Home Blog Page 1740

Cross River State Senator Dumps APC For Labour Party

By
The Source
-
0
Senator Matthew Mbu Jr

It was a major boost for the Labour Party at the weekend in Cross River state as the All Progressives Congress, APC, heavyweight in Cross River state, Senator M. T. Mbu jr, dumped  the party and declared for the Labour Party.

Senator Mbu who was the unifier-in-Chief for the crisis-ridden APC in the State and who was the architect of Governor Ben Ayade leaving PDP for APC says he is now Obidient.

Obi-Datti media gathered that Senator Mbu said he was joining the Obidient movement because it’s becoming very obvious that they are the only ones who can restore the much-needed peace, unity, and progress In Nigeria.

The distinguished Senator also believes that the Obidatti team is the only one that can restore a bright future for the Nigerian youths who are indeed the future of any and the Nation Rests on.

In a statement, the Head of Media Obi-Datti Media Office, Diran Onifade, said:

“Obi-Datti media notes that Sen. Mbu is a big addition to the growing Obiidient movement because he has a huge following, and members of his APC cadre are likely to come with him into the Obidient Fold.

“Obi-Datti,, therefore welcomes the distinguished Senator and calls on all other lovers of a new Nigeria to join in taking back Nigeria for the much-needed rebuilding.”

Angry CJN Warns Against Unwarranted Attacks On Judges; Says Silence, Not Cowardice, Weakness

By
Adesina Soyooye
-
0

By Adesina Soyooye

A very angry Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN,  The Honourable Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has, in very strong words, warned members of the public to stop, forthwith, what he called  the unwarranted attacks on Judicial officers.

The Honourable Justices of the Supreme Court, especially, have come under harsh attacks from members of the public over a couple of judgements they delivered in recent  times. Such judgements have been dismissed as bought. They include, but not limited to the recent judgements which declared former Niger Delta Minister, Godswill Akpabio and Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan as Senatorial Candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in their respective Districts in Akwa Ibom and Yobe States.

But the CJN says such criticisms are products of ignorance as the Courts give judgements based on the facts placed before the Judges.

In a statement signed on his behalf on Saturday by the Director, Media, of the Supreme Court, Dr Festus Akande, the CJN warned: “That the Supreme Court’s silence on attacks on its Judicial Officers must not be mistaken for weakness or cowardice.

“Certainly, every Nigerian citizen has inalienable right to express his or her opinion without any encumbrance but even in the course of expressing such fundamental right, we should be circumspect enough to observe the caution-gate of self-control in order not to infringe on another person’s right.

“Even in a state of emotional disequilibrium, we should be reasonable enough to make a good choice of decent words.

“We have watched with utter dismay some unfortunate events that have been unfolding in the country, particularly within the political landscape, for some days now.

“It is so disheartening to learn that some individuals and groups of persons who ought to know better and even assume the revered positions of role models to a larger proportion of the citizens are now sadly, the very ones flagrantly displaying ignorance and infantilism in the course of defending the indefensible.

“We have made it abundantly clear at different occasions that judicial officers are neither political office holders nor politicians that should be dressed in such robes.

“No Court in any clime is a Father Christmas; so, no one can get what he or she didn’t ask for.

“Similarly, all matters are thoroughly analysed and considered based on their merits and not the faces that appear in courts or sentiments that attempt to becloud the sense of reasoning.

“So, for anyone in his or her right frame of mind to insinuate that the justices have been bought over by some unknown and unseen persons is, to say the least, a bizarre expression of ignorance, which definitely has no place in law.

“We are not surprised with the surge of these well-orchestrated verbal assaults on judicial officers across the country at this period of elections”.

The statement further noted:

“It is a thing we are used to and are ever ready to absorb whatever comes our way; but there should be some level of decorum and dignity in what we say and do.

“Politics should not be played without recourse to good conscience and acceptable moral conduct, as everything is evolving globally.

“If political parties fail to organise themselves well by managing their internal wrangling maturely and now chose to bring themselves to the court: we are duty-bound to adjudicate in accordance with the provisions of the law and not the dictates of any individual or deity, as some people would want us to do.

“If political parties conduct themselves well and orderly too, the courts would definitely handle less cases and the political atmosphere will be much healthier than it is currently.

“We shall continue to do our best in discharging our constitutional responsibility to keep the country together and move the nation along the path of peace, progress and development.

“It is not only petty but equally very unreasonable for anyone to hurriedly link the CJN to his state of origin and tribe simply because of a particular judgement of the court.

“The major problem of Nigeria has always been the undue emphasis on religion and ethnicity in all our dealings and as long as we continue along that path, progress will remain a mirage.

“As at this moment, over 600 cases have so far gone to court from just party primaries which were conducted by political parties without any encumbrance or interference from any external bodies.

“So, will the political parties or any individual now accuse the court of causing such unpleasant intra-party wrangling that defied all internal conflict resolution mechanisms?

“Most times, some people try as much as possible to disingenuously stand logic on its head to show their level of unimaginable dexterity.

“Those who have cultivated the unfashionable penchant of always attacking the judiciary over every judgment or ruling should better have a rethink and start channelling such robust energy into some ventures that are more developmental than destructive.

“We are not politicians and should not, by any stroke of imagination, be cast in that mould either.

“Nobody’s interest can ever supersede the interest of everybody. Nigeria is bigger than everyone of us. A word is enough for the wise.”

Nigeria Decides: Obi Urges Electorates To Vote For Humans, Not Brooms, Umbrellas

By
Akinwale Kasali
-
0
Peter Obi in Lagos

By Akinwale Kasali

Labour Party, LP, Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, has urged the electorate to vote the Candidate that would change the fortunes of the Nation with the citizens enjoying the dividends of democracy rather than voting for symbols such as Brooms and Umbrellas.

The former Anambra State who  indirectly took a swipe at the All Progressives Congress, APC and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Candidates, includes Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar whose Party symbols are broom and umbrella, respectively.

Obi told the mammoth crowd at the Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, in Lagos during his Presidential Campaign Rally to change the narratives from the past whereby people voted for “brooms and umbrellas” but  failed woefully.

He stressed that it was time to vote for human beings to change the fortunes of the nation.

He said: “You voted for the PDP, the umbrella in it has put you into poverty. You voted for the broom, they swept you to poverty.”

He added that the level of poverty in Nigeria has increased in recent times. He noted the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, Report that in November 2022 disclosed that 133 million Nigerians were multidimensionally poor.

In its National Multidimensional Poverty Index Report, the NBS said that 63 per cent of Nigerians were poor due to a lack of access to health, education, and living standards, alongside unemployment and shocks.

In view of this, Obi said, “You voted for broom, it didn’t work, you voted for umbrella, it didn’t work, we now want you to vote for human beings.”

Obi Electrifies Lagos, Preaches Violence-free Electioneering

By
The Source
-
0
Peter Obi in Lagos

Lagos was electrified on Saturday as the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi’s campaign train arrived at the nation’s commercial nerve center.

The excitement of the people was electrifying as the whole city was shut down by organic jubilant youths, women, and adults struggling to see and hear the Presidential Candidate’s front-runner in the election due in a fortnight.

The visits of the LP Candidate to some markets and the road works along strategic areas in the commercial city ensured that all parts of Lagos were engulfed in the Obi euphoria before finally assembling at the Tafawa Balewa Square to the warm embrace of another very massive crowd of Obidient supporters.

Obi-Datti Media reports that attempt to frustrate the rally by some hoodlums and hirelings failed although Lagos Police Command confirmed four injured and many vehicles damaged by the gangsters ostensibly engineered by political opponents.

All through Alaba International Market in the Ojo area through Festac to Apapa, Ikeja through Maryland to Onipanu to Surulere among others,

there was endless dancing and singing of ‘Obi Kerere nke’, all the way.

At all the strategic places, Obi addressed the crowd preaching non-violence electioneering and promising a new Nigeria where the people will sojourn in peace and concord.

The LP flag bearer who was overwhelmed and humbled by the show of love described the massive crowd and the enthusiasm as awesome.

He condemned any form of brutality and called on the youths to eschew violence, “As we go into the final stretch for the 2023 elections, I call on all Nigerians regardless of political affiliation or tendency, to eschew violence. I condemn any form of violence or political thuggery; and especially the incessant attack on my Obidient supporters”

Obi also called on the security forces nationwide to protect those exercising their fundamental rights of free speech and assembly, warning that the people’s civil space must not shrink further than it is already.

At the rally, Obi told Lagosians that he and Datti are coming to revolutionize governance and create a new Nigeria where people will be secure to live harmoniously in peace.

The former Anambra state Governor told the visibly excited and thrilled crowd that he and his Vice are more qualified than anybody in the race in so many ways; competence, capacity, antecedents, and capabilities. Both of them coming from the private sector have paid their dues successfully and have no dented records as their past in all areas is verifiable.

He said that they will take Nigeria away from sharing to producing in line with their consumption-to-production policies which are intended to provide jobs to millions of youths in their productive age and through that pull people out of poverty.

Speaking specifically about Lagos, the nation’s commercial hub, Obi said that in revolutionizing governance, the hiccups at the seaports will be rectified and enabling environment created for businesses.

The LP flag bearer reminded the mammoth crowd that February 25, 2023, Presidential election is going to be different, it’s going to be based on competence, character, and competence of candidates not on tribe, religion, or my turn. It’s the turn of Nigerians to take back their country and reposition it for a huge role in the comity of nations.

Other speakers at the rally, Vice Presidential candidate Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmad, LP National Chairman, Bar Julius Abure among others, buttressed the fact that a secured new Nigeria is possible through Obi-Datti and the Labour Party

Presidency: Those Born Before Independence Should Leave The Stage, Says Obi

By
Uche Mbah
-
0
Peter Obi in Lagos

By Uche Mbah

Lagos Island was literally shut down Saturday when Peter Obi and his running mate, Datti Baba Ahmed, stormed the City of excellence for a political rally.

The rally, watched online by millions all over the world, brought his usual crowd of speakers, including Ayo Adebanjo, the Afenifere leader, who addressed the mammoth crowd in Yoruba.

“I am humbled”, Obi later twitted on his verified twitter handle, referring to the overwhelming crowd that greeted him.

“Those born before Independence should give way for those of us born after independence”, he told the crowd, amid chants of “Obi kerere nke”.

However, certain ugly incidents occurred during the buildup to the rally. Many supporters-fondly called the Obidient Family-got their cars smashed and damaged by hoodlums because they were wearing clothes with Labor Party logo.

Taking to his twitter page, Peter Obi vehemently condemned the act.

“I received reports that 4 members of the Obidient Family were attacked and injured in Lagos ahead of today’s rally,” he said.

“That incident, premeditated or not, is  deeply troubling. Such act stands vehemently condemned.

” We cannot continue to tolerate attacks on members of the political opposition, often fuelled by the incendiary rhetorics of  political leaders. The new Nigeria that we seek is one founded on peace and justice, and the respect for the rule of law.

” I call on the Lagos State security agencies to fish out those responsible for the attacks.”

Before arriving at Tafawa Balewa Square, Obi had visited Alaba International Market and Ojo.

Why I Am Fighting Buhari – Zamfara Governor;  Orders Arrest Over Rejection Of Old Naira Notes

By
Adesina Soyooye
-
0

By Adesina Soyooye

The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has explained why he has joined in the fight against President Muhammadu Buhari.

He has also said that anybody in Zamfara State who rejects the old Naira notes of N200, N500 and N1,000 as legal tenders  will be arrested.

The Governor  gave the order to Security Agencies and said that the old notes remain legal tender until said otherwise by the Supreme Court.

Matawalle is one of the three Northern Governors of  Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara States whose Governments dragged the Federal Government and the Central Bank to the Supreme Court over the deadline for the new Naira swap.

The Supreme Court orderd a temporary relief till 15th February, 2023, when the Parties will go back to Court.

The Governments of Ondo and Kano State, have also instituted their own case.

While the FG said it would obey the order, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has gone to Court to ask it to vacate the temporary relief and throw out the case for lack of jurisdiction.

But Matawalle,  at the swearing-in ceremony of new High Court Judges and newly appointed special Advisers at the Government House, Gusau, said:

“As you are all aware, the economy of the country as a whole has been plunged into a serious crisis by the decision of the Central Bank to cease recognition of the old naira notes as legal tender from February 10th.

“This decision compounded the already dire situation of our State occasioned by banditry and sundry crimes, which significantly disrupted economic activities in the State and the subregion over the years.

“It was in consideration of the grave consequences of this disruptive policy which was not well thought out, that I took the decision to team up with the sister states of Kaduna and Kogi to seek the intervention of the Supreme Court to ensure that both the new and old naira notes remain as legal tender beyond February 10th. Gladly, the Supreme Court has given an interim injunction barring the CBN from enforcement of its plan of derecognizing the old notes as legal tender from today, pending its final ruling on the matter on February 15th. The Supreme Court has done  needful which will alleviate the suffering of the masses.

“This courageous decision by the Supreme Court has no doubt saved the country from sliding into a crisis of great proportion that may affect the peace and stability of the country and possibly prevent the holding of the general elections billed for this month.

“I have joined in this salvaging mission, notwithstanding my proximity and good rapport with His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari.”

Breaking: No Plan To Close Banks, Sack CEOs- CBN

By
Tosin Olatokunbo
-
0
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has denied report that it plans to close some deposit money Banks in the country over ongoing naira swap crisis.
 Reports surfaced recently that the Godwin Emefiele-led CBN is unhappy with the manner some commercial banks have handled the demonetisatiom of the old naira notes for new ones.
Instructively,  the apex bank is said to be frustrated with reports that some banks are hoarding the new notes, and have refused to released them to their customers leading to serious  cash crisis across the country.
Some banks have since shut down operations, and others have managed to open with public anger breathing hard on them.
Just last week  during a meeting with 36 state governors on how to mitigate the cash crisis President  Muhammadu Buhari accused commercial banks of hampering government’s  efforts to remove the scarcity of the new naira notes of the N200, N500 and N1000.
Also, Emefiele had subtly threatened banks allegedly playing games with the distribution  of the new banknotes, prompting some people to suggest that the apex bank was planning to sanction some banks. In fact, the CBN was said to be considering sanctioning some bank chief executives whose officials were caught hoarding the new notes.
Reacting in a statement  on Saturday, the CBN said it has no such plans, that all it efforts are geared towards resolving the crisis that emanated from its Naira Redesign and Swap policy.
In the statement signed by Osita Nwanisobi, Director, Corporate Communications, the CBN stated that it was illogical to think that it will take an action not in conformity with the nation’s  banking rules.
The CBN also debunked report that Emefiele informed the Council of State  on Friday,  that the naira scarcity is as a result of failure of the Nigerian Security and Minting Company, NSPMC to meet the printing order from the CBN, and that the apex is now forced to print the new notes abroad to balance  the shortfall.
The CBN stated: “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to a misleading report misquoting the Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, as attributing the current challenge in the distribution of the newly redesigned naira banknotes to a shortage of printing materials at the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company Plc.
“We wish to state categorically that at no time did the CBN Governor disclose this during his presentation to the National Council of State at its meeting on Friday, February 10, 2023.
“For the records, what Mr. Emefiele told the meeting was that the NSPMC was working on printing all denominations of the Naira to meet the transaction needs of Nigerians.
“While the CBN appreciates the concerns shown by all stakeholders about the distribution of the Naira, we are alarmed at the extent to which vested interests are attempting to manipulate facts and pitch the public against the Bank.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the CBN remains committed to performing its monetary policy functions, as stipulated in the CBN Act, 2007, as amended. We also wish to restate that the NSPMC has the capacity and enough materials to produce the required indent of the Naira.
“The Bank, therefore, wishes to appeal to the public to disregard the said report and exercise more restraint, even as we work assiduously to increase the circulation of the new notes in the country.
“Similarly, there is a misleading voice note trending in social media alleging that the CBN planned to shut down some banks, particularly in a particular geo- political region of the country.
“We wish to state unequivocally that there is no such plan and that the claims are illogical and do not comply with the workings of the Nigerian banking system. The public is therefore advised to ignore such recordings as they do not represent the policy thrust of the CBN and are only the desperate attempts of persons bent on inciting the public against the Bank.”
We wish to state unequivocally that there is no such plan and that the claims are illogical and do not comply with the workings of the Nigerian banking system. The public is therefore advised to ignore such recordings as they do not represent the policy thrust of the CBN and are only the desperate attempts of persons bent on inciting the public against the Bank.
Meanwhile,  not a few Nigerians are anxiously waiting for next Wednesday when the Supreme Court is expected to make a final pronouncement on whether the old nair notes remain a legal tender.

Rivers: Bullet Proof Vehicle Saves Atiku’s DG, Sekibo, From Assassins; Campaign Venue Set Ablaze; Accuses Wike

By
The Source
-
0
Abiye Sekibo Assasination Attempt

By Charles Igbo

Rivers State was saved a major tragedy when a former Minister for Transportation, Dr Abiye Sekibo, escaped his assassination by a hair’s breath. It was on Thursday evening.

Sekibo was saved by the Land Cruiser bullet proof vehicle he was riding in.

He is the State’s Director General of the Atiku/Okowa Campaign Council.

Not only was Sekibo attacked, the venue of the PDP Presidential Campaign Rally, which was almost 100% ready for the Presidential rally, was set ablaze.

Sekibo quickly pointed accusing fingers at Governor Nyesom Wike.

The Governor, who has been at loggerheads with the National leadership of the Party and its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, since he lost both the Presidential ticket and the Vice Presidential ticket, had declared all PDP supporters of the Atiku/Okowa ticket enemies.

He had put all kinds of laws in place in the State to get at them.

A few days ago, he revoked the permit given to the hosting of the PDP Presidential Campaign Rally  at the State’s biggest Stadium  in Port Harcourt citing an inexplicable excuse. Two days ago, he restored it, but the Rivers PDP PCC, tired of Wike’s antics,  rejected the restoration, and called it a Greek gift.

Wike had, also, last week, ordered the arrest and prosecution of alleged PDP Atiku supporters in the State at the venue of their meeting. 20 of them are being prosecuted.

On Wednesday, a Federal High Court restrained the Governor and Security Agencies, from harassing and/or arresting some high profile members of the PDP loyal to the National Leadership of the Party and the Candidate. They include former National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, Sekibo, Senate Lee Maeba, former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Honourable Austin Opara, among others.

Accusing Wike of the alleged assassination attempt on him, Sekibo said he went to Rainbow Town, Porthacourt to inspect the level of preparation at the new venue for the Presidential Rally, when political thugs, who wore Police Uniform, at the venue, opened fire on him. He said their vehicles were Police hilux vehicles attached to Government House, PH. He, also, said the venue being prepared for the Rally was set on fire.

Sekibo: “As we approached the site, those Policemen who were watching the fire, opened fire on our vehicle. I looked at tye Hilux vehicles, they were Police Hilux Vehicles attached to the Governor of Rivers State.”

Nigeria Diplomatic Community, Ndigbo, Will Miss Obiozor Say Buhari, Uzodinma

By
The Source
-
0
Prof George Obiozor - Ohanaeze President

In their hundreds, Leaders poured encomia for late Professor George Obiozor.

The President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Ambassador (Prof.) George Obiozor was, on Friday, laid to rest at his Awo Omamma country home in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State, with President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Hope Uzodimma agreeing that Nigeria, the Diplomatic Community and Ndigbo will miss him sorely.

President Buhari and Governor Uzodimma spoke in their separate remarks at the Maria Assumpta Catholic Cathedral, Owerri where the burial Mass for Prof Obiozor was conducted by the Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri Diocese, His Grace Moses Chikwe, was held.

The Governor said that “Nigerians, the Diplomatic Community will miss Prof. George Obiozor greatly,” a position President Buhari reiterated in his condolence message read on his behalf by the Minister of State, Mines, Chief Henry Ikoh.

Governor Uzodimma who described death as “very very wicked” said “the Igbo race has ’’lost a gem, Nigeria has lost a star, and the world has lost a man that can be described as a global encyclopedia.”

The Governor added that “the entire South East has lost a consummate and compassionate leader, Imo State has lost one of its illustrious sons, a pacesetter, erudite scholar, advisor, councilor, and one of the pillars of the 3R government.”

The Governor, therefore, enjoined the bereaved family, the Igbo race and Ohanaeze Ndibo in general to take heart, noting that “it is difficult to believe that Prof. Obiozor will die but it is the will of God that all mortals will, one day, join him in his bosom.”

Governor Uzodimma said that Prof. Obiozor represented a solid rock of support to his Government, “the kind only a father provides to his son.”

He noted that as a rare breed academic, Prof. Obiozor attained the pinnacle of his career, served Nigeria as an Ambassador to three countries of Cyprus, Israel and United States of America as well as played a key role in mid-wifing the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs to a global phenomenon, thereby helped to put Nigeria on the global map for positive reasons.

“Yet he was as humble as they came,” Uzodimma said.

He enjoined the family to have faith in God and encouraged everyone to pray for the deceased family, noting that “only prayers will console them.”

The Governor who reminded the deceased family that the Bible tells us not to mourn like those without hope, said “the legacies of Prof. George Obiozor will guide all who knew him to always remember him as a man who came and conquered his environment in all ramifications.”

Governor Uzodimma thanked those who attended Prof Obiozor’s burial and condoled with the friends of Prof Obiozor over the pain his death had caused them.

The Governor said every Nigerian and Ndigbo in particular have lost a great man. He agreed with everyone that spoke at the reception that Prof. Obiozor has not died.

In his condolence message,  President Buhari represented by Chief Iko also described Prof. Obiozor’s passing as a “great loss to Nigeria, the Diplomatic Community, Ndigbo and particularly the Igbo people.”

Buhari told the congregation that “Prof. Obiozor was a renowned academician, a diplomat par excellence who served Nigeria in different capacities as an ambassador in three countries where he gave a good  account of himself.”

The President added:  “Late Prof. Amb. George Obiozor was a Nigerian Patriot of the highest order and a famous Igbo Leader who, when it mattered most, led the Igbo socio-cultural group called Ohanaeze to carter for the interest of the Igbo Nation.”

He then concluded that the deceased left “an indelible mark in the sands of time,” emphasizing that “the Igbo Nation will indeed miss Prof. Obiozor, Nigeria will miss him and the diplomatic Community will miss him a great deal.”

President Buhari urged the Government and people of Imo State, Ndigbo, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and Nigerians in general to bear the irreplaceable loss with fortitude.

In a brief homily, the Auxiliary Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Owerri, Bishop Chikwe reminded the congregation that “as Christians, death is the beginning of a new life, what we owe ourselves is to be always prepared for the last day, because the world we are into is ephemeral since we are going somewhere.”

He added: “We should always trust in God because our hope is in him. God is always interested in us and to be sure of us making heaven. Besides prayers we should reconcile with all now since we don’t know when the day will be.”

He thanked those who came to honour the late Prof Obiozor and his family.

He thanked, especially, Governor Uzodimma, the Owerri Diocese and all the people for their prayers, their financial and moral support.

The Bishop also thanked the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo for the different arrangements they made “that culminated in the befitting burial of their husband, father, brother and uncle Amb. Prof. George Obiozor CON.”

The burial reception ceremony of Prof Obiozor held at the Rockview Hotel in Owerri, attracted the who is who in the South East regardless of political persuasion.

They included but not limited to the wife of the Governor of Imo State, Barr. (Mrs.) Chioma Uzodimma, the Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prof. Placid Njoku, Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Emeka Nduka and his colleagues, and members of the Imo State Expanded Executive Council.

Others include, the Chief Judge of Imo State, Justice Theresa Chikeka and senior members of the State’s Judiciary.

Former Military Administrator of Imo State, Gen. Ike Nwachukwu, former Chief of Army Staff,  Gen. Ihejirika, elder statesman, Chief (Engr.) Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, former Senate President Adolphus Wabara, former Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, former Minister of Health, Prof. ABC Nwosu, Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo World-wide, Ambassador Okey Emuchay,  former INEC National Chairman, Prof Maurice Iwu, former Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, Senator Ben Obi, Senator Chris Anyanwu, Dr. Ijioma Aregbuogu, APC governorship candidate in Enugu, Chief Uche Nnaji, APC senatorial candidate for Orlu, Sen Osita Izunaso, among others.

The past and current leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr. ABC Orjiakor, founder of SEPLAT Petroleum,  Eng. Ben. Alake from the Middle Belt Forum, representatives of the PANDEF, among others.

Members of the clergy include His Grace, the Most Rev. (Dr.) Augustine Ukwuoma, the Bishop of Orlu Catholic Diocese, Rev. Fr. (Dr.) Gilbert Alaribe, the Chaplin Government House, Chapel Owerri, and other clergymen.

Members of the traditional institution were represented by the Eze Imo, HRH, Eze EC Okeke, the Chairman of Imo State Elders Council, HRM Eze Cletus Ilomuanya, among others.

All the leaders who attended the reception and made remarks about him agreed that the late Prof Obiozor was a rare gem who served humanity and God with all that God endowed him with.

Appeal Court Sacks Abacha’s Son As PDP Governorship Candidate

By
The Source
-
0
Mohammed Abacha

By Gideon Njoku

The Court of Appeal, Kano State Division, has sacked Mohammed Abacha as the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Kano State.

In a unanimous judgment read by the Honourable Justice Usman Musale, the three Justices of the Court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,  to recognize Sadiq Wali as the duly nominated Candidate of the Party.

INEC had, earlier, recognized Wali as the Candidate, but Abacha went to Court, and was adjudged the right Candidate. That prompted Wali to approach the Appeal  Court for justice.

That justice was given to him on Friday, 10th February, 2023,  by the Court of Appeal which declared that Abacha, a son of late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, did not participate in the PDP Primary Election, and therefore, could not have become the Candidate.

The Governorship Election is scheduled for 11th March, 2023.

1...1,7391,7401,741...2,966Page 1,740 of 2,966