Enyinnaya Abaribe

Lawan, Abaribe Trade Words Over Conduct Of 2019 Polls

December 6, 2020 4:58 am

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, yesterday, traded tackles over the authenticity of votes from the North East during the conduct of the 2019 presidential election.

The duo clashed when the Senate confirmed Professor Mahmood Yakubu as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a second term.

Abaribe, had while making a case for a strong electoral system, questioned how INEC conducted elections in the North East in 2019 with huge turnout of voters and electoral victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) despite the ongoing insurgency war.

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The Igbo Man Doesn’t Kneel For Anybody Except His Chi

January 31, 2020 4:37 am

The senator representing Abia South senatorial district, Enyinnaya Abaribe has said that an Igbo man does not kneel for anybody except his ‘Chi’.

Senator Abaribe stated this during a recent interview where he revealed why the Igbo tribe do not rally around a particular political leader like other regions in Nigeria.

Critics argue that while the Igbo republicanism can be helpful in individual pursuits, it makes it difficult to mobilize them around a particular leadership. It is believed that in politics, especially in our type of society such will be a terrible disadvantage for the South East region because they …

‘Throw Your First Stone’ – Lauretta Onochie Dares Abaribe

January 30, 2020 7:33 am

Aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media matters, Lauretta Onochie, has criticised Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe for calling for her principal’s resignation.

Abaribe, while contributing to a debate on the deteriorating security situation in the country on the floor of the Senate yesterday, called for Buhari ‘s resignation claiming his government had failed to proffer solutions to the high rate of insecurity across Nigeria.

The Presidency, had since dismissed Abaribe as an “armchair critic” describing the call as “foolish.”

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In her tweets on Thursday, Onochie, who

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Buhari Reacts To Calls For His Resignation

January 30, 2020 4:26 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to demand for his resignation by Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe and others.

His position was contained in a statement Wednesday night by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu.

It said just because some characters think that President Buhari should resign, then they expect him to quit.

“That call does not represent the opinion of the country. This is the opinion of an arm chair critic, known for making stray comments.

“If a leader like President Buhari needs to resign, there are millions of other Nigerians who need to resign, including Senator Abaribe who unlocked the door

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