Category: EDITORIAL

The conduct of the recently concluded 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria, has continued to generate angry reactions among many Nigerians. The declaration of results of the Presidential poll in favour of Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, after the independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, reportedly failed to upload the results from the various polling units on the commission’s IRev portal  in line with the INEC Guidelines for the 2023 general elections, precipitated tension, criticisms and discontent among millions of Nigerians who had hitherto put…

Imo State indeed Nigeria, have been battling escalating  insecurity in recent times. This sad development is in no way funny as it has negatively robbed off on the socio-economic progress of the country. The situation apparently compels residents, businessmen even visitors, to move with caution in other to avoid being victims. One would say that the Imo is not the only state bedeviled by rising insecurity, however, the current situation remains a sad chapter in the history of the state and country Few days ago, the convoy of an governor…

The much talked about 2023 general elections are weeks away. Campaigns are already in top gear as candidates of  political parties step up efforts to sway support of the electorate to their advantage. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has equally expressed its readiness to deliver free, fair and credible polls in 2023. The commission’s introduction of the novel Bimodal Voter Accreditation  System,  BVAS, is widely seen as a beacon of hope for a dawn in the country’s electoral system. Keen watchers of political events  in the Nigeria are agreed…

Rising poverty in Nigeria is one issue that has been on the front burner of national discourse in recent time. According to reported figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, recently, “ 53 million more Nigerians fell into abject poverty compared to 2015. Reports show that the 53 million Nigerians , mostly of the middle class, were classified as being “vulnerable” before Buhari took over.” It was recently reported that “after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting in Abuja last week, the Minister of State for Budget and National…

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…

Democracy implies  service to the people. This explains why political office  seekers must engage the masses, stakeholders and interest groups at town hall meetings and other fora. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has   scheduled September 28 to take off date for full blown campaigns by the various political parties, during which candidates for the various elective positions will interact with Nigerians on  what they intend to do for the people if elected into office. It is noteworthy to say that the country has or is still passing through some…

Roads, quality roads remain sine qua non to the socio-economic development of a state. Successive administrations in Imo  have most often, hyped their achievements in area of road construction even though Imo is yet to be listed among leading states in the area of road network in the Nigeria. The present government of Senator Hope Uzodinma had at its inception barely two years ago, embarked upon a number of road projects including but not limited to the Owerri-Okigwe Road, the dual carriage Owerri-Orlu Road, Naze-Nekede Polytechnic -Ihiagwa-FUTO-Obinze road, Chukwuma Nwoha…