Politics

A frontline governorship aspirant and the member representing Nnewi North, Nnewi South and Ekwusigo federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Engr. Chris Azubogu has picked nomination and expression of interest forms for the November 6, Anambra Governorship election at PDP Headquarters, Wadata plaza Abuja. Hon. Azubogu  at the PDP headquarters said he is running to drive growth and development of Anambra. "The journey to redirect the growth and development of our dear state, Anambra State has just began. "This is a call for Ndi Anambra to build a new Political-Economy that will shoulder the expected development of our…

Revealed: Why Abia State needs “Mr Fix It” Prof. Greg Ibe (Part 1) He isn't a passive spectator in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He is one of the pioneers of the four pillars (Peace and Security, Developing Infrastructure, Policy harmonisation and Good Corporate Governance) on which the organisation effectively functions. He is also a sounding board for new ideas for the United Nation (UN), an international organisation that preserves international peace and security and also promotes cooperation among states and international development. The Congo Brazzaville and Central African Republic governments fall head over heels for this…

APC Collapses In Anambra As Leading Governorship Aspirant Decamps To ADC The leader of AFAMATION MOVEMENT, Hon Afam Ezenwafor has just defected to ADC where he declared to contest for the Anambra state November 6 governorship election. In a message sent to AIF Media, AFAMATION said, 'Today, I left APC to pursue my Governorship ambition in another platform. I joined African Democratic Congress , ADC and have declared for Governorship in ward, Aguata LGA and Anambra South." Hon Afam Ezenwafor contested for Anambra state House of Assembly, Agauta I state constituency in 2019. It is on record that among all…

Trouble Looms In APC As Reconciliatory Moves Suffer Setback Ahead 2023 Elections The moves by the rul­ing All Progressives Congress (APC) to reconcile its mem­bers ahead of the 2023 gen­eral elections appear to have hit the rocks following unresolved issues and lat­est upheavals in some state chapters of the party. President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the APC in February 2020 named Chief Bisi Akande, the former Interim National Chairman of the party as the Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee of the party. The initial chairman, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, was dropped after some party members, espe­cially in…

First Republic politician and PDP founding member dies in Kano Dauda Dangalan, a First Republic politician, has died in Kano on Saturday. He was 95. Family sources said late Dangalan died after protracted illness, spanning from two years ago. The source said the deceased died at his residence in Fagge Local Government area of the state at around 2:00 pm. The late politician, who was an active member of the Northern Elements Progressives Union, NEPU in the 50s, served as commissioner for Local Government in 1983 during Sabo Bakinzuwo administration. He was also a founding member of Peoples Democratic Party,…