POLITICS Archives | Page 35 of 119

May

2023

Call off strike May 26 for hitch free swearing in of new Government, LP begs Abia Organised Labour

POLITICS#AlexOtti, #LabourParty, #NLC, IndustrialAction

Call off strike May 26 for hitch free swearing in of new Government, LP begs Abia Organised Labour As the inauguration of Dr. Alex Otti as the fifth executive governor of Abia State draws nearer, the Labour State Chapter of Party (LP) has formally appealed to the has made a passionate appeal to Nigeria Labour Congress to call off the extant strike on Friday, May 26, 2023, to pave the way for a hitch free inauguration of the governor elect. According to the party, if the strike is not targeted at the party and its governor elect,…

May

2023

By Famous Reporters

10th National Assembly: Leadership Contest Should Be Thrown Open – Northern Stakeholders

NATIONAL NEWS, POLITICS#10thSenatePresidency

10th National Assembly: Leadership Contest Should Be Thrown Open – Northern Stakeholders Northern stakeholders from the 19th Northern states have reiterated that the leadership of the 10th National Assembly should be thrown open instead of zoning it to a particular region, group, or association. In a communique read by the convener of a one-day colloquium, held at Arewa House, Kaduna, Nasiru Abdulkadir Dambatta, on Saturday noted that “the colloquium finally resolved to call the attention of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be vigilant as political opportunists that surround him have the intent of…

May

2023

By Famous Reporters

Rep. Sam Onuigbo Inducted into National Assembly Hall of Fame

NATIONAL NEWS, POLITICS#ClimateChange, #ClimateParliament, #SamOnuigbo, NASS

Rep. Sam Onuigbo Inducted into National Assembly Hall of Fame Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Rep. Sam Onuigbo has been inducted into the first ever National Assembly Most Valuable Parliamentarian Hall of Fame. Onuigbo was part of five Senators/Members out of the 469 members of the 9th National Assembly to be so honoured. According to the Executive Director of OrderPaper, the organiser of the MVP Hall of Fame, the process of selection was based on performance appraisal aimed at “unveiling a distinct class of excellent performers in the National Assembly”. The final five…

May

2023

By Famous Reporters

Purported Fed High Court Order Against Dr Alex Otti

OPINION, POLITICS#AlexOtti, #ElectionPetition, #LabourParty, #MondayUbani

Purported Fed High Court Order Against Dr Alex Otti By Monday Ubani (Esq.) I was taken aback when news filtered out that a Federal High Court in Kano has ruled that all the candidates of Labour Party including Dr Alex Otti who won the gubernatorial election in Abia were not proper candidates of Labour since according to the court, Labour Party did not submit its Members' Register 30 days before it held its primary election that produced the candidates for the general election in accordance with Section 77(3) of the Electoral Act of 2022. The Section referred to is here:…

May

2023

By Famous Reporters

MAY 19 LG POLLS: Why Haven’t You Held Elections? Allow Otti Start on Good Note, Charles Ogbonnaya Blows Hot At Ikpeazu

POLITICS#AbiaPDP, #ABSIEC, #AlexOtti, #BoobyTrap, #CharlesOgbonnaya, #Dr.OkezieIkpeazu

MAY 19 LG POLLS: Why Haven't You Held Elections? Allow Otti Start on Good Note, Charles Ogbonnaya Blows Hot At Ikpeazuc Just few hours to the planned local government election, Chief Charles Ogbonnaya, a stakeholder of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Abia State Chapter has advised the embattled, outgoing Governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu to shun the plot to hold local government elections across the State, today, Friday, May 19. This is even as the long awaited 'D' Day, May 29 would, as anticipated, usher in a new administration of the Labour Party, (LP), under the seemingly methodical leadership of…

May

2023

By Famous Reporters

Oshiomhole Recounts Relationship With Orji Kalu As NLC Boss

POLITICS#NLC, #OrjiUzorKalu, #SenatorGodwinAkpabio

Oshiomhole Recounts Relationship With Orji Kalu As NLC Boss A former National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has recounted his relationship with former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu when he held sway as the Labour Union leader. Oshiomhole, a former Governor of Edo State described Kalu as a hard working and forthright leader. In a chat with Journalists in Abuja, Oshiomhole hailed Kalu as one of the governors the NLC had a good working relationship with from 1999-2007 due to Kalu's ability to pay workers salaries promptly. Oshiomhole noted that unlike what is happening…

May

2023

By Famous Reporters

Senate Presidency: Support S’E for Justice, Fairness, Equity – Kalu implores Nigerians

POLITICS#10thSenatePresidency, #Dr.OrjiUzorKalu, #EquityFairnessAndJistice

Senate Presidency: Support S'E for Justice, Fairness, Equity - Kalu implores Nigerians Frontline contender for the position of the Senate president in the 10th National Assembly, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has appealed to Nigerians to support the South East to produce the president of the 10th senate Kalu said Nigeria stands on a tripod, namely Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba arguing that the place of the Igbo should be accommodated In a newspaper advert, placed on the front page of Daily Telegraph Newspapers on Tuesday, Kalu also urged Nigerians to support the incoming government of President-elect, Asiwaju Ahmed…

May

2023

By Famous Reporters

10th NASS: South-South Group Slams Akpabio For Bribing Senators-elect With $10,000 Stolen From NNDC

POLITICS#APC, #EFCC, #SenatorGodwinAkpabio, NDDC

10th NASS: South-South Group Slams Akpabio For Bribing Senators-elect With $10,000 Stolen From NNDC The aspiration of the appointed candidate for the office of the Senate President in the 10th National Assembly, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has suffered a setback as a major pro-democracy in the Niger Delta region has rejected his choice. The group under the aegis of Niger Delta Political Assembly (NDPA), accused the former Akwa Ibom State Governor of bribing Senators-elect with $10,000 stolen from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NNDC) to endorse his aspiration. In a chat with newsmen on Monday, the leader of the group, Dr.…

May

2023

By Famous Reporters

Ikpeazu Will Not Join Issues With His Predecessors

POLITICS#Abia, #Dr.OkezieIkpeazu

Ikpeazu Will Not Join Issues With His Predecessors The attention of the Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has been drawn to a statement credited to Senator T.A.Orji, the immediate past Governor of Abia State. Governor Ikpeazu wishes to state that he is proudly carrying the cross of the governance of Abia State and will continue to carry it till his last day in office. Secondly, and as a personal policy, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu will not join issues with any of his predecessors in office. For the almost 8 years he has held office as Governor, he has…

May

2023

By Famous Reporters

10th NASS: Stop Campaign Of Calumny Against Orji Kalu, South-South Group Warns Afegbua

POLITICS#10thSenatePresidency, #APC, #OrjiUzorKalu

10th NASS: Stop Campaign Of Calumny Against Orji Kalu, South-South Group Warns Afegbua A pro-democracy group under the aegis of Niger Delta Political Assembly (NDPA), has said the campaign of calumny against the Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu by Kazeem Afegbua is total disappointment to the South South region A statement on Friday by the leader of the group, Dr. Offiong Offiong warned Afegbua to desist from campaign of calumny against the former Abia State Governor in his desperate bid to becomes "Akpabio's SA on Media". Kazeem Afegbua, a former Commissioner of Information in Edo State says…