South East

Ohanaeze, All Ndigbo, Must Pressurise Tinubu To Release Kanu

Ohanaeze, All Ndigbo, Must Pressurise Tinubu To Release Kanu

June 29, 2023 4:20 am

The conspicuous silence from Ndigbo generally regarding the predicament of Nnamdi Kanu is now amplifying to an untenable magnitude. The veneer of complacency adopted by the Ndigbo, Ohanaeze, the South East, and all Igbo groups in the face of this unsettling situation is no longer defensible as safe, fair, or just. It’s untenable for these entities to maintain a façade of tranquillity, feigning normalcy, when in truth, the current circumstances bespeak anything but well-being.

Kanu, who is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), might have his shortcomings, but regardless of the prism from which one decides to …

The Uselessness Of The South-East Governors In Nigeria

The Uselessness Of The South-East Governors In Nigeria

December 26, 2022 2:33 am

No right-thinking person will be needing a soothsayer to understand that there is a huge vacuum in leadership in the South-East at the moment. The present bunch of Governors in the South-East are not just selfish, they are also lackadaisical, inept, disconnected, corrupt, weak, insensitive, and callous.

Despite the challenges confronting the region, the Governors of the five South-Eastern States have sadly taken the lead in displaying foolishness as they continue to work at cross purposes in suspense of each other, despite facing very similar challenges, the Governors in the region have continued to act in a very discordant manner …

Soludo Vs 'Obidients': What's The Way Forward?

Soludo Vs ‘Obidients’: What’s The Way Forward?

November 21, 2022 5:22 am

The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo shocked the entire Nigerian political sector when he became the first sitting Governor in the South-East to go head-to-head with the supporters of the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi. In reaction, Obi’s supporters who refer to themselves as ‘Obidents’ called for the head of the Professor for daring to crucify their Messiah in his long and critical treatise.

Last Monday, Soludo published an article he titled, ‘History Beckons and I Will Not Be Silent (Part 1).’ To be clear, the piece was his honest appraisal of Obi’s …

Do More To Protect Southeast Region – Uzodinma Urges Army

Do More To Protect Southeast Region – Uzodinma Urges Army

September 30, 2022 5:21 am

The Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has appealed to the military to ‘study the topography’ of the South East region, introduce new techniques and do more the protection the citizens of the area.

Uzodinma made this appeal when the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, Enugu, Major Gen. Umar T. Musa, paid him a courtesy call at the New Executive Council Chambers Government House, Owerri, Thursday.

The Governor noted that insecurity has challenged the government so much and it will “continue to encourage the military and other arms of the Armed Forces to help the government bring …

Your Votes In The S'East Intact, Uzodinma Reassures Tinubu

Your Votes In The S’East Intact, Uzodinma Reassures Tinubu

August 22, 2022 3:47 am

Ahead of next year’s general elections,  Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma yesterday reassured the presidential candidate of his party, the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, that people in the South East are very prepared to vote for him during next year’s polls.

Uzodinma gave this surprising reassurance when he met with the support organisation of the former Lagos State governor over the weekend.

The support groyp is under the aegis of The Asiwaju Group which was set up to ensure victory for the APC in the next elections.

In a statement jointly signed by Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, AbdulRasak Danjuma, Ibrahim …

Umahi Raises Alarm Over Arms Proliferation In Nigeria

Umahi Raises Alarm Over Arms Proliferation In Nigeria

August 16, 2022 6:56 am

The Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum and the Governor Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has expressed serious concerns over the proliferation of small arms in the country.

This assertion came as Umahi was setting up a 10-man committee to work in consonance with the National Taskforce in the state in order to set the stage for the enlistment of over 4,000 residents of the state, into the commission.

The governor expressed the concern while receiving the Director-General of the National Taskforce/Commission on Proliferation of Small Arms and Ammunition, Baba Muhammed, and his team in Abakaliki, on Monday.

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2023 We Will Do Our Best To Secure South East – Uzodinma

2023: We Will Do Our Best To Secure South East – Uzodinma

July 25, 2022 4:21 am

The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has asserted that he and his counterparts in the South East will do their best to ensure peace and adequate security of lives and property returns in the zone before the forthcoming general election.

The governor, who made this promise at a South East All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders’ meeting in Owerri, Imo State, said governors of the zone would continue to provide security for the people.

The Imo Governor questioned why there should be continued ait-at-home protests which had affected commercial activities in the area.

‘How do you expect that people …

2023 Kalu Urges APC Delegates To Elect Lawan To Stop Atiku

2023: Kalu Urges APC Delegates To Elect Lawan To Stop Atiku

May 30, 2022 4:36 am

Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor-Kalu, has sent out a congratulatory message to the Peoples Democratic Party for electing former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s candidate for the 2023 presidential election while calling on the APC to imitate the opposition party.

In a statement which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York on Sunday, Kalu asserted that Atiku’s victory during the PDP presidential primary meant that Nigerians understood the 2023 political calculations.

He postulated that since Atiku hails from the North-East geopolitical zone, the All Progressives Congress (APC) should also …

How Buhari Is Fuelling Insecurity In South-East -Tambuwal

How Buhari Is Fuelling Insecurity In South-East -Tambuwal

May 21, 2022 6:18 am

Sokoto State Governor and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Aminu Tambuwal, has asserted that the insecurity in the South-East was a result of the exclusion of the people of the zone by the President Muhammadu Buhari led-government.

The governor, made these assertions when he consulted the Imo State chapter of the PDP on his presidential aspiration. He claimed that his presidency if elected would deal with insecurity holistically in the zone by incorporating them into his administration.

According to him, the people of the zone feel cheated that Buhari left them in the scheme …

2023 Presidency I Am 'Seriously' Consulting - Ngige

2023 Presidency: I Am ‘Seriously’ Consulting – Ngige

March 4, 2022 4:04 am

Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has revealed that he was ‘seriously consulting’ to run for President in 2023 and would make his decision known to Nigerians in a matter of weeks.

The former Governor of Anambra State made this revelation during an appearance Channels Television’s Politics Today which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York on Thursday.

When asked if he would run for President in the next general elections, he said; ‘I told my constituents that were urging me on last December that I will do some consultation and that I will speak to …

Ohanaeze Election: Fresh Imeobi Holds In Owerri

South East Govs Direct Ohanaeze To Settle Anyim, Arthur Eze

July 26, 2020 3:09 pm

The South East Governors Forum and Igbo leaders at the weekend directed the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo to mediate between the crisis that ensued between the former Senate President, Senator Pius Anyim and Prince Arthur Eze.

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The chairman of the South East Governors Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, made this known to journalists at the Governor’s Lodge shortly after a teleconference meeting with other governors and leaders of the zone.

According to him “The meeting requested the President of Ohanaeze to meet with Prince

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Buhari Govt Is Pampering Terrorists, Insurgency – Clerics

Buhari Govt Is Pampering Terrorists, Insurgency – Clerics

March 3, 2020 4:47 am

Religious leaders from the South-East and South-South have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to replace Service Chiefs.

They condemned the “pampering” of repentant Boko Haram terrorists, incessant killing of citizens and rape of women/girls by armed herdsmen across the country.

These were contained in a communique issued in Umuahia, Abia State, after a colloquium on insecurity in Nigeria convened by Bishop Sunday Onuoha

It was signed by representatives of the Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (South-South), Archbishop Israel Eniyekemini, and his South-East counterpart, Bishop Goddy Okafor.

The clerics expressed concern over insurgency, banditry, destruction of lives and property and urged the

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