I have read some groups threatening the Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, to resign within 48 hours after declaring to contest the 2023 general elections. Those groups are being sponsored by those who are threatened by Amaechi’s Declaration. I must say they are ignorant of both the Constitution and the Electoral Law of this country. According to a statement made available to media houses in Port Harcourt by the erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze and member of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Legacy Projects Media…
Author: Adewale A.
The Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium is symbolic to the annals of party politics in Nigeria, especially in the precinct of the political journey of former Rivers Governor, Rt Hon. Chibuike Amaechi has played host to very significant political gatherings that culminated in climacteric turning points and defining moments in the political life and history of the former Rivers Chief-Servant, now Minister of Transportation. Some eight years ago, December 2013 to be precise, the same 60,000 capacity stadium built during the pendency of his administration was used as a reception point for visiting leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), including Gen.…
Hon Dr Sulaiman Badmus Adeniye has charged party members to mobilise eligible voters to ensure they register for and obtain permanent voters cards (PVC) from the INEC office. He made this call during the weekly general meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ward 7, Ogere Remo, Ogun State on April 14, 2022. The 2023 Ogun State House of Assembly hopeful, Ikenne State Constituency, expressed his profound gratitude to all the leaders and party faithful for their show of support for his political aspiration. With his experience in governance between 2004 and 2011, Adeniye assured them that he would continue…
Honourable Dr Sulaimon Badmus Adeniye has called on all Christians to follow the principles and tenets of our Lord Jesus Christ as laid down by Him. He said, “Good Friday is observed to commiserate the suffering and death of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary which must not be in vain.” He added that “the crucifixion of Jesus Christ was an act of selflessness and sacrifice meant to redeem humanity.” The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ogun State House of Assembly aspirant, Ikenne State Constituency, called on all Christian leaders to always emphasize the preachings and practices of Jesus…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 House of Assembly aspirant, Ikenne State Constituency, Hon Dr Sulaiman Adeniye, has expressed grief over the death of His Royal Highness Oba Oladele Ogunbade, Agbejoye II, Ologere of Ogere Remo. Adeniye said the demise of the revered traditional ruler at this time was indeed a great loss to the people of Ogere Remo and the entire Remoland. He expressed appreciation to the monarch over his peace building efforts amongst the indigenes and residents of the community throughout his rulership saying “his wise counsel and guidance will be sorely missed.” He prayed Almighty Allah to…
The Asiwaju Odo Makun Kingdom, Asiwaju Bolarinwa Oluwole, has expressed sadness over the passage of His Royal Highness Oba Oladele Ogunbade, the Ologere of Ogere Remo on April 10, 2022. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 House of Representatives aspirant, Remo Federal Constituency, also, commiserated with the entire sons and daughters of Ogere Kingdom, Ikenne Local Government and the Ogun State Traditional Council of Obas. In a condolence message released by the Director of Media and Publicity, ABO Political Organisation, Deji Babington-Ashaye, Oluwole described the death of the monarch as a great loss not only to the people of Ogere…
The Ologere of Ogere Remo, His Royal Highness Alayeluwa Oba Oladele Ogunbade JP (Agbejoye II), is dead. Oba Ogunbade died at the age of 85 years on Sunday (April 10, 2022) night during a brief illness. Oba Ogunbade, the Arole Onipakala and custodian of culture, was installed as the Ologere of Ogere on the 3rd of December 1983 and reigned for 38 years, 3 months and 10 days before he finally returned to joined his ancestors. Oba Ogunbade was installed under the administration of Late Chief Bisi Onabanjo, the First Executive Governor of Ogun State (1979 -1983). The staff of…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwumeka Eze has raised the alarm over plots by some groups of misguided political miscreants under the headship of a former Rivers South-East Representative at the green chamber, Sen. Magnus Abe. These groups are allegely set to unleash mayhem on members of the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress during the planned Thanksgiving Service scheduled at the 60,000 capacity Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt. In a statement made available to media houses in Port…
A pan Igbo group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has described the former Governor of Rivers State and current Minister of Transport Rt. Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi as a bonafide Igbo man, and such more of an Igbo man than a Lagos based All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Joe Igbokwe. The group who warned against the disparagement of Igbo political leaders, said campaigns of calumny, casting of aspersions will be unsuccessful, added that,“Verbal diarrhoea and vituperative predispositions of Joe Igbokwe against Chibuike Amaechi is an act of timidity and cowardice. “Igbokwe’s unprovoked onslaught aimed at the Minister of Transportation should be investigated…
As Nigerians continue to wait on the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi to formally make public his intention to run for the 2023 presidential election, a group of Nigerians in the diaspora has joined dozens of several other organizations to beckon on the former Rivers Governor to throw his cap into the ring as a matter of urgency as Nigeria is dire need of his services. Disclosing the development via a statement made available to media houses, erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…