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Igbo And Nigerian Presidency Conundrum

November 29, 2019 3:54 am

IGBO people constitute one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria. They are economic, social and educational giants in their own right. Their spirit of mercantilism and commercial dexterity has made them universally ubiquitous. The Igbo in the Diaspora spread to parts of Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. But at home in Nigeria the Igbo people are political midgets. The political fortunes of Ndigbo have been on downward trend since the exit of Dr.NnamdiAzikiwe, the visionary leader of Igbo extraction and nation builder who believed strongly in the unity of Nigeria.

When in 1957, the British colonial authorities offered …

Presidency Denies Blackmailing Jonathan To Support APC

November 26, 2019 1:16 pm

The Presidency has described as “false and irresponsible” reports that former President Goodluck Jonathan was blackmailed to support the governing party, APC, in recent Bayelsa State elections.

Speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, expressed shock that such a story could be considered believable to the point of being given space in some newspapers.

“It just doesn’t make any sense,” Shehu said.

“Our media really must learn to verify whatever they publish. And people who make wild allegations during interviews …

Ibe: Why All Parties Must Zone 2023 Presidency To S.E

November 26, 2019 1:14 pm

Prof Gregory Ibe, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and member of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, is the founder of Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State. In this interview in Awka, Anambra State capital, he spoke on Ndi Igbo agitation for the presidency, IPOB and his political ambition come 2023. Among others.

Ohaneze is sharply divided, with some of its members calling for Igbo presidency come 2023 and others agitating for secession. What is your view?

I am a subject of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, which is the highest body that talks about the socio-cultural activities of Ndi Igbo. I submit …

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It’ll Be Unfair To Deny Igbo Presidency In 2023 – Ohuabunwa

November 22, 2019 4:28 am

Former Chairman, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), and current President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, has asked all lovers of equity and justice to rally round the Igbo to ensure that they produce the next president after Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. He described those who are opposed to a president of Igbo extraction in 2023 as selfish individuals, who only want to cause confusion and create a greater division, enmity and unhappiness.

In this exclusive chat with him, the former President of the Nigerian American Chamber of Commerce spoke on such nagging national issues as …

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2023: Ndi Igbo And The Nigerian Presidency

November 21, 2019 11:59 am

The origin of rotational leadership and management of political institutions predates democracy, as a social system for inclusion and stability in any heterogeneous political arrangement. In international system, European Union and Switzerland operate a classic instance of this system – the Presidency of EU rotates amongst its member states every six months, while the Presidency of the Swiss Confederation rotates among the seven Councillors on a yearly basis, with one year’s Vice President of the Federal Council becoming the next year’s Confederation President. 

The political theory for rotating Nigerian Presidency finds its fulcrum on balancing the wheel of social justice, …

Buhari Explains Reorganisation At Presidency

November 16, 2019 3:16 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari says the ongoing reorganisation at the presidency is aimed at enhancing service delivery to Nigerians.

A statement by the President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday, said the president stated this when he fielded questions from State House Correspondents, shortly after his arrival from London on Friday night.

President Buhari said: ”It is unfortunate that the recent disengagement of some political appointees from the presidency had been given ‘‘ethnic and political’’ interpretations.

‘‘They said 35 people were sacked in the Vice President’s office. We just created some ministries and we reorganised and people are giving …

Charles Idahosa: Igbo’s Don’t Deserve Presidency In 2023

November 16, 2019 12:32 pm

Chief Charles Idahosa, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said the Igbos cannot achieve presidency in 2023 because there is no APC presence in any of the five states in the South-East.

Speaking in an interview with Daily Independent, Idahosa said the Igbos have themselves to blame by ignoring President Muhammadu Buhari’s advice to vote for the APC in the last presidential election so as to brighten their chances in 2023.

The former Political Adviser to Comrade Adams Oshiomhole said he foresees a situation where the Igbos will vote massively for Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of …

2023 Presidency: Time For Buhari To Prove He Loves Igbo

November 15, 2019 3:02 am

Chief Tobby Anumaka, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Patron of Pan-Igbo socio cultural group, Okpoko Igbo, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the APC to zone the Presidency to the South-East in 2023, saying it is the only way Buhari could prove his love for the Igbo. 

He congratulated the three APC Senators from the South-East whose elections were affirmed by the Court of Appeal recently, adding, that it is a sign that the ruling party has gained ground in the zone.

He speaks about ongoing infrastructural development embarked upon in the South-East …

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Igbo Presidency And The Ghost Of Biafra

November 15, 2019 2:59 am

To become the president of Nigeria, a presidential candidate must battle for power and be bruised, bat- tered and bloodied in the political trenches for power. The global advance of democracy and its peaceful transfer of power, through the ballot box, made obso- lete Mao Tse Tung’s maxim that “power flows from the barrel of the gun”, but still, the struggle for power is no mean feat; it remains incredibly excruciating. Power is elusive; it eludes many that desire it because, “it takes a unique kind of man to win the struggle for power”. It is only the gritty, resilient …

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2023: APC Wont Zone Presidency To North – Prof. Itse Sagay

November 9, 2019 9:00 am

Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, has told the North not to think of contesting the 2023 presidential election, as it is the turn of the South to produce the next president of Nigeria. In this interview with VINCENT KALU, the legal luminary gave conditions Igbo must fulfil to succeed Buhari.

Nigeria is more divided now than even during the civil war, why and how can this division be arrested?

Yes. Nigeria is more divided now because a lot of people who were living on free Nigerian money which they didn’t work for; which were depleting …

Why Nigerians Should Support Igbo Presidency –Utazi

November 8, 2019 3:01 am

Senator Utazi Godfrey Chukwuka who represents Enugu North zone was first elected on June 9, 2015. The 2nd term lawmaker and Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, believes that in 2023, Nigerians should support the emergence of a Nigerian President from the South East extraction for the sake of equity and justice.

 

From your vantage position, what is your assessment of the  Office of the National Security Adviser(ONSA), Department of State Security and the  Nigerian Intelligence Agency(NIA)?

 The Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence (NSI) supervises the Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA), 

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Osinbajo Not Relegated By Buhari, Says Presidency

Osinbajo Not Relegated By Buhari, Says Presidency

November 7, 2019 4:23 am

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare, wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari did not relegate Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo by travelling without transmitting a letter to the National Assembly to empower the vice president to act in his absence.

Omoworare stated this while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday.

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Buhari had, on November 2, 2019, embarked on a private visit to London and he is expected to return to Nigeria on November 17.

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, …

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