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  Former Niger Delta minister, Senator Godswill Akpabio and Senator Barau Jibrin who is and about 38n other Senators-elect on Tuesday held a consultative meeting national working committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The meeting, it was gathered, is to perfect strategies to ensure Akpabio and Jibrin who have been endorsed by the party leadership emerge the next Senate president and deputy Senate president respectively. At the meeting, national chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Adamu, cautioned Akpabio and his supporters not to be late on the day of inauguration. The chairman was apparently to guard against the 2015 scenario when Senate President Ahmad Lawan, the then preferred candidate of the party for Senate president, and his supporters came late to the chambers, creating room for the emergence of Bukola Saraki against party’s wish. In response to the protests over the endorsement of candidates for the presiding officers of 10th National Assembly, Adamu said the NWC h

The Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has again waded into the controversy over the zoning of principal positions of the National Assembly. The group’s reaction was over the protest by Abia Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu. It could be recalled that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) zoned the position of Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives to Rep Ben Kalu from the same Abia State. But Senator Kalu, a former governor of the State, who is angling to become the next Senate President, is insisting that the South-East deserves more than Reps Deputy Speaker.  Reacting to the developments, the Ohanaeze Youths in a statement by its National President, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike urged Senator Kalu not to jeopardise the interest of the South-East by hiding under faceless groups to issue self-serving statements.  He claimed in the statement that several faceless groups had been set up “to destroy what is coming to the South-East. Their game plan is that 

  A South East youth-based organisation, Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has rejected the micro-zoning of the position of deputy speaker of the House of Representatives to the South East. The All Progressives Congress (APC) recently announced that the position had been micro-zoned to the zone and that Abia State member-elect, Hon Benjamin Kalu, has been pencilled down for the position. Reacting to the development, COSEYL, in a press release signed by the president-general and publicity secretary, Hon Goodluck Ibem and Comrade Okey Nwaoru, respectively, stressed that it was insulting to zone such a position to the South East. The group also submitted that Kalu still has his victory being contested and cannot represent the Igbo nation. According to them, while the political goal and aspiration of Ndigbo are beyond the post of the Senate President, “we cannot identify with   Benjamin Kalu, not to talk of endorsing him to represent the political interest of the entire South

  Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will today deliberate on the tussle for the National Assembly leadership. The meeting comes against the backdrop of heightened lobby of some governors to insist on the retention of the zoning arrangement earlier made by the party. The Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, who doubles as the chairman of the Southern Governors Forum had faulted the zoning arrangement of APC National Working Committee (NWC), describing it as unworkable, skewed and reinforcing injustice and enhancing inequity. APC had zoned the Senate President position (South South, Godswill Akpabio), Deputy Senate President (North West, Senator Jibrin Barau); Speaker (North West, Hon Tajudeen Abbas); Deputy Speaker (South East, Benjamin Kalu). Even though the APC national chairman Abdullahi Adamu hinted last week that the zoning arrangement would be revisited, after a series of protests by aggrieved aspirants, some party stakeholders have insiste

The Divine Deliverance Mission Ahirara Mbaise in Ahiazu Mbaise local government of Imo state,  has honored Barr Success Akagburuonye for his philanthropic attributes in the state and beyond. This honor is coming at the heels of the launching of his book Triumph of Success over Failure. A battle of 19 years 7 months and 5 days to defend his existence and wealth.  The Bishop of Divine Deliverance Mission Ahirara, Dr Ahaneku said that Barr Success Akagburuonye has been a divine inspiration to many people in Imo and beyond. He said " we are giving him this honor today because he merits it. We are proud to associate with him because he has impacted positively on the lives of not just our people, but others across Imo. This honor is to let him know that we have been taking note of all he has been doing in Imo state." He thanked God for the success he recorded in a matter of falsehood peddled against him just to tarnish his image, which God did not allow to stand.  In his acceptance

The members of the Imo Council of Elder have showered encomium on the Imo State Governor, His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma as he reeled out numerous remarkable achievements in the last 40 months of the Shared Prosperity Government in Imo.  Their assessment was not only based on the Governor's consistent commitment to transparency and accountability but on the delivery of his promises made to Ndi Imo over the last three years. Professor Maurice Iwu in his remark commended the Governor for reviving the old Igbo tradition which is Oha na Eze,  where issues of the State are communally deliberated. He said that the Governor has done a great job preparing imolites for the new world.  He however advised the Governor to set up an academy to re-train Imolites in digital skills.  Chief Dan Anyanwu applauded the Governor for the visible achievements in the streets of Imo State. According to him, "You have satisfied some of us who were afraid if you will deliver and you

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has described Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State as an unsung hero who would be greatly missed when he leaves office.  Ugwuanyi will be handing over to Governor-elect, Peter Mbah by May 29, after completing his second tenure in office.  Addressing journalists in Enugu, the National President of the group, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike said Ugwuanyi had written his name in gold.  While lamenting that Ugwuanyi was not much appreciated for his sterling performances as the Governor of the State, Okwu described him “as a silent achiever and unsung hero." He said, “we are here to once more commend Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his sterling performance in office despite the cash crunch at this time in the country’s history.  “There is no doubt that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi undertook projects that have direct bearing on the life of the common man and not while-elephant projects as some would want.  “Our checks showed that the administration of Gover

AS UZODIMMA EXPRESSES OPTIMISM FOR THE ECONOMIC BOOM The Federal Government has lauded the expansion of the Imo State economy through the Orashi Free Trade Zone project embarked upon by the Imo State Governor, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma.  The Vice President described the Oguta/Orashi project as the "game changer for Imo State, Nigeria, and the West Coast of Africa". He further disclosed that it is one of a kind project with benefits that have always been glaring. According to the Vice President, we all owe Governor Hope Uzodimma gratitude for bringing hope to our Nation and our Sub-region.  He urged the Governor to keep up the good work in attracting more development for the State and the Nation through his purpose-driven governance and leadership.  The Vice President disclosed that the project will fulfill the promise of radical sea route transformation from Imo State to the Atlantic Ocean, which will not only be beneficial to the state's economy but the economy

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has lauded the All Progressives Congress, APC, for zoning the position of Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives to the South-East.  It could be recalled that in the zoning arrangement released by the APC National Working Committee, Hon. Ben Kalu from Abia State was named as the party’s preferred choice for the position.  In a statement made available to journalists by the National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, he lauded the APC for zoning the position to the South-East. Okwu said though the zone would have wanted more, it cherished the position of Reps Deputy Speaker, having not been considered at all in the past four years.  He stated that, “under the second tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari government, the South-East was totally sidelined in the scheme of things, including the zoning of principal positions of the National Assembly.  “However, we are delight

  Dominion Women International an NGO with active members across the 27 LGAs of Imo state has endorsed the second tenure bid of His Excellency Sen Hope Uzodinma. This endorsement is coming at the heels of their adoption of Hon. Chief Ezekiel Chukwukere,  as their patron.  In her opening remarks, the leader of the group Hon. Mrs Chikwe stressed that the reason for their endorsement of the governor's second tenure bid is because of the laudable projects he is doing in the state, as well as his fatherly love to Ndi Imo despite the distraction from the enemies of Ndi Imo. She used the opportunity to commend the SA Imo Poly,Hon. Chief Ezekiel Chukwukere, the Special Adviser to the governor on University of Agriculture- Environmental sciences, Umuagwo, whom she described as a leader par excellence who knows what it means to work with people at the grassroots especially women. She said that for these reasons, the Dominion Women group are adopting him as their patron.  In his response, Hon

There was another victory for Chief Edozie Njoku as the Federal Capital Territory High Court 40 sitting in Bwari, Abuja, has ordered Chief Victor Ikechukwu Oye to stop parading himself as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The court, today, Wednesday 10th of May, 2023, also declared the congress and convention held by Chief Victor Oye illegal. The order was based on the application brought before the court for restraining orders by some APGA NWC members under the leadership of the authentic National Chairman, Edozie Njoku.