Politics

Renowned Chemical Scientist, Kalu Ijomah Ukeh, has promised to boost the economy of Abia State if elected as Governor in 2023. Ijomah Ukeh made the promise on Tuesday in Lagos when he paid a consultative visit to some selected Abia Professionals. When asked about the economic direction of his administration if elected governor, he said, "Firstly, there is no economic direction in Abia state, even a bad one. We are going into industrialization big time. "Abia state is far richer than Cross River State when you put alot into consideration. Abia as an oil producing state earns more than them.…

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says he is fully prepared for the assignment of being the President of Nigeria because he has the capacity to address lingering issues of insecurity and poor national economy. Governor Wike maintained Nigerians can no longer resign to fate, suffer the pains of harsh economy and wanton killings under the watch of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government. He made those remarks when a group, the Northern Progressives Elements and Friends of Wike, in Abuja, presented the purchased Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms to him on Tuesday to contest the 2023…

Kwankwaso officially dumps PDP. Kwankwaso resigned his membership from PDP in a letter he sent to his ward Chairman on Tuesday, dated March, 29 2022. Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). THE WHISPERER reports that Kwankwaso resigned his membership from PDP in a letter he sent to his ward Chairman on Tuesday, dated March, 29 2022. The letter read in part,’’ It is with deep sense of responsibility that I write to notify you , that as a result of some serious and irreconcilable differences, I have reached the conclusion that my…

The trio of former Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki, governors Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto) and Bala Mohammed (Bauchi) are intensifying their push for the adoption a consensus Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate from the North. They were in Markurdi where they met with Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom to market the consensus option. They later held similar talks with Governor Darius Ishaku the Taraba State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja. The governors, who have bought presidential nomination forms, hinted of a scheduled plan to meet with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar last night. Atiku declared last week to fight for the…

The leaders of Ukwa-la-Ngwa bloc have endorsed the immediate-past Vice-Chancellor of the Abia State University, ABSU, Professor Uchenna Eleazar Ikonne, as their consensus candidate for the 2023 governorship race. They made the endorsement Monday evening, when a high-powered delegation of Ukwa-la-Ngwa clan led by the pioneer Attorney General of the State, Chief Theo Nkire, met with Ikonne at the ex-VC’s Umuahia residence. Addressing newsmen later after hours of discussions indoors, Nkire said :” We came to persuade our son to run for the 2023 governorship position. ”He has been tried and tested and we found him worthy. His enviable records…