Politics

The campaign organization of Hon Francis Barthlomew Chima aka OmoBarca has alerted the general public and the electorate in Ajeromi-Ifelodun federal constituency about a fake news being ochestrated by mischievious elements regarding the recent Appeal Court Judgment that reaffirmed OmoBarca as the authentic Peoples Democratic Party House of Representatives candidate. In a press release by media aide to OmoBarca, Mr Obinna Solace, the said unfounded and baseless rumuour is disemminated by one Tee Taiwo who functions as spokeman for Rita Orji to misinform the public. Solace described as mere fabrication the news that the Supreme Court has dismissed the judgment…

One of the governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress in Taraba State, David Sabo-Kente, has filed a suit against the APC and Senator Emmanuel Bwacha for violating the Supreme Court judgement which nullified the candidacy of Bwacha as the governorship candidate of the party in the state and delisted the APC from fielding a candidate for the governorship elections. Newsmen reports that the Supreme Court nullified the nomination of Bwacha as the governorship candidate of the APC in the state earlier in February. In its judgement delivered, a five-member panel of the court led by Kudirat Kekere-Ekun upheld the…

It was victory songs as Osisioma Ngwa and Isiala Ngwa North stood still for Bishop Emeka Nwankpa, the Accord Party candidate in the March 11 governorship election. The revered cleric and philanthropist was earlier received by HRM Eze C. I. Uche who gave his royal blessings to the governorship ambition of Bishop Emeka Nwankpa in his palace at Nbawsi, before the campaign trail proceeded to the country home of Sir Fidelis Chikezie Nwachukwu Addressing a sea of heads who trooped out to welcome him, Bishop Emeka Nwankpa promised to build a new Abia that would work for all. He decried…

Recently, I have been following the political trend in Abia State with keen interest, though, not pleased with the political brouhaha in the various political parties, except one or two that have maintained decorum and have been focused in their political pursuit at all levels in the state. Many Abians have expressed their utter disgust against the abysmal performance of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in God's own state which has made many and even those in diaspora to wonder if truly Abia is God's own state and are tempted to christen it as.... Nevertheless, God in his manifestations has…