Interviews

We Won’t Be Part Of South-East Regional Gov’t If… Adada State Creation MovementChief Hon James Ugwu is the Chairman of Adada State Creation Movement.

We Won’t Be Part Of South-East Regional Gov’t If… Adada State Creation MovementChief Hon James Ugwu is the Chairman of Adada State Creation Movement.

In this interview, he affirms that Adada should be the state to be created in South East for equity, justice and fairness.How did you react to a bill for the creation of Orlu State from South East?As far as I am concerned, it is not a serious matter. The constitution specifies modalities on how states are created. I don’t believe that states are created simply by moving motions in the floor of the House. Section 8 (1) particularly outlines the methodologies. It involves the signatures of the stakeholders, including elected local government chairmen, councillors, senators, and House of Representatives from…
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2023 Presidency: Y. Y Sani Has Capacity To Fix Nigeria – ADP VP, Dr. Okey Udo.

2023 Presidency: Y. Y Sani Has Capacity To Fix Nigeria – ADP VP, Dr. Okey Udo.

The seasoned forensic auditor and Vice Presidential Candidate of Action Democratic Party, ADP, Dr. Okey Udo has asserted that leaders must understand the rudiments of utilizing the resources because it is the ideology of such sound leaders that will guarantee the technological, political, and economic well-being of the country, insisting that when the land oil is not put to good use by the "Intellectual oil" in the head, the country faces banditry, kidnapping, and patches of secession calls as we witness today. That is why you see some countries with oil getting poorer while the ones without "land Oil"l use…
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Udeh: I’ll Advance Ugwuanyi’s Good Governance Ideals

Udeh: I’ll Advance Ugwuanyi’s Good Governance Ideals

At 42, Dr. Kingsley Udeh is head of the back room where the lofty policy initiatives of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi are formulated. He is a Development expert with versatile academic qualifications and multi-sectoral experience in governance. Udeh holds a Master’s Degree in Law (Nottingham) and PhD from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Until he resigned last week to seek the PDP nomination for governor, Ude was Special Adviser to Ugwuanyi. With a solid base as a cross between the youth and the older generation that constitute the political leadership in the state, he is untainted by any past unsavoury…
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To Win 2023 Presidency, PDP Needs A Detribalised Nigerian Like Atiku — Aminu Bala

To Win 2023 Presidency, PDP Needs A Detribalised Nigerian Like Atiku — Aminu Bala

Hon Aminu Bala is the National Co-ordinator, Atiku Rescue Nigeria, a political support group within the PDP. In this interview with our Correspondent, he explains why former VP Atiku Abubakar is the PDP's trump card for winning the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria. Excerpts: Your group has emerged as a leading support group within the Peoples Democracy Party today. Whay do you believe is the greatest challenge facing the party today? The PDP was in power in Nigeria from 1999 to 2015 and the period can be described as the glorious years of the Fourth Republic. After about 7 years…
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My Position On Zoning, by Sule Lamido

My Position On Zoning, by Sule Lamido

Former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, says he is against the idea of zoning of political offices. In an interview monitored in Abuja, Lamido, told BBC Hausa service that he believed the zoning of political offices has been counter-productive, stressing that the idea should be jettisoned for the welfare and unity of Nigerians to take the centre stage. “When it comes to zoning, I would say I do not agree. The world should look at it as it is, everywhere it goes; everywhere we talk about human development, “he said. Lamido declared that he would support anyone who has…
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The science behind why no two snowflakes are alike

The science behind why no two snowflakes are alike

Fun, as you might imagine, was not how I would describe this adventure. Awesome? Yes. Fun? No. N.O. No way. But would I do it again? If I could rewind to that moment when the alarm went off at 4:30 a.m. to throw on clothes, grab our packs and trek up that mountain, would I? You bet your buttons I would. Here’s lives at the intersection of fun and scary. One of my companions summed the whole experience up perfectly. He leaned back in his chair at dinner that night, shrimp taco in hand, “These are the kinds of experiences…
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