Amos Oge Kalu, Author at OHAFIATV

Oct

16

2022

Buhari’s regime borrows N31tn, to leave N39.12tn debt for successor

Business, Economy, Opinion, PoliticsBudget, Business, Economy, Mohammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Politics

The National Assembly has approved or at least received budget estimates worth N93.453tn from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), in eight years. Out of the N93.453tn budgeted from 2016 to 2023, a total of N67.4tn has been committed to recurrent expenditure, including the payment of salaries and emoluments of civil servants and legislators. This amounts to 72.1 per cent of the entire budget devoted to recurrent expenditure in the life of the Buhari regime. The administration met a debt of N12.12tn on June 30, 2015, but it increased it to N42.84tn by June 30, 2022, according to statistics obtained…

Oct

15

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Change doesn’t just happen, it is wrought by those with belief – Ukpai Iro Ukpai

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Economy, Ohafia, Opinion, Politics2023, Abia State, Comr Amos Kalu, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Ukpai Iro Ukpai

The clarion call for positive change in Abia State has continued to gain momentum over time as the state is desirous of, like every other state of the nation, to be on the good trajectory of commensurate development that will improve the lives of her citizenry at a time the struggle for survival within meager and dwindling resources of the nation is a stack reality. Yet this may not be possible without the right attitude toward a practical approach to the problems of the state. "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.' - Leo…

Oct

14

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Court nullifies Adamawa APC governorship primary

Politics2023, Adamawa State, All Progressives Congress, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

A Federal High Court sitting in Yola has nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election which produced Senator Aishatu Binani as the party’s governorship candidate for Adamawa State. Ruling on suit FHC/YL/CS/12/2022 filed by Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the court declared Binani’s candidature invalid and unlawful. Justice Abdulaaziz Anka, in his ruling, also refused the plea for a fresh primary, holding that the APC, by the court judgment, had no candidate for the 2023 governorship election. The judge gave the ruling after resolving all the issues for consideration involving the outcome of the Adamawa APC governorship primary conducted on May…

Oct

14

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

ADP Vice-Presidential candidate, Pst Okey Udo, donates 114 books to national library

Abia State, Education, Ohafia, Politics2023, ADP, Education, Next Level, Nigeria, Ohafia4Gov2023, Okey Udo, Opinion, Politics

Pst Okey Udo, who is currently the running mate of Action Democratic Party Presidential candidate Engr.Yabaji Sani has donated 114 copies of his newly publised book a’ ‘Great nation in Bewilderment’ to the National Library, FCT Chapter. Udo says the donation was also on behalf of his party, the ADP who’s party logo has a hand holding a book. He says with the ‘hand holding a book’ as its party logo, ir is believed that development of any nation was organic and it’s embedded on sound educational enhancement cum system. According to Udo, the books will encourage public enlightenment and…

Oct

13

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ortom expresses confidence in capacity of Igbos to rule Nigeria

News, Opinion, Politics2023, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peoples Democratic Party, Politics, Samuel Ortom

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has expressed confidence in the Igbo people, saying they have the potential to rule Nigeria if given the opportunity. The governor, who made the expression in Makurdi, the state capital, on Wednesday when Igbo PDP Forum paid him a courtesy visit, said the South-Easterners are accommodating and hard-working. According to Ortom, the Igbos are peaceful, stressing that they have the ability to live with other ethnic groups in the country. He vowed to continue speaking to authority on the incessant attacks on Benue people by suspected armed herdsmen. “The Igbo are accommodating and hard…