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The current governor of Imo state and the senator elect in the just concluded National Assembly election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mr Rochas Okorocha, Wednesday asked the commission to hand him over his certificate, noting that the commission cannot seize his certificate because of a mere petition against him. Okorocha made this known when some of his supporters marched to the government house to protest. Recall that INEC removed his name from the list of senators-elect who will receive their various certificates on Thursday. The commission argued that the governor was declared winner under duress. In view of the above therefore, Okorocha opined, “I wonder why INEC will withhold my certificate for a frivolous reason, without hearing from me. I am not a violent person and those who know me know that,” he said. “This is why we have peace in Imo state. The Returning Officer could not have done that under duress under the watchful eyes of the Police

AHEAD of the inauguration of the 9th Senate, Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu  Abdullahi (APC, Niger North), has allayed fears of Nigerians on possible leadership crisis in the 9th Senate as it was in the 8th. Speaking with journalists shortly after collecting his Certificate of Return from Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,  as senator-elect, yesterday, Abdullahi said the required lessons to be learned from the leadership squabbles of the 8th Senate had been learned, and would not repeat itself. “I was a key player in the leadership configuration of the 8th Senate and the attendant crises that followed, as one of the 43 returnees now, the lessons learned will be used to prevent the mistakes of the past from happening,’’ he said.  Senate Meanwhile, strong indications emerged, yesterday, that the fight for who becomes the presiding officers has taken a new dimension. This time, former governor of Kano State, Senator Kabiru Gaya

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Imo State has admitted that the presidential and national assembly elections in the state were fraught with irregularities and expressed regret over the challenges that almost marred the polls. Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC of the state, Prof. Francis Ezeonu made the commission’s position known in the state, yesterday at the Imo INEC Interactive Meeting with Stakeholders in Owerri, the state capital. Disclosing that there were a few hitches that impeded the timely deployment of materials on the Election Day to some areas, Prof. Ezeonu stressed that the meeting created a forum for the commission to review what happened on the Feb. 23 elections across the state. He alleged that there were deliberate efforts to frustrate the use of Registration Area Centres (RACs); in some places as the commission’s water tanks were carted away soon after delivery. He said, “Wires used in reticulating electricity at the centres were remove

Chief Uche Emenike, today thanked God for his mercy and benovolence to him, for saving his life,from an aliment that almost cost his life. In this interview, he thanked God for keeping him. https://youtu.be/JF0aBg-LKBU

Otolo Youth Forum, has endorsed the candidature of Dr Obinna Ngonadi of YPP, for the forthcoming House of assembly election, for Nnewi North state constituency. In a communiqué issued at Otolo Nnewi today, and signed by the Chairman, Godwin Ayasa, states thus. Having analysed the forthcoming house of assembly election, with its peculiarities and the direction which Nnewi and it's stakeholders have taken, we as a group have no other option than to cue into the direction of light, which is the candidature of Dr Obinna Ngonadi and the YPP. Continuing, they stressed that since their brother Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Uba, having won the senatorial seat under YPP, there is need to support Dr Obinna Ngonadi of YPP so that the dividends of democracy can filter into Nnewi, for the development of our community, as he is a tested and trusted brand. They further stated that, hence Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Uba,who is the senator elect and Dr Cletus Ibeto is solidly behind the candidature of Dr