2023 Archives - Page 46 of 147

Mar

08

2023

Hon. Ibe Okwara Receives Certificate of Return From INEC, Promises To Make Constituents Proud

Abia State, Ohafia, Politics2023, Abia State, Ibe Okwara Osonwa, INEC, Labour Party, Next Level, Nigeria, Ohafia, Politics

The House of Representatives member-elect for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa has received his Certificate of Return following his victory at the just concluded National Assembly election. Osonwa, a candidate of the Labour Party (LP), was on February 27, declared as the winner of the Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency seat by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He polled 8,946 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chief Dan Okeke of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 6,635 votes. After receiving his certificate of return on Wednesday in Abuja, Osonwa told newsmen of his determination to make the people…

Mar

08

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

INEC shifts Governorship, State Assembly Elections To March 18

Lifestyle, Metro, Politics2023, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Barring any further extensions, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reached a decision to postpone Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections to March 18, 2023, the postponement was due to the commission’s inability to promptly commence reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines utilized during the February 25 presidential election to enable their use in the state elections. INEC was earlier restrained from tampering with the information embedded in the BVAS machines until due inspection was conducted and Certified True Copies (CTC) issued to candidates who are challenging the outcome of the presidential election. INEC Chairman Yakubu…

Mar

08

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Enugu Gov: Aisha Yesufu Disagrees with Peter Obi, Endorses APGA’s Frank Nweke Over LP’s Chijoke Edeoga

Opinion, Politics2023, APGA, Frank Nweke, Labour Party, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

Aisha Yesufu, a diehard supporter of Peter Obi, has disagreed with the Obidients movement over who becomes the next Governor of Enugu State. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, had in a tweet called on the Obidients to come out en masse to cast their votes for their candidates in various states across the nation during their March 11 governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections. Obi wrote, “As we pursue due process and defer to the rule of law, I urge all the OBIdients in the various states to continue campaigning for our candidates, namely,…

Mar

08

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

AN OPEN LETTER TO FELLOW ABIANS – Bishop Nwankpa Makes a Clarion Call.

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Metro, News, Opinion, Politics2023, Abia State, ACCORD, Emeka Nwankpa, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Personality, Politics

Ndi Abia, I bring you greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, in whom lies our salvation and redemption. I am one of you in the Lord, by name, Bishop Emeka Michael Nwankpa. I am a servant in the vineyard of our father, Jesus Christ. I am contesting to become the Governor of Abia State on the platform of the Accord Party. I am on a mission to restore the glory of God to Abia State. Our dear state, Abia, is in its present bad state because those who govern us do not have the fear of God…

Mar

07

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Who Occupies The Lion Building Come 2023? analyzing Tue Viable Options

News, Opinion, Politics2023, APGA, Enugu State, Frank Nweke, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Campaigns have kicked off for the 2023 elections and political activities are in top gear. Political parties and their foot soldiers are off on the field hunting for voters' empathy as hunters hunt for games. This commentary is aimed at analyzing the various top contenders for the office of the Governor of Enugu State with the sole aim of objectively arriving at presenting the reader with the most suitable choice. But before I proceed with the analysis, it is important to emphasize how expedient this election is for South-Eastern Nigeria, of which Enugu is the leading state. This is because…