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Mar

08

2022

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I’m still Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi thunders, amidst Court Order

POLITICS#APC, David Nweze Umahi, defection, ebonyi state government, impeachment, Unlawful defection

I'm still Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi thunders, amidst Court Order Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has rejected the ruling of an Abuja Federal High Court which sacked him from office, insisting that he is still the governor of the state. This is in a swift reaction to the verdict of a Federal High Court in Abuja had today, which had sacked Ebonyi State Governor, Mr Dave Umahi, and his Deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe, on account of their unlawful defection from the Peoples Democratic Party PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, the governor said the ruling would…

Feb

22

2022

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Ebonyi Defection Saga: More APC Lawmarkers Will Join PDP March — Anyim

POLITICS2023 presidential election, defection, people's Democratic party, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim

Ebonyi Defection Saga: More APC Lawmarkers Will Join PDP March — Anyim Senator Anyim Pius who is the presidential aspirant for the people's democratic party PDP said optimistically that by next month, more lawmakers of the All Progressive Congress will defect to the people's democratic party. Anyim said this while he was addressing members of the party in a meeting in Abakaliki. He further stated that PDP would soon take over the leadership of the house of assembly. He added that without the 9 lawmakers, you won't be able to get 2/3rd majority in the Ebonyi house of assembly to…

Sep

15

2021

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Attack on Umahi: Ebonyi APC drags Gov Wike through mud, alerts Rivers

POLITICS2023 presidential election, A square beg in a round whole, All Progressives Congress APC, defection, Governor David Nweze Umahi, Governor Nyesom Wike, Intoxication, People's Democratic Party PDP, Power, president Mohammadu Buhari, Visionary leader

Alarm!ng: Ebonyi APC drags Gov Wike through mud Nnachi, EU, Abakaliki The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, in Ebonyi State, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha, has taken a swipe at the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, over his verbal attacks on Governor David Umahi. Governor Umahi, had, shortly after a meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rted), in Abuja last week, prayed that God should give the nation another 'kind-hearted' president like Buhari in 2023. However, Umahi's prayer did not go down well with Wike, who unhesitatingly, in his reaction lambasted Umahi, saying his prayer was a…

May

20

2021

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Breaking! Cross River Governor, Ayade Explains Why He Dumped PDP For APC

POLITICS#Governor Benedict Ayade, #People'sDemocraticParty, all progressives Congress, defection

President Mohammadu Buhari Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade has today, Thursday dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). He formally declared for the ruling party at the Cross River State Executive Council Chamber, Governor’s Office in Calabar after a two-hour meeting with seven APC governors led by the party’s interim chairman and governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni. Speaking on why he was joining the APC, Ayade highlighted the character attributes of President Muhammadu Buhari and the realisation that Cross River, which has been emasculated economically following the ceding of its oil…

Jan

26

2021

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Project Saga: Ijere Exonerates Onuigbo *See who he blames

POLITICS#2021BudgetPresentation, #Abba Kyari's Death, #AbiaStategovernment, #abondoned projects, #Dr. Ugo Ezeribe (D'Prince) Nigerian society, #EndBadGovernment, #Engr.DavidUmahi, #ikwuanoLocalGovernmentCouncil #Decency #Fairness, #Sen.T.A.Orji #Development #OchedoGlobal, Abba Kyari, Abia State PDP, all progressives Congress, Chief CBN Onwuasoanya (a.k.a. Ezendigbo), Chief Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, chief engr. David Nweze umahi, chief John okiyi Kalu, Chief Okwara Osonwa Okwara, Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), Coronavirus Disease, CP Janet Agbede, defection, Dr. okezie Victor Ikpeazu, Igbo nation, Ikwuano LGA, ikwuano umuahia Federal Constituency

By CharityUwakwe A prominent Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abia State chapter, Sir Kenneth Maduakolam Adigibe, aka. Ijere has advised critics of the Member Respresenting Ikwuano Umuahia Federal Constituency, Chief Sam Onuigbo, to refrain from speaking vituperatively against the Lawmaker. The President of Ijere Foundation described politics as a continuous process, arguing that traditionally, incompleted projects usually are deferred to succeeding administrations. Sir Adigibe, in a telephone conversation told FamousReporters that rather than using venomous words on the vibrant Legislator, the latter deserved some accolades and encouragement. FamousReporters recalls that Oloko Chapter of PDP had on January 25,…

Nov

28

2020

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Breaking: Over 500 APGA, PDP Members Troop Into APC In Abia

POLITICSall progressives Congress, defection, government, Sen. Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu

Not fewer than 500 All Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Alln Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, PDP Members, today Saturday, defected to All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Ikwun ward of Ihechiowa in Arochukwu LGA of Abia State. Speaking while receiving the new members to the APC family, Sen Kalu congratulated the decampees for joining the APC and extolled one of the defectors, Chief Joe Ezearo for his doggedness and belief in President Muhammadu Buhari. The Chairman of the state party caucus and Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu pointed out that the APC had the interest of the people…

Oct

19

2020

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8 of 24 Ebonyi lawmakers decline Umahi’s plea to join APC

POLITICS#EbonyiGovermment, APC, chief engr. David Nweze umahi, defection

Not fewer than eight lawmakers out of the 24 member Ebonyi state House of Assembly who are die-hard PDP members have sniffed at state governor's plea, Dave Umahi to decamp to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party. Daiily Trust reports that Umahi, according to reports, jilted the People’s Democratic party to APC after perfecting his decamping plan with some stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Abuja. Reports also have it that, governor Umahi has held series of meetings at his home town in Uburu, Ohazara local government area of the state with some…

Sep

10

2020

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Alex Otti and 400,000 Followers: Abia Governorship Seat Not For Specific Party… Bawas *Says what Abia needs is good governance.

POLITICSdefection, Dr. Alex Otti, government, politics, royal High chief Uche Akwukwaegbu (aka. Bawas)

The Traditional Prime Minister of Ibeku land, in Umuahia North LGA of Abia state, Royal High Chief Uche Akwukwaegbu, (KJW), aka. Bawas has said that governorship stool in the state is not specifically designed for a particular individual or party. Chief Akwukwaegbu maintained in an exclusive chat with Famous Reporters that what Abia needed was an effective representation, irrespective of an individual's political affiliation, noting that "God chooses who should be there" Speaking with Famous Reporters, Bawas described politics as a competition, whileurging the APC and PDP members to eschew politics of hatred and bitterness, saying "if you want to…

Aug

17

2020

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Ebonyi: PDP bewitches members, wicked in style of activities… Defectors *Says Party Enslaves Members

POLITICS#politics, APC, defection, Ebonyi State, enslavement., PDP

Over 80 stakeholders of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), in Echialike Ward, Ikwo Local Government Area Ebonyi state have bemoaned years of enslavement in the party, as they dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in that state. The decamped members described Peoples Democratic Party as a party of selfish people whose political dispositions "are very much corrupt, bewitches members, and wicked in their style of activities." Addressing the youths, Hon. Ogochukwu Elem, the Senior Legislative Aide and Chief of Staff to the Member Representing Ezza-south and Ikwo Federal constituency, Comrade Chinedu Ogah, who honored their invitation, commended…

Aug

01

2020

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Worries in PDP, as party loses former National chairman

POLITICSAPC, defection, PDP, sen. Barnabas Gemade

Sen. Barnabas Gemade has decamped again to the ruling party, APC. Senator Barnabas Gemade of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Gemade, the candidate of the SDP in the last general elections has dumped the party at the weekend, with an indoors party, in his village, Mbajov, Mbawar Council Ward of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. Recall that Gemade was a former National Chairman of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, dumped the APC for the SDP shortly before the 2019 general election. He contested for the Benue North-East senatorial…