₦airaland Forum

Juliusmalema:
For now APC and YPP has better chances of winning the state next year.

Apga Fielding Soludo is an easy victory for APC and YPP plus some pdp stalwarts that will team up with APC later.

That's the politics I know for now.

yanabasee1:
PDP's candidate has a better chance and good reps...

ODJ123:


Covid-19 pandemic is gradually fading out, Facemask is just a fashion,even palliatives to vulnerable people not interested again..

Happy New month To all nairalanders..

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The Anambra State 2021 gubernatorial election will be the most keenly contested governorship election in the State and if not the entire Nigeria.

Housing top billionaires in the country, the state’s political power houses have taken hints to throw weight on overthrowing the incumbent party, the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA).

Although APGA currently sits as the incumbent, the 2021 election will be a top tight tussle between APGA, PDP, YPP and APC.

Here is a complete analysis of each party’s aspirant(s) gunning for the seat of the governor come 2021 by News9naija.
APGA’S ASPIRANTS:
The most visible aspirants under APGA are Prof Chukwuma Soludo and Stanley Uzochukwu among those who have indicated interest directly or indirectly for the party’s 2021 Ticket.

Prof Chukwuma Soludo:
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Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR is a Nigerian economics professor and a former Governor and chairman of the board of directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Prof Soludo is taunted by many as the Governor’s choice for the party’s ticket. This insinuation gained momentum when the governor appointed him to chair the Anambra vision 2070.
Stanley Uzochukwu:
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Stanley Uzochukwu is a Nigerian business magnet, investor and philanthropist, Chairman and CEO of the Stanel Group. The Stanel Group is an energy company with huge commanding presence in Awka, the state capital.

Mr Stanel has indicated interest to run for the Anambra 2021 guber unde the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). He is believed to have the backing of the first lady of the state Osodieme who wields a substantial influence in the running the state.

However, the big question remains, “will either of these two aspirants help APGA retain its political grip on the state or has the time come for an end of late Odumegwu Ojukwu inspired and self acclaimed Igbo party?

PDP’s ASPIRANTS:
PDP has always been a top contender when it comes to Anambra politics. However, various internal party problems keep making the party’s shot at power a mirage which includes but not limited to zoning and arriving a consensus candidate.

According to Mr Oseloka Obaze, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), “What PDP requires to win the 2021 governorship election in Anambra is to produce a good candidate that will enjoy popular acceptance and support rather than yielding to zoning appeal,”

“…For PDP to succeed, it must present its best candidate and a united front, the zone from which the candidate emerges notwithstanding.“

Although the National Chairman of The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for South East, Chief Austin Umahi has said the party will be discontinuing zoning for the Anambra 2021 Guber , as he admitted that zoning has on several occasions prevented the party from clinching victory at the polls, it is however unclear how the party tends to resolve the issue of “arriving at a consensus candidate” .

PDP has the highest number of marketable candidates for the gubernatorial election with the likes of Sen. Uche Ekwunife, Dr Godwin Maduka, Dr Godwin Ezeemo and a host of others.

Hon. Chris Azubogu:
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Hon. Azubogu Chris Chukwuemeka Ifeanyi is an Anambra lawmaker representing Nnewi North/Nnewi South/Ekwusigo Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives.

The house of representatives member is believed to be a loyal party man who has remained in the party since its formation . If the clamour for Anambra South to produce the next governorship candidate sails through, he is highly favoured to pick the ticket, there are also rumours that the Anambra south billionaires are solidly behind his aspiration and are willing to support should finance be his problem .

Dr Obiora Okonkwo:
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Dr Obiora Okonkwo is the Chairman of The Dome Entertainment and Hospitality Limited, a multi hospitality company.

Dr. Obiora Okonkwo entrance into the race, shattered all political equations, including the clamour for power to return back to the south .

Believed to have the financial war chest to not only win the primaries, but also match whoever the state governor presents in the election proper. The only obstacle to his candidacy, is the clamour for power to return back to the south .

Sen. Uche Ekwunife:
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Uche Lilian Ekwunife, is a Nigerian Politician and member of the 9th Nigerian Senate representing the people of Anambra Central Senatorial District of Anambra State.

Sen. Ekwunife is one politician that can pull surprises especially when underrated. Her ability to compete with the male dominated politics leaves every one is awe and amazement .

It is believed that if the field is thrown wide open, without a consensus , she possesses the ability to bulldoze her way through .

Her aspiration may be hindered by her gender, and the fact that she is seen as having the penchant to contest for any available office . The unresolved zoning arrangement will also affect her aspiration.

Dr. Godwin Maduka:
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Godwin Maduka, is a Nigerian-American doctor, businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder of Las Vegas Pain Institute and Medical Center.

The philanthropic Doctor has a very slim chance of winning the PDP ticket, not because he is not qualified but lacks the needed political exposure to lead the PDP in the state. Seen as a new comer to the party, stakeholders may not be comfortable to hand him the ticket of the party.

But then, in politics anything is possible including him picking the ticket .

Valentine Ozigbo:
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Valentine Chineto “Val” Ozigbo is a Nigerian business executive. He is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria plc.

Though a new entrant into the political foray, he has since stamped his presence . he is believed to have similar traits of the former governor of the state Mr. Peter Obi, the average Anambarian believes he has all it takes to lead the state.

If handed the Party ticket, which appears slim, he will surely make a good candidate for the PDP, but the problem is, are the stakeholders willing to hand the ticket to someone perceived to be a new comer to the Party. He may be the dark horse in the race, should those regarded as heavy weights fail to agree on a consensus, as his candidacy may be the one that may be considered by all to be neutral .

In terms of finance, it is believed he could get a boast from the business community where he has considerable friends as the CEO of transcorp.
Godwin Ezeemo:
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Godwin Chukwunaenye Ezeemo is a Nigerian businessman and politician, chairman of The Orient Group of companies.

The chances of Ezeemo has been limited by his perennial aspiration to rule the state under different platforms .

If he fly the ticket of the PDP, they stand a slim chance of winning the state.

APC’s Aspirants
The All progressive Congress (APC) is one of the political parties with low rating in the South East. Any candidate that would be running for the Anambra govership election in 2021 would have to contend with the problem of the party’s acceptance in the State.

Other than the problem of acceptance, APC has no fieldable candidate to stand the likes of Ekwunife, Soludo, and Ifeanyi Ubah.

One of the party’s notable figure in the state Dr Chris Ngige has said he is too busy with his national assignment as a minister to start eyeing “a provincial job” ruling out the party’s chances of fielding him in the 2021 governorship race.

He said .“I don’t have interest for now in Anambra governorship because I am on a national assignment. I am Minister of Labour and Employment of the federation and I am the chief conciliator of all labour disputes for now. And you can see that with the economy going into doldrums and shaking, the cynosure of all the effects of economic trouble is industrial disputes“.

With the fact established that Ngige won’t be running, APC is most likely to field Andy Uba who has indicated interest to run for the governorship election of the state.

Andy Uba:
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Andy Uba, is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for the Anambra South constituency of Anambra State in 2021.

Andy Uba will likely not be a good contender for the govership seat as his party is less popular in the state.

YPP’s Aspirants
The Young Progressive Party (YPP), a newly registered political party during the 2019 general elections did impressively well. Winning one seat out of the 109 seats in the Nigerian Senate.

Though a new entrant in the game, YPP has proved how formidable it can be with the personality of Ifeanyi Ubah. YPP is proving to be a force to be reckoned with in Anambra politics.

Sen Ifeanyi Ubah:
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Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, is a Nigerian businessman, entrepreneur and currently the Senator, representing Anambra South in the Nigerian senate and CEO of Capital Oil.

Ifeanyi Ubah was removed as the senator representing Anambra South by an FCT High Court but was reinstated by the Appeal Court and affirmed by the Supreme court.

Senator Ifeanyi is sure to fly the ticket of the Party, and by doing so, he may be doing the PDP a good deed, should PDP finally pick someone from central, because, he is sure to beat any candidate from the South . His influence in the south is not in doubt at all.

Popular Onitsha-based Prophet, Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere Odumeje has tendered unreserved apology to the people of Awka, Anambra state capital over hurtful statements he made in viral videos on their mode of worship.

The controversial cleric popularly known as Odumeje also apologized to the people of Arondizuogu in Imo state for allegedly vowing to put a stop to the Ikeji festival of the community.
Odumeje in separate viral videos in April, also allegedly attacked Arondizuogu people, describing them as fetish, just as he attacked one of their prominent sons, Pericomo too.

For Awka, Odumeje described their masquerade festival, Egwu Imo Awka as being fetish and a means of worshiping monkeys, which is the symbol of the god.

In one of the videos, Odumeje was seen boasting that if he came in contact with the monkeys worshiped by Awka people, he would destroy them.

Though Odumeje’s community, Orsu in Imo State had written to the communities involved, tendering apologies, he had maintained silence, with more videos where he attacked the communities trending on the social media.

But in a statement issued on Saturday by the pastor himself, Ohanaemere described the people of both communities as peace loving who he claimed to had known and shared fellowship in his church over the years.

He however said the experience had thought him that ungaurded utterances with divisive tendencies needed to be checked.

The statement partly read, “My attention has been drawn to the publications on social media over the alleged face-off between me and the good people of Awka and Arondizuogu communities in Anambra and Imo state respectively.

“In the said posts, I was potrayed as declaring war on the people of these communities and their respective traditional festivals and beliefs, It was also alleged that I had vowed to destroy Imo-Awka festival and put a stop to the Ikeji festival of Arondizuogu.


“Consequently, upon the above, I wish to acknowledge that the people of Awka and Arondizuogu Communities are peace loving and I have over the years come to share fellowship and service in church with a great number of them.

“These two communities and their renouned indegenes have been known and recognised as major contributors to the development of their states, Igboland and the nation at large.

“Awka and Arondizuogu communities have produced great men and women of integrity and pedigree and have always remained at the top of great sons and daughters of Igbo land.

“Against this backdrop and with every humility as a Servant of the Living God, I sincerely apologise to the great people of these two communities, to the entire people of Igbo land and to my Elders for my utterances.I will not make any attempts to justify my statement as even I can see that it is hurtful in all its ramifications.

“I also want to specially apologize to the family of Mazi Pericomo of Arondizuogu who I understand until his passing was a diligent servant(Evangelist) of God. I apologise and put it on record that this experience has thought me that words that speak any form of divisive conversation amongst our people MUST be checked. This is a time for unity, love and unwavering support for each other.

“Similarly, I lend my voice to the directives of the federal and state government in observing all the COVID-19 protocols, while waiting on the Lord for the end of the pandemic.”

SLAP44:
Osanobua!

The day Tinibu will fly to the east and donate covid19 paliatives to Owerri, River Niger will dry up

AlhajaChinyere:
Foolish Igbo

"BREACH OF CONDITIONS FOR THE PARTIAL AND GUIDED RE-OPENING OF THE OGBETE MAIN MARKET

" Recall that on the 1st of May 2020, the Enugu State Government after a meeting with Ogbete Main Market leaders and Security agencies approved a partial and guided opening of Ogbete Main Market in the overall interest of the people of Enugu.

" The resolution to re-open the market was made upon the plea and undertaking by the leaders of Ogbete Main Market Traders Association and Ogbete Pharmaceutical Dealers Association to strictly abide by the protocol issued by the Nigerian Centre of Disease Control which includes the observance of social/physical distancing, high level of personal hygiene and the compulsory use of face masks.

"Unfortunately, the events of today at Ogbete main market was a total disregard and breach of the undertaking made by the Ogbete Main Market Traders Association and the Pharmaceuticals Dealers Association.

"The State Government is seriously concerned about the implications of this breach to the overall health and safety of the citizens of Enugu in this critical period of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

"Therefore, the Ogbete Main Market Trader Association and the Pharmaceutical Dealers Association are hereby directed to strictly abide by the conditions for the partial and guided opening of the market.

" The State Government will act swiftly to protect the health and safety of the people of Enugu in the event of any further breach of the conditions for the partial and guided opening of the Market.
Nnanyelugo Chidi Aroh MNIM, FIDRPN, ACArb., Hon. Commissioner for Information, Enugu State"

“In furtherance of my palliative support to families across the 21 Local Government areas in Anambra, yesterday, I also commenced distribution of palliatives to our people in Lagos and other members of the General public to support families that have been staying at home for weeks following the lockdown in the state.

“Undoubtedly, sustaining a lockdown requires access to food and a host of other essentials. The lockdown in Lagos State has affected a lot of our people, particularly those who depend on daily commercial activities to survive.

“During the lockdown, I reached out to the Governor of Lagos; His Excellency; Babajide Sanwo-Olu who magnanimously gave me;

~290 bags of rice,
~750 bags of Garri and
~500 cartons of Spaghetti

to which I also added other materials in my personal capacity to augment. I personally supervised the distribution of these palliatives to our people in Lagos.

“Some of the Governor’s aides were also on ground to witness the distribution.

“Hunger remains a huge threat to the peace, stability and security of every society, this is why me must continue to assist more citizens, especially the poor and those whose livelihood depends on daily income.

“This will not only ensure that Nigerians adhere to the movement restrictions, it will also help prevent crime and social unrest while we fight to control the spread of the virus in our country.

“I want to commend His Excellency; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the courage and pro-efficiency he has brought to bear in fighting this deadly virus. It is worthy of note to thank him for also giving other prominent Igbo personalities and Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo
(Lagos) palliatives to distribute to our people in Lagos. I urge them to distribute these palliatives effectively so as to cushion the the effects of this pandemic on the rest of our people.

“Conclusively, Nigeria as a nation must not bow to this unfortunate calamity. This is why we must remain committed to standing united to give full support to our government’s effort in combating this global epidemic.

“May God Almighty protect us as a nation and spring us to rise back stronger from this adversity.

Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Ubah
Anambra South Senatorial District

A special meeting of the Bankers’ Committee was convened on May 2, 2020, to further review the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Nigerian banking industry. The Committee particularly deliberated on the issue of the operating costs of banks in view of the disruptions emanating from the global economic difficulties and decided as follows:

1. In order to help minimize and mitigate the negative impact of the COVID19 pandemic on families and livelihoods, no bank in Nigeria shall retrench or lay-off any staff of any cadre (including full-time and part-time)

2. To give effect to the above measure, the express approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria shall be required in the event that it becomes absolutely necessary to lay-off any such staff.

The Central Bank of Nigeria solicits the support of all in our collective effort to weather through the economic challenges occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Isaac Okorafor Director, Corporate Communications

Sen Dr Ifeanyi Uba the senator representing Anambra South in the Nigerian senate and CEO of Capital Oil, embarked on a massive distribution of COVID-19 Palliatives across the 21 Local Government Area in the State.

Part of a statement signed by the Senator reads "...as part of measures to alleviate the hardship and cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging my people, I have commenced the distribution of palliatives to the good people of Anambra across the 21 Local Government Areas in our state"

The Senator further thanked the State Govenor, Mr Willie Obiano for his efforts in tackling the pandemic in the state and the Anambra Progressives for selflessly volunteering their time and resources to noble initiative that will provide a long lasting solution to the COVID-19 scourge and the post pandemic era in the State.

Senator Ubah concluded by charging Ndi-Anambra to follow all NCDC guidelines in combating the COVID-19 pandemic judiciously.

Items donated by Sen. Ubah includes:
~26,000 bags of 5kg rice
~11,200 bags of 5kg garri
~9,400 cartons of tummy tummy noodles
~~32,000 bottles of hand sanitizers
~65,000 disposable face masks
~8,000 washable face masks
~2,000 bags of 25kg garri
~500 bags of 25kg rice
~42 thermometers and
~62 tricycles

220 new cases of #COVID19;

62-Lagos
52-FCT
31-Kaduna
13-Sokoto
10-Kebbi
9-Yobe
6-Borno
5-Edo
5-Bauchi
4-Gombe
4-Enugu
4-Oyo
3-Zamfara
2-Nasarawa
2-Osun
2-Ebonyi
2-Kwara
2-Kano
2-Plateau

2388 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 385
Deaths: 85

SeverusSnape:
The gods have joined the war.

NwaNimo1:
Madness.......& hunger!