Vanguard (Nigeria) articles from December 2009, page 9

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I Lost Two Kids in One Day While Saving My Wife - Rev. Uma Ukpai.
December 11, 2009... IF you find two of your kids in the river drowning and you take a plunge to save them only to discover that their mother, who cannot swim, also jumped into the river behind you, who will you save first? The kids or their mother? That was the...

Impeach Oshiomhole, Group Urges Edo Assembly.
December 11, 2009... based pro-democracy group, The Rainbow Caucus, has sent a message to Edo State House of Assembly to commence impeachment process against Governor Adams Oshiomhole, as a result of his continuous violation of the Constitution, to stop him from...

Tompolo in Burutu, Gives Chairman Passmark.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Emma Amaize REPENTANT militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, on Wednesday shocked the people of Burutu local government area of Delta State with an unannounced visit to the area to inspect and find out...

N300m Scam - Appeal Court Acquits Ex-Health Minister, Grange.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Ise-Oluwa Ige The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the charge preferred against the former Minister of Health, Professor Adenike Grange over her alleged complicity in the criminal diversion of N300 million...

Celebrity Takes 2 - Faze, Kel Up for Eviction.
December 11, 2009... Faze, Kel, Zaaki Adzzay and Faithia Balogun are all up for eviction as the celebrity takes 2 enters the third episode this weekend. Former Plantashun Boyz, Faze and touch_bearing Zaaki Adzzay got 15 points each while R & B rap artiste,...

Slim Women With Heavy Ikebe Trip Me - Boy Alinco.
December 11, 2009... Victor Iferotimi Oyebode is the third person to play the role of Alinco on the popular TV series, Papa Ajasco and Company. The Ibadan-born actor cum comedian was our guest during the week. In this interview with our reporters, Victor shares...

Fame Almost Ruined Me - Teju Babyface.
December 11, 2009... It was a day of fun, conviviality and career development opportunity for secondary school students and other guests that attended this year's edition of Career Day Celebration, put together by ACCA, Nigeria as part of its Corporate Social...

Mercy Johnson, Mi, Darey Others Make TF List.
December 11, 2009... On Tuesday, the 8th of December, The Future Awards released its much_awaited list of nominees for the 2010 edition of the awards. "It's a rich list!" said Emilia Asim_Ita, the awards' PR Director. "I am so proud of it; it took two months of...

UK Rapper Cashino Collabos With Drenco.
December 11, 2009... Cashino like JJC, May7ven are Nigerian acts based in the United Kingdom but still very much in touch with the local music scene. Cashino's accomplishment cuts across a 2009 NMVA nomination for his video for 'No Future' to a recent street...

Darey's New Deal, a Stroke.
December 11, 2009... It's been a wonderful year for singer-songwriter Darey Art Alade. With the release of his second studio album 'un.DAREY.ted last March, the Soul Muzik act redefined his direction, establishing himself as the King of R&B/Soul on the...

Idahosa Varsity Honours Firs Boss, Omoigbui-Okarau.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem and Gabriel Enogholase THE Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS),Mrs Ifueko Omoigbui-Okarau, was yesterday in Benin City, awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Science by the Benson Idahosa...

Oni Presents N67.5 Billion Budget.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Gbenga Ariyibi Ekiti State Governor, Engr. Segun Oni has presented a sum of N67.5 billion as 2010 Budget estimate to the State House of Assembly, with an assurance that the budget would be implemented to the latter This year's...

Tie National Devt on Maritime, Akhigbe Tells Federal Govt.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Godfrey Bivbere Former Chief of General State, Admiral Mike Akhigbe, has charged the federal government to tie its developmental plan around maritime because of the huge potentials and critical role of the sector to the nation's...

CBN Bans Cheque Payment Above N10 Million.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Babajide Komolafe The Central Bank of Nigeria has banned cheque payment for any amount above N10 million, even as it explained the huge losses posted by banks in their nine months operating results. In a circular to deposit money...

Drama as Emeka Ike Emerges New AGN President.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Benjamin Njoku and Bridget Amaraegbu A mild drama ensued on Monday at the secretariat of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, in Surulere area of Lagos, when embattled Segun Arinze's attempt to halt the care-taker-committee of the guild...

Group Urges 19 Northern Govs to Settle Salary Arrears.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Emeka Mamah The National Union of Textile Garments and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has appealed to the 19 northern state governments to settle the arrears of N687,073,346 which they are collectively owing disen-gaged staff...

2010 - Don't Expect Easy Ride, Amuneke Tells Eagles.
December 11, 2009... Former Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Amuneke has advised the Super Eagles not to expect an easy ride during the 2010 World Cup billed for South Africa. The former Barcelona FC striker said being in the same group with Argentina in the for the...

NFF/NPL Election - We Have Not Endorsed Anyone - Effiom, Ebikagboro.
December 11, 2009... The elections into the boards of NFF and NPL billed for next year, are already generating heat among the aspirants. In the South-South zone, candidates have kicked off a media campaign with the intension of improving their prospect for a place...

Fashola Calls for Rededication to Progressive Ideals.
December 11, 2009... Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday charged the party members to rededicate themselves to the ideals of progressivism which constitute the fundamental roots of the party. Governor Fashola who spoke at a pre-convention...

Onovo to Strengthen the Human Rights Section of the Police Force.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Albert Akpor The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr. Ogbonna Onovo has said that his administration would uphold and give utmost respect to the inalienable rights of the citizens. To this end, the police helmsman said the human...

Forever Living to Host Africa.
December 11, 2009... Forever Living Products Nigeria Limited, Flp, the Multi-level marketing company of world renowned health and beauty products, will May, next year, host thousands of distributors from nearly 40 countries of Africa in an Invitational Rally, tagged...

Lagos, Abuja Agog for Busta Rhymes, Ludacris, d'Banj Others.
December 11, 2009... Busta Rhymes and Ludacris, the two international artistes featuring in this year's edition of the popular Star Mega Jam holding in Lagos and Abuja next week on arrival in Lagos mid week week,promised music fans undiluted entertainment. ...

Sacked LG Chairmen Stop Ladoja From Withdrawing Suit.
December 11, 2009... A cold war is now brewing in the political camp of fomer governor of Oyo State, Senator Rasheed Ladoja as 17 out of the 33 local government chairmen elected in the twilight of his administration has stopped him from withdrawing the suit filed...

Ondo Assembly Rejects N27 Billion Extra Budget.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Dayo Johnson LAWMAKERS in Ondo State yesterday rejected the N27billion supplementary appropriation bill forwarded to them by the state governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, citing irreconcilable figures in the bill. Dr Mimiko last month...

BNC Begs Benin Monarch to Accept Igbinedion's Apology.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem THE Benin National Congress, BNC, a socio-cultural organization in Edo State, yesterday appealed to the Benin monarch, Oba Erediauwa, to accept the apology tendered to the palace by the suspended Esama of Benin...

Leadership - Resources and Developmental Strategy.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Adisa Adeleye For some decades, I have tried to examine, perhaps in a lurid manner, the perplexing state of the 'Nigerian Question. With other patriotic souls I have been seeking, rather impatiently, for the real reason why Nigeria...

State of Edepie-Tombia Road Worries Motorists in Bayelsa.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Samuel Oyadongha The deplorable state of Edepie-Tombia road linking the university community of Amassoma in the Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State is now a source of grave concern to motorists. Work on the less...

Over $1.5 Billion Realized From Cocoa Export, Says Sanusi.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Dayo Johnson OVER $1.5bn was realized from the exportation of cocoa beans between 2005 and October this year, the Central Bank of Nigeria said yesterday. Its governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi said this in Akure, at the opening...

Abisoye Panel on Jos Crisis Begins Public Hearing.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Taye Obateru The General Emmanuel Abisoye Panel, set up by the Federal Government to investigate the 28 November 2008 crisis in Jos, began public sitting at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, (NIPPS), Kuru,...

ICPC Survey to Determine Most Corrupt State, Geo-Political Zone.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Emeka Mamah The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it is carrying out a survey to determine the most corrupt state as well as the most corrupt geo-political zone in the country. It has,...

Anambra - INEC Can't Stop Soludo, Says Jonathan.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Henry Umoru VICE-President Goodluck Jonathan said yesterday that he was not worried by the political logjam in Anambra State, stressing that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cannot stop the Peoples' Democratic...

FAAC Orders NNPC to Remit Withheld N450 Billion.
December 11, 2009... Byline: Oscarline Onwuemenyi The Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, yesterday, for the second time, ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to appear before its next meeting to show reasons why it has...

Anambra 2010 - How Andy Uba's Candidacy Divided Labour Party.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Usoro I. Usoro Since a young man named Godswill Akpabio became the governor of Akwa Ibom State, he's been doing everything "wrong"! At times, I try to understand why but I've since come to believe, like everyone else, that it's...

Yar'Adua Should Heed Doctors' Advice, Say Adebayo, Agbaje.
December 10, 2009... Prominent Nigerians last Wednesday advised President Umar Yar'Adua to quit office if media reports that his doctors in Saudi Arabia have asked him to do so are true. Commenting on the development, the former Governor of Ekiti State Otunba...

World Cup Fever - Country Can Cause Trouble for Argentina.
December 10, 2009... Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain has revealed that he is concerned about the strength of Argentina's World Cup group. The Eagles Diego Maradona's team have been pitted against Nigeria, Greece and South Korea in Group B, but Higuain...

Uduaghan's Security Aide Holding Warri to Ransom - Rita Lori-Ogbebor.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Charles Kumolu CHIEF Rita Lori-Ogbebo, is a Princess of Warri Kingdom and prominent business woman. In this interview she called on Niger Delta elders to put their house in order, saying that it is the only basis for proper...

Elephant Might! Enyimba Crush Ranch Bees 4-0 as Title Race Intensifies.
December 10, 2009... Enyimba Football of Aba are back to the top of the Globacom Premier league table after match day nine of the 2009/2010 season. The People's Elephant, as the Aba giants are called, crushed premier league returnees, Ranch Bees of Kaduna by an...

More Worries Over Yar'Adua's Health.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Leke Adeseri and Laide Akinboade The much-touted good response to treatment by President Umaru Yar'Adua may not be the whole truth, after all, if authoritative feelers by Vanguard, are considered Our reporters gathered yesterday,...

PHCN Chief Raises Alarm Over Electrocution.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem THE Chief Executive Officer of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Benin Distribution zone, Mr. George Chiatula, has raised an alarm over the increasing number of deaths recorded through electrocution as a result...

Ex-Nupeng President, Akpatason, Eyes Senate.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Victor Ahiuma-Young There are indications that immediate past President of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Comrade Peter Akpatason, will seek to represent Edo North in the Senate come 2011. The...

NFF Ready to Fight Amaechi Over Amodu.
December 10, 2009... The Presidential Task Force on the World Cup may not know this. The Nigeria Football Federation will not rescind their decision to swim or sink with Shaibu Amodu as head coach of Nigeria's team to the 2010 World Cup. In a meeting presided by...

Only Doctors Can Confirm Yar'Adua's Return - FG.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Daniel Idonor AS pressure continues to mount on ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua to resign immediately or unconditionally handover to the Vice-President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, the Federal Government yesterday reaffirmed that no matter...

How to Enhance Standards in Education Sector - Marcus.
December 10, 2009... The influx of non professionals and investors into the private education sector is becoming a subject of concern to stakeholders in the sector. This development has been perceived as a hindrance to the attainment of quality, standard and value...

We Won't Spare Indicted Bank Chiefs, Says Aondoakaa.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Ise-Oluwa Ige The Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Michael Kaase Andoakaa (SAN) yesterday declared that the Federal Government would not spare any of the sacked bank chief executives accused of corruption, inspite of ongoing...

'60 Percent of HIV/Aids Victims in Country 'Re Women'.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Patience Ogbodo Chairman of the Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis/Leprosy and Malaria (BACATMA), Rilwanu Muhammad, has said of about three million people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, 60 per cent are...

'FG Roads in Ebonyi Now Death Traps'.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Dennis Agbo All the federal roads that cut across different parts of Ebonyi State have become impassable and are now death traps to motorists and commuters that ply them. Only yesterday, a commercial lorry carrying sand collided...

Uduaghan Denies Rift With Predecessor.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Festus Ahon DELTA State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has dismissed the rumour making the rounds that he had quarrels with his predecessor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori. He said the Urhobo Political Forum (UPF), G3 and Delta North...

El-Rufai Vs Senate - Court to Deliver Judgment Dec 18.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Ise-Oluwa Ige A federal high court sitting in Abuja yesterday fixed December 18, this year, for judgment in a suit by former Minister for the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir Ahmed el-Rufai seeking to void the decision by the...

EFCC Arrests Bafarawa.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Emmanuel Aziken and Kingsley Omonobi Immediate past Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa was arrested at a meeting of leading opposition leaders in Abuja yesterday where erstwhile Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari...

We're Restarting Afribank on Path of Growth - GMD.
December 10, 2009... The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Afribank Nigeria Plc, Mr. Nebolisa Arah said yesterday that the bank was not planning any retrenchment of staff or contemplating any salary cut of its staff. He stated this at the Corporate...

Powa Seeks Ubec's Intervention in Girl Child Education.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Olubusuyi Adenipekun The Police Officers Wives' Association (POWA) is worried about the rising number of children of school age in the nation's police barracks who are currently out of school as well as the non-challant attitude of...

Rep Decries Poor Budget Implementation.
December 10, 2009... THE member representing Ebonyi/Ohaukwu Federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Mrs. Elizabeth Ogbaga, has expressed dissatisfaction over what she called low level of implementation of projects contained in the 2009 budget. She...

D-A-N-G-E-R - 'Who Wakes Amodu From His Trance When Eagles Play Argentina?'.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Jacob Ajom Former Coach of defunct ACB Football Club of Lagos, Chief Gideon Njoku has said that Argentina cannot scuttle Nigeria's World Cup dream in South Africa. Reacting to the draw held Friday in Cape Town, South Africa which...

Oando's Third Quarter Performance Excites Shareholders, Operators.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Peter Egwuatu Shareholders and operators in the Nigerian capital market have expressed confidence that Oando Plc performance for the current financial year end 2009 will surpasses the previous year if the current rate of growth in the...

Animal Care to Dominate Sub-Region Soon.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Daniel Gumm FOR its consistent application and adaptation of strategic alliance, knowledge and experience, Animal Care Services Konsult (Nig.) Ltd is set to dominate the African sub-region with its products and services. This was...

Kajola Plans Further Capital Raising in 2010.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Michael Eboh Kajola Integrated Investment Plc has indicated its readiness to further shore up its capital base through a capital raising exercise that will be undertaken next year. This was after the successful completion of its...

Reinsurers Decline Cover for Underwriters.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Ifeanyi Ugwuadu Apparently, in view of the huge loss of investment from Nigerian stock market and the meltdown around the world, reinsurers have declined to renew treaties for some local underwriters. It was learnt that renewal for...

Towards Ending Political Rape of Delta Izons.
December 10, 2009... By now it is no longer news that majority of our legislators at the National Assembly are incompetent, self-serving, self-centred, and unprogressive. Going into past experiences is unnecessary. The recent face-off between the senators and...

FG Acquires Maritime Surveillance Aircraft.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Gabriel Enogholase IN its bid to ensure that the country's maritime zone is well policed, the Federal Government has acquired an ART-42 maritime patrol aircraft which was unveiled at the 81 Air Force Base in Benin on Thursday by Edo...

Air Mishaps - Federal Govt to Establish Investigation Laboratory.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Kenneth Ehigiator Delay in analysis of probable causes of air accidents in the country has compelled the Federal Government to want to establish an investigation laboratory in the country. Reports of crashes in Nigeria take as much...

Police Arrest Businessman Over Woman's Death.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Chidi Nkwopara A middle-aged international businessman, identified as "Ubanese," has been arrested by Imo State Police Command for his alleged involvement in the death of a young lady. Vanguard investigations revealed that the...

Attah's Former Aide Loses Bid to Stop PDP From Appealing Verdict.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Ise-Oluwa Ige The Supreme Court yesterday refused an invitation by Mr. Emmanuel Obot, the former aide to Governor Victor Attah of Akwa Ibom State to shut out the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from prosecuting its appeal...

Ayobo Residents Protest Activities of Land-Grabbers.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Abdulwahab Abdulah and Daniel Alfred The Ayobo Community Development Association, ACDA, yesterday held a rally to protest the incessant violence unleashed on the community by some alleged land-grabbers. The protest which took...

Fashola Denies AC Rift.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Charles Kumolu Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has dismissed insinuations that there is rift in the Action Congress, AC, saying the party remains a better alternative among all the political parties in Nigeria. He also...

N127Billion Budget for National Assembly Too Small - Senate.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Emmanuel Aziken and Inalegwu Shaibu The Senate yesterday rebuffed criticisms of bloated budgetary proposals for the National Assembly in 2010 saying the N127 billion proposal for the federal legislature is meagre and insufficient. ...

PEF Committed to Police Welfare - Martins.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Albert Akpo CHAIRMAN and national coordinator of the controversial Police Equipment Foundation, PEF, Chief Kenny Martins, has reiterated the foundation's commitment to turn around the face of the nation's security agencies by striving...

Waterfronts, Nobody's Ancestral Home - David-West.
December 10, 2009... At the lobby of the Hotel Presidential, Port Harcourt, Professor Tam David-West, a former Commissioner for Education in Rivers State, who grew up in the city, spoke to OCHEREOME NNANNA when approached to comment on the waterfront demolition and...

Four States Battle FG Over N118 Billion Derivation Underpayment.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Omoh Gabriel Four of the nine oil producing states of the federation are at longerheads with the Federal Government over underpayment of N118 billion between 2006 and 2008 as derivation revenue. The four states are thus demanding...

Senate Approves Variation of N31 Billion in 2009 Budget.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Emmanuel Aziken and Inalegwu Shaibu The Senate yesterday approved the variation of N31.038 billion in the 2009 budget out of the approved provisions for eight federal ministries. Also yesterday, the Senate confirmed the nomination...

Local Legionnaires Lament N7 Million Debt.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Kingsley Omonobi THE Nigerian Legionnaires, comprising mainly retired military and para-military personnel, are owed over N7 million from pledges and emblem sales by governments and the private sector as a result of the launching of...

Preparing With Fifa's U.S.$1 Million.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Ikedi Isiguzo IF ever you hear that a country is advertising to hire a coach, it must be Nigeria. If the list turns out as long as what the Nigeria Football Association, NFA, presents, the implication is that the there is no serious...

World Cup Fever - Brazil Haunted by 'Group of Death'.
December 10, 2009... As Groups of Death go, they do not come much more fatal than Group G. Three of anybody's pre-tournament favourites Brazil, Portugal and Ivory Coast brought together to fight it out for only two second round places, along with the distinctly...

Confronting the Curse of an Oil City.
December 10, 2009... On behalf of His Majesty, the King of England, the area presently known as Port Harcourt was acquired by the colonial authorities. This deed is registered as 16/211/7 (old series), Calabar, former kept at the lands registry, Lagos, later lands...

The Thrills and Frills of Christmas (2).
December 10, 2009... Byline: Awa Kalu A simple definition of 'offer' is the one made by Prof. Itse Sagay in his well known book, Nigerian Law of Contract which makes an offer 'a definite undertaking or promise made by one party with the intention that it shall...

NJC at 10 and Challenges Ahead.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Innocent Anaba The fear of NJC is the beginning of wisdom for judicial officers, particularly judges of superior courts of record. Any memo, query or invitation extended to a judge by the NJC is always received with apprehension,...

The Niger Delta - Not Yet Uhuru.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Gab Ejuwa IT is no longer news that the Yar'Adua government can now beat its chest and claim to have chalked up some sort of achievement in an otherwise barren and arid tenure. The government's squealing propagandists can now go to...

Govt Must Fix the Economy Before Deregulation - Mahmoud, SAN.
December 10, 2009... Mr Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), is our guest for the week. In this interview, he spoke on the controversy trailing the delay in passing into law the Freedom of Information bill still pending before the National Assembly and concluded that the...

Stopping Violence Against Women, 10 Years After (2).
December 10, 2009... Byline: Itoro Eze-Anaba Efforts to carry out law reforms in the area of domestic violence and violence against women generally have been fruitless, especially at the national level. It is on record that the two oldest bills pending at the...

Latest Bank Reforms.
December 10, 2009... CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has lost the gusto with which he spoke about his banking reforms. When he threw out the managing directors of five banks last August, he accused them of infractions that threatened the...

Fashola Commends Napep.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Innocent Anaba Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has praised the efforts and determination of the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) at reducing poverty in the state. Speaking at the presentation of cheques to...

Professionals Call for Equity in Healthcare Planning.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Chioma Obinna NIGERIA health professionals have called for equity in the healthcare planning of the country, saying unless the country applies equity in its health planning, Nigeria will be far from attaining the Millennium...

Police Arrest Suspected Cable Thieves.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Ifeanyi Okolie Six persons, who allegedly vandalized Nitel Cables valued at about N3 million were on Wednesday paraded before newsmen in Ikeja by he Lagos State police command. Mr Frank Mba, the command spokesman who paraded the...

Arumemi Boosts GCU Vision 2015 With N50 Million.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Emmanuel Edukugho Government College, Ughelli, (GCU), one of the foremost secondary schools in the country got a boost for its Vision 2015 project with a donation of N50 million by Sir Joseph Arumemi - Johnson at the annual luncheon...

PDP Vows to Take Over Orji's Seat.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Anayo Okoli Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State says it has sworn to "capture" the state in the 2011 general elections. The party stated this during a unity rally organised by the North Senatorial District of the party, held...