The acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Air Vice Marshal Ahmed Mu’azu (retired) on Monday in Abuja, swore in Dr Joseph Chukwuemeka as Resident Electoral Commission (REC). Mu’azu, while carrying out his first official assignment as acting chairman of the commission, said that Chukwuemeka who is from Abia State has been deployed as REC for Ebonyi. He stated that he has no doubt that Chukwuemeka would discharge his responsibilities according to the oath of office that he took. The acting chairman charged him to be neutral and act within the laws and regulations guiding his office and…
Author: Ifeanyi N.
Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has responded to the exit of Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Recall, Yakubu on Monday handed over to Ahmed Mu’azu, a national commissioner. He will assume office in an acting capacity. More so, five other national commissioners also bowed out. The retired Air Vice Marshal is in charge of INEC electoral logistics committee. Mu’azu will be in the position pending the confirmation of Yakubu or otherwise. IPAC, in a statement, said the “timely and well organised peaceful temporary transfer of power” was a sign that Yakubu is a democrat. The…
The election officer for US state of Georgia, Brad Raffensperger, has affirmed that there was illegal voting in the state during Tuesday presidential election. However, Raffensperger, whose office oversees Georgia’s election, added that he doubts if the number of such illegal votes would upturn the result. “Was there illegal voting? I am sure there was. And my office is investigating all of it,” he stated, according to BBC. “Does it rise to the numbers or margin necessary to change the outcome to where President Trump is given Georgia’s electoral votes? That is unlikely,” Raffensperger added. According to US electoral guideline,…
The Abia State House of Assembly, Monday, received a petition against the Abia State University, Uturu by a Non Governmental Organization, known as End Corruption Initiative. The petition is based on alleged misappropriation, mismanagement, diversion and criminal conversion of public funds by the Management of the Varsity. It was signed by Dr. Sampson Ogbonna and Comrade Austin Ugonna. The petitioners alleged the Vice-Chancellor and management of the Abia State University, Uturu, had in 2016 diverted TETFUND money allotted to the building of faculties, like Faculty of Law, Umuahia Campus, and thereby persuading students to pay for the completion of the…
Mr Uchenna Orji, Ebonyi Commissioner for Information and Orientation has announced that only Governor Dave Umahi can decide whether he would leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or not. Orji made this disclosure in Abakaliki on Sunday while reacting to the statement by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the governor had concluded plans to defect to the party. The commissioner told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that ‘it was better to get to the bridge first before thinking on how to cross it’. “What is important is that we enjoy good governance in Ebonyi but it will be…
The Kaduna State government has beckoned on residents of the state to turn out in masses, and participate in the coronation ceremony of the new Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmad Bamalli. Bamalli is to be installed as the 19th emir of Zazzau on Nov. 9, at the Muhammadu Aminu Square, Race Course, GRA Zaria. Alhaji Ja’afaru Sani, Chairman of the Central Working Committee for the installation ceremony, made the call in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Sani, who is also the state’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, said that arrangements had been concluded to facilitate smooth…
A Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Joe Biden, the president-elect in the United States of America over his electoral victory on Saturday, November 6, 2020. Biden defeated the incumbent president, Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the US. In his congratulatory message to then president-elect, Atiku called on Biden to build the US relations with Nigeria and Africa, adding that the continent is good for the United States and the world. The statement reads, “I congratulate @JoeBiden on his well-deserved victory at the November 3, 2020, US elections, and look forward to the…
Shehu Sani, former Kaduna lawmaker has countered allegations that the End SARS protest was a move against the North. Some persons had opined that the End SARS movement was a hit-move against President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and the northern region. However, Sani stated the protest against SARS cannot be against the north because the defunct police unit never got the consent from the people of the north. On his Twitter page, the former lawmaker wrote: “The history of the Infamy of SARS is never a reflection of the culture and traditions of the people of the north. The cruelty of…
The Biafra Nations League, BNL, has urged the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to conduct a referendum in the State to be sure if the people want Biafra. Dismissing Wike’s claim that the Rivers State people are not part of the Biafra struggle, BNL leader reminded the Governor that it was his (Wike) Ikwerre brothers that championed the pro-Biafra protests in Port Harcourt, the state capital. He added that it was unfortunate that most of the protesters were allegedly shot by soldiers. “We challenge the government to conduct a referendum and let’s see if it is just the Igbo that…
Ladoja insists Obasanjo’s failed third term agenda contributed to his impeachment as Oyo State governor. Senator Rashidi Ladoja, former Governor of Oyo State, has slammed former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the claim that he (Ladoja) was impeached because he was ungrateful to his political godfathers. On Thursday, November 5, 2020, while speaking at the launch of the autobiography of former Governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala, Obasanjo said Ladoja was impeached because he was ‘ungrateful’ to the late Alhaji Lamidi Adedibu and Alhaji Yekini Adeojo. The ex-president added that both men were instrumental to making Ladoja governor of Oyo State. Reacting to the…