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 A plot by a powerful caucus in the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) which is working together with the Presidency to support the candidacy of Senator Adolph Waba-ra, for
the Senate Presidency yesterday scuttled attempts by leaders of the party from the South-east zone to select a
consensus candidate for the position in Umuahia, Abia State capital. Also, the fresh intrigues manifesting in the
search for a candidate for the topmost legislative position amongst senators from the South-east zone may have
compelled one of the top contestants, Senator Arthur Nzeribe to withdraw from the race. (This Day)
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 Barely 48 hours after the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Tafa Balogun,
indicated that no rallies would be permitted on May 29, a coalition of political parties, Conference of Nigerian
Political Parties (CNPP), has written the police boss for permission to hold rallies tomorrow, May 28...Meanwhile,
a planned rally in Kano to protest the declaration of President Olusegun Obasanjo's re-election was aborted yesterday
by policemen positioned at strategic points in the city. And in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, all
forms of rallies and assemblies have been banned by the territory's Police Command. (Guardian)
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