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Udi/Ezeagu Group: Why We Removed Dennis Amadi As Patron

Udi/Ezeagu Group: Why We Removed Dennis Amadi As Patron

JOHN-FRANCIS NWAROH The crisis in the Udi/Ezeagu Progressive Alliance (UEPA) came to a head last Sunday with the removal of Hon. Dennis Amadi, the member representing Udi/Ezeagu constituency in the House of Representatives, as the group's patron. The group which was formed as a support group within the Peoples Democracy Party, played a key role in Amadi's 2019 campaign for reelection into the lower chamber of the federal legislature. The Director-General of the group, Ozo Onyebuchi Ani told People&Politics Tuesday that "members have observed with dismay Amadi's attitude in recent times towards the Governor of Enugu State, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi…
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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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Enugu 2023 Guber: Crisis Hits Udi/Ezeagu Progressive Alliance

Enugu 2023 Guber: Crisis Hits Udi/Ezeagu Progressive Alliance

Just when Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his allies in the Enugu-West Senatorial zone are upbeat with the inauguration of newly-formed groups to drum up support for his governorship aspiration, crisis has erupted in the Udi/Ezeagu Progressive Alliance (UEPA), one of the major groups in the zone. The group which has been in existence before the 2019 election, is closely linked to the member representing Udi/Ezeagu constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Dennis Oguerinwa Amadi. The crisis in the group is connected to the alleged refusal of the group's Director-General, Ozo Onyebuchi Ani to render account of the huge inflow…
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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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Kano APC Crisis: Why Shekarau’s Faction Rejected Power-Sharing Plan

Kano APC Crisis: Why Shekarau’s Faction Rejected Power-Sharing Plan

Reasons have emerged why the Kano State All Progressives Congress (APC) faction led by Senator Ibrahim Shekarau has rejected the proposals of the party's national secretariat towards resolving the lingering crisis in the state. Senator Shekarau’s G-7 which has been at loggerheads with Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s leadership of the party in the state, does not accept the recently unveiled power sharing arrangement because "it is skewed in favour of Governor Ganduje's faction of the party ". Both factions have had deep-seated disagreements leading to two parallel executives in the state and ongoing court cases. Senator Ibrahim Shekarau The party’s…
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BREAKING: Over 104 ISWAP fighters, family members surrender in Borno [PHOTOS]

BREAKING: Over 104 ISWAP fighters, family members surrender in Borno [PHOTOS]

No fewer than 104 fighters of the Islamic State – West Africa Province, ISWAP , have surrendered to Nigerian troops in Borno State. Nigerian Army Headquarters made the disclosure on Monday via a post on its verified Facebook page. According to the post, those who surrendered to the 25 Task Force Brigade Damboa include 22 males, 27 females and 55 children. The post reads, “ISWAP and their families numbering 104 comprising 22 males, 27 females and 55 children surrendered to troops of 25 Task Force Brigade Damboa, Borno State on Saturday 5 February 2022.” DAILY POST had reported that families…
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Ohanaeze Youths Berate Gov Bala Mohammed For Anti-Zoning Comments

Ohanaeze Youths Berate Gov Bala Mohammed For Anti-Zoning Comments

By Jonathan Okpanachi The Ohanaeze Youth Council has described Gov Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State as 'a poor student of history' for canvassing that th presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the 2023 elections, should not be zoned to the South-East geopolitical zone. Gov Bala was allegedly quoted to have stated that agitations that power must shift to the southern part of the country in 2023 "is meant for the All Progressives Congress, and not the Peoples Democratic Party." According to him, the North still has four years left, 'based on the arrangement of the PDP'. The…
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Marafa, Keyamo lose out As APC inaugurates state Excos

Marafa, Keyamo lose out As APC inaugurates state Excos

Factions of the All Progressives Congress in several states that are loyal to some ministers and senators are set to lose out as the APC has perfected plans to inaugurate state chairmen loyal to the governors at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja today. Some of the losers include the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo; and the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. Others who lost out include former Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, Senator Kabiru Marafa and a former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’Aziz Yari’. Several…
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Dr. Chidia Maduekwe makes case for Abia Good Governance at BMO outing, Abuja

Dr. Chidia Maduekwe makes case for Abia Good Governance at BMO outing, Abuja

THE URGENCY OF NOW - FULL SPEACH Nkaa G’eme – Kanyi Kesandu Our present situation in Abia State demands immediate response. There is no room for margin of error, or trial and error. The principles of fresh esoteric management theories have no place in the present governance need of Abia state. The solution lies with known and workable principles that can guarantee the urgent emancipation and migration of Abia people who are currently locked up within the enclave of decrepit deplorable despondency into self-assured dependency born out of certainty embedded or encapsulated within the single affirmative and assertiveness in the principles…
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Why 2022 Budget won’t fail – Buhari

Why 2022 Budget won’t fail – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the 2022 budget won’t fail but will accomplish the purpose for which it was passed because the National Assembly is led by trusted members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Buhari, who said this while speaking on Channels Television on Wednesday, expressed confidence that this year’s budget will succeed. Recall that following the President’s assent to the 2022 budget, there were reports of friction between the presidency and the parliament. Buhari had expressed strong reservations on the “worrisome changes” made by the National Assembly to the 2022 Executive Budget proposal. When asked if he…
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