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National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Mr. Maxi Okwu, has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission, asking it to afford it all necessary facilities to participate in the forthcoming governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states.

In a letter dated April 14, 2014, signed by Okwu and Sagir Maidoya, Chairman and Secretary respectively, APGA urged INEC to respect the decisions of the courts, which ruled that the National Working Committee of the party, elected at the April 8, 2013 national convention of the party, was the authentic leadership of APGA.

The PUNCH got details of the letter on Tuesday.

It was entitled Demand for the formal recognition of the All Progressives Grand Alliance National Executive elected on 8th April 2013 at Womens Development Centre, Awka, Anambra State.

The letter further indicated that the striking out of the first application by the judgment debtors for stay of execution of the judgment of January 15, 2014 ends an important stage of this litigation.

It stated that when juxtaposed with the proceedings on April 8, 2014, at the Court of Appeal, we submit that we are now fully entitled to enjoy the fruits of our judgment.

It also stated that though the case was on appeal to the Court of Appeal, the law is settled that the decision of the court remains valid and must be complied with until it is set aside.

The APGA executive consequently informed INEC that we therefore with the greatest respect urge you as a law abiding organisation to immediately abide with the decision of the courts of the land.

It added that the urgency of this matter is heightened by the pendency of gubernatorial by-elections in Ekiti and Osun states and we would not want our party to suffer any legal disabilities in its nominations.

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Ekiti, Osun polls: Okwu writes INEC on APGAs participation

The good news for progressives, including Madisons Democratic congressman, Mark Pocan, is that the budget proposal authored by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis, has almost no chance of becoming law anytime soon.

Although the Ryan budget narrowly passed the Republican-controlled House of Representatives last week, it does not have the support necessary to get through the Democratic Senate and President Barack Obama would not sign it even if it did.

The bad news for progressives is that their alternative budget proposal has about the same chance of seeing the president's desk.

But the Congressional Progressive Caucus, made up of 67 liberal Democrats and one independent (Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont), is promoting its vision for American economic recovery and deficit reduction nonetheless.

The differences between Ryans budget and the progressive alternative display many of the age-old left-right debates over what the government should prioritize. Ryan seeks to balance the budget by reducing spending on entitlements and other social programs, while progressives aim to cut defense spending and raise revenue by increasing taxes on capital gains and incomes above $250,000.

The two proposals also reflect fundamentally different beliefs about how to generate economic growth.

Ryan believes that trimming spending on social programs and cutting taxes on the American investment class will lead to heightened economic activity, which will generate greater tax revenue.

He argues in supply-side fashion that lowering tax rates and plugging loopholes will produce more income, not less, conservative economist and columnist Larry Kudlow noted approvingly in 2012.

In contrast, progressives believe that New Deal-style spending on programs that deliver dollars directly to low and middle-income Americans food stamps, hiring more teachers is a more effective way to jump-start the economy and will ultimately lead to a balanced budget down the road.

Laura Dresser, an economist at the liberal Center on Wisconsin Strategy, explained the progressive approach: When youre in a down cycle and there is a lack of jobs, you need demand in the system and the only place that can come from is the government.

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Comparing Paul Ryan's budget to the proposal from Mark Pocan's progressive caucus

The congresses of the All Progressives Congress in four local governments of the Edo-North Senatorial District have been cancelled due to the inability of party members to reach a consensus agreement.

The local governments are Akoko-Edo, Etsako-West, Etsako-Central and Owan-West.

A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria, who monitored the exercise, reports that the congresses were held in Owan-East and Etsako-East local governments.

The Chairman of Owan-West Local Government, Mr. Godwin Aigbodion, told NAN that the congresses were cancelled because party members disagreed on adopting consensus candidates for the positions of Chairman and Secretary.

The local government congress has been cancelled as party members in the local government area could not reach a consensus agreement on the position of local government chairman of the party.

I cannot say when the congress would hold, but members need to go and harmonise before the congress will take place, he said.

However, in the Owan-East local government, a consensus was agreed as names of the elected officers were harmonised and affirmed through the raising of hands by the delegates.

The Chairman of Owan-East, Mr Jimoh Ijegbai, said that the council decided to build on the consensus agreement to elect party officials.

We decided to build on the consensus agreement and as you witnessed yourself, the only position that was contested for is the position of youth leader and an election was conducted.

The 275 delegates that came from the 11 wards voted at the congress; that is the beauty of democracy.

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APC cancels congresses in four Edo councils

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LOS ANGELES Last week CBS announced that Stephen Colbert will take over "The Late Show" when David Letterman retires. But opinion is split as to whether the Comedy Central star can be funny without playing the conservative-mocking character that makes "The Colbert Report" so popular.

For the last nine years, the political satirist has fronted his own cable show playing the character Stephen Colbert, an egomaniacal conservative pundit, but he confirmed Thursday that he will not be embodying his alter-ego in his new gig.

New York PR guru Ronn Torossian thinks CBS has alienated millions of conservative thinkers by picking Colbert.

One also wonders to what degree political undertones will be on the program. Colbert got this job because of his political satire and claims he is now going to abandon it, he told FOX411. Seems that is an admission that what got him here wont get him there.

Fox News host Bill OReilly referred to Colbert as one of the biggest mouthpieces for the progressive movement playing exclusively to other believers.

So what are Colbert's previous bona fides? The multi-Emmy award winner was a correspondent on John Stewart's "The Daily Show," which got him his current gig. Before that Colbert had a role in the short-lived TV series Strangers With Candy, which he also wrote and created. He also worked on the ABC sketch program The Dana Carvey Show which was pulled after eight episodes.

Some industry players think his breadth of TV experience, coupled with his name recognition and experience mounting a daily broadcast, make him a natural to follow Lettermans footsteps.

The conservative pundits are overreacting out of the gate on this one, Colbert dropping his cluelessly conservative character is probably a boon for the Rush Limbaughs of the world, said Hollywood-based pop culture expert Scott Huver. Hell be moving on to a much broader topical and pop cultural canvas. But like most late-night hosts, Colbert will likely be skewering both conservatives and liberals and anyone in the public eye that provides fodder for a good bite.

CBS entertainment executive Nina Tassler said the network is not concerned about his politics.

We were most excited about his talent to be creative and innovative, and now hes going to work on his idea of what his show will look like, she told Entertainment Weekly. When you really have such admiration for somebodys talent, intelligent and satiric ability, you know theres a gifted performer there.

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Colbert only for progressives?