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Academic Review Of The Broom That Never Swept: A Reckoning With The APC And The Biggest Political Con In Nigeria’s History – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Academic Review Of The Broom That Never Swept: A Reckoning With The APC And The Biggest Political Con In Nigeria’s History – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

ACADEMIC REVIEW OF THE BROOM THAT NEVER SWEPT: A RECKONING WITH THE APC AND THE BIGGEST POLITICAL CON IN NIGERIA’S HISTORY Author: Agbeze Ireke Kalu Onuma (AI-KO)Reviewed by: AProf Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke Introduction Agbeze Ireke Kalu Onuma’s The Broom That Never Swept: A Reckoning with the APC and the Biggest Political Con in Nigeria’s History is a provocative work of political commentary, historical interpretation and governance criticism that interrogates the trajectory of Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) from its formation through its years in national power. Writing under the pen name AI-KO, Onuma presents himself as a Nigerian writer, analyst…
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So Moving An Induction For Safety Is Now Evidence Of University Collapse? – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

So Moving An Induction For Safety Is Now Evidence Of University Collapse? – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

SO MOVING AN INDUCTION FOR SAFETY IS NOW EVIDENCE OF UNIVERSITY COLLAPSE? 😂 The Absurdity of Treating Safety as Collapse There is something almost comic about the argument that because an induction ceremony involving ABSU medical students was reportedly moved from ABSUTH to Rhema University amid tension and threats, this must automatically prove that the university has collapsed. Really? 😂 Since when did taking precautions become evidence of institutional failure? If there were credible concerns around the original venue, then relocating the ceremony was not weakness; it was common sense. The students still graduated, the ceremony still held, families still…
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The N158,000 ABSU Salary Story: Where The Deception Begins – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

The N158,000 ABSU Salary Story: Where The Deception Begins – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

THE ₦158,000 ABSU SALARY STORY: WHERE THE DECEPTION BEGINS There is a legitimate conversation to be had about the remuneration of university lecturers in Nigeria, including lecturers at Abia State University. But legitimate advocacy does not require statistical sleight of hand, selective comparisons and political hero-making. The viral post being circulated by Obinna Oriaku is a classic example of how a real welfare question can be converted into a misleading political narrative. FIRST DECEPTION: A BANK ALERT IS NOT A SALARY STRUCTURE Look carefully at the screenshot. What does it actually establish? It shows a credit of ₦158,514.75 with a…
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A Paragraphic Critique Of The “Where Are Governor Otti’s Legacy Projects?” Argument- By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

A Paragraphic Critique Of The “Where Are Governor Otti’s Legacy Projects?” Argument- By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

A PARAGRAPHIC CRITIQUE OF THE “WHERE ARE GOVERNOR OTTI’S LEGACY PROJECTS?” ARGUMENT The central weakness of the argument is not that it asks questions about Governor Alex Otti’s performance. Those questions are legitimate. Every governor should be subjected to scrutiny over expenditure, project completion, value for money, rural inclusion, pensions, hospitals, schools, electricity and industrial development. The problem is that the writer repeatedly moves from limited personal observation to sweeping statewide conclusions. He admits that he did not visit every part of Abia, specifically acknowledging that he did not visit the Old Bende axis, yet he confidently concludes that there…
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Give Us The Real Picture: Otti’s Health-Sector Record Cannot Be Erased By An AI Impression-By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Give Us The Real Picture: Otti’s Health-Sector Record Cannot Be Erased By An AI Impression-By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Give Us the Real Picture: Otti’s Health-Sector Record Cannot Be Erased by an AI Impression The first point that must be made to the writer is methodological. Where the picture being circulated is an AI impression or architectural visualisation, it should be clearly identified as such. An AI impression is not a photograph of a completed project. If the argument is that Enugu has built something impressive, then do us the favour of showing the real picture on the ground. Let us see the facility as it presently exists, its wards, equipment, theatres, laboratories, staffing, patients and operational status. That…
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Otti’s New Abia: How Transformation Made The State A Choice Destination For Youth Corpers – By Ebere Uzoukwa,  Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Otti’s New Abia: How Transformation Made The State A Choice Destination For Youth Corpers – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Otti’s New Abia: How Transformation Made the State a Choice Destination for Youth Corpers The latest commendation by the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, provides another important indication of the changing fortunes of Abia State under Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR. The fact that 8,890 corps members, including 5,083 females, are currently serving across all 17 Local Government Areas of Abia is significant. According to the NYSC DG, the higher number of female corps members reflects confidence in the relative peace and security of the State. Beyond security, the transformation is also…
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Federal Funds, Local Results: How Otti Is Turning Special Allocations Into Visible Development- By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Federal Funds, Local Results: How Otti Is Turning Special Allocations Into Visible Development- By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Federal Funds, Local Results: How Otti Is Turning Special Allocations into Visible Development The growing attempt to diminish Governor Alex Otti’s developmental record by repeatedly shouting that “the Federal Government released the money” rests on a remarkably weak understanding of governance. Federal allocations, special interventions, ecological funds, bailout funds, UBEC grants and other transfers do not transform themselves into roads, schools, hospitals or functioning infrastructure. Money is merely an input. Governance determines the output. Nigeria’s experience since 1999 makes this distinction particularly important. Federal money has reached state governments under virtually every civilian administration since the return to democracy. Yet…
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PUNCH Newspaper’s “Sam Mbakwe” Question: Is Alex Otti Building A Legacy That Will Outlive The Applause? – Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

PUNCH Newspaper’s “Sam Mbakwe” Question: Is Alex Otti Building A Legacy That Will Outlive The Applause? – Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

PUNCH Newspaper’s “Sam Mbakwe” Question: Is Alex Otti Building a Legacy That Will Outlive the Applause? A Newspaper Feature on Infrastructure, Electric Mobility and the Emerging Debate over Alex Otti’s Development Legacy The debate over the developmental direction of Abia State has moved beyond ordinary partisan exchanges. On August 12, 2026, PUNCH Newspapers gave the discussion a particularly significant national platform when it published Blaise Udunze’s analytical feature, “The Risk of Calling Alex Otti Another Sam Mbakwe.” The article examines the increasingly common comparison between Governor Alex Otti and the late Chief Sam Mbakwe, the celebrated governor of the old…
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A Nation Of Nations: Restructuring Nigeria For Peace And Prosperity- By Charles Ude, Esq

A Nation Of Nations: Restructuring Nigeria For Peace And Prosperity- By Charles Ude, Esq

A Nation of Nations: Restructuring Nigeria for Peace and Prosperity By Charles Ude, Esq.Legal Practitioner and AuthorEmail: Charlesude2014@gmail.com Introduction: Nigeria’s Paradox Nigeria is blessed with diversity , over 250 ethnic groups, rich cultures, and immense resources. Yet, this diversity has become a source of conflict rather than strength. The reason is simple: our political structure does not fit our people. The centralized federation imposed by military decrees has suppressed identities instead of celebrating them. Elections feel like battles for ethnic survival, and agitations have become cries of desperation. The solution is not separation or war. It is restructuring — a…
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Reckoning Fifty Years In The Making On The Arrival Of Ohanaeze @ 50: The Burden Of Memory, The Politics Of Relevance – And Why It Matters To Every Igbo Person Alive Today- By Agbaeze Ireke Kalu Onuma (AI-KO)

Reckoning Fifty Years In The Making On The Arrival Of Ohanaeze @ 50: The Burden Of Memory, The Politics Of Relevance – And Why It Matters To Every Igbo Person Alive Today- By Agbaeze Ireke Kalu Onuma (AI-KO)

RECKONING FIFTY YEARS IN THE MAKING On the arrival of Ohanaeze @ 50: The Burden of Memory, The Politics of Relevance — and why it matters to every Igbo person alive today. By Okeke Nwankwo | Public Affairs AnalystFor Advance Circulation — September 2026 There are books that arrive at their moment. And there are books that arrive after their moment — faithful records of a past already settled, useful for the archive but not for the present. And then, rarely, there is a book that arrives before its moment has fully passed. A book that catches a story still…
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