The National Vice Chairman of PDP North West Zone Dr. Danladi Sankara wanted to go to the Senate in 2003, but lost to Dalha Danzomo of the ANPP with the support of the then Jigawa Governor, Alhaji Saminu Turaki. Turaki has since dumped ANPP for PDP on which platform he won a seat to the senate in 2007. it is that seat Dr. Sankara wants.

Since 1991, she has been consistent in this quest, starting off on the platform of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in 1991 and from 1999, has been on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Sarah Jubril’s name has occasionally featured whenever the issue of consensus comes up but in this interview, the woman of worths insists she has no business with consensus candidacy.

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has launched moves to resolve the various crises rocking the party at different levels following the return of its national chairman, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo from medical treatment abroad.

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, said yesterday that the past 10 years in the Nigerian polity had witnessed unresolved high profile assassinations.

LESS than a week to the planned three-day warning strike by Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to compel the government to implement the N18.000 new minimum wage, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, and one of the civil society allies of organised labour, the Democratic Socialist Movement, DSM, have thrown their weight behind the action scheduled for November 10 – 12.