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May

28

2025

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X-Raying The Impact Of Governor Otti’s 30 Executive Bills On ABIA Transformation – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, House Of Assembly, Infrastructure

X-raying the Impact of Governor Otti's 30 Executive Bills on Abia Transformation Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD The administration of Governor Alex Chioma Otti has been a game-changer in Abia State, driven by his unwavering commitment to good governance and development. A key aspect of this commitment was the transmission of 30 Executive Bills to the Abia State House of Assembly, all of which were passed into law and accented to within two glorious years of his result-oriented and transformative governance. These bills represent the bedrock of the transformation and numerous achievements recorded within this period, cutting across all sectors. Ultimately, Governor…

May

27

2025

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Second Year Anniversary: Governor Otti Holds Joint Exco Session, Signs 18 Bills Into Law

Abia State, Good Governance, House Of Assembly, News Flash

SECOND YEAR ANNIVERSARY: GOV. OTTI HOLDS JOINT EXCO SESSION, SIGNS 18 BILLS INTO LAW. As part of the activities marking his 2nd year anniversary, Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti held an enlarged State Executive Council meeting, expanded to jointly sit with the leadership of the State House of Assembly and signed 18 Executive Bills into Law. These 18 bills bring to total, 30 Executive Bills signed by Governor Alex Otti from 2023 to date. Speaking while assenting to the bills, Governor Otti said that the new Laws encapsulate thoughtful legislative provisions for achieving his Government's vision in critical areas…

Apr

08

2025

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Suspended Rivers Assembly Lawmakers Hosted By Wike In UK

House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics

Wike Hosts Suspended Rivers Assembly Lawmakers In UK Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), on Monday hosted suspended Rivers assembly lawmakers in the United Kingdom. In a video shared on X, Lere Olayinka, senior special assistant on public communications and social media to the minister, said the lawmakers, “who are in the UK for legislative capacity building”, were hosted to a dinner by the minister. Yesterday, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, hosted Rivers State House of Assembly members who are in the United Kingdom for Legislative Capacity Building, to a dinner. Olayinka added that “Wike left Nigeria…

Apr

02

2025

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Ikenna Ukwa Pays Familiarization Visit To Former ABIA Lawmaker, MBA Ukaha

Abia North, Abia State, House Of Assembly, Personality, Politics

IKENNA UKWA PAYS FAMILIARIZATION VISIT TO FORMER ABIA LAWMAKER, MBA UKAHA The Founder, IKENNA UKWA PROGRESSIVE GROUP, Hon. Dr Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa on Sunday 30th March 2025 paid a familiarization visit to Hon Mba Ukaha , the former member that represented Ohafia South State Constituency in Abia State House of Assembly, at his country home, Umuahia, Abia State. Hon Ikenna said the essence of the visit is aimed to strengthen the APC in Ohafia and Abia by partnering with experienced leaders like Hon. Mba Ukaha , adding that his vision is to seek ways to solidify the APC in Ohafia…

Mar

18

2025

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Gov. Otti Signs ABIA State Electricity Bill Into Law

Abia State, Good Governance, House Of Assembly, News Flash

GOV. OTTI SIGNS ABIA STATE ELECTRICITY BILL INTO LAW. Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has signed into law, the Abia State Electricity bill thereby empowering the State to regulate its own electricity market. Speaking while assenting to the executive bill, Governor Alex Otti said that with the law, the executive arm of government has the capacity to implement the law, adding that the State would soon set up Abia State Electricity Regulatory Authority (ASERA). Governor Otti said that the 64 page law would support the power initiatives of the government which will stand the test of time, adding that…

Mar

13

2025

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Consider Rivers People, Embrace Peace, Fubara Begs Lawmakers

House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics, South South

Consider Rivers People, Embrace Peace, Fubara Begs Lawmakers Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Thursday appealed to members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to consider the interest of the people of the state and embrace peace to resolve the political impasse in South-South state. “It is important at this stage that we all embrace peace,” Fubara said when he commissioned some projects in the Okrika Local Government Area of the state. The governor said he needed peace to govern the state well and called on all dissatisfied political actors in the state to put all that had happened behind and…

Mar

13

2025

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Tinubu Overrules Akande Panel, Backs Obasa To Remain Lagos Speaker

House Of Assembly, Lagos, News Flash, Politics

Tinubu Overrules Akande Panel, Backs Obasa To Remain Lagos Speaker President Bola Tinubu has resolved the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly, backing the return of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker, despite an earlier recommendation for his resignation. The resolution came after a meeting between Tinubu and all 40 lawmakers at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Wednesday. The President’s decision contradicts the recommendations of a panel he had set up to mediate the crisis. The panel, led by former Osun State Governor, Chief Bisi Akande, and former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba, along with the leadership of…

Mar

13

2025

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‘Nothing Will Happen If Fubara Is Impeached’ – Wike

House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics

‘Nothing Will Happen If Fubara Is Impeached’ – Wike Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, said heaven would not fall if the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly impeached his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said this at a media parley in Abuja on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Wike maintained that there would be nothing wrong if the state lawmakers decided to impeach Fubara for alleged impeachable offences, which, according to him, include withholding their salaries for months. He said, “If you have committed an offence to be impeached, what’s wrong? Is it…

Mar

06

2025

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Supreme Court Document Confirms 27 Pro-Wike Rivers Lawmakers Did Not Defect To APC

House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics, South South

Supreme Court Document Confirms 27 Pro-Wike Rivers Lawmakers Did Not Defect To APC The Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Supreme Court ruling on the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State has clarified that the 27 lawmakers accused of defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) never actually switched parties. The revelation challenges previous claims that the legislators had lost their seats due to defection. The Supreme Court ruling, delivered on Friday, also took a firm stance against the Rivers State government by ordering the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Accountant General of…

Mar

05

2025

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Lagos Assembly: How Akande-Led Panel Forced Meranda Out, Reinstated Obasa

House Of Assembly, Lagos, Politics

Lagos Assembly: How Akande-led panel forced Meranda out, reinstated Obasa The 49-day reign of Mojisola Meranda as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly ended on Monday, when the lawmakers re-elected Mudashiru Obasa to lead them. The move is not unconnected to the resolutions of the mediating panel led by Chief Bisi Akande and Chief Olusegun Osoba, former governors of Osun and Ogun states, who intervened in the leadership crisis that rocked the assembly for almost 50 days. Over a week ago, the heavyweights in the All Progressives Congress, including the aforementioned former governors, were drafted by President Bola…