Following recent final court decisions in some pre-election matters and or Election Petition Appeals, candidates and their supporters who lost out in some of the cases decided on a final appeal either in the Court of Appeal (for State and National Assembly Elections) or in the Supreme Court (in the Governorship and Presidential elections or in Pre-election matters) have been crying blue murder either in the mistaken impression or deliberate mischievious hue that the courts are not part and parcel of the electoral process in Nigeria.

Massively deploying the services of spin doctors and hack writers including ignorant commentators, these somewhat “sore losers” are busy selling the ignoble narrative that it is the courts that now impose winners on the electorate as opposed to winners emerging via the ballot box.

For the undiscerning this warped logic looks dangerously attractive and pitches the masses against the sacred institution of the judiciary.

However, this does not represent the true state of facts because the law in Nigeria does not oust the jurisdiction of the courts in such high profile political cases.

It has therefore become imperative for it to be reiterated and emphatically too that the judicial powers donated to the Courts in section 6 of the 1999 Constitution as amended also extend to settlement of disputes emanating from intra party political contests and general elections.

As a first principle, our law frowns at resort to self help remedy as aggrieved persons are afforded ample opportunity to ventilate their grievances in civilzed forms.

This is couched in the ambitious Latin maxim “ubi jus ibi remedium” (meaning for every wrong, the law provides a remedy).

Access to courts for justice by an aggrieved person is one of the key manifestations of the concept of rule of law.

Consistent with this hallowed principle of rule of law, our law made robust provisions for redress of wrongs and injustices that may arise or be occasioned during contestations for power either within the political party itself during party primaries or when political parties compete against themselves during general elections conducted by INEC.

By a community reading of the provisions of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria as amended and the Electoral Act, 2010 as amended, the role of the judiciary as the final arbiter in determining issues that arise from intra party and inter party elections are clearly defined and recognized.

Practically, the three recognized logical steps to attaining elective political office in Nigeria begin firstly with successful nomination as a candidate by a political party via primaries in intra party politics.

Only political parties can sponsor candidates in an election and based on the hallowed principle of party supremacy, the courts seldom interfere with the internal affairs of political parties.

However, under the Electoral Act, a small window for judicial intervention in party primaries is left open to aggrieved aspirants only and it is a pre-election matter.

The next and second key stage is the general election or inter party election involving sponsored candidates of the different political parties slugging it out for votes of the registered voters.

After the general election, INEC declares the result by announcing the winning political party and their candidate.

Thereafter, aggrieved political parties and or their candidates may decide to present election petitions within the stipulated time to an Election Petition Tribunal for adjudication.

This leads to litigation which is the third and last critical stage in the journey of political power that started from nomination and election.

Litigation by way of election petitions duly filed by aggrieved political parties and or their candidates are to be decided by the judiciary and this is where the Courts come in strongly.

Unless and until the status or eligibility of a sponsored party candidate to participate in the election or the mandate purportedly given to any political party in an election survives the critical judicial scrutiny in the Pre-election Courts or Election Petition Tribunals respectively, the fates of such candidate or mandate are still hanging in the balance.

Therefore, any vote cast for an unqualified candidate of a political party who was not supposed to stand for the election ab initio and subsequently sacked by the court in a pre-election suit is wasted vote or mandate.

Again, votes cast for a candidate of a political party that is removed from office by the Court following from an Election Petition on any of the grounds recognised under the Constitution and Electoral Act are wasted votes.

By law, elections are won by duly qualified candidates of political parties who garnered majority of valid and lawful votes cast (add spread only in Governorship and Presidential elections).

In a pre-election matter, it is the unshakable legal duty of the Court to stop unqualified candidates from taking part in the election and this will be given effect even if they go ahead to participate and win before the matter is concluded.

In an election petition, it is the unshirkable legal duty of the Court among other things to ensure that the election was conducted in substantial compliance with the electoral laws and that usurpers do not occupy positions they did not lawfully win.

Against the foregoing, it is therefore untrue and deceptive to make it come across that the courts do no allow the votes of the electorate to count when they eventually sack usurpers who were wrongfully declared winners or when they disqualify those who did not satisfy the irreducible minimum qualifications for holding public office ab initio.

This power of the courts to sack or remove usurpers from the offices they are unlawfully occupying is consistent with the constitutional power of adjudication bestowed on the judiciary and does not amount to supplanting the democratic will of the voters.

Conclusively therefore, any candidate participating in an election or any political party sponsoring candidates in an election ought reasonably to know that the Courts are not meddlesome interloppers but necessary gatekeepers in the elective position power calcus.

Thus, no election victory is “home and dry” until it survives judicial scrutiny.

That is our law and a good one at that.

No matter how desperation for power leads our political class to call out the judiciary, even for the wrong reasons, the judiciary remains the bulwark of democracy and the last hope of the common and uncommon man.

To pretend otherwise is laughable as it amounts to living in self denial.

A new normal is possible!

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*Prof Obiaraeri, N.O., Ph.D (Law), B.L., FHRI, etc.*

One thing I know….the political power of this country will one day fall in the shoulders of the young leaders…years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Our fathers created a nations..given us hope that one day youth will be leaders..but we must not give up hope…”I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me.

They have clung to me all my life.”political speaking I will prepare like every other youth…one day our chance will come.It was that which gave promise that in due time the weights should be lifted from the shoulders of all men, and that all should have an equal chance.

This is the sentiment embodied in that Declaration of Independence.I do the very best I know how – the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.what then is the end…YOUTHS should prepare academically,morally,financially etc to suit and and make a dream…see the best potentials you possess..and follow them..Gold is good in its place; but loving, brave, patriotic men are better than gold.

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.listen follow young leaders we are better then most governors,house members..lawyers etc…We have the dream…We have the desire..So we will never give up.Whatever you are, be a good one.listen leaders don’t misbehave.It has so happened in all ages of the world that some have labored, and others have, without labor, enjoyed a large proportion of the fruits.

We are all graduates..doing everything…fighting for politicians at the end..they forget our struggles save for their children..in Nigeria YOUTHS are jobless,the politicians steal billions..We don’t fight them or harm then…when a youth steal bread..We kill them and burn them why?

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just….

Thanks….
Kenneth kc Nwauwa..
The General youth president..
Ndiuloukwu autonomous community……

I was having a deep sober reflection into the insecurity regime/situation in Nigeria. A lot of things crossed my mind to the point of restiveness.

Then the thought of a song Sir Warrior and his Oriental Brothers did in the late 70s or early 80s assumed a central position: Agbakwuru Ajo Madu, Agbakwuru Ajo Mmo… Uwa le lee… Ebe a shiwa-ashiwa…’
This ‘thought’ stood and refused to give way for me to continue thinking. So, I gave it more serious thought.
Then I got the message.

Those musicians were actually prophets; visionaries in their own ways. Like Nostrademus, they say tomorrow. Warrior is dead and gone. I don’t think Nigeria was actually so bad when he did that song, ‘Ebe a shiwa-ashiwa.
In the South-East, the government wrettled and brought kidnappers under control; in the South-South, it was a battle with militants and Creek boys; in the South-West the Odua/Alaye boys were causing troubles; North-East, Boko Haram is almost invincible; North-West, bandits/kidnappers have formed their own colony; in the North-Central, the Fulani herdsmen. This last group has spread throughout Nigeria.

Now, you see that virtually no part of Nigeria is safe; all the six geo-political zones have tales of woes to tell. Nigeria shiwa-ashiwa indeed.

If you say let me escape to the North, South, East or West, it becomes a case of ‘Agbakwuru Ajo Madu, Agbakwuru Ajo mmo.’
Hmm! Uwa le lee eh! Ebe a shiwa-ashiwa leee…!
We really need God’s intervention in our nation, Nigeria.

Text :2Sam7:15

“But my mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul… ”

David thought of building a house for God in appreciation for His goodness towards him but God said he shouldn’t do it and handed over the responsibility to his son and successor Solomon. However, God was tremendously delighted about it and blessed him with the covenant of eternal dynasty. God is always happy when people think of doing or actually do great things for Him. Include God’s work in your plans this year and He will bless you abundantly.

One of the striking statements of the blessing was that God wouldn’t remove His mercy from the house of David as He did to Saul even if his children sinned against Him though He would punish them with the rod of men. The implication is that God’s goodness, favour, kindness, blessings, protection and grace will never leave David and his descendants. It will be disastrous for anyone from whose life the mercy of God has been withdrawn as in the case of Saul and his descendants. The consequences are terribly unpleasant.

Saul lost God’s mercy due to his failure to admit his sins and repent of them as David did. Instead of pleading for God’s mercy in 1Sam15, Saul arrogantly became more concerned about his office and in that vain attempt he mistakenly tore Samuel’s clothe and attracted more curses to himself.

David was a man of deep humility and contrition, showing remorse for his failure, with a large heart for God even after being punished for his sin. This is how to attract and keep God’s mercy permanently in our lives. Our text became David’s song in all generations, “His mercies endures forever “. May this also be ours in the Name of JESUS Christ. It is not strange for frail human beings to err but we shouldn’t pass the buck when we fail like Saul did.

Prayer : Dear Lord, please don’t remove your mercy from my house.

Happy Sunday. I declare you blessed by the mercies of

TEXT :Dan 2:17-19

“Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael and Azaria, his companions, that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon… Then the secret was revealed to Daniel … ”

Daniel and his fellow Hebrew young men were to be killed like other magicians, sorcerers and astrologers for failing to tell the dream of King Nebuchadnezzar which he forgot and also gave the interpretation.Their colleagues saw such a task as something unheard of, yet the king insisted this must be the first ever or else they must die together with their families and their houses burnt down.

The magicians said only the God whose dwelling wasn’t with men could reveal such secrets. So the killing started and Daniel and his brothers were at the verge of being killed. Have you ever faced a situation like this with a death sentence or termination of appointment hanging on your neck? God will surely intervene for you and give you a testimony.

Determined not to die with others, Daniel enlisted the cooperation of his brothers to seek the mercies of God through prayer. Daniel and his companions didn’t trust in their expertise as well trained astrologers but they wanted God to show them mercy, not what they merited as descendants of Abraham. Rightly so, they needed God’s mercy in view of the enormity of the sins of their fathers which made them to become slaves and eunuchs in a foreign land. God answered their prayers and both the dream and the interpretation were revealed to Daniel which the king saw as correct and rewarded them.

Let’s learn from this episode not to trust in our abilities, certificates or experience but in the mercies of God when we are faced with such life or destiny -threatening situations. God will in His mercies turn such situations into amazing

Text :Luke 18:13
“And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God be merciful to me a sinner’.

The Lord taught the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector which is found in Luke 18:9-14 to show that those who exalt themselves will be humbled while those who humble themselves will be exalted.

In the narrative, the Pharisee and the tax collector went to pray in the temple. While the former arrogantly, boastfully and pridefully relied on his self righteousness for God to answer his prayers, the latter in sincere humility saw himself as a sinner, deserving no privileges in God, pleaded for mercy. The conclusion was that the tax collector went to his house justified (made righteous, with all the blessings of the righteous, including answers to prayers and divine exaltation) while the Pharisee missed all.

It is our obligation as God’s children to be faithful in tithing, giving reasonable offerings to support God’s work and being committed to fasting and prayer among other things. However, we should not flaunt such services as credentials for acceptance and blessings from the God. God hates self-righteousness, pride and arrogance but He rewards sincere humility and self-abasement which looks up to Him for mercy. The prayers of such humble people are often accompanied with brokenheartedness and tears which are lacking in the case of the arrogant. We should always pray for God’s mercy even as we do the best we can as we serve Him. In Christ Jesus, sinners who are despised like the tax collectors of Jesus’ day can enjoy unlimited blessings if they look up to the Lord in humility, admitting their sinfulness.

Prayer: Dear Lord, I deserve nothing good from you but be merciful to me and bless me.

Happy Sunday. I declare you blessed this new week and beyond in the name of JESUS Christ.

The Rev Godwin Amaowoh,PhD, FnbR
GSEC AGN

TEXT:Gen39:20-21

“…And he was there in the prison. But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison “.

Very vividly, this passage contains all the three essential elements which we need to succeed in all our endeavours, namely, God’s presence, God’s mercy and God’s favour. These played out in the life of Joseph so that he triumphed over all his adversities to become a Prime Minister in Egypt. But why did he need God’s mercy when it is obvious that he was a very godly person? The answer is found in our originating text, Rom 9:16.

We can’t rule out persecutions, envy, temptations, jealousy, hatred, false accusations and injustice in the course of pursuing our visions and dreams of greatness. Joseph passed through these, but what would have consumed him finally was the framed up charges that he wanted to rape his Master’s wife and so he was unjustly imprisoned for it. He was supposed to be summarily executed as a slave but for God’s presence, mercy and favour.

Are you or your relations currently going through similar situations? These are raw materials for your miracles if you can ask God to show you mercy, be with you and give you favour before all types of people. These are the main keys to success and greatness in life.

So many people have lost their voices and health in calling Holy Ghost fire upon all sorts of people and situations, yet no good thing has happened to them. Let’s get it right this time and the difference shall be clear.

Prayer :Dear Lord, don’t allow your presence, mercy and favour to depart from me.

Happy Sunday. I declare you blessed with God’s presence, mercy and favour this new week and beyond in the Name of JESUS Christ.

The Rev Godwin Amaowoh,PhD, FnbR
General Secretary
Assemblies of God Nigeria.

-Ben Udechukwu

I am not writing for those who view Aba from the prism of a city in ruins despite recent efforts to change the narratives. I am not writing for those who believe that unless all roads in Aba are reconstructed same day, then the Governor had not dome anything. I am not writing for those who have never been to Aba before or had visited Osusu Road in the last fifteen or so years. I am not writing for those who make unhealthy comparisons to score cheap political points.I am writing for the thousands of shop owners in Osusu Road whose businesses were forced to go extinct owing to deplorable state of the road that lingered several years. I am writing for the thousands of house owners whose property value were dangerously downgraded owing to the impassable nature of the road.I am writing for the thousands of vehicle owners who despite having vehicles trekked miles to access their houses. I am writing for the itinerant traders who had to stop at Osusu/Faulks, walked miles with heavy loads because Osusy Road was a no go area for several years.I am writing for the thousands of inhabitants of Slaughter Lane, Leach, Broad Street , Uzoigwe Road, Onuoha Road, Cemetry Road, Akalanna Street, Ehime Street, Egbulefu Streer, Ukaku Street; Nwogu Street, Ferguson and indeed several others who tarried for several years, made to find alternative routes because their Osusu Road separated them from the rest of Aba.

The Abia Governor, Okezie Victor Ikpeazu Ph.D no doubt has demonstrated comprehensive understanding of mostly phenomenal challenges faced by Aba residents. Gradually, he is recovering critical infrastructures that would return Aba back to reckoning. This he is doing in the most effortless manner.

If you had ever lived in Aba, you will appreciate that Ikpeazu has identified those roads that despite their distance and stretch are critical to the recovery of a city that suffered long years of neglect.If you had ever lived in Aba, you will appreciate that reconstructing Eziukwu/Cemetry Road is a bold statement that no road is intractable.

This is not mentioning Porthacourt Road that seemed a mirage or a Faulks Roads that in those days was another name for nightmare. In my time, I knew when there was no single passable road in the whole of Ogbor Hill axis. Today, you may not find any that is in bad shape. If you doubt me, see Umoba, Ukaegbu, Ovom, Umuola and Opobo Roads.

Ikpeazu left lasting impressions on these roads not so much for fun but in his determination to recover Aba in phases.Of all the over sixty (60) roads reconstructed in Aba, we find Osusu Road as capturing the mood of a Governor whose ears are close to the ground, a Governor who listens, a Governor who has in 2.3km of Rigid Pavement injected life into a community that had long given up on government. Osusu Residents and indeed hundreds of thousands of commuters would in several years appreciate an Ikpeazu that restored hope at a time it seemed a budding mirage.

We will not forget even if dreams die.

*Udechukwu, a public affairs analyst writes from Aba*

Nothing can be more painful than the pain of living in today’s Nigeria and the daily leadership shame that we experience every day

It is no longer news that most international airlines diverted their flights to Accra Ghana because the Instrument Landing Systems/facilities in Nigeria major airports are not working. What a shame !

Annually, the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria collects over N100billion / $277million from both local and international passengers that pass through our airports. These are revenues from the average 4.3m international passengers that they charge $50 each and the N1000 they take from the average 16million to 17million passengers that pass through the domestic routes.

These revenue lines just do not include the fees airlines and other users of the airports pay to the FAAN purse .

To instal and operate a world class and working ILS at any of our international airports with all the support infrastructure will not cost more than $10m/N3.6billion . The annual maintenance fee is just $1m/N360m

So, why is it so difficult for an agency that extorts conservatively over N160billion/$450m from passengers and stakeholders , who use our airports annually, to bring out as little as $10m to fix the main instrument that can help aircrafts take off and landing at our key airports .?

What is holding us back from totally LIBERALIZING AND PRIVATIZING THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR AIRPORTS to capable private sector operators .

GATWICK airport is owned and managed by GIP, which is pioneered by a Nigerian , Bayo Ogunlesi. Gatwick is far bigger and more professionally run than any airport we have in Africa , not to talk of the shithole , called Nigeria.

Most of our airports are like pigstyles . It is so annoying and frustrating for us to be subjected to so much suffering just because we refused to do the right things and have saddled conscienceless and grossly incompetent men and women with the task of running our MDAs.

How can we continue to allow the lives of 198m people be messed up daily by these incompetent goons? How ? Why ?

The terrible pain and anguish that many Nigerians have been subjected to over the last 4 days, because their flights were diverted to accra Ghana is better imagined than experienced….

Ghana /Ghanians of all places and people are now the people showing us the way and rescuing us. How low can we sink before we all rise up to scream and stop this madness?

It is truly finished..ichabod. 😭😭😭

Dr Nnaemeka Onyeka OBIARAERI, FICA

The last may not have been heard of the outcome of Bayelsa election.

Wike to Oshiomhole: I’m a lawyer, I went to Law School and passed very well, tell me the university you attended

Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State, on Saturday, came down hard on the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole.

Describing Oshiomhole “and his associates” as political armed robbers, Wike said Oshiomhole was resisted by Rivers people from stealing their mandate in the last general elections, “hence his bitterness towards Rivers State”.

Wike, who stated that he is not a violent politician, emphasised that under no circumstances would Rivers people allow Oshiomhole and his associates rob them of their mandate.

The Rivers Governor called for the resignation of Adams Oshiomhole in view of his failure to stop the inauguration of Bayelsa State Governor as he boasted.
Speaking in Port Harcourt, he said:

“This is a country where you see people who do not have character. Today, they sing a song, tomorrow they sing another song. I think Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress PC is not a character that anybody should associate with.

“First of all I have never been violent and I will never be violent. However, when you see an armed robber come to your house, will you plead with the armed robber and say please I beg you leave my house? People think that armed robbers are only those who cart away people’s money.

The worst form of armed robbery is when you steal people’s mandate and that is what Oshiomhole is noted for. He thinks because he’s in the ruling party, he can use security to steal the mandate of the people. He was taught a lesson, a bitter lesson and I want to repeat, if you come to steal our mandate, the people will respond accordingly.

They will oppose your stealing of their mandate and so Oshiomhole thinks that because he is in the ruling party, nobody should say anything or do anything. Stealing is not only when you go to rob a bank. The worse form of armed robbery is when you steal the mandate of the people”.

Wike described Oshiomhole as a politician without character.
He noted that the APC National Chairman is always driven by survival instincts.

He stated that Oshiomhole cannot lay claim to having canvassed for one man, one vote because he is not practising the philosophy.

He noted that he stopped attending the National Economic Council because Oshiomhole turned it into a forum to bash former President Goodluck Jonathan, when he had gone to praise Jonathan at Aso Villa for ensuring credible elections.

“When Jonathan made sure the election was free and fair, Oshiomhole came to the villa and thanked Jonathan. When Jonathan left office, one of the reasons I don’t go to NEC meeting is because of Oshiomhole. When Jonathan left, there was no day at the NEC meeting Oshiomhole will not bring Jonathan down. Meanwhile, that was the same man Oshiomhole went to praise for allowing one man, one vote. But when the man left, Oshiomhole changed. That is his character,” he said.

Wike said that Oshiomhole became Governor through questionable means. He noted that the questionable emergence of Oshiomhole led to constitutional amendment for Governorship Matters to terminate at the Supreme Court.

He said: “Nigerians know one matter that led to the amendment of the Electoral Act where Governorship election has to go to the Supreme Court is because of the Oshiomhole matter. So, he cannot come out and say he was clean in terms of Electoral process. That will be very bad.

“Oshiomhole said he fought godfatherism and the same time he wants to install himself as a godfather in Edo State. Why is he fighting Obaseki? Because the man doesn’t take instruction from him. He preaches what he doesn’t practise. ”
The Rivers Governor maintained that Oshiomhole lacks the powers to challenge the pronouncement of the Supreme Court.

Wike said that Oshiomhole’s talk questioning his membership of PDP is the unintelligent talk of an illiterate, declaring that he is a strong and unrepentant member of PDP.

He said that he speaks out his mind at all times does not mean that his membership of PDP is in doubt.
Wike said that he is not at the same level with Oshiomhole. He noted that what Oshiomhole is doing is to regain the confidence of APC Governors and leaders.

He said: “I will not be a member of their party, I have always been a member of PDP and they know that. Oshiomhole knows that his party does not even score up to 25 per cent in my state. He cannot tell me that. There is a saying in my place. Somebody who has nothing to say, he says see how you are.

So, Oshiomhole has nothing to say about me. And I want to tell him that his party is probing him about the so-called hospital he says he built. I am not the one.
“So he should face his problems but shame should be on him that at the end of the day, that the PDP Candidate has been sworn in as the governor of Bayelsa State. You can’t come out and open your mouth and say it will never happen. Now, it has happened.

“If I were him, I will resign, I will leave. I am not his friend, so he cannot say he is my friend. How can I be a friend to somebody who will say one thing today , tomorrow he says another thing? In the night, he visits so so person, that’s not me. When I want to see you, I see you in the day time.

Oshiomhole visits people at night. It is very very unfortunate for him and I pity him. All his efforts to regain his chairmanship has failed.
“All he is doing today is because the governors and some leaders of the party are saying that this man cannot lead our party. Oshiomhole has failed. He is a man who opens his mouth anyhow.

And this should be his last time, the moment he goes further then he will know that Rivers State is not what he thinks it is.
“We will tell him where he belongs. I will tell him where he goes in the night, and where he goes in the day time.”

Wike said the former unionist was very corrupt, as he used proceeds from workers to build his political career.

He said: “Oshiomhole claimed he was a unionist. He said he worked in the textile industry. Mention one man who works in the textile industry and is as rich as Oshiomhole today. He used to wear ordinary Khaki, today he wears Safari with diamond buttons. Simply because I said Oshiomhole cannot destabilise this country, who the hell is Oshiomhole to say that nobody can be sworn in when the Supreme Court has made a pronouncement whether good or bad”.

On Oshiomhole’s parable that he (Oshiomhole) is an antelope, while Wike is a tortoise, the Rivers State Governor stated that his pedigree and education are beyond the embattled APC National Chairman.
He said:

“It is unfortunate that Oshiomhole will use that word to say a tortoise challenging an antelope. It is like saying in a country where Chimpanzee can be anything. How can Oshiomhole compare himself to me? I’m well read. I am lawyer.

I am a life bencher. I have my first degree in Political Science and my second degree in Law and I went to the Nigerian Law School and I passed very well. Let Oshiomhole tell me which University he attended. As a unionist, he enriched himself.

How did he become the Governor of Edo State, who doesn’t know? It’s just the country that we are in people who cannot boast of any certificate can be National Chairman. Let Oshiomhole tell me one University he attended. I attended the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State University and served in old Gongola State.

“How dare he open his mouth and called himself an Antelope. Oshiomhole has become an Antelope because he is the National Chairman of a ruling party. It is now a ruling party because they told Nigerian lies. Let Oshiomhole come out and tell us his background except that he became a Governor through a dubious way and that was what led to the amendment of the electoral act that says Governorship matter in terms of the election will not end at the Court of Appeal but will get to the Supreme Court. I have become a Local Government Chairman, Chief of Staff, a Minister and a Governor and by the Grace of God a second time serving Governor.

“Oshiomhole has the audacity to say nobody will be sworn in in Bayelsa State, causing crisis in the country and nobody wants to call him to order but for people like us in Rivers State. Because of people like Oshiomhole and his style of leadership, his party lost so many areas they ought not to have lost. What made them not to have candidates in Rivers State and Zamfara, its because of Oshiomhole.

Oshiomhole led to the problem they have in Bayelsa. Oshiomhole take from two sides. He is not a man of integrity and nobody should take him seriously.”

Wike added: “It is not my position to say it is right or wrong but Oshiomhole cannot open his wide mouth to say it cannot happen and now it has happened, what will he do? Don’t destabilise the country. Don’t cause crisis for this country.

You may be closer to the President and that is not the way to retain your position as Chairman of the party because Oshiomhole doesn’t have the support of most of the Governors because of his style of leadership and it is very clear so Oshiomhole doesn’t have the right to tell me that I am a man of violence.

“Oshiomhole came from the background of an armed robber to steal the vote of Rivers people and we defended our votes and Oshiomhole is ashamed that we defended our votes and will still defend our votes till tomorrow. Rivers State is not like his State Edo where he can talk to anybody the way he likes.

This should be the last time Oshiomhole should open his mouth and talk to anybody in Rivers State, we are not at the same level in terms of Education. Rivers State is not like Edo State where you bring down a sitting Governor because he wants to install another Governor. It depends on the people of Edo State to allow that , but for Rivers State, we will not allow anybody who wants to be a godfather”.

Vivian kicked out by her new husband over her reckless comment teaching how to murder ones husband in a Facebook group called “extraordinary mums & singles”

The evil of supporting husbands slaughtering has claimed its first victim as one of those Feminists by name Vivian Chidinma Chidubem has been kicked out by her new husband over the comment she made in “Extraordinary Mums & Singles” Facebook group in which she expressed support for slaughtering of husband and even added that instead of using knife they should remove the break of their husband’s car so that he can involve in fatal accident and die or sustain mortal injury.

Findings by Arise News247 reveals that angry Nigerians who read the reckless comment in the group, checked her previous posts and realized that she posted pictures of her marriage not too long. Hence, they screengrab her comment on how to kill husband without using knife, then traced her husband and sent him the screenshot.

Arise News247 further gathered that though she quickly deleted the comment and temporarily deactivated her Facebook account, but it was too late as she still didn’t succeed in denying ever making such comment in the so called “Feminists Facebook group” where she might have erroneously assumed that her husband will not know she made such comment, since it’s a strictly only female group.

According to those who know her physically, the furious husband immediately sent her back to her father’s house with strict warning never to return to his house, explaining that he is still too young to die and even if he becomes old he wouldn’t want to die painful death in the hand of a murderous woman he assumed he trusted.

As at the time of filing this report, some Nigerians are still trailing others who made comment on how to kill a cheating husband both in the group and in a Facebook page called, “DPA Rambo” notorious for teaching married women how to divorce at slightest quarrel and help them in making the divorce fast.

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Politicians in lmo state should know that we the masses own this State with them; they should remember that when 2 elephants fight dirty, the grasses suffer. The poor boy said whoever is remarrying his mother, all he desires was to have his two hands full of meat.

And so, we the lmolites are fade up of all the political wranglings that retard development. They should go to Anambra, Enugu, and even Ebonyi of yesterday and see how much they have overtaken lmo, just for bad governance.

Those of you close to them should tell them that lmolites are boiling in anger over how are resources for development are being squandered in court cases.

Pls Emeka lhedioha an Hope Uzodnma should give us peace and move this State forward. We are not interested in APC nor PDP( as not all of us are politicians) than to give us development for which we voted. Please, we are boiling in anger.

Rev. Chuks Nwachukwu

Another 142,000 people have fled air strikes and advancing troops in Syria’s Idlib province this week, bringing the total number of those uprooted since 1 December to over 800,000, the UN said on Thursday. At least 60 per cent of those displaced are estimated to be children. Reuters reports that fleeing families are sleeping rough in streets and olive groves and burning toxic bundles of rubbish to stay warm in bitterly cold winter weather. Relief workers said several children had died in the last week alone due to the freezing temperatures. In one camp in northern Idlib, a family of four died of suffocation on Tuesday after inhaling fumes from a fire they had made with old clothing, shoes and cardboard. Many local aid workers have themselves been displaced, making it difficult for them to respond to humanitarian needs that are “increasing exponentially”. Ahmed Mahmoud, Syria country director for Islamic Relief, writes that 90 per cent of his staff in the region have been forced to flee their homes and are battling to provide food and shelter to thousands of other displaced people.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that Spain acted lawfully when it rapidly deported two men who entered its north African enclave of Melilla by scaling a border fence from Morocco. The men, who are from Mali and Ivory Coast, were among hundreds who climbed the fence on 13 August 2014. They were caught by Spanish police and immediately handed over to Moroccan authorities. The judgement said the men had placed themselves in an “unlawful situation” by not seeking refuge through the correct channels. It follows an appeal by Spain, to which Italy, Belgium and France joined, and reverses an initial ruling that Spain’s rapid return of the men had violated the European Convention on Human Rights. UNHCR, which intervened in the case as a third-party, stressed that pushbacks of people who may be in need of international protection contravene international refugee and human rights law. Rights groups described the ruling as a “blow for refugee and migrant rights” that could set a precedent for push backs elsewhere in the EU.

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Late Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu’s body arrives the national assembly Abuja for validatry session.

The body lied in state for the late senators colleagues to pay him last respect.

It will be recalled that Senator Uwajumogu slumped and died last December 18th, 2019 in Abuja, until his date he was the senator representing Okigwe zone of Imo State.

The late Ben. Uwajumogu fought for his victory in court which he won two months before his death. He was a ranking member of the senate.

His body will Abuja today for Imo state for burial.

May his soul rest in Peace.

The last may not have been heard of the supreme court judgement over Imo state Governorship election that sacked RT.Hon. Emeka Ihedioha and ushered in Hope Uzodimma as the winner.

Since the January 18th verdict, protests and counter-protests have been taken over the state capital and other cities in Nigeria.

First it was PDP calling the supreme court to review their judgement, this didn’t go down well with APC faithfuls in the state who staged counter protests calling supreme court not listen to PDP.

The days later PDP staged another protests on same issue as APC countered it. And these made the governor to give other to stop further protest in the state as he would not tolerate any act to disterbilize the state.

These warning he gave before traveling with President Buhari to AU summit, but today the PDP has staged another protest this time with Imo born super star Charles Oputa popularly called Chaly_boy(Area Fada) in attendance.

In his speech we are not fighting, we are not making trouble, but we are pleading with supreme court to kindly look into the appeal before apex court to review their judgement on Imo Governorship election.

It will recalled that Charly Boy last year took his awareness campaign of “OUR MUMU DON DO” to Owerri the state capital.

There have not been official statement from Government over this as at the time of filling this report.

Will this protest bring a positive change in Governorship seat of Imo State soon? We are watching.

Nigerian man kills another Nigerian man, who is his relative, in a brawl in South Africa over a failed business transaction.

A statement released by the President, Nigeria Citizens Association South Africa, NICASA, Ben Okoli, said the incident happened in Kempton Park on Monday night February 10th, at 7:30 pm.

The statement reads in part

“NICASA has received information from our ward leader in Kempton Park, where two Nigerians engaged in a fight that led to the death of one of them. The two Nigerians are related, from Orlu Senatorial zone of Imo State. .

Our preliminary investigation revealed that the two Nigerians, one known as Batista and the other as Ide, got into fisticuffs apparently over disagreements on some money to be paid to some creditor. Batista, who was the senior of the two relatives hit the younger Ide with a brick on his head and pushed him to the ground. Ide fell to the ground hitting his medulla on the ground. He was rushed to Arwyp Hospital, Kempton Park, South Africa, where he died shortly after he was admitted”.

By Onyedikachi S. Obijiaku

Inasmuch as I will not contend with the fact of the finality of the decisions of the Supreme court, I will maintain that it will amount to playing a role higher than God for the judges to use that as a reason for claiming or ascribing infallibility to themselves especially in the light of recent compelling and disturbing facts that have emerged which ought to render the judgment on IMO state a nullity being a clear product of clerical and arithmetical mistakes and one obtained by fraud.

Without sounding blasphemous, our holy book is replete with examples of instances where even the Almighty infallible supreme God and ultimate dispenser of justice has had to review his decisions and make an amendment or sometimes a complete U-turn on His sovereign decisions when presented with compelling reasons and petitions by mere mortals whom He created.

From the story of “repenting” from His avowed resolve to destroy Nineveh to the lifting of a death sentence and addition of 15yrs to Nehemiah’s life, we see several instances where God “reviewed” His judgement in the light of more recent facts or development.

I urge the supreme court justices to have the courage to look dispassionately into the decisions taken and review/reverse it in the interest of fairness. Anything short of this will certainly be ascribing a role higher than God to themselves.
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Onyedikachi Obijiaku is the 2019 SDP Candidate for Ideato Federal Constituency, Orlu Zone, IMO State

A Pastor of a Celestian Church, Mr Adesegun babatunde has been arrested by the Osun State Police alongside his accomplices, who claimed to be his boys and church members for killing a sex worker.

The victim’s head, legs, kidney, one hand were cut and buried at the altar, while the remaining body was buried in a bush.

According to reports, the deceased is said to be from Rivers State, who left there looking for greener pasture without the knowledge of her parents.

On further interrogation, the suspects confessed that the pastor told them to bring a girl for ritual purposes as he promised to pay them N500. 000.00.

The suspects thereafter took the investigators to where the remains of the victim was buried.

The police were able to track and arrest Pastor Otaruu who fled the neighborhood as his accomplices were arrested

The exhumed remains of the victim were deposited at General Hospital mortuary for autopsy.

They will all be charged to court as soon as investigations are completed.

Experts have recaptured a male hyena which escaped from Imo State Zoological Garden and Wildlife Park at the early hours of Monday.

General Manager of the zoo, Francis Abioye Who confirmed the recapture of the animal told our correspondent that the hyena was recaptured after six hours of its escape by experts.

Before the recapturing, there was heavy panic within the Nekede autonomous community in Owerri West council area, a host community of the zoo.

However, the GM who led the operation said there was no casualty as the animal was recaptured by experts through “Physical Restricted Method,”.

He disclosed that the operation lasted for six hours before the animal was eventually captured.

Abioye explained that the operation was aided by armed personnel of Civil Defense corps who were attached to the zoo.

Abioye however advised the general public to go about their normal business as the situation has been put under control.
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The Commandant, Nigerian Navy School of Armament Technology, Kachia, Rear Admiral Tanko Pani, said terrorism and other criminal activities thrived where communities allowed it.

Pani stated this on Monday shortly after he received an award of excellence for combating criminal activities in Southern Kaduna and environs from a group, Kachia Patriots.

According to Pani, criminals threatening peaceful coexistence are human beings living within communities and can either be their children, relatives, friends or strangers.
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ME: This is the truth and nothing but the truth . Members of the local community may have some sympathy for them and their activities

“Let me say it loud and clear that I will not impose my successor. We will allow the successor to emerge via primaries. Look, people will change.

If you think that someone will behave in a certain way so you trust him and install him with all the resources, on getting to power, he will change and use all the resources to fight you as it is happening in Akwa Ibom, Edo, Kano, even here, just to mention the current ones. In Abia State, a successor gave devastating evidences to jail his former master. I will never suffer their fate.

Let my successor win on his own and I will hand over to him and I will thereafter never ask him of what he is doing.”

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.

“Let me say it loud and clear that I will not impose my successor. We will allow the successor to emerge via primaries. Look, people will change.

If you think that someone will behave in a certain way so you trust him and install him with all the resources, on getting to power, he will change and use all the resources to fight you as it is happening in Akwa Ibom, Edo, Kano, even here, just to mention the current ones. In Abia State, a successor gave devastating evidences to jail his former master. I will never suffer their fate.

Let my successor win on his own and I will hand over to him and I will thereafter never ask him of what he is doing.”

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.

EFCC Bans Ex Abia governor, and current Abia Speaker from traveling out of the country seizes his International Passports Over alleged Multi-Billion Naira Fraud From Abia State Government Treasury.___The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has seized the travel documents of a former Abia State Governor Theodore Ahamefula Orji and two of his children as part of its investigation into the probe of alleged multi-billion naira fraud.Others affected by the seizure are Abia State House of Assembly Speaker Chinendum Orji Enyinnaya and Ogbonna Orji.Their movement has been restricted to the country to enable detectives conduct a comprehensive investigation on their multi-billion Naira Loots From Abia Treasury… It was also alleged that the current speaker has over 100 bank accounts with over 80 of such accounts still active, some in Dollars, others in pounds and Naira.
It will be recalled that last year a federal high court convicted former Governor of same state, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu with 12 years imprisonment.
Since creation of Abia State over 20years ago, there has not been any meaningful development in the entire state.Even the state capital is a mere glorified village, seems to be the most local state capital. ABA the commercial hub centre for South East and even west Africa is a no go area in terms of road, electricity and good infrastructure. Even though it has been a PDP state.
God help Abian.
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The police say three suspected members of Ansaru militant group were arrested during the raid on the militants’ camp in Kaduna.

Frank Mba, police spokesman, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.

He said the suspects are Munkailu Isah (32yrs), Abdullahi Saminu (21yrs) and Aminu Usman (22yrs).

Mba said eight suspected militants have so far been arrested.

He said investigation revealed that the suspects were actively involved in the recent attack and attempted kidnap of Umaru Bubaram, emir of Potiskum, Yobe state.

He said the suspects are already assisting the police with useful information relating to “the membership spread and make-up, criminal/operational records, logistics and general modus operandi of the terror group” .

He also said they were involved in several other kidnap operations and attacks on commuters and other citizens along some major highways in the north-west and north-central states.

He said investigation also revealed that some citizens support the insurgents “by deliberately doing businesses with them through the supply of essential goods, drugs and other services”.

Mba said Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police, asked Nigerians to support the fight against terrorism.

The police raided a camp of the group in Kuduru forest, Birnin-Gwari area of the state, killing “250 fighters” last Wednesday.

During the operation, the force lost Muhammed Abubakar, an inspector, while 13 other officers sustained wounds. On Saturday, one of the wounded officers died

The cable.

The General Superintendent Assemblies of God Nigeria Rev Dr. Chidi Okoroafor during his message at Assemblies of God Church 5/8 Item street Umuahia preached on the topic Titled ” What is God Saying”.
Text : Romans 4:17-25 , Number 23 vs 19, 1kings 8:56, Luke 5: 1-5.

Romans 4:17-24
(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb:

And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

1 Kings 8:56
Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.

There are three things likely to confront you
• What people are saying
• What Circumstances are saying
• What God is saying
Hope is based on five Senses
• The Eyes
• The Ears
• Nose
• Tongue
• Skill
Some times people will think you are foolish when you are waiting on God.
He that created can recreate no matter the condition, God is ever faithful.
Once you are still breathing you are still on the coma lane, let us not put fullstop where God put coma.
God has not finished with you yet.

I am a divine project in God’s hand.
The word of God is bigger than any experience, stop listening to what people are saying or what the Circumstances of life are telling you but close your eyes and ears to Circumstance of life and focus on what God is saying for whatever he says, He will surely bring it to pass. Focus on God’s word it is a promise that will surely come to pass.

As you keep trusting God and believing his word all his promises about you will come to fulfilment. In Jesus Mighty name Amen.
To God be the Glory.

The funeral of Isaac Promise, the former Nigeria youth captain, took place in the south-eastern town of Umudim, Ohekelem, Imo State.
Promise, 31, died of a suspected heart attack in early October in the United States, according to American second-tier side Austin Bold.
Clad in black, the family gathered three months after his death to attend the burial ceremony.

Despite representing his country at all youth level, he was buried in a low-key ceremony with a no-show from top Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officials.
“We sent out the programme in December, but there was no representative from the football community,” a family member told Opera News.

“Imagine a former captain of Nigeria and there was no NFF representatives among the audience, and not even a former teammate.
“This is another lesson for footballers, you are only important when you are actively involved in the game because no one cares after your career is over.”
Promise is survived by his wife Kate and three children.

Captain of the Nigeria side that won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he represented the West African nation at the under-17, under-20 and under-23 categories.
He scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Egypt in the final to help his country to continental success at the 2005 African U-20 championship in Benin.
A product of Grays International school in Kaduna, he also helped Nigeria to a runners up finish at the Fifa U-20 World Cup later that year.
He spent much of his career in Turkey, with Trabzonspor, Manisaspor and Antalyaspor among his former clubs, and also had a brief spell in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ahli.

Promise was posthumously voted Forward of the Year by fans of American USL side Austin Bold in late November.
Theatre of unrealised dreams: At 16, Isaac Promise had a trial at Manchester United, along with fellow Nigerian John Mikel Obi, but he was not successful.

BEFORE YOU LAMPOON THE LASG FOR BANNING OKADA IN CERTAIN AREAS OF LAGOS , KINDLY READ …

Last week, a motorist in Festac Town hit an okada rider. He was trying to negotiate a turn, while signaling with his blinker. Unfortunately the motorcycle rider was going too fast, and did not know his road signs. The result was an accident which damaged both car and motorcycle, and injured both rider and passenger. Before the driver of the car could come out of his car and offer assistance to the injured, about fifty okada riders appeared out of nowhere and descended on the driver, screaming for his blood and chanting Islamic slogans. As onlookers stared, the okada mob beat the driver of the car senseless and damaged his vehicle. He only escaped with his life after he parted with N35,000.

In December 2019, a woman was making a turn into her compound, when a crazed okada rider came out of nowhere and ran into her car. When she came out of her car to assess the damage, a mob of okada riders attacked her and tore her clothes. By the time help came from people in the area, her purse and phone had been stolen and her children watched in horror as their mother was beaten and fondled by okada hooligans. This is becoming a regular occurrence in and around Festac area.

Who are these okada riders? Where do they come from? Why are there so many of them? How come we cannot identify them? Where do they sleep at night? These are questions we have to ask ourselves, and appeal to our government and police to answer. In the last one year the influx of northerners parading as commercial bike riders, trash packers, vendors of tomato, fruits and vegetables, shoemakers, tinkers (garuwa paper), and other petty items vendors is alarming. These men come to Lagos in droves and settle wherever with no identification, no address, no documentation. Nobody knows their real names; where they come from, or how to monitor them. They parade around as cart pushers and steal drainage covers and man-hole covers, leaving gaping holes in the road. They steal generators and air conditioning units from houses and flats, and under the guise of bike riders, they rob innocent men and women at night or in the early mornings. You cannot catch them because they have no identity and no one seems to know them.

What you may find most alarming is this; they know you. They know where you live and how many children you have, but you know nothing about them. Most of them are not even Nigerian! They come from Niger and Chad and sleep outside your streets or roam around at night looking for what to steal. I overheard a group of them joking that if any of their members is killed, they will spill blood before anyone knows what is happening. They did not know that I understand Hausa, so they spoke freely.

If you live in or around festac, please forward this message to everyone you know. It’s high time we check this massive invasion and force these people to identify themselves. Let 1966 and 1967 not repeat again, because these men all carry weapons and are just waiting for a signal to use them. Before my very eyes a policeman at Mile 2 tried to impound a motorcycle for parking on the expressway, and a dozen of them drew daggers and threatened to stab him and his colleagues. This happened on Monday at Mile 2! We are in danger and we don’t seem to know or care. By the time this message gets to the LG Chairman and the State Governor, perhaps they will force these men to begin to carry ID or even reduce their huge numbers.

I am not a bigot, and I don’t have anything against any tribe. But I value the lives of my family and neighbors, and I don’t want to wait until something disastrous happens before I say something.

Nnaemea Obiaraeri

The management of Public health has remained a great challenge to all Governments across the world, especially in developing countries like Nigeria.

This has remained so because of the dynamic nature of illnesses evolving on regular basis, sometimes with stubborn or even drug resistant pathogens, militating social aspects and economic indices.

The havoc wrecked upon human community by these diseases, most times, are often heightened by certain anti-social behaviours manifesting in the form of substance abuse and perversions in the use of some medically beneficial drugs.

In most places in Nigeria today, the misapplication of these substances have become the order of the day, especially among the youths who have found their momentary thrills as a kind of escape from the abject poverty, unemployment and other social and economic problems staring them on their faces.

Having taken cognizance of this great challenge and the need to secure the future of the State, Governor Benedict Ayade led administration,has continued to place health at the centre of his policies.

The new Commisioner for Health Dr.Betta Edu has also continued to evolve proactive dimensions in dealing with the teething problems of citizens’s health.

Apart from the medical angle leading to constructing, renovating and equipping of general hospitals across the state , regular subventions to both Government and Mission Hospitals in the State, regular payment of medical bills of indigent patients etc, the Commisioner has also demonstrated great commitment in adopting a socio-economic angle towards taming the monster in the health sector.

Understanding the correlation between poverty and social deviancy,the free health insurance scheme is a veritable tool to nip in the bud, the rising incidences of youth restiveness, substance abuse and other health challenges.

All the general hospitals in the state are undergoing renovation, expansion with world class facilities.

Apart from distributing tricycles, across the different health centres to help out in time of urgent need, the ministry of health under the leadership of Dr.Betta Edu is changing the narratives in our hospitals and health centres across board.

Cross River State in the next three and half years would be counted among those that have attained the Sustainable Development Goals in public health.

The Federal and other State Governments should as a matter of priority device further pro-active measures towards diversifying methods and approaches to guaranteeing the general health of its citizens. As it is often and rightly said: “Health is wealth.”

Our Lawmakers are Political Prostitution and Killer of democracy in Nigeria, Imo State a case study.pscnewsblogProstitution sounds bad to the ear of every modest Man in our society because of things they are associated with, they are seen and known as wayward entities with shame.They are known for sleeping with any man on site as long as he can drop certain amount of money.This character is not different from political prostitutes who jumps from party to another when there is a sudden change in government or promised a mouthwatering offer to defect.This poses a serious challenge to our democracy because it makes the politicians especially the law makers useless and irresponsible to their duties as law makers.They are only after money and parlying with the government in power , how can there be meaningful development where there is no opposition? Strong Oppositions help stabilise a government,it helps to guide the government on power to the right thing and fulfil his campaign promises to the masses, this is because the lawmakers are the ones speaking to the government on behalf of their people which they represent.But in Nigeria the reverse is the case, that is why a governor and president can do anything and get away with it, hmmm. A governor/President will spend quality 4years in office without any significant project to show for it yet he will be appraised and campaign for the second 4years simply because he is our party man, we must deliver our party and the masses can go to blazes.They support un-performed/un-performing governors to continue wasting public funds because he from our political party,if your dare say anything against him, it will be termed antiparty activities. All because there are operating one party system. But the lawmakers should be the one to challenge the government to the right things and if he refuses they start impeachment process against him and this will force him to reverse to the needful.But be it as it may, they are like taxies with garage, always following the government of the day because of longer throat. And that is why they don’t make laws and some states they make laws that will enable the government of the day to what pleases him and get away with it, not considering what happens when another party and government takes over. This is ideas from the pit of hell.A clear case of Imo state where the immediate past administration spent 8years without achieving anything to show for the billions of dollars that came into the state treasury. During that last administration all the 27 local government house members were of one party, what a shame?After 2019 general election when the PDP was declared winner most lawmakers from APGA, AA, APC and other parties immediately cross carpeted to PDP including the Current Speaker who defected from APGA and became the speaker, seven months later the Supreme Court of Nigeria reverse the judgement in favour of APC which is still confusing many political stake holders in the country, just six days after the ruling by the apex court, ten out of the 27 law makers has on the first day of resumption defected to APC and others warming up to join theor colleagues. chai a show of shame and un-seriousness.How will they checkmate the executive, how will they make solid laws to guide the executive, how can their constituencies benefits from government since there is no law protecting their rights and privileges, how can the governor perform well since there is no watch dog? I wept and continue to weep for my country Nigeria and IMO state.Where are their integrity? Where are their political swag? Where are their educational powers? Where are the intelligence in them? Who even voted them in power? All these and more should be considered. Why are they so cheap to be bought over? Is it still poverty?I want to suggest to the National assembly to amend political and INEC acts to see that nobody elected in any political party has the right to defect until he or she spends at least 8years in that party as a member or political office holders, this help checkmate this prostitution by our politicians. And it will help brings sanity and discipline input political parties.Because this has left political parties handicapped to have control over their members elected in political offices under their party. This is not healthy to our democracy in Nigeria.Below are the names of those who defected yesterday in Imo house of assembly.Inside Imo State House of Assembly today 21/01/2020Rt Hon Okay Onyekanma Deputy Speaker IMHA resignsPDP, AA, APGA Members of Imo State House of Assembly Defect to APC1) Nwangele LGA: Chyna IWUANYANWU PDP – APC2) Ideato North LGA. Arthur Egwim AA – APC3) Okigwe LGA: Chydon Ogbunikpa PDP – APC4) Nkwerre LGA : Obinna Okwara AA – APC5) Onuimo LGA : Paul Emeziem PDP – APC6) Orsu LGA: Ekene Nnodimele – APGA – APC7) Ideato South LGA: Duru Johnson is AA – APC8)Isu LGA: Ngozi Obiefule AA – APC9) Ohaji-Egbema LGA: Cyracus Okoro PDP – APC

HERDSMEN RAPED FOUR SISTERS…

On the 22nd of January there was report about the four sisters raped by Fulani herdsmen. The question is how far with the police investigation. Below is story.

4 Fulani herdsmen arrested for raping 4 sisters
Four Fulani herdsmen who raped 4 sisters at Manger village in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State have been arrested.

The four suspects identified as Hamisu Mohammed, 18, Rayanu Mohammed, 15, Mustapha Yunusa, 15 and Abbas Salisu, 17, accosted the minors on their way home before committing the sad act.

Recounting how the incident occurred, one of the girls said they were threatened with sticks and later struck with it by the suspects after they resisted. The herdsmen then reportedly took turns to rape the injured girls.

The suspects were however apprehended after the sisters ran to a nearby village Luwapem, where they raised an alarm.

The herdsmen who are currently being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department, admitted to conspiring to rape the girls and eventually doing it. Prosecuting Inspector E. A. Inegbenoise told newsmen that the suspects will be charged to court after investigation has been concluded.

It will be recalled that this is not the first time such atrocities against innocent citizens of this nation by herdsmen. But the question remains how many have been tried and convicted? How many are imprison? How are many are walking freely today?

It’s high time our government should take a decisive action against this killers because if the public choose to defend themselves the outcome may be uncontrollable.

Are they above the law?

WHEN YOU DEFEND GOD, GOD IN TURN DEFENDS YOU!!!

Trump wins impeachment Pool, He cannot be impeached.

This was my judgement before the final voting by senate.

A Gallup poll shows the Republican Party firmly behind President Donald Trump as he faces impeachment, with 93 percent opposed to a Senate impeachment conviction and removal, and 51 percent of Americans overall agree.

But the poll also reveals broader support for the president, reported later in the article:

Forty-six percent of Americans say they would like their senators to vote to convict Trump and remove him from office, while 51 percent want their senators to vote against conviction so Trump will remain as president.
Like his approval rating, Trump’s impeachment figures are also sharply divided along partisan lines. Ninety-three percent of Republicans are opposed to convicting Trump and 84 percent of Democrats favor doing so. Independents are evenly divided, with 49 percent in favor and 46 percent opposed.

The poll also showed that 88 percent of Republicans, 37 percent of independents and 10 percent of Democrats approve of the job Trump is doing.

Gallup compared Trump’s impeachment with that of former President Bill Clinton, although the poll does not reflect the differences in the articles of impeachment for the two presidents.

“The president’s own party is about as opposed to impeachment for Trump as the Democratic Party was for Clinton; but the opposition party and political independents are more strongly aligned against Trump than they were against Clinton”, Gallup reported.
Seven percent of Republicans today, versus 8% of Democrats in 1999, wanted the Senate to remove a president of their own party.

65 percent of Republicans wanted Clinton removed, but 84 percent of Democrats want to see Trump ousted today..

Thirty-two percent of independents wanted Clinton removed from office, compared with 49 percent wanting the same for Trump.

Gallup notes that both Clinton and Trump’s impeachment trials took place during a strong economy, but “Trump is operating in a much more partisan environment than Clinton was” and the polarization in the country is holding Trump’s job approval ratings down.

The Gallup poll was conducted in telephone interviews from January 2 to January 15, 2020, with a random sample of 1,014 adults 18 years or older and all living in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
The margin of error is plus or minus four percent with a 95 percent confidence level.

It was a horrible experience working in the party with Emeka Ihedioha and Gerald Irona.

I was maltreated by Ihedioha and Irona after I worked hard to return PDP in Government!!
Chief Charles Ezekwem Cries Out,Says He Was A Stranger In PDP

Apparently worried at the volume of calls and concerned expressed by people across party lines on his recent resignation,the immediate past chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP,in Imo State,High Chief Barr. Charles Babatunde Ezekwem ( Ikemba Okigwe) has said that despite his efforts in returning the party back to government house after 12 years,he was made a stranger in the part by few cabals.

Speaking to a cross section of the Media in Owerri, Ezekwem who thanked God for using him to return PDP back to the Douglas House of Imo State ,explained that his problem with the former governor ,Emeka Ihedioha started after the party primaries where he was alleged to have worked for Senator SamDaddy Anayanwu.

According to the Ikemba Okigwe who was a former Council Chairman and Development Center Coordinator,” I took over a party that can at best be described as a one man business,but to the glory of God I natured the party back to its normal status of Peoples Democratic Party”.

He noted that before his emergence as the State Party Chairman that Imo PDP was without a viable leadership and motivation which he said made the party to witness a mass Exodus of her members to APGA, which he stressed appeared an alternative option to many aspirants.

The astute progressive politician who has remained consistent with PDP since 2000 till date, maintained that he used his good will and ingenuity as the party chairman to convince most aspirants at various levels including,Samdaddy Anayanwu,Prof Jude Njoku,Chief Chukwuma Ekomaru among others that contested the governorship ticket with Ihedioha in 2018.

He declared that all through the period he was chairman that Ihedioha never worked with him as the party chairman,but rather preferred to be working with the State party Secretary.

The former party chairman who alleged that Ihedioha has severally held vital meetings of the party with Some selected leaders without his knowledge, also said that the former governor held meetings with PDP elected members without him in attendance.

Ezekwem ,further hinted that he has been severally humiliated in state government events, but decided not to complain.

” Where has it been seen or done before that a state chairman of a ruling party will attend a state function without a recognized seat ” he declared.

He opined that despite the intervention of former Governor Achike Udenwa whom he said remains his political leader,that he never enjoyed the privileges due to his position as the state party chairman.

Ezekwem ,who explained that he was never an aide to Ihedioha ,but rather the state chairman of the party ,stressed that all the threats of sacking him from being the party chairman by Ihedioha’s men immediately after the last supreme court judgment which they thought will favour was made open to him regardless of his personal efforts and sacrifices he made for the party .

He alleged that although his tenure will end by August this year,that Ihedioha and his cabal within the party has penciled down another politician from Okigwe zone to take over from him who will conduct the March party congress.

He noted that he rejected the Commissionership position offered him by former governor Rochas Okorocha,when they were dissolved as council chairman, because of his high regard for PDP and Ohakim who made it possible for him to be elected council chairman,stressed that the last plan of Ihedioha’s men were to pass a vote of no confidence on him and remove him shamelessly before his due date of August.

Ikemba Okigwe ,who expressed great sadness at the level if threats and ill treatment he received from Ihedioha as party chairman,said that in a meeting he was presiding officer that the party Secretary read out a resolution of suspending some party chairmen without his consent.

He declared that all his attempt and efforts to revise the suspension order slammed on those chairmen could not stand even when Chief E C Iwuanyanwu tried to make them see reasons with his position as the party chairman.

He disclosed that what the party did was to lift the suspension of the Ikeduru party chairman because of Iwuanyanwu.

“Gerald Irona, who was the deputy governor to Emeka Ihedioha, told my people that as long as they are following me, they will never get any appointment in government. After I worked very hard to install a governor in Imo State after many years of opposition I was treated like a stranger. There was nothing they were doing in the government I knew.

“I revived the party in Imo State and preached the message of free-and-fair primary. Imo people know and saw what I did but I was left out of everything they were doing in government.”

Ezekwem who maintained that he consulted widely before arriving at his decision to resign his position and as a member of the party,however made it clear that he does not belong to any other political party for now.

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I got married to Chukwuebuka on the 24th January, 2015 when i was just 23 years old. I got married to Chukwuebuka because i love him so much and he showered so much love on me during our six months courtship.

Chukwuebuka’s parents and mine supported our marriage and blessed our marriage with their prayers and financial support. My parents and Ebuka’s parents, made our wedding the talk of the town with beautiful gifts and dishes prepared by them.

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