Politics

By SHEDDY OZOENE Before he became governor of Ondo State in 2016, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu had a reputation for taking principled positions on important national issues. He said nd did the right things, and many saw him as the people's advocate. His leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association was a glorious era for Nigerian lawyers. His decision to join politics did not surprise many. Politics came naturally to him and those who know about his performance in office say he is not totally a disappointment. Recent happenings in the state now threaten to negate the reputation he has built over…

By SHEDDY OZOENE Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, is a sharp-shooter and newsmaker any day. As far as our national political issues go, he hardly sits on the fence, so his abstinence from those public commentaries that draw attention to him, has raised a few eyebrows. Penultimate week, however, he came out of his ‘hiding’ to headline TheNiche public lecture in Lagos and he was at his singing best. The news is not what he said at the public lecture, the reason he gave for restraining himself from commenting on political and governance-related matters, is somewhat curious. Since he…

The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last Saturday's governorship election in Abia State, Alex Otti, has been elected Governor of Abia State. He scored a total of 175,467 votes to defeat his closest rival, Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party who scored 88,529 votes. The result was announced by the State Returning Officer, Nnenna Oti who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Owerri. This comes after the collation of results from all 17 local government areas of the state. Oti addressing his supporters after the announcement The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had…

Now that Mahmoud Yakubu has done his worst, Ndigbo will be unfair to other Nigerians, particularly the Yoruba, who have championed this cause of a new, transcendental Nigeria under an Obi presidency if they descend into the arena of ethnic baiting because that is what the malcontents want. By IKECHUKWU AMAECHI In the early hours of Wednesday, March 1, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, declared the result of the presidential election which held on Saturday, February 25. Rather than jubilation, a pall of silence descended on the nation because many believe that their electoral…