By Henry Ekpe Emeka Ihedioha, a former Chief Whip and Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives and later Ex-Governor of Imo State has dominated the airwaves in Nigeria these few days. He does all the times, though. The last time he attracted such concern and comment among Nigerians was in January 14, 2020 when the Supreme Court said he was no more the Governor of Imo State. However, the latest matter on Ihedioha was caused by a simple harmless speech he made in far away Ghana, during the occasion of…
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De- constructing The Fable of Ruling Party Victory In Imo West (Orlu) Senatorial Zone
By Batos Nwadike One of the new found voices in politics actually a green horn, a political just become; names withheld told me jubilant the other day in a political discourse that the ruling All Progressive Congress( APC) will win Orlu Senatorial election in 2023. Hear him; “Izunaso will win. It is the Governors election” he enthused! I didn’t wait so long than to tell him that he is living in a political pimpers paradise. I said so because I know he does not have the history neither does he…
Read MoreCONUA, NAMDA Registration And Implications For ASUU
By Shehu Bashir I really do not intend to make any long note on this, the obvious is very naked. For some who might need a little explanation, let me emphasize that ASUU has overstretched it’s luck, allowing it’s trampoline to be perforated by ego and poor tactics, opening it’s windows for FG to come in and deflate it’s vulnerable balloon. Things may not be the same again for ASUU again unless?. First, let me say that I am on the side of federal government because ASUU has failed to…
Read MoreWhy Imo First Lady Squandered Millions To Host Rally For Tinubu
By Onwuasoanya FCC Jones Few weeks ago, I wrote that my younger Ideato sister, Her Excellency Barrister Chioma Uzodimma will not vote for Alhaji Bola Tinubu as the next President of Nigeria. I argued that she is such a fantastic and forward thinking and humane lady who wouldn’t wish Nigeria a terrible leader like Tinubu as its next President. For that writeup, some of my governor’s thugs descended on me. Those top rankers in the 3R administration who called me on phone told me that the governor doesn’t want his…
Read MoreCurbing Imo High Food Cost, Shortage With Investment In Agriculture
An inspirational maxim says that within every adversity lies opportunity. What that means, put differently, is that in every seeming hard situation, one could profit from it if he looks beyond the surface. Most prosperous societies and nation today did not rise on a platter of gold. They are where they are today because they faced challenges and instead of throwing their hands up and giving up, they thought serious how to convert their challenges to opportunities. Once, they did so, those adversities were not only subdued but also provided…
Read MoreOrlu Assembly: Nwadike Appoints Mbama As Campaign DG
…Set to inaugurate PRENCO The Labour party candidate for Orlu State Assembly, Comrade Precious Nwadike has appointed Chief Mike Mbama as director general of Precious Nwadike Campaign Organization,PRENCO. In a letter dated October 8,2022 signed by comrade Precious Nwadike, he described Mbama as a true patriot whose service to his community,Orlu, Imo state and Nigeria at large earned him the position and confidence. According to Nwadike, the resolve to salvage the LGA from the stranglehold of bad leaders is collective project hence, he needs technocrats and like minds to succeed.…
Read MoreIdeato Reps Ticket: Uzodinma’s Imo APC Shamed Again, As Court Strikes Out Suit Against Ikenga’s Candidacy
…Judge: Party’s act, vexatious, meddlesomeness The plot by the All Progressives Congress,APC in Imo State led by the Governor,Sen. Hope Uzodinma to disqualify the PDP candidate for the Ideato North and South Federal Constituency election, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere has again suffered a devastating blow as the Federal High Court sitting in Owerri quashes the suit filed by the APC to disqualify Ikenga from participating in the election. The ruling Party had approached the Court to disqualify only Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere on the basis that his primary election was conducted in…
Read MoreIhedioha: Facing The Facts, Dispelling The Fallacies
By Collins Opurozor There is something known as proxy warfare. Those who have had to take courses in strategic studies, political science or power politics should understand that. The attempt by a state to increase its power or influence by instigating other states to fight without participating in the actual conflict sums up the whole substance of a proxy war. This can also happen among groups, and even among individuals. To be clear, this is the strategy which the APC has now relied upon in its bid to make some…
Read MoreOrlu 2023 Legislative Election: Between Precious Nwadike And Desperation Of an Incumbent 2
As the race for who represents the Orlu LGA at the Imo House of Assembly in 2023 gathers momentum, I wish again to call the attention of the people to the destabilizing antics of the incumbent House Member for Orlu Constituency, Hon. Chief Paschal Okolie towards the youthful Comr. Precious Nwadike. Like I wrote in the first volume of this piece, the entrance of Comrade Precious Nwadike in the contest for the Orlu Representative at the Imo House of Assembly in 2023, has completely shattered the dreams of Hon. Paschal…
Read MorePDP Nat’l Scribe-Anyanwu Congratulates Alagboso On Birthday
…Describes Him As A Matured Politician With Determined Direction National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu is happy to congratulate his brother, friend and ally, Member Representing Orlu, Orsu and Oru East in the green chambers, Rt Hon Asiwaju Jerry Alagboso on the occasion of his birthday. Anyanwu describes him as a consistent politician, so matured with determined direction. He says that, Alagbaoso has remained reputable political maverick without loosing focus after serving his fatherland as a Custom Officer, noting that God, as the giver…
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