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Why The Ceekay Igara – Abure Strategy Cannot Stop Alex Otti And Labour Party In Abia 2027 – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Why The Ceekay Igara – Abure Strategy Cannot Stop Alex Otti And Labour Party In Abia 2027 – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Why the Ceekay Igara–Abure Strategy Cannot Stop Alex Otti and Labour Party in Abia 2027 Introduction The reported move by Chief Ceekay Igara, a known supporter of the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party, to position himself for the 2027 Abia governorship contest is not merely an internal party disagreement. It represents a larger political strategy: to manufacture confusion, weaken Labour Party’s electoral machinery in Abia, and create needless legal uncertainty around Governor Alex Otti’s 2027 re-election path. However, when examined through philosophy, law, Supreme Court reasoning, democratic legitimacy, and performance politics, the strategy collapses. It is politically weak,…
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Continuity For Completion: Why Abia Must Protect The Progress It Has Started – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Continuity For Completion: Why Abia Must Protect The Progress It Has Started – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

CONTINUITY FOR COMPLETION: WHY ABIA MUST PROTECT THE PROGRESS IT HAS STARTED Continuity is not just a political slogan. Continuity is the bridge between progress started and progress completed.Every serious reform needs time. Every major infrastructure programme needs consistency. Every institutional rebuilding process requires discipline. Every development vision must be protected from interruption, distraction and reversal.This is why the conversation around Governor Alex Otti must be framed carefully. It should not be presented as blind loyalty to one man. It should be presented as a rational argument for protecting a development direction that is beginning to produce visible confidence.Abia has…
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155 Days Of Motion: How Professor Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi Is Rebranding The University Of Abuja – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

155 Days Of Motion: How Professor Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi Is Rebranding The University Of Abuja – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

155 Days of Motion: How Professor Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi Is Rebranding the University of Abuja There are leaders who enter office with noise. There are leaders who enter with ceremony. And there are leaders who enter with work.Professor Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, now Yakubu Gowon University, belongs to the third class. In only 155 completed days in office, counting from 11 December 2025 to 15 May 2026, he has begun to write a fresh administrative signature across the institution: a signature of stability, infrastructure, partnership, research, welfare, security, and institutional dignity. For a university that…
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The Chartered Politicians Of Abia Vs The People: THE LAST HERO STANDING IN ABIA – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

The Chartered Politicians Of Abia Vs The People: THE LAST HERO STANDING IN ABIA – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

The Chartered Politicians of Abia vs The People: THE LAST HERO STANDING IN ABIA There is an old woman in Abia.She does not wear gold.She does not travel with siren.She does not answer “Your Excellency” with the arrogance of borrowed thunder.She is older than every campaign poster, wiser than every stomach-infrastructure slogan, and more patient than every unpaid pensioner who has prayed under the sun until prayer itself began to sweat.Her name is Governorship.Not Governor.Not Government House.Not “power must return.”Not “our turn.”Not “equity.”Not “structure.”Not “stakeholders.”Not “leaders of thought” who never think beyond ballot boxes.Her name is Governorship—the sacred stool they…
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Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency 2027: Jubilation As Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa Secures APC Exco/Stakeholders Sole Candidacy Endorsement.

Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency 2027: Jubilation As Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa Secures APC Exco/Stakeholders Sole Candidacy Endorsement.

BREAKING NEWS: IKENNA UKWA ADOPTED AS APC SOLE ASPIRANT FOR AROCHUKWU/OHAFIA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY The Members and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ohafia LGA, in conjunction with members of the Reality Organization and the OUK Movement, have unanimously adopted Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa as the sole aspirant for the House of Representatives seat, Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, ahead of the party’s primary election scheduled for Friday, 15th May 2026. The endorsement was announced on Thursday, 14th May 2026, during a stakeholders’ meeting held at Skog Event Centre, Amaekpu Ohafia. At the meeting, party leaders, ward executives, and representatives of…
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Video: I Won’t Stay A Day Longer Than Four Years As President Even With Gun A On My Head – Obi

Video: I Won’t Stay A Day Longer Than Four Years As President Even With Gun A On My Head – Obi

VIDEO: I Won’t Stay A Day Longer Than Four Years As President Even With Gun A On My Head – Obi 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi, has said he would be ready to serve only one term as Nigeria’s president if elected. AttNews reports that Obi made this known during an interview on News Central TV on Wednesday. Speaking during the interview, Obi said a single four-year term would allow him focus on stabilising the country and handling urgent national problems. According to him, the pressure and responsibility attached to leading Nigeria are too serious for anyone…
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2027 Primary Elections Dates Remain Unchanged – APC

2027 Primary Elections Dates Remain Unchanged – APC

2027 Primary Elections Dates Remain Unchanged – APC The All Progressives Congress has dismissed reports claiming that it altered the timetable for its 2027 primary elections, insisting that the previously announced dates remain valid. The clarification was contained in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, and published on the APC’s official platform on Wednesday night. According to the statement, the House of Representatives primary election will be held on Friday, May 15, 2026, while the Senate primary election is scheduled for Monday, May 18, 2026. The party also stated that the State House of Assembly…
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Otti’s Youth Development Agenda Earns Praises As NYCN Inagurates LG Executives In Abia – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D ( SSA To Governor Otti On Public)

Otti’s Youth Development Agenda Earns Praises As NYCN Inagurates LG Executives In Abia – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D ( SSA To Governor Otti On Public)

Otti’s Youth Development Agenda Earns Praise as NYCN Inaugurates LG Executives in Abia The administration of Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, has again received commendation for its intentional policies and programmes aimed at youth empowerment, leadership development and human capital advancement in Abia State. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected Local Government Executives of the National Youth Council of Nigeria held at the Umuahia North Local Government Headquarters on Wednesday, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Affairs, Dr. Ebere Uzoukwa, described Governor Otti as a visionary leader who has continued to place youth development…
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2027: NDC Pegs Presidential Form At N60m, Governorship  At N30m, Others; Releases Timetable

2027: NDC Pegs Presidential Form At N60m, Governorship At N30m, Others; Releases Timetable

2027: NDC Pegs Presidential Form At N60m, Gov’ship At N30m; Releases Timetable The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced the timetable for the sale of nomination forms, screening of aspirants and conduct of primary elections ahead of the 2027 general elections, with the party pegging its presidential ticket at N60 million and governorship ticket at N30 million. The party disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday and jointly signed by its National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas Zuwoghe, and Secretary, Barrister Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu. According to the statement, the sale of Expression of Interest Forms will begin on Wednesday, May…
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2027: US, Others Will Align With Opposition To Remove Tinubu – Primate Ayodele

2027: US, Others Will Align With Opposition To Remove Tinubu – Primate Ayodele

2027: US, Others Will Align With Opposition To Remove Tinubu – Primate Ayodele The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has revealed that some important members of the international community will not support Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Primate Ayodele, in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, made it known that the president has all it takes to defeat the opposition parties, but his major obstacle would be the international community. He explained that some countries, including the US, UK, and the European Union, are ready to align with opposition parties to remove him…
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