The former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, has said that there is no better time for Nigeria to have a President of Igbo extraction than now. Senator Anyim made the declaration in his speech at the sixth World Igbo Summit of Friday, December 18, at Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State. He described the Igbo as “a country noted for progress and a nation reputed for strength,” but pointed out that the Presidency was not an entitlement. In the speech entitled “Identifying the Political Interest of the Igbo of the South-East Geo-Political Zone in Nigeria and Strategies for its Actualisation,” Anyim…
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The ongoing consultations of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) leading aspirant in the 2021 Anambra State governorship election, Valentine Ozigbo, received a huge boost after the Association of Past President-Generals of Anambra State (APPAS) agreed to back his bid as sole candidate. The decision to formally endorse him at a date to be communicated was made known on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 after a meeting between Ozigbo and over 200 members of APPAS, held at Seagate Hotel, Awka, Anambra State. On the date of the formal endorsement, the association made it clear that Mr. Ozigbo would be invited to sign…
Ekiti State Stakeholders Forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, distanced itself from an alleged endorsement of Governor Kayode Fayemi for the 2023 presidential race. The party’s Caretaker Chairman in the state, Paul Omotoso, had said the party members would cajole Governor Fayemi into the 2023 presidency, if he refused to join the race. He stated this spoke at Ayede-Ekiti in Oye Council Area at the weekend during a Christmas programme organised by a chieftain of the party, Dr. Olusegun Osinkolu for 1,000 APC members in Ekiti North Senatorial District. Omotoso, who was represented by the APC Caretaker Publicity…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the results of Dec. 18 local government councils election in Abia, calling for its cancellation. APC rejects results of Abia LG poll. This is contained in a statement by the state Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Benedict Godson in Aba on Monday. Godson said that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) used the state Independent Electoral Commission to rig the election in its favour. “The election was just an absurd pretence intended to create a pleasant or respectable means of re-appointing the 17 local government chairmen. “We are not saying that people…
Leader of Urhobo Progressive Agenda, UPA, a political pressure group in Ughelli Delta State, Mr. Lucky Emubejere, has expressed confidence in Chief Kenneth Gbagi to turn around the economy of Delta State if elected governor. Emubejere noted that Gbagi, as a business mogul, has the potential for creating diverse economic opportunities and has being investing in the state for decades, making him most qualified to be the next governor of Delta State 2023. Emubejere, in a statement, disclosed that Gbagi is the only politician who invested so much in Delta State and influenced a far-reaching positive impact— on business striving…
The war ragging in the All Progressives Congress APC in Rivers State has worsened with the suspension of Sen. Magnus Abe, Hon. Igo Aguma, Wogu Boms and Livingstone Wechie by the camp of the party loyal to the Minister of Transportation Chibuike Amaechi. The faction of the party loyal to Amaechi had on Saturday suspended Abe, Aguma, Wechie and Boms, and expelled some others for alleged anti-party activities. This was happening while, the faction of the party under the leadership of the party suspended Isaac Abbot-Ogbobula, the caretaker committee chairman of the camp loyal to Amaechi. However, in a statement…
A Southeast-based political group, Zikist Buharist Movement (ZBM), has upbraided the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, for asking President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over the spiraling insecurity in the country. The group noted that President Buhari has shown his deep concerns about the insecurity in the country and acknowledged that more needed to be done to tackle the challenge. In a statement by its chairman and secretary, Stanley Ohajuruka and Godwin Onwusi, ZBM urged Nigerians to be wary of those trying to play politics with the security issues in the country. “While we are in league…
The Nigerian Senate on Monday passed the sum of N13.082,420,568,233 trillion 2021 Appropriation into law. The passage followed the recommendation by the Senate Committee Chairman on Appropriation, Senator Jibrin Barau. The proposal which was presented to the joint session of upper and lower legislative Chambers by President Muhammadu Buhari on 8th October, 2020 has been receiving legislative attention with the aim of passing into law before the end of the year. Details later…..
The Secretary-General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Barr. Uche Okwukwu, on Monday, declared that with the current crisis rocking the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the South-East clamour for Nigeria presidency was at risk. TheInfoStride reports that Okwukwu, who has been in a battle with the Chief Nnia Nwodo-led Ohanaeze Ndigbo, spoke to journalists in Enugu. It got to a height when the Nwodo-led Ohanaeze said he had been suspended, but Okwukwu said he remained the scribe of the Igbo umbrella body. He said the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization was also heading for imminent factionalization. He spoke in reaction to the fresh inauguration of…
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Monday said he does not want to be distracted by calls for him to run in the 2023 presidential election. Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Nnogwu Sani Mohammed at the ongoing security and economic summit of the Northcentral Governors Forum in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, the Governor said he “is focused on delivering the mandate of rebuilding Kogi State.” According to Bello, ”his administration’s ability to curb insecurity in Kogi State and massive youth empowerment has been attracting support leading to the calls” for him to contest for presidency come 2023 but…