bindow challenger for APC flag in the 30th September, rescheduled primaries, Dr. Mahmood Halilu Ahmed, says he would make the 25th of every month, salary due date for all civil servants in the state. Modi Said, it is unacceptable for someone to work for 30 days and not be paid. Modi made the remarks while on a campaign tour of all three zones of the state during the week. Modi Said, "I have the ideas and strategy to make Adamawa an economically successful state and create prosperity for our citizens. "Adamawa state is too blessed to be struggling like this and it is because we are led by people who are clueless and lack the ability to bring new ideas into leadership." The gubernatorial hopeful said, he would also address the concerns of the pensioners in the state by capturing those whom have not been Captured for pension payment and clear the backlog of salaries owed the retirees...

Someone From Your LG Has to Die to be Enlisted for Pensions-Adamawa Pensioners lament By Billy Graham Abel Yola The state chapter of the Nigerian Union of  Pensioners have alleged that the Adamawa state government under Muhammed Umaru Jibrilla Bindow wants to eliminate pensioners in the state saying the local government pension managers in the state have devised an evil scheme where someone from your local government has to die before you get a chance to be captured as a pensioners. They lamented that pensioners are people who worked for the development of the state, so it is sad that they have been neglected. They also claimed that the government has failed to capture over one thousand six hundred local government pensioners who retired in the last three to six years for payment and that the state government is still owing pensioners about N27 billion in gratuity payments. This is contained in a press statement made available to Newsmen, at the commemoration of the world Pe...

Adamawa 2019: Modi Takes Campaign to Southern Adamawa -Promises to End Bloodletting and years of Unkept Promises By Billy Graham Abel Yola Younger brother to the president's wife, Mahmood Halilu Ahmed, has taken his gubernatorial bid to Southern Adamawa, promising to halt bloodletting and reverse three years of unkept promises by the governor Muhammed Umaru Jibrilla government. Mahmood Halilu, well known as Modi by his admirers, while addressing crowd of supporters from the nine local governments in the southern zone of the state in Demsa and  Mayo Belwa, dared to venture into the highly volatile issue of the relentless killings in the area that has left thousand homeless and impoverished many saying only a mindless politician will be able to sleep and fly to Abuja, while lives and property of his people are destroyed. He told the delegates in the southern zone that it is only in Adamawa state, of all the states in the country controlled by APC, that grassroots politicians lik...