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Apr

28

2022

2023: Nigeria’s hope for total turnaround lies with PDP return to power – Kalu

Amos Oge Kalu, Metro, PoliticsComr Amos Kalu, Emeka Kalu, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peoples Democratic Party, Politics

Chief Emeka Charles Kalu, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is the National Coordinator, Peoples Democratic Party Coalition (PDPCO) as well as Director-General, Global Initiative for Good Governance (GIGG). Dr Kalu, former governorship candidate in Abia State, in this interview with OHAFIA-TV News, spoke on the consultations going on among the party’s presidential aspirants, why the party should zone presidential position to South East, even as he expressed optimism that Nigeria would be better if PDP returns to power. He also spoke on other issues. Excerpt How do you see the large number of presidential aspirants that have emerged…

Apr

18

2022

By OHAFIATV

2023: No Nigerian will vote for Igbo man as President, I can’t trust them – Oluwo

Metro, News, Politics2023, Igbo President, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has declared that he can trust any Southeasterner to be the President of Nigeria. His stand is coming at a time the South-East is demanding a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction, on the basis of equity. He noted that the sit-at-home order issued by the members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) was not only inimical to their survival but also to the growth of the nation. Oba Abdulrosheed also advocated for a rethink by the South Easterners to their approach. The monarch held that no Nigerian will feel secure in the…

Apr

14

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

ABIA2023: Kalu Ijomah Picks Nomination, expression of interest forms, sets four point agenda to rescue Abia State

Abia State, Ohafia, Politics2023, Abia State, Kalu Ijomah Uke, Next Level, Nigeria, Ohafia, Opinion, Politics

A foremost governorship aspirant, Mr Kalu Ijomah Ukeh, of National Rescue Movement, NRM, Abia State Chapter, on Wednesday (April 13th) berated the Ikpeazu-led administration, saying it has no direction in economy, education, industrialization and others. Mr Kalu Ijomah Ukeh, stated this while speaking with journalists after picking his Expression of interest and Nomination forms at the party’s headquarters in Abuja, which were handed over to him by the National Organising Secretary of the party, Mohammad Isah. Meanwhile, Mr Ijomah promised that Abians will be rescued from the present predicament they find themselves in.He also disclosed his four-point agenda to rescue…

Apr

11

2022

By OHAFIATV

Opinion on 1966 Coup: Pastor Tunde Bakare and the Lies of a failed State

Metro, News, Politics2023, Freedom, Igbo President, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security

By Chuks Iloegbunam. Pastor Tunde Bakare of The Citadel Global Community Church recently spoke through his hat while preaching a sermon. He told his congregation that, on January 15, 1966, during military action that toppled the First Republic, the soldiers that took Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa removed his turban, poured wine on his head, and force-fed him with the alcohol. For abominating him, Balewa, just before he was shot, pronounced a curse on Ndigbo, to the effect that no one from the ethnic group will ever dare rule over Nigeria. Mr. Bakare’s story, fanciful as it sounds, is a…

Apr

10

2022

By OHAFIATV

Nigeria Must Not Be Cloned Into Slavery Through Bad Leadership – Kalu

Economy, Metro, News, PoliticsEconomy, Emeka Kalu, Metro, Mohammadu Buhari, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security

Governance in every liberal democracy does not thrive in the face of recklessness and abuse of office using corrupt tendencies to divert public funds. Governance is all about accountability and good management of scarce resources for the sustenance and development of a sovereign society. Nigeria is not meant to be cloned and politically sold off using sheepish schemes and imposition of orders in the name of running a federal presidential system of government. Global Initiatives For Good Governance (GIGG) is not comfortable with President Muhammadu Buhari's drive to borrow 6trillion Naira to augment a tailored deficit budget or whatever jargon…