Politics

Standing firm on due process of all the confusions following the political confusion that's leading to primary electoral crisis in the nation. Abia State being the first state by alphabetical order showed a good example of how things should be done to avoid any legal cumbersome in the future. The immediate past Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uche Ogah was declared winner of Abia State APC governorship primary election. In one of the most perfectly organized gubernatorial primaries in the history of the nation. There was no room for monetary indictment as the NEC of APC…

The Integrity Monitoring Group, IMG, on Friday condemned Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for using public funds and apparatus for his campaigns. The vice president, who declared for the presidential race on April 11, has been going about to meet delegates using the 16-seater presidential jet across the country.   Aside from the use of a presidential jet, it has been confirmed that the vice president also travels with a retinue of aides tagged Protocol, Security and Press (PSP) , all sponsored with public funds . In a statement signed by Chairman of the IMT, Prof William Adeyemi , the group…

Former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi has joined Labour Party (LP). Labour Party on his Twitter handle welcome the former governor of Anambra state with his Photograph to the party. According to the party, Dear Peter Obi, welcome to the Labour party, the party of productivity. Together we will Take back Nigeria. The party had also posted the resignation letter of former governnor of Anambra state on his 24 hours ago.

AHEAD of the primaries of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA to pick its governoship candidate for the 2023 gubernatorial election slated for Sunday, delegates from Bende Local Government Area, Sunday endorsed a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Etigwe Uwa. The development has however boosted the chances of Uwa clinching the governoship ticket of APGA. The endorsement took place when Uwa met with the Delegates led by the Chairman of Bende chapter of APGA, Mr. Azubuike Peter Chijioke. Meanwhile, Delegates who spoke at the venue of endorsement described Uwa's governoship aspiration as the game changer for the All Progressives Grand Alliance,…

House of Representatives aspirant for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Prince-Iroha Kalu, has dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC for the African Action Congress, AAC. Read statement below: Great people of Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, I kindly use this medium to inform you all that I have resigned my membership from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and now in the African Action Congress (AAC) which is the vehicle to realize my political aspiration. It was a great honour being in APC but unfortunately, recent developments within APC made it practically impossible to participate in her electoral processes. My commitment to the realization of…

Etigwe Uwa, an Abia State governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has promised to reduce the rate of unemployment in the state if elected by the people of the state in next year's gubernatorial election. Uwa made the promise when he met with youth leaders of the party in Umuahia. Uwa alluded the high rate of crime in the state to the increase in youths unemployment. He however gave the assurance that his government would harness the huge resources found in Abia State to develop the state and also engage the youths of the…

AHEAD of the primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to pick its Presidential candidate for the 2023 Presidential election slated for Sunday, National delegates from the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, Thursday endorsed the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan. The development has however boosted the chances of Lawan clinching the Presidential ticket of the APC. The endorsement took place at the Palms Hotel, Central Area, Abuja when the President of the Senate met with the National Delegates led by the Chairman of FCT chapter of APC , Hon Abdulmalik Usman. Meanwhile, Senators who spoke at the…

Frontline governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Mr. Etigwe Uwa SAN has said that he will continue to address the challenges which militate against the advancement of women in Abia state and Nigeria at large. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria made this commitment when he met with the 17 LGAs Women Leaders of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, at the party's secretariat in Umuahia. The legal icon extolled the virtues of Abia women in politics who he described as consistent and reliable. He decried obstacles hindering them such as glass ceilings and discrimination. He expressed the…

Mr Ibe Okwara Osonwa has announced his withdrawal from Abia All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency. The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2019 polls said he will pursue his ambition in another party. He withdrew less than 24 hours before the commencement of the exercise. Osonwa in resignation letter to the APC Ebem Oha Ward Chairman said "This decision was reached as a result of the unrest, division and the undemocratic imposition of aspirants by the leadership of the party". "It is with utmost regards to my supporters, stakeholders…