Politics

The House of Representatives member-elect for Arochukwu Ohafia Federal Constituency, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa has assured that he would work assiduously from his first day in office and would not disappoint the people of the Constituency. Osonwa who stated this while addressing stakeholders comprising of eminent lawyers, town union leaders, civil servants, politicians, security experts, medical doctors, youths and women from Ohafia clan, Ohafia Local Government Area in Abuja on Saturday, appreciated the leaders for their support and encouragement during and after the elections. He attributed his success to the people of Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency who were willing to elect…

As the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, is yet to recover from the shock of its abysmal performance at the just-concluded general elections, immediate-past Deputy Chairman of Bende Local Government Area, Hon. Promise Uzoma Okoro (PUO) has revealed that Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu was betrayed by those he invested heavily in. PUO who addressed a press conference Thursday in Umuahia, identified internal sabotage, greed, selfishness and insincerity among some critical stakeholders of the party in the state as the major undoing of the ruling party. He cautioned those blaming Gov. Ikpeazu for PDP’s poor outing to retrace their…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday declared the Labour Party (LP) Governorship Candidate, Dr Alex Otti, winner of the Abia State governorship election. Professor Nnenna Oti, Returning Officer for the election, said Otti scored 175,467 votes to beat his main challenger, Chief Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 88,529 votes. The victory marked the first state the LP would win in the 2023 governorship election held across 28 states of the federation. Otti will take over from the ruling PDP in the state come May 29, 2023. Our correspondent takes a look at some…

The Director General of Arewa Summit International, Dr. Bashir Lamido, has de­scribed the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu as a beau­tiful bride, saying there was urgent need for the Southeast geopolitical zone to rally round the former Abia state governor to emerge as the 10th Senate President to enable them mainstream into national politics. Lamido stated this at the group review stakeholders meeting held in Kaduna on Wednesday. He said there was the need for Ndigbo to support Senator Orji Uzor Kalu who has demonstrated hu­manitarian gestures and displayed human face as a detribalised Nigerian to…

The Abia State governorship candidate of the Action Peoples Party (APP), Chief Mascot Uzor Kalu has congratulated the Abia State governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti. Kalu, in a statement on Wednesday evening charged Otti to deliver on the promises he made to Abians. He wrote: "This is my heartfelt congratulations to the Governor-Elect of our dear state, Abia, and the state's governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Dr. Alex Otti. "The onus now rests on you to deliver on the promises you made to the good people of Abia. "On behalf of my campaign team and party, I wish you all…