Republican Billionaire Fund-raiser Defects To Clinton’s Camp, Gives Reason

A prominent Republican activist and fundraiser says she will back Democrat Hillary Clinton for president and give money to her campaign to stop her party’s nominee Donald Trump, repudiating him as a dangerous demagogue.

“I will vote for Hillary, I will talk to my Republican friends about helping her, and I will donate to her campaign and try to raise money for her,” Meg Whitman told The New York Times Tuesday.

The billionaire Whitman is CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and used to be chief executive of eBay. Whitman funded her own, ultimately failed campaign to be elected governor of California in 2010.

Whitman told the Times that Trump is a “dishonest demagogue” and that electing him to the White House would lead the United States “on a very dangerous journey.”

Whitman said she stood by remarks earlier this year in which she compared Trump to Hitler and Mussolini, and said dictators often come to power by democratic means.

“Time and again history has shown that when demagogues have gotten power or come close to getting power, it usually does not end well,” Whitman said.

She also disclosed that Clinton had reached out to her about a month ago in a telephone call.

Whitman said she is even willing to campaign for the former secretary of state.

Whitman will donate an amount in the “mid-six figures” to the Clinton campaign, the Times said, quoting an aide to her.

Whitman was a top fundraiser for Mitt Romney’s 2008 presidential campaign and chaired New Jersey governor Chris Christie’s finance team this year until he pulled out of the race.

When Christie endorsed Trump, Whitman accused the governor of an “astonishing display of political opportunism, the Times said.

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Elected PDP LG Chairmen, Councilors Defect To APC In Jigawa

All the elected local government Chairmen and Councilors of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) in Jigawa State have resolved to dump the party for the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Investigations show that the move was not unconnected with their earlier decision to embrace the ruling party, based on its ideology of principle of justice and good governance.

The Jigawa State Chairman of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Alh. Khalid S. Ibrahim, confirmed the development, adding that “our reasons are clear and straight forward; that we have agreed, in principle, to embrace the APC based on its policies of cardinal principle of social justice and good governance.

Khalid, who is also the Chairman of Birnin-Kudu Council, further stated that the idea was conceived shortly after their maiden courtesy on Governor Badaru Abubakar, where they extolled his good virtue of leadership, describing him as a people-oriented governor.

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APC Secretary Defects, Carries Others Along

The Local Government Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogbaru Council of Anambra State, Ephraim Madu has defected to the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA).

He defected alongside with all the ward executives in the local government on Thursday.

The defectors accused the APC in the state of lacking in internal democracy. They noted that their decision to join APGA was influenced by the achievements of Governor Willie Obiano in Anambra state especially in the area of security of lives and property of citizens.

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Another Big Fish Decamps to APC, Dumps PDP

Former Governor of Anambra State, Chinwoke Mbadinuju,has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). He announced his decision to join the APC on Monday during a press conference in Abuja.

He said he was upset with the PDP over the shoddy treatment meted out to him and his supporters in the party. He noted that he was confident that Nigeria would fare better under an APC administration with Muhammadu Buhari at the helm of affairs.

Mbadinuju was Governor of Anambra State from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2003 and was elected on the Peoples Democratic Party platform.

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