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Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC, and others on Thursday dissociated themselves from the proposed strike in Imo State. The leaders of the various unions who spoke to newsmen in Owerri argued that no issue could have led to any form of strike in the state. They were angry that an internal issue regarding the process of an election could not have become a reason for workers to go on strike in the state. First to speak, was the state chairman of NLC, Philip Nwansi, who said there was no need for…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governorship candidates in Abia State, Thursday, signed a peace accord to shun violence at the forthcoming polls. This is the second time candidates would be signing a peace accord in the state. Some of the candidates present at the event were Okey Ahiwe of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; his All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart, Chief Ikechi Emenike; and Onyekwere Akym Uche (OAU), of the African Alliance, AA. Others were Bishop Onuoha of ADC; Mascot Uzor Kalu of the Action Peoples Party, APP; Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party. Professor Greg Ibe of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA,…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Stakeholders in Enugu State have expressed mixed reactions over the the postponement of Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections earlier scheduled for Saturday March 11, 2023. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced the postponement of the elections to Saturday March 18, to enable it carry out reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). This follows the order by the Federal Appeal Court on Wednesday permitting the Commission to reconfigure the machines before the elections. Stakeholders in separate interviews agreed with INEC to reconfigure the BVAS but cautioned against any attempt to tamper with…
By Sam Amadi In the context of the tragicomedy of the Nigerian election, one may be tempted to conclude, as President Olusegun Obasanjo did, that the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), was compromised through financial inducement. This is a damning conclusion. But the utter lack of intelligence in the manner the election management body got itself into a rut raises concern that something may have caused a sudden failure of intelligence, something dark and corrupt. It is ironic that it was INEC that finally nailed the credibility of the election it organised. We have always had problems with managing…
By Azu Ishiekwene Trying to fit him into a mold can be sometimes problematic. I have always thought of him as a teacher and mentor. And later, only much later, as a friend. For over three decades he has been more than enough in each of these roles. My path with Dr. Yemi Osinbajo, as he then was, first crossed at the University of Lagos when he was a lecturer at the Faculty of Law and I was a student at the Department of Mass Communication at the same university. Just a busybody trying to indulge my fantasy of becoming…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has flagged-off the construction of 3.2 kilometers Okpunoeze-Nnewi Hotel Road. Also flagged-off was the 2.2 kilometer Isaho Umuezeogu-NAUTH (Teaching Hospital Permanent site) Road. Ikengaonline gathered that Benejaf International Limited is the Contractor in charge of the road projects, while Maintech Engineering Consult is the consultant. Performing the flag-offs, Governor Soludo promised to intervene in Nnewi major markets to transform them into modern markets fit for the twenty-first century. The Governor described Nnewi as the commercial capital of Anambra South and thus requires a lot of work, acknowledging the difficulties which people face…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Security operatives have arrested former deputy governor of Imo State, Gerald Irona. An eyewitness who disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri said he was arrested from his Owerri residence at about 10:15 am on Wednesday. At the time of filling this report, Irona was said to have been detained at the Imo State police command. Eyewitnesses who did not want their names mentioned said: “Some security operatives from the Imo State police command have arrested the former deputy governor of Imo State, from his house in Owerri. They came to his house dressed in black attire. They…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has commenced sensitisation of Spare Parts dealers in Enugu on products standardisation. The traders numbering over 400 are drawn mainly from the popular Coal Camp spare parts market in Enugu metropolis. They were been sensitised on the need to ensure and maintain standards on every product they sell to their customers. Declaring the sensitisation open, the Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mallam Farouk Salim, said that there was no better time than now to sensitise importers, exporters and traders of products on the enormous benefits of standardisation of their products.…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has explained why it shifted the governorship and state assembly elections earlier scheduled for Saturday, March 11. Both elections according to the electoral umpire, will now hold on Saturday, March 18. The decision to postpone the polls was taken at INEC Management meeting convened Wednesday in Abuja after the commission’s request to reconfigure the Bi-modal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS machines was granted by the Court of Appeal. Ikengaonline gathered that INEC National Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, chaired the emergency meeting which started at 7pm and ended at 10pm. But the postponement was…
Our Reporter, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed the governorship and state assembly elections scheduled to hold on March 11 by one week. The new date for the elections is now March 18, 2023. A very reliable sources told Ikengaonline that the decision was taken in a closed-door meeting between the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and his commissioners over the governorship election. INEC had earlier on Wednesday approached and received the approval of the Appeal Court in Abuja to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines in readiness for the Saturday governorship and state assembly…