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Sep

05

2026

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Obinna Oriaku, Before The Poetry, Can We Have Some Prose Answers? – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics

OBINNA ORIAKU, BEFORE THE POETRY, CAN WE HAVE SOME PROSE ANSWERS? Obinna Oriaku has written another long sermon on Governor Alex Otti and security votes. Fair enough. Every government should be questioned. But there is one small problem: Obinna Oriaku was not an innocent spectator during the Ikpeazu years. He was Commissioner for Finance from 2015 to 2019. So, Ekwedike, before we accept today's lecture on fiscal morality, kindly answer these questions. HOW MUCH EXACTLY DID GOVERNOR OKEZIE IKPEAZU RECEIVE AS SECURITY VOTE WHILE YOU WERE COMMISSIONER FOR FINANCE? Not estimates. Not political grammar. Not stories about today's government. Give…

Sep

05

2026

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No Clan Will Be Left Behind, Ikenna Ukwa Assures Ozu Abam, Gets Massive Endorsement

Abia North, Arochukwu, National Assembly, Politics

NO CLAN WILL BE LEFT BEHIND, IKENNA UKWA ASSURES OZU ABAM, GETS MASSIVE ENDORSEMENT The APC House of Representatives Candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa has promised that no clan will be left behind under his representation when elected. Chief Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa gave the assurance while addressing the men, women, and youths of Ozu Abam during an interactive session with them. He stated that his mandate is to ensure all the clans that make up Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal constituency receive quality representation in all sectors of the economy, including infrastructure, education, health, agriculture, youth empowerment, and women’s…

Sep

05

2026

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Hon. Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa Rejoice With Hon. Mba Ukaha, The Director-General Of Ikenna Ukwa Campaign Council On His Birthday Anniversary

Abia North, Birthday, Personality

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HON. MBA UKAHA, THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF IKENNA UKWA CAMPAIGN COUNCIL Today we celebrate an exceptional leader, strategist, and team player, Hon. Mba Ukaha, the Director General of the Ikenna Ukwa Campaign Council. Sir, your dedication, wisdom, and commitment have been the driving force behind our movement.We appreciate your selflessness, effort and managerial skills. On your special day, I pray that God grants you good health, long life, more wisdom, and continued success in all you do. Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa ,APC House of Representatives Candidate, Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency05/9/26.

Sep

05

2026

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A Safer, Stronger Abia For All – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

😂😂😂 THIS ONE REALLY MADE ME LAUGH! Just look at the roll call of people and institutions tagged under this post! BBC, Channels Television, Harvard Business School, University of Cambridge, World Bank, European Union, Amnesty International, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Tinubu, Peter Obi, Soludo, Sowore, Davido, Burna Boy—and practically anybody else whose name could possibly help this allegation travel! At this rate, perhaps the United Nations Security Council, FIFA and the International Space Station should also be tagged. 😂 And the irony is even richer: in this frantic attempt to give the allegation maximum circulation, political actors associated with periods Abians themselves…

Sep

05

2026

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Otti, Corruption And The Dangerous Politics Of Invented Certainty- By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Politics

OTTI, CORRUPTION AND THE DANGEROUS POLITICS OF INVENTED CERTAINTY I have read Moses A. Orji’s latest piece, “Otti’s Government and the Whispers of Corruption (III).” What strikes me is not the strength of the evidence presented, but the extraordinary distance between the evidence actually established and the conclusions so confidently pronounced. There is a fundamental difference between asking questions about public expenditure and declaring expenditure to be theft. The first is legitimate democratic scrutiny. The second requires evidence. You cannot simply locate an expenditure entry in a Budget Performance Report, announce that you personally have not seen the corresponding project,…

Sep

05

2026

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POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY OF OPPOSITION IN TODAY’S ABIA – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Politics

POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY OF OPPOSITION IN TODAY’S ABIA Opposition is indispensable to democracy because government becomes less careful when it is never questioned and less accountable when it is never challenged. Every serious democratic society needs people who interrogate budgets, test official claims, examine the cost and quality of projects, scrutinise procurement, expose waste and insist that public office remains answerable to the public. Abia is no exception. Governor Alex Otti’s administration should be scrutinised, challenged and criticised where necessary, not because criticism is an act of hostility, but because criticism is one of the disciplines that keeps democratic government from…

Sep

04

2026

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Technocracy, Capacity, And Strategic Alignment: Why Arochukwu/Ohafia Needs Hon. Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa In 2027 – By Chief Iseh Abraham, FCA

Arochukwu, National Assembly, Ohafia LGA, Politics

Technocracy, Capacity, and Strategic Alignment: Why Arochukwu/Ohafia Needs Hon. Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa in 2027 As Nigeria moves steadily toward the 2027 general elections, the national political landscape is undergoing a subtle but profound recalibration. Across the country, voters are increasingly interrogating the traditional metrics of political recruitment. The era of choosing legislative representatives purely on the basis of political patronage, local sentiment, or vague campaign rhetoric is giving way to a more demanding electorate—one that measures candidates by technical capacity, policy depth, and verifiable historical impact. This democratic awakening is nowhere more crucial than in the Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency of…

Sep

04

2026

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Nneato Clan Umunneochi LGA Honors Uko Nkole, Confers Him With Chieftaincy Title As Communities, Reaffirm Support For Peter Obi Presidency

Abia North, National Assembly, Politics

Nneato Clan UMUNNEOCHI LGA HONORS UKO NKOLE, CONFERS HIM WITH CHIEFTANCY TITLE As Communities, Reaffirm Support For Peter Obi Presidency UMUNNEOCHI — The National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Abia North Senatorial Zone in the 2027 general election, Hon. Uko Nkole, has continued his grassroots engagement across Umunneochi Local Government Area, interfacing with traditional rulers, youths, community stakeholders and party leaders ahead of the 2027 elections. Nkole’s engagements, which covered different communities within the same local government area, were aimed at strengthening grassroots mobilisation, listening to community concerns and advancing the NDC’s political message ahead of the elections. The senatorial…

Sep

04

2026

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CHAOS THEORY MEETS OTTI: How Abia State Is Turning Institutional Disorder Into A New Architecture Of Governance- By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

CHAOS THEORY MEETS OTTI: How Abia State Is Turning Institutional Disorder into a New Architecture of Governance Chaos theory began in mathematics and the physical sciences, but its deepest intuition travels remarkably well into politics and economics. A complex system may appear stable until tiny disturbances produce consequences far larger than anyone anticipated. Equally, a system trapped in disorder may begin to reorganise when critical variables are changed at the right points. Roads alter commerce. Schools alter human capital. Hospitals alter survival and productivity. Public accounts alter trust. Institutions alter incentives. And incentives, repeated long enough, alter societies. This is…

Sep

04

2026

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NDC Abia North Stakeholders Meet At Ogah’s Uturu Residence, Rally Support For 2027

Abia North, News Flash, Politics

NDC Abia North Stakeholders Meet At Ogah’s Uturu Residence, Rally Support For 2027 The Governorship Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Elder Chief Ndubisi Etugo Ogah, hosted a strategic meeting of candidates and select stakeholders of the party across Abia North at his Onuaku residence,Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area. The meeting brought together key party stakeholders and candidates from the Abia North Senatorial Zone, including the Rt Hon Uko Ndukwe Nkole the NDC Abia North Senatorial Candidate, Mr. Elvis, candidate for the Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency; as well as State Assembly candidates for Arochukwu, Ohafia North, Bende North and South…