All is now set for a political debate for House of Assembly/House of Representatives candidates being organized by the Ngor Okpala Debate Group, NODG, The highly anticipated political jaw jaw which is seen in several quarters as veritable opportunity for the candidates to sell themselves to voters is billed take place at Umuneke, headquarters of the council area beginning from 10am in the morning. The first of its kind in the area, candidates expected to strut their stuff on the podium that Sunday includes Hon Chinedu Opara of African Democratic…
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Governorship: Araraume, Ndi Imo and moment of truth
In a few weeks’ time, precisely on the 2nd of March 2019,101011165 like their counter parts in the 36 states of the federation and the federal capital territory, (FCT), Abuja will go to the polls to elect a new set of leaders who will manage their affairs for the next four years. These gubernatorial and state houses of assembly elections will be preceded by that of the presidential and national assembly elections which have been tentatively slated for Saturday 16th February, 2019. Imo state is a peculiar case because since…
Read More2019: Dark Horse may become next Imo Governor …As big parties swim in crisis
As the 2019 Imo State governorship election inches home on both candidates and voters alike, pundits are predicting that history looks more likely to repeat itself in the governorship election. Those predicting this possibility say unfolding political events are pointing in the direction of the likelihood of another political feather weight and dark horse emerging as the state helmsman, come March 2, election. According to some of the analysts who x-rayed the unfolding scenario with the major political parties embroiled in life threatening skirmishes which actors seem hell bent on…
Read More2019: Olu Owerri endorses Ihedioha, Onyewuchi for governor, Senate
Prominent leaders of Owerri zone under the aegis of Olu Owerri, a socio-cultural organization pushing for the economic and political upliftment of the zone, Sunday, unanimously endorsed the governorship and Imo East (Owerri zone) senatorial candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Imo State, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha for the 2019 general elections and Hon. Ezenwa Onyewuchi. The event which took place at Ugwu Ekwema, Egbu Road Owerri had leaders and executive officers of the group drawn from the nine local government areas of the zone in attendance including…
Read MoreImo indigenes in South Africa endorse Bruno
Indigenes of Imo State in South Africa have endorsed the candidacy of Sir Bruno Oparaocha as the next Governor of the state. Addressing newsmen after a dinner in support of the governorship hopeful, the chairman of the group Chief Bright Isiguzo enthused that Bruno is the right man needed at this time in the state to reorder its battered economy. Chief Isiguzo lamented on the decline of education in the state insisting that before the coming of the present government pupils and students were doing well in both external and…
Read More2019 Guber: Owerri Zone shouldsupport Ohakim-Okere
The people of Owerri zone and entire Imolites have been urged to support the governorship candidate of the Accord Party and former governor Chief Ikedi Ohakim to restore equity and stability in our polity. Making this appeal in chat with Nigeria Newspoint in Owerri, a political leader from Owerri zone, Chief Christopher Okere expressed the view that it is in the interest of the people of Owerri zone to sacrifice the next four years by supporting Chief Ohakim who will in turn support the people of the zone in 2023.…
Read MoreCase against Buhari’s suspension of CJN, Onnoghen
President Muhammadu Buhari’s announcement of the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen has continued to draw comments from within and outside the shores of Nigeria. President Buhari had on Friday last week, announced the suspension of the CJN, reportedly relying on an order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal regarded in some quarters as “an auxiliary judicial panel that addresses assets filings of public officials” rather than a regular or full- fledged court. Prior to his suspension Friday, Justice Onnoghen was dragged to the Code of…
Read MoreReps: I’ll give quality representation -Echendu
Hon. Kingsley Echendu, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Isu/Njaba/Nkwerre/Nwangele Federal constituency for the 2019 reps race is a man of great leadership qualities, credible sources have revealed. Sources say the PDP king makers in the area have resolved to consolidate the party’s over 15-year land lordship of the federal constituency trhough Echendu’s candidate. According to reliable sources, Hon. Echendu has commanded overwhelming support and endorsement from across board more than any other party’s candidate, as both socio-cultural, religious and pressure groups have drummed support for him. Many who…
Read MoreOrluzurumee Youths dismiss illegal suspension of president, sec.
Orluzurumee Youth Assembly has dismissed what it described as the purported suspension of its National President, Comrade Darlington Uzoahia and the National Secretary, Comrade Ebere Okeke by “a faceless, illegal and unexisting “Board of Trustees (BoT)”. In a press release signed by Comrade Okeke, the national secretary of Orluzurumee Youth Assembly, a copy of which was made available to Nigeria Newspoint, the organization maintained that “Comrade Darlington Uzoahia (Dynamic) and Comrade Ebere Okeke remain the National President and National Secretary of Orluzurumee Youth Assembly and no individual or group of…
Read MoreGovernorship: INEC can’t defend APC’s victory in Osun
It was a political earthquake today in Abuja as the Independent National Electoral Commission closed its submission before the Osun Election Petition Tribunal without calling a single witness and with a clearly disturbed countenance. At the resumed hearing today in Abuja, the commission throughout its counsel Adesina Agbede rose in disquiet to apply to close his case to the other consternation of even APC and Gboyega Oyetola’s legal team. The counsel had staked his reputation yesterday when he promised the tribunal that the witnesses would testify at today’s proceedings. The…
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