Category: POLITICS

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has presented a budget of N755.6 billion to the State House of Assembly for consideration and approval. While presenting the budget, Governor Uzodimma stated that the budget tagged: “Budget of expanded economic opportunities” is 27.6 percent higher than the 2024 budget. Uzodimma explained that the capital expenditure gulped 643.3 billion naira representing 85.1 percent while 112.3 billion naira is alloted to recurrent expenditure, representing 14.9 per cent of the budget. The governor further said that infrastructure sector got the biggest share with a sum…

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By Tony Adibe The Chairman of Oji River Local Government Area, Mr Greg Anyaegbudike, has called on leaders to emulate Governor Peter Mbah’s participatory and inclusive governance style to engender good governance. Anyaegbudike made the call on Sunday in Enugu while reacting to the successful Town Hall Meeting themed, “Governance Issues: The Journey So Far” held by Governor Mbah and residents of Enugu State on Saturday. According to him, Mbah had demonstrated that “governance is about inclusion and partnership of the people and getting the feeling and buy-in of the…

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By Tony Adibe A former Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should be held responsible for One Party State in Nigeria not the All Progressives Congress (APC). Okechukwu said this to journalists in Enugu on Sunday while speaking on the musings and public outrage blaming APC and by extension President Bola Tinubu, and not PDP for Nigeria’s slide to One Party State. He dismissed the blame game on APC as the architecture of One-Party State in Nigeria as misplaced.…

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Hon. Toby Okechukwu, former Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, has officially resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In a letter dated December 6, 2024, addressed to the Chairman of the Owelli/Amoli/Ugbo/Ogugu Ward in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, Okechukwu, who represented the Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency of Enugu State in the 7th, 8th, and 9th National Assembly, expressed his deep gratitude to the party for the opportunity to serve his people. The letter read: “I write to notify you of my resignation from the…

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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has advised politicians to shift focus from private interests to promoting the welfare and development of the people. Fubara made the statement on Tuesday during the Okocha Road inauguration in Rumuolumeni, Obio Akpor LGA, the hometown of former governor of the state and Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike. He also served as chairman of the LGA from 199-2007. Recall that Fubara and Wike have been embroiled in a conflict over control of the political structure in Rivers State. He said, “My advice is: politics is…

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The immediate past Managing Director of the Anambra State Signage and Advertisement Agency, Dr. Jude Emecheta, has declared his intention to replace the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah in the Senate, describing himself as the most qualified for the role. Speaking to journalists in Awka on Thursday, Emecheta announced his bid to represent Anambra South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, vowing to prioritize security in collaboration with the state government. “I am the best person to replace the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah. I have carefully assessed the profiles of other…

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Senator Monday Okpebholo has assumed office as the fifth governor of Edo State since the commencement of the Fourth Republic in 1999. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 21 September governorship election, Okpebholo, who represented Edo North district in the current Senate, succeeded Mr. Godwin Obaseki, who had been in charge of the helm of affairs in the South-South state in the last eight years. Obaseki was first elected on the ticket of the APC in 2016 but switched to the rival Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

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Mr Godwin Obaseki (left) with the Governor-elect Senator Monday Okpebholo Following allegations by the outgoing Governor of Edo state, Mr Godwin Obaseki that he has not been invited to the forthcoming inauguration of Senator Monday Okpebholo as Governor of the state, the incoming governor on Sunday declared that Obaseki has been missing since last Friday and now incommunicado. In a statement made available to journalists on Sunday and signed by Godspower Inegbe, Okpebholo said Edo people are worried by Obaseki’s recent reckless utterances and urged him to evaluate his state…

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