Politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa, Member of the House of Representatives for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal constituency, as the winner of Saturday’s election for the constituency in Abia State. Mr. John Osuji, INEC Returning Officer for the election, declared Osonwa who polled 8,946 votes as winner at the Ohafia Central School zonal collation centre in Elu Ohafia, Ohafia local government area of the state on Monday. Osuji said the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dan Okeke scored 6,635, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate, Okuji Oreh pulled 5,211, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon.…

The campaign organization of Hon Francis Barthlomew Chima aka OmoBarca has appealed to the electorate in Ajeromi- Ifelodun federal constituency to disregard any news from the camp of Rita Orji as falsehood and tissues of untrue. Orji has been spreading news that the Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed her as the PDP House of Representatives candidates for Ajeromi Ifelodun constituency. OmoBarca campaign organization in a press release on Friday evening insisted that OmoBarca has been recognized and he is flying the flag for PDP through an Appeal Court Judgment. Read statement below: "We want to clear the air that…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) House of Representatives candidate for Arochukwu Ohafia/Federal Constituency, Chief Fred Idika has endorsed the reelection bid of the Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District and Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. Fred Idika, a former Transition Committee Chairman of Ohafia Local Government Area applauded Senator Orji Kalu's giant strides in a viral video now trending on social media. In the video, Mr. Idika was seen campaigning for Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, urging the voters to reelect Senator Kalu due to his outstanding performance within four years in office. He said: "During…

… describes Onoh’s allegations as baseless The Managing Director/CEO of the Nigerian Film Corporation(NFC) and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Party (APC), Dr Chidia Maduekwe, has described the Chief Whip of the Senate , Orji Uzor Kalu (OUK) as a steadfast supporter of the party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, Bola Ahmed Tinubu(BAT) . Maduekwe stated this in a chat with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday while reacting to a report attributed to the South East spokesman of the Bola Tinubu presidential campaign council, Dr. Josef Onoh, who alleged that Sen. Kalu “is insincere in his afterthought…