Politics

A frontline socio-cultural group, Ozuruigbo worldwide, has backed Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for the position of the President of the 10th Senate, saying he is "the final and most exquisite choice". The group slammed Imo West Senatorial District Senator-elect, Osita Izunaso for attempting to jeopardize the interest of the South-East geopolitical zone, saying: "It is a political abomination for Osita Izunaso to rankle shoulder with Senator Orji Uzor Kalu." The group in a statement signed by its President General, Dr. Batos Nwadike, titled 'Time To Tell, The World, The Plain Truth' urged the senators-elect to reject Senator Osita Izunaso, describing…

Edo politician and educationist, Kenneth Imansuangbon, has joined the Labour Party ahead of 2024 governorship election in the State. Imansuangbon, while being presented with the membership card of labour party, declared that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was dead in Edo State. The politician was presented with the membership card of his new party by the embattled National Chairman of LP, Julius Abure on Friday in Abuja. He said: “All that I need is a free and fair primary. With that I will get the ticket of the party. By the time I get the ticket it is over for…

An Imo based cleric, Rev Fr. Israel Ozioma has berated the Senator-elect for Imo West Senatorial District, Osita Izunaso describing him as unfit to lead the 10th Senate. Fr. Ozioma urged senators-elect to reject Senator Osita Izunaso over what he described as "his past stinks", noting that electing Izunaso into any office would be a mockery of the 10th Senate. In a statement signed by him and made available to newsmen in Owerri, Fr Ozioma said Izunaso "dubiously" wrote results in Imo West Senatorial District and that he does not have the mandate of the people, saying: "The 109 senators-elect…

House of Representatives member-elect for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia state, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa, has promised to deliver dividends of democracy to his constituents. Osonwa, in a chat with newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, reaffirmed his commitment to improving the lives of his constituents through quality representation and equitable distribution of dividends of democracy. Osonwa who was elected on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 National Assembly election reaffirmed his commitment to empower his constituents, especially the youths, promising to "be the voice of the…

The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 Imo West Senatorial election, Chief Charles Ahize has lambasted the Senator-elect representing Imo West Senatorial District, Osita Izunaso, describing him as "a serial blackmailer and unfit to hold any political office". Ahize in a statement signed and issued to pressmen on Thursday urged senators-elect of the 10th Senate not to trust Izunaso with any presiding office, alleging that Izunaso can betray anything around him including the senators for selfish purposes. Ahize, warned the senators-elect to be wary of Izunaso citing moral incompetence and questionable character. Part of the statement reads,…

The battle for the soul of the 10th National Assembly leadership scheduled for inauguration on June 13 took a disturbing dimension last night when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu surprisingly failed to unveil the ruling party’s ‘anointed candidates’ for the Upper and Lower Chambers of the Legislature. President Tinubu had convened a meeting of the Senators-elect and House of Representatives-elected lawmakers of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), to discuss issues affecting the wellbeing of the party. Sources close to the meeting told THE WHISPERER that participants at the meeting had expected, among others, that the President would use the fora…

Mr Sly Ezeokenwa has emerged the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). His emergence was announced on Wednesday afternoon at the APGA National Convention in Awka, the Anambra State capital. Ezeokenwa was sworn in alongside the newly elected National Officers of APGA in the presence of Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo. Ezeokenwa took over from Victor Oye.

In a swift and decisive move, the newly sworn-in Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has begun assembling a capable team to fulfill his pledge of implementing reforms across various sectors and promoting inclusivity in the state. Among his first appointments was Professor Kenneth Kalu, an academic from the Toronto Metropolitan University, who now assumes the position of Secretary to the Government of Abia State. Professor Kalu’s extensive academic background and diverse experience in both the public and private sectors in Canada make him an invaluable addition to the Otti administration, some residents of the state have said. With expertise…

Ahead of the May 29 swearing-in ceremony of the Executive Governor of Enugu State, Mr Peter Mbah, Oil and Gas expert, Chief Chief Kalu Idika Okwara, has called on the people of Enugu State to give maximum support to the incoming Governor. Idika Okwara, an advocate of inspirational and people-oriented government noted that Mbah has garnered the necessary leadership experience to lead Enugu state to prosperity. Addressing journalists on Saturday at Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu, Chief Kalu Idika Okwara congratulated Mbah over the governorship election victory, urging the people of Enugu State to rally round Mbah. He explained that…