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By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Numeracy is a Nigerian problem but electoral democracy is about counting numbers. Nigerians will vote to elect a president and national legislators on 25 February, 2023. On 11 March, they will return to elect state legislators in 36 states and governors in 28. The numbers that will frame all these contests are now settled. They deserve close attention. In all, 18 political parties, will field a total of 15,307 candidates, including 1,553 women for 1,491 offices, including the presidency; 28 governorship offices; 109 Senators; 360 in the House of Representatives; and 993 seats in state houses of assembly.…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Many people were Saturday evening, feared killed following heavy shooting by gunmen who raided the Akokwa, Imo State country home of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Ideato Federal Constituency and spokesperson of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere. The attackers reportedly set his house on fire along with vehicles in the compound. PDP, in a statement, has called for thorough and Immediate investigation of the incident which it said was a well-coordinated attack. The statement made available to Ikengaonline read in part: “Imo PDP alerts security agencies, Nigerians, International Community about sponsored killings,…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has called for the unconditional release of pro-Biafra group leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in the DSS detention of the Federal Government. Governor Soludo who made the demand during the APGA Campaign kick-off in Awka, specifically appealed to the Federal Government to release Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally. Governor Soludo went further to assert that if the detained IPOB leader cannot be released unconditionally, he should be released to him, saying he is ready to stand surety for him. “I am making a passionate appeal to the Federal Government to release Mazi Nnamdi…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Labour Party (LP) Governorship candidate for Enugu State, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, has promised to reconstruct all roads that connect Uzo Uwani to Nsukka if elected during the forthcoming election. Edeoga said this at Igbo-ano in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area, in continuation of his campaign tour to the area. The LP candidate was in Ugbene Ajima 1 and 2, Nimbo 1 and 2, Abbi and Nrobo wards to meet with party faithful and supporters. He said that the reconstruction of abandoned roads linking the rural communities of Uzo Uwani to Nsukka Urban will be part of his priorities…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been in power in Enugu State since the advent of the current democracy in Nigeria in 1999. The party has successfully produced all the Governors, members of the National Assembly, Local Government Chairmen, members of the State House of Assembly and Councillors. One interesting thing is the seamless manner in which it has produced these representatives thereby earning Enugu the sobriquet “a PDP state.” It is no wonder that after the party’s governorship primary election, Mr Peter Mbah, winner of the primary mounted sign posts in parts of Enugu metropolis with the…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Imo State chapter, has called on anti-graft agencies to investigate Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, over an alleged plot to borrow N354 billion for “vote buying” in the state. The PDP made this known to newsmen in Owerri, on Friday through the State Publicity Secretary, Collins Opurozor. The main opposition party alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state had already started the distribution of forms to voters in Imo to collect their bank details and that their Permanent Voter’s Card information to…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka One suspected criminal was shot dead, while two others were arrested after a gun battle with security operatives attached to the Anambra State Police command. Police in a statement, said the incident took place at Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. The statement signed by Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, gave the names of the suspects as Caleb Nwankwoa, aged 22; Katchi Nwolisa, 23; and Okechukwu Freedom whose age could not be ascertained. It said: “The suspects, on sighting the police and in an attempt to escape the scene, started…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Igbo youths under the aegis of the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, the apex socio-political youth group in the zone, have hit the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ahmed Bola Tinubu over his promise to make the South-East and industrial hub, dismissing it as “deceptive and an empty promise.” Tinubu had during his presidential rally in Enugu, promised to turn South-East into an industrial hub if elected President. COSEYL urged Ndigbo not to trust the former Lagos Governor who it said that “the only thing Tinubu achieved was to build toll-gates for the collection of…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Jersey City Medical Center, an RWJ Barnabas Health facility, in the United States of America, has named Ijeoma, the daughter of the late Minister of Information and Communication, Professor Dora Akunyili, its Chief Medical Officer. The late Akunyili was also a former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, whose fight against fake drugs was unprecedented and legendary. Dr Ijeoma, is the first African-American medical professional to serve in the role, according to a statement released on the official website of the center. The President and Chief Executive Officer of…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia No fewer than eight persons have been confirmed dead, and seven critically injured in a fatal road accident that occurred early Friday morning on Aba area of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. The auto crash involving a Toyota bus and a stationary truck happened around 6:00 am between Umueka and Aro Ngwa junction of the dual carriage highway. According to eye witness account, the 14-seater bus conveying the victims was said to have rammed into a stationary tanker which broke down in the middle of the expressway. An eye witness who spoke with Ikengaonline, blamed the incident on…