Odo Ijere Archives

Oct

03

2025

Why Commissioning Port Harcourt And Other Roads In Aba Goes Beyond A Presidential Visit.

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Column, News, PoliticsAbia State, Nigeria, Odo Ijere, Politics

By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere While it is yet unclear whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will honor today's invitation to come and commission the Portharcourt and other roads projects completed by Governor Alex Otti, it must be said that the several attempts made by Governor Alex Otti to bring the President to Abia soil to commission the long completed 6.3km Portharcourt road is first and foremost an acknowledgement of the fact that the Tinubu government granted its permission for the Alex Otti government to work on the road since it is under a federal jurisdiction. All the three past governors,…

Oct

23

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Abia PDP Congress: Barr. Olugu Kalu Ugba Positioned To Build “New PDP” In The State.

Abia State, Column, News, Ohafia, Opinion, PoliticsAbia State, Odo Ijere, Opinion, Peoples Democratic Party, Politics

As the Abia PDP state Congress draws very close, one man stands out in what may conveniently be recaptioned a 'one horse' race to win the hearts of the state party delegates to begin a speedy rebuilding of the party. Chief Barrister Olugu Kalu Ugba, a scion of Udumaeze Ohafia ancient kingdom, a great son of Amangwu Ohafia, erudite legal luminary, a former Deputy Chief of Staff, a mega businessman and politician is poised to prove that his 'Ishi bu mba' chieftaincy title is not a pet name. As his chieftaincy title rightly connotes, this man, 'Ishi bu mba' is…

Oct

20

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Hon. Obinna Aguocha’s Local Content Capitalization Bill As A Legislative Epoch.

Abia State, Column, Economy, Education, News, Opinion, PoliticsAbia State, Economy, Obinna Aguocha, Odo Ijere, Opinion

On the 17th of October, 2024, the federal legislative House sitting in Abuja captured in its publication a bill to ensure mandatory patronage of locally produced goods ably sponsored by Honorable Obi Aguocha, the member representing Ikwuano and Umuahia Federal Constituency and also a member of the Labour Party. This bill we're told followed a consolidation of three House Bills, 85, 1007, and 1330 sponsored respectively by Honorable Obi Aguocha from Abia State, Honorable Nnamdi Ezechi representing Ndokwa, Ukwuani Constituency from Delta state, and Honorable Jesse Okey Onuakulusi representing Oshodi Isolo Federal Constituency and a native of Anambra State. Recorded…

Sep

10

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Igbos Are Not The Problem Of Nigeria – AIM Replies Prof. Ahmed Bako

Metro, News, OpinionMetro, Nigeria, Odo Ijere, Opinion

Being a release by Abia Infrastructure Mandate (AIM) in response to Professor Ahmed Bako's inaugural lecture titled "The Igbo Factor in the History of Inter-Group Relations and Commerce in Kano: Opportunities and Challenges Revisited" Preamble:A pan Igbo infrastructure development think tank, Abia Infrastructure Mandate (AIM) has punched holes in the just presented "inaugural lecture" by Professor Ahmed Bako of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in Kaduna State wherein he went overboard distorting and manipulating history and contemporary events to justify inherently prone Igbo-toxic verses and narratives in his lecture presentation characteristic of igbophobic conspiracies of zenophobia content emanating from sections of…

Mar

07

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Okezie Ikpeazu’s Marriage With The Hellenist Witches – Opinion.

Abia State, News, Ohafia, Opinion, PoliticsOdo Ijere, Okezie Ikpeazu, Opinion

By Odo Ijere The immediate past failed governor of Abia State, Okezie Victor Ikpeazu is in my view presently ensconced with dangerous witches that trace their origins from the hellenist era of the 'thane of fife', of Macduff fame in William Shakespeare's epic drama, Macbeth. These medieval witches in a rare kindred appearance must today be entertaining a prophetic engagement in the enchanted court of Victor Okezie Ikpeazu. The witches you may agree with me are in a mission to make a hero of the despised, dishonorable and uncelebrated former governor. The prophetic dystopia of the witches which probably must…