Beyond all doubt, the South East region of Nigeria should produce the president for the country by 2023. Almost all indices in this regard favours the region. It is one of the three major ethnic tripods which Nigeria stands on. Also, like the other two planks of the tripod, Yoruba and Hausa/Fulani, the people as well played significant role towards the political independence of Nigeria from Britain . In the same manner, South East has paid its fare share of due in the quest for national growth and development. Infact,…
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Takeaways From Osun Governorship Election
Osun State governorship election held Saturday, July 16, 2022, has come and gone. It has been won and lost by governor elect Ademola Adeleke of PDP and Gboyega Oyetola of APC. Unlike in the past when elections and their aftermaths were usually characterized by accusations and counter accusations, allegations and counter allegations, protests, violence, fraud and manipulation among many other negative scenarios, the Osun governorship election and its aftermath to a large extent were peaceful. Save for few isolated cases of disturbances and disruptions that day, the whole exercise reportedly…
Read More2023: Southeast Needs New Breed Of Legislators
All over the civilized world, the legislature remains the primus inter pares of the three arms of government. Hence the success or otherwise of any government in any country, depends to a large extent, on the vibrancy, “proactiveness” and independence of the legislature. Perhaps and more probably, World War II would have been prevented had the Nazi government of Adolf Hitler not dealt a mortal blow on the German Reichstag in the late 1930s and early 40s. What the Hitler did to emasculate the German legislature at that time, remains…
Read MoreBuhari’s Romance With Corruption
Visualizing in one’s mind eyes, images of President Muhammadu Buhari promising that he will fight corruption to a standstill, if he was elected president, and juxtaposing it with what is happening today, truly brings tears to the eyes. Prior to his emergence in 2015, and particularly during the presidential election, he had relentlessly voiced his strong hatred for corruption, vowing to stamp it out as president. To convince Nigerians more, he included it as one of the three major tasks he tackle seriously in office. The other two were the…
Read MorePollitcal Parties High Nomination Fees: Plot To Shut Out Visionary Poor Nigerians From Seeking Offices.
Nigerians justifiably have been outraged by the exorbitant charges slammed on Nomination fees for various elective positions for the 2023 general elections. Recently, as part of the process for next years polls the two major political parties in the country, the ruling APC and opposition PDP, released list of fees payable for contestable elective positions. From what we gleaned from multiple sources the APC pegged Nomination fees for President at N100m, Governorship, N50m, Senate 20m, House of Representatives N10m and State Assembly, N2m. For the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP the forms…
Read MoreInsecurity: Orlu youths protest against lawmaker, Okolie – Want him to drop re-election bid
Hundreds of youths from Orlu local government area of Imo State under the auspices of Our Orlu (OOP) in collaboration with Orlu Equity Youths Movement (OETM) have called on the member representing Orlu State Constituency at the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Pascal Okolie to jettison his bid to return to the State House of Assembly, come 2023. The youths made this known at the People’s Democratic Party PDP, State Secretariat along Okigwe Road Owerri yesterday, Thursday,April 14,during a protest. They disclosed that the second term bid of Hon.…
Read MoreAlleged Payroll Fraud: IIRS Workers lament Non-payment of salary for Scam.
Reports of alleged payroll fraud has emitted from the Imo Internal Revenue Service, IIRS which has led to non-payment of salaries of the Civil servants up to three months. It has been gathered that over 40% of staff of the agency have not been paid.The leadership which is now said to be notorious for sharp practices is said to have resorted to intimidation against anyone who raises eyebrows of the dubious development. The ooz and alleged fraud is said to originate from illegal deductions, manipulation of staff salaries among other…
Read MoreIPOB: COMPULSORY SIT-AT-HOME RESTORED IN IGBO LAND
Imo and Anambra States appear to be the epicentre of the resurgent problem. Reports indicate that in Imo State alone more than five police stations have been torched in the past one month. Some security personnel also lost their lives in the attacks. Similarly, houses of a serving commissioner in the state and that of the President General of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, Prof George Obiozor were also razed down.
Read MoreNnorom Hails Uzodinma for Successful Convention Of APC.
An Aspirant For Ezinihitte Mbaise State House Of Assembly Seat in Imo State, Hon Henry Osondu Chukwuma Nnorom has congratulated the state Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma for Successful Conduct of National Convention Of All Progressives Congress (APC)
Hon Nnorom who disclosed this to journalists in Owerri described Governor Uzodinma as a true Democrat who understand how due process truly work.
Read MoreFUTO LAND: JUSTICE MUST BE DONE FOR HOST COMMUNITIES,SAYS ANOKAM
By Ifeanyi Ndukwe The Attorney of the FUTO Host Communities, Chief Sam Anokam has stated that they will actually acquire justice at the end of their matter with the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO). He made this known to newsmen while clearing the air in some certain issues, recently. Chief Anokam noted that he has the mandate of the FUTO host communities to pursue the matter of incomplete acquisition of land by FUTO, adding that he is following the issue through due process. He alleged that some group of…
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