A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Livinus Okwara has urged all senatorial candidates of the party to try and win their seats, more so now that the position of the senate president has been zoned to the South-East. According to him, winning the election would predisposed them to clinching the senate president’s seat. He canceled them not to allow a replay of the event of 2015. Speaking with newsmen in Owerri, Imo State, weekend, Chief Okwara said the seat was zoned to the South-East since 2015 but…
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Orlu senate: I am unbeatable- Apitti Ndigbo
The candidate of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), Chief Bobby Tochukwu Ukadike has categorically, declared that no person or candidate of any other political party could defeat him in the February 16, 2019 race for the Orlu senatorial zone seat. Chief Ukadike who bears the titles of Apitti Ndigbo and Dankano of Nigeria told newsmen that he decided to settle for the Orlu senatorial zone seat under the platform of FJP in line with the present day Imo State political realities. Chief Bobby Ukadike explained that unlike some other…
Read More32 guber candidates set to endorse Bruno
The candidate of the Action People Party, APP Imo State, Sir Bruno Oparaocha is about to receive a boost in his ambition to govern the state as 32 governorship candidates for the 2019 election have concluded plans to endorse his candidacy. The governorship candidates from various political parties under the umbrella of Coalition of Imo Governorship Candidates, CIGC in Owerri the state capital stated that the choice of Bruno was inevitable because he has the requisite ability to lift the state out of its present pitiable condition. The spokesperson of…
Read MoreBuhari’s Imo comment, not anti -party -Lawal
The recent declaration by president Mohammadu Buhari during his last visit to Imo state on the 29th. Jan.2019 has continued to attract comments from piticians across board.The vice-chairman,Owerri municipal council Hon. Fascil Lawal while interacting with Journalists at Owerri described the President as a man who does not discriminate against accusations that his policies and programmes are discriminative. Hon.Lawal stated that the import of that message means that ethnicity should not count in choosing leaders. It would be recalled that PMB who came to flag off his 2nd.term bid during…
Read MoreOrlu Senate: Ilomuanya endorses Izunaso …Sues for peace among politicians
As the political campaign curtain for the 2019 general elections is about to be drawn, a notable personality in the council of traditional rulers, His Royal Highness Eze Cletus Ilomuanya has endorsed the aspiration of Senator Osita Izunaso as senator to represent Orlu zone at the senate chamber of the federal republic of Nigeria under the platform of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA. Addressing the Izunaso campaign group who accompanied the former senator on a courtesy call on Saturday at his palace in Obinugwu Orlu, Imo State Eze Ilomuanya expressed…
Read MoreUzodinma blasts Okorocha over N312b Imo debt …Laments 118 garnishee judgment
The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodinma has alleged that the state under Gov. Rochas Okorocha is indebted to the tune of N312billion, in addition to over 118 garnishee judgments against it. Sen. Uzodinma made this known while addressing newsmen in Owerri, the Imo State capital. According to the two time senator, he is not engaged in any fight with Gov. Okorocha, rather has joined governorship race to rescue Imo State from the governor and his family, saying “am not fighting with…
Read MoreMbaitoli Assembly: Accord Candidate, Ahaneku vows to attract infrastructures for constituency.
A front-line candidate of the Mbaitoli State House Assembly seat, Emeka Ahaneku has vowed to attract massive projects and sustainable infrastructure for Mbaitoli state constituency, if elected as representative in the March 2 state Assembly election Speaking during an interactive session with Mbaitoli leaders on Friday, at lamez Hotels Orodo, Emeka Ahaneku expressed his desire to represent his people of Mbaitoli local government in the state House of Assembly, while describing the current status of development in the constituency as ” nothing to write home about”. He used the opportunity…
Read MoreAraraume; Greatest beneficiary of Buhari’s directives to Imo-on “vote across party lines”,
President Muhammadu Buhari, during his last visit to Owerri, Imo State capital last Tuesday January 29, 2019, created yet another history and enriched the political jargon, vocabulary and lexicology when he admonished his great party members in the state to, “vote across party lines” for any candidate of their choice. President Buhari who was reacting to the uncompromising attribute and obdurate disposal and opposition of Governor Rochas Okorocha, to any alternative choice of a governorship candidate other than his son-inlaw, Uche Nwosu was at sea on what could better assuage…
Read MoreNeed for INEC to conduct credible elections
There have been allegations from opposition political parties that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC wants to rig the coming general election especially the presidential election in favour of the ruling APC. This allegation although not yet authenticated is nevertheless a source of concern. Although INEC has come out to deny the allegation we are still constrained to call on INEC to do everything within its powers to conduct a credible, free and fair election. We feel the electoral umpire has no other option than to conduct an election that…
Read MorePDP guber: Samdaddy dismisses defection rumours
Few days after the Supreme Court of the federal republic of Nigeria threw out the bid to stop Senator Samuel Anyanwu’s suit against the emergence of Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Imo State, the Distinguished Senator has vowed to fight the alleged injustice to a logical conclusion. Seeking when thousands of PDP members loyal to his political structure known as Divine Mandate Movement thronged his Amaimo-Ikeduru country home Saturday, Senator Anyanwu dismissed rumours that he had defected from PDP to another…
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