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Akpabio, Oshiomhole In Supremacy Battle

Akpabio, Oshiomhole In Supremacy Battle

There is an ongoing supremacy battle between the senate president, Godswill Obot Akpabio and Senator Adams Oshiomhole and so far, Akpabio seems to be the one gaining the upper hand, at least for the time being. It all began when both men indicated interest in the senate president seat. Akpabio, who was a returning senator, deployed all the tricks he knew about how the National Assembly works. Coupled with the fact that President Bola Tinubu threw his weight behind his ambition, he easily edged out Oshiomhole and the rest of the candidates. Also, when it was time to share the…
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Senator Ifeanyi Ubah reveals why he joined APC

Senator Ifeanyi Ubah reveals why he joined APC

Senator Ifeanyi Ubah says he decided to dump the Young Progressives Party (YPP) and defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) because he wants the South-East to align with the Central Government of President Bola Tinubu. Ubah said this when he visited the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, in company of Senate President, Godswill Akpabio at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja on Thursday. He appreciated the party’s leadership for accepting him into its fold. Ubah commended President Tinubu for appointing Dave Umahi as the Minister of Works, in spite of the party recording low votes in the South-East in…
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Ohafia TC Chairman: An Open Letter To Chief David Onuoha Ogba (Bourdex), By Agbagha Ochunkwo

Ohafia TC Chairman: An Open Letter To Chief David Onuoha Ogba (Bourdex), By Agbagha Ochunkwo

An Open Letter to One of Abiriba’s Best, Chief David Onuoha Ogba (Bourdex). 19th September 2023. Nnam-uku, I stumbled on a document with Labour Party Name and Logo wherein you were recommended to the Executive Governor of Abia State for the TC Chairmanship position of Ohafia Local Government. The document has generated serious and unpleasant political discourse on the streets. I wept profusely because whoever that thinked such an idea is setting-up our highly respected uncle, senior brother, father and the entire Abiriba Community for a sucker punch. The recommendation is not only a greek gift but a deadly booby…
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Edo Guber: Gov Obaseki To Unveil Ighodalo As Successor

Edo Guber: Gov Obaseki To Unveil Ighodalo As Successor

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has reportedly concluded plans to unveil a renowned lawyer, Asue Ighodalo, as his successor. THE WHISPERER gathered that the governor chose Ighodalo, who hails from Esanland in Edo Central Senatorial District, to fly the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming governorship election to be held on November 12, 2024. According to The Nation, Governor Obaseki had concluded arrangements to present Ighodalo to the party leadership in the state and also at the national level. The newspaper said ahead of the upcoming governorship election, the leaders of All Progressives Congress…
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Abia PDP In Disarray As Bigwigs Set To Decamp To APC, LP

Abia PDP In Disarray As Bigwigs Set To Decamp To APC, LP

Arrangements have been concluded by some top members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State to decamp to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Labour Party (LP). A privy to a high profile meeting of the PDP chieftains told THE WHISPERER that former federal and state legislators and commissioners as well as former local government chairmen have concluded plans to dump the party— after its woeful performance in the 2023 general elections. THE WHISPERER gathered that some of the party's aspirants are unhappy following the inability of the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission, ABSIEC, to vacate court…
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Tribunal dismisses PDP, APGA petitions, upholds Ibe Okwara’s victory in Abia

Tribunal dismisses PDP, APGA petitions, upholds Ibe Okwara’s victory in Abia

The National Election Petition Tribunal in Umuahia has dismissed two petitions filed against the declaration of Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa as winner of the February 25 Arochukwu Ohafia Federal Constituency election for lack of merit and being incompetent. The petitioners, Okuji Oreh of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and Ifeanyi Uchendu of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP), had separately approached the court to challenge Mr Osonwa’s victory. Messrs Oreh and Uchendu had accused INEC of not complying with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022, as amended in the conduct of the election. They also contended that the election…
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100 Days In Office: Chief Umeh Kalu Reveals What Should Bother Abians, Tells Abia PDP To Assess T. A. Orji, Ikpeazu, Hails Otti’s Performance (FULL TEXT)

100 Days In Office: Chief Umeh Kalu Reveals What Should Bother Abians, Tells Abia PDP To Assess T. A. Orji, Ikpeazu, Hails Otti’s Performance (FULL TEXT)

In an interview with THE WHISPERER on Friday afternoon, Chief Umeh Kalu (SAN), a former Attorney General of Abia State has applauded the performance of Governor Alex Otti of Abia State. On Governor Otti's performance, he said: "100 days may not be enough time to make any meaningful assessment given the enormity of the problems we have in Abia State for those who understand. "I understand what is on ground. They have taken off; he has been able to appoint his commissioners and some principal officials of government. But you can still say that we have some kind of problems…
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Peter Obi corruptly siphoned $15 million, N12 billion campaign funds to help Abure’s family, IPOB— Apapa-led Labour Party

Peter Obi corruptly siphoned $15 million, N12 billion campaign funds to help Abure’s family, IPOB— Apapa-led Labour Party

The Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party has accepted the judgment of the presidential election tribunal, which affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 poll. Mr Apapa said the judgment was acceptable and accused Peter Obi of siphoning $15 million and N12 billion. The Julius Abure faction of the party declined to respond to the allegation of siphoning campaign funds. The faction disclosed this in a statement by its spokesman, Abayomi Arabambi. “Some of us have been saying that Peter Obi decided to go to the tribunal to justify all the money he collected during…
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We will retire Atiku, buy him broilers to rear — Shettima

We will retire Atiku, buy him broilers to rear — Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that he would buy the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar broilers and goats so that he can rear them when he retires. He said this after the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja. Answering a question Shettima said: "Atiku Abubakar is an elderstatesman that i hold in very high esteem. Anybody who knows the socio-cultural interactions between the Fulanis and the Kanuris in the North will know that i have the liberty to hold all the insults in him and.... We are not going to retire him to Dubai or Morocco,…
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Tribunal Sacks Senator Ohere Of APC, Declares Natasha Akpoti Of PDP As Winner Of Kogi Central 

Tribunal Sacks Senator Ohere Of APC, Declares Natasha Akpoti Of PDP As Winner Of Kogi Central 

The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday nullified the victory of Sen. Abubakar Ohere as the winner of the Kogi Central senatorial election. The court further declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan as the actual winner of the February senatorial election. The Tribunal Chairman, Justice K. A. Orjiako, who read the unanimous judgment of the three-man panel, said Ohere results were inflated in nine polling units of Ajaokuta Local Government Area (LGA) while that of Natasha was intentionally reduced in the areas by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as well as three other polling units result that was deliberately not entered…
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