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By Osmund Agbo Barely two weeks ago, precisely on Sunday, May 8, John Lee was elected the 5th Chief Executive of Hong Kong, as the leader of that Island territory of China is called. This was an election where Mr. Lee was the sole candidate and we were told he won over 99% of votes cast by members of the election committee in a secret ballot. But China is not fooling anyone. The caricature by Hong Kong’s largely pro-China election committee was only an elaborate scheme meant to present Beijing’s choice to the world. Mr. Lee’s pedigree made him an ideal…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing, Mr.Chukwunyere Anamekwe, the Acting Accountant General of the Federation. The appointment of Anamekwe who hails from Umuezeala Nsu, Ehime Mbano in Imo State, followed the suspension of the AGF, Ahmed Idris over his alleged involvement in N80 billion fraud. Idris is still under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The statement signed by the Director of Communications, of OYC, Comrade Emeka Onyema, read: “Mr Anamekwe has climbed the ropes and understands the professional requirements of this…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has called for a credible and transparent primary election for aspirants under the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the State. Addressing the aspirants at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia on Sunday, the Governor expressed optimism that the party would win convincingly at the forthcoming elections; both at the State House of Assembly, House of Representatives and the Senate elections respectively. He reiterated that his aim was to help build APGA as a strong political party, founded on the strong philosophy of true federalism and…
By Jude Eze 2021 dusked in Enugu with unequivocal demand among the people for justice and equity in power-sharing formula of the state. All camps pitched tent with the governor’s body language — power should shift to Enugu East senatorial district. The delirious furore was rekindled by an undifferentiated ‘Ikeoha phobia’ that cascaded the coal city around July last year, when Distinguished Sen. Ike Ekweremadu (Ikeoha) reportedly threatened to swim against the tide of the entrenched power zoning formula and run for governorship of the state from Enugu West senatorial zone. The catchphrase then was “for justice and fairness, let…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The former Chairman of Nnewi South Local Government Area, Apostle Romanus Okoli, has passionately appealed to the abductors of Ukpor based politician, Uzozie Chukwujekwu, to release him immediately. The appeal was contained in a press release signed by the former LGA Chairman made available to journalists on Sunday. Apostle Okoli described the abducted person as his bosom friend and served under him in the council noting that Chukwujekwu is currently the Vice President of Ukpor Improvement Union (UIU). He said that “Chukwujekwu is a very amiable person who cannot hurt a fly and that the abductee is…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Just over 24 hours after the gruesome murder of a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Okechukwu Okoye, unknown gunmen on Sunday, killed seven people at three communities in Orumba North and Idemili North Local Government Areas of the state. Sources told journalists on Sunday evening that the hoodlums stormed the communities in sophisticated weapons and started shooting sporadically. Four persons were reportedly killed at Isulo in Orumba North LGA. One person was killed at Nanka also in Orumba North LGA while two persons were felled by the assailants’ bullets at Abatete in Idemili North…
By Hassan Gimba As parties are getting set to produce their candidates, we feel the need to reproduce this write-up, first published on October 18 last year. If I were to be as sentimental as people are, I would say the North-East, my zone, must produce the president in 2023. Many people fight for their people, region, zone, or state to produce the president for various reasons. Reasons may range from the fact that a president attracts some goodies to his area. Ministers and other chief executives fall over themselves to site projects where the president comes from. Captains of…
By Owei Lakemfa Witness to history. Animated discussions. Banters. Back slapping. Roaring laughter. Seeming riot, but orderly. Various groups, including the elderly and children. Then the crowds burst into songs and dances. They herald the arrival of the host. He is clad in white with a traditional white dog-eared cap. He flashes his white teeth, raising a two-finger victory sign. Yes, he is the Governor of Osun State, or as his government prefers to call it, The State of Osun. But the crowds, and protocols do not refer to him as His Excellency, he is simply Ogbeni, the Yoruba word…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to “widely publish the reports on the accounts and balance sheet of every political party submitted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to the National Assembly since 2015.” SERAP urged INEC to “urgently examine the books and records of financial transactions of political parties, and to make public the outcome of any such examination.” It also urged the electoral umpire to “provide details of the guidelines, and steps that INEC are taking to prevent vote buying in the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka More reactions have continued to trail the gruesome murder of Hon. Okechukwu Okoye, member representing Aguata II Constituency at the Anambra State House of Assembly. The lawmaker and his aide, Cyril Chiegboka, were kidnapped by yet to be identified assailants on May 15, 2022, and later beheaded by the kidnappers. The gruesome murder of the lawmaker and his aide has generated wild fear and reactions from stakeholders in the state. The State Commissioner of Police Mr. Echeng Echeng had in a press release signed by the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, recalled that…