Politics

Old Bende Progressive Initiative, a group of Abians based in United Kingdom have endorsed Abia born Chemical Scientist and Philanthropist, Mr. Kalu Ijomah Ukeh for Governor in 2023. The group in a statement signed by its Director General, Pastor Caleb Okoro, emphasised that Ukeh represents the most potent force for the advancement of Abia state. The group said, "In 2023, there’s no doubt that Abia needs a Governor who will redefine governance, manage the state's diversity, rejig the economy and deal conclusively the issue of poor Infrastructure." "The next governor of Abia state should wield the capacity and unfettered commitment…

A large governorship campaign billboards bearing the name and picture of Ohafia born technocrat, Chief Kalu Idika Okwara has surfaced in Aba, Umuahia, Ohafia, Isikwuato and other parts of the state. Kalu, a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party, PDP, is currently a career civil servant with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. Our correspondent observed that the campaign banner which was spotted in a strategic location at Uchenna Bus Stop, Aba road, had a picture of Kalu. Others were located at Isikwuato Junction; Abiriba by Nkporo Bus Stop; Umuahia just before State CID. The campaign banner had the…

The recent purported endorsement of a serial governorship aspirant, Senator John James Akpanudoedehe, by some self acclaimed stakeholders in the Akwa Ibom state chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has been described as farce and capable of derailing the prospect of the party in the forth coming general elections. Similarly, members of the party in the state have been advised to discountenance the purported inauguration of Augustine Ekanem as the state chairman of the party, saying, “no such decision was taken and those peddling the lies and falsehood on what transpired in the party headquarters in Abuja, are mare dreamers.”…

Following the defection of Senator Emmanuel Bwacha (Taraba South) from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress last week, the PDP has nominated Senator Shuaibu Lau (Taraba North) as the new Deputy Minority Leader in the Senate. This was contained in a letter to the Senate by the PDP National Chairman, Iyorcha Ayu. The letter was read at the start of plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. The letter read in part, “Following the defection of Senator Emmanuel Bwacha to the ruling APC, the PDP Senate caucus has nominated as his replacement, Senator Shuaibu Isa Lau.…

Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, may have dumped his long-time political associate, Mr Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto State Governor, for former Kaduna State Governor, Mr Ahmed Makarfi. The governor, who was in Kaduna on Monday in the country home of Makarfi, made a full show of their parley in his drive for new political alliance within the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the 2023 presidential election. The Whistler gathered that Wike’s latest move is aimed at getting new political alliance to entrench himself among the political movers in the North that are members of the PDP. Wike’s political association…

Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has concluded plans to announce his presidential ambition immediately after the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention, slated for Saturday, February 26. Sources close to Osinbajo’s strategy team hinted at the weekend that in spite of the ongoing campaigns against his currently rumoured bid for the presidency by some interests in the South-west, where he hails from, Osinbajo had made up his mind to give the presidency a shot. Even more instructive, inside sources claimed, was the fact that Osinbajo had received the blessing and the charge to go ahead with his ambition from his…

Popular Nigerian socio-political activist, Reno Omokri, on Sunday, reacted to reports that former President, Goodluck Jonathan has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Omokri described the reports that Jonathan resigned from the PDP as false. In a series of tweets, the former aide to Jonathan urged Nigerians to disregard the report. According to Omokri: “The news floating around that former President @GEJonathan has resigned from the @OfficialPDPNig is false. Very false! “This news is being floated by people who were rejected in their state and went to their slave master’s town to receive dubious ‘honours’. Ignore it.” He also…

Chief Whip of the Senate  and leader  of All Progressives Congress (APC)  Caucus in Abia State, Senator Orji  Uzor Kalu has called on the members of the party to embrace unity and togetherness ahead of the 2023 general elections   The Abia North Senator also appealed to different factions to bury the idea of defecting to another political party amidst the disagreements in the party. In a statement made available to Newsmen on Sunday,  Kalu noted that disagreements are eminent in democratic settings, adding that he does not belong to any of the factions.   In his capacity as Leader…

A group, Abia Coalition Initiative Movement (ACIM), has called for unity and cohesion in the Abia State Chapter of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, to help the party consolidate and retain the state in 2023 general elections. This was contained in a statement issued by the group’s chairman, Elder Samuel Agbaeze, who threw their weight behind the aspiration of one of the aspirants of the party in the 2023 governorship election, Chief Kalu Idika. The group who disclosed that the endorsement of Idika became necessary as the party’s flag-bearer in the coming governorship election to give the party an edge…

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Chief Whip of the Senate, says if elected president, he will make Nigeria a “big player” in world affairs just like what he did with Enyimba FC. In January, Kalu announced that he will contest the presidency in 2023 if the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is zoned to the south. The Senate Chief Whip was the governor of Abia state between 1999 and 2007. Enyimba FC, an Aba-based football club was taken over by the Abia government after the state was created in 1991. The club won major trophies at the national and…