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Ohanaeze Ndigbo Denies Congratulating Senator Hope Uzodinma

January 22, 2020 12:36 pm

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has distanced itself from the purported congratulatory message sent to Senator Hope Uzodinma after the Supreme Court declared him the winner of Imo state governor.

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo noted that Senator Hope Uzodinma came under a circumstances many are uncomfortable with, urging the Apex Court to respect the rule of law.

A statement signed by Uche Aching Okpaga, Ohanaeze’s National publicity Secretary, made available to newsmen on Wednesday, also warned its estranged secretary against using its name.

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The statement explained, “I have been inundated with calls and text

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Melaye Faults Those Congratulating Smart Adeyemi

December 2, 2019 3:52 am

Senator who represented Kogi West at the eighth Senate, Dino Melaye, has berated those celebrating the electoral victory of Mr. Smart Adeyemi in last Saturday’s rerun election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Adeyemi the Senator-elect for Kogi West, having polled a total of 88,373 votes, compared to Melaye’s 62,133 votes.

But Melaye had tweeted yesterday: “Congratulating Smart Adeyemi will amount to congratulating an armed robber after successful operation.”

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Nnamdi Kanu Lambastes Buhari For Congratulating Ahmed

October 12, 2019 8:39 am

The supreme leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has taken to his social media handles to lambaste the Nigerian President, Mohammadu Buhari over the congratulatory message he sent to the Ethiopian prime minister, Ahmed Abiy.

President Buhari, who sent his regards to the Prime Minister via twitter, expressed his felicitations to the Ethiopian Prime Minister for winning the 2019 Nobel Peace prize.

According to him, “The award is an honour well deserved, especially in commemoration of your remarkable efforts towards ending the 20 years conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia”.

Mazi Kanu, however, faulted Buhari …