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THERE ARE NO PROPHETS IN NIGERIA: ONLY POLITICAL PREDICTORS AND JOBBERS a case study in Enugu 

The reverence and adoration we ascribe to religious leaders in this country has continued to water our dilemma of confusion. From all I have witnessed as a politician and writer, I discovered that we don’t have men who prophesy by the auction of the Holy Spirit rather, all I see are political predictors in religious regalia who because of their status easily hoodwink and deceive their followers with everything that proceeds from their mouths.
Father Mbaka didn’t prophesy, he is not a prophet and will never be, but rather,he is one of those who speak to their followers using available figures. Even a pegan knew that Buhari and INEC would rig Atiku out. The same Mbaka who warned Buhari not to recontest in this year’s election in November last year because God told him so, still had to say Buhari would win. The question, whether God mistakenly put that in his mouth, is what his ardent but sheepish followers will have to answer.
Again, if Mbaka is actually prophesying, why didn’t his prophecy that Chimaroke Nnamani would loose his second term bid come to pass? Why didn’t Ohakim win that year’s as he prophesied? He even went further to prophesy Nnamani’s death before the completion of his second tenure, why didn’t it manifest? In fact Chimaroke finished that tenure and went for senate.
I can also recollect clearly how the same Fr Mbaka who backed former president Jonathan for a second term, rescinded his position barely one month after making the so-called prophetic proclamation. This retraction was predicated on the timely visit of Buhari to Mbaka. Now, the question is, does the Holy Spirit speak from both sides of the mouth? Let his sheepish followers answer this.
Now, I am not against anybody; I am sure I have not sinned against the Holy Spirit as many subjective religious people would assume. I respect men of God, but I hate those with double standards. Mbaka speaks from both sides of his mouth or maybe, he is very confused.
However, I have to make it clear here that the interference of Fr Mbaka in Nigerian politics has plunged us into severe hardship. He actually, by his utterances plunged us into this reproach because we thought that he knew the best for us. He enjoys this because, he sells cheaply and gains from the outcome of a failed economy. It is his followers that feel the pains. He has so hypnotized his followers that they see whatever that proceeds from his mouth as divinely inspired without subjecting them into critical examinations.
I am ashamed of being a Christian because of people like Mbaka and co. who have vowed to sustain their relevance by toiling with our collective future.
If Buhari was the mind of God for us, why did they have to grossly manipulate the outcome of the election for him to become the president? Or does God rely on rigging and falsehood for his perfect will to be achieved? And why are Nigerians not happy over his victory? Stop presenting God in such a devalued status because he is not an author of confusion.
How can you be so embittered at Peter Obi simply because he refused to donate money for your projects. How does his refusal amount to offending the Holy Spirit? If religion doesn’t destroy Nigeria, nothing else will. Obi doesn’t owe you or anybody any form of apology whatsoever and if he should apologize to God, it would not be because of you, but rather his personal shortcomings against God.
Remember your prophecy of Gov Ugwuanyi’s failure should he bring back Chimaroke Nnamani. Now he has defied your threats and brought him back, let’s see what happens by next weekend.
Let’s watch and see.
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Ezeagu Thomas write from Enugu

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Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara is making frantic moves to retain his seat when the 9th National Assembly will be inaugurated in June this year, Reporters  has learnt.

Dogara’s moves, it was learnt, are coming despite the fact that he is now a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP, so far, has a little over 100 reps-elect against the 220 seats of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Although the constitution does not restrict any leadership position in the National Assembly to the party with majority, the tradition has been for such a party to produce the leadership since it has the required numbers to do so.

Dogara became speaker on June 9, 2015 under APC, ‎defying the party’s decision for current House Leader Femi Gbajabiamila to be elected as speaker. Dogara scored 182 votes to Gbajabiamila’s 174 votes, while four votes were voided

In emerging, Dogara joined forces with some APC members at the time along with PDP lawmakers, who gave him overwhelming support. The APC had 213 members at the time, while PDP had about 140 lawmakers.

However, the speaker dumped the APC for PDP late last year, few days to the PDP primaries for National Assembly seats.

‎Sources told Daily Trust yesterday that despite being critical of the APC government at both his native state of Bauchi and the federal level, Dogara is now making efforts to break the ranks of the APC members, especially returning lawmakers, to retain the speaker’s seat.

However, it was learnt that most of the returning APC lawmakers that supported him in 2015, including ‎some from the PDP, are not ready to support  him.

An APC member, who was a staunch Dogara supporter in 2015, said: “We’re very much aware that he wants to recontest for the speaker’s seat.

“He wants to break the ranks of the APC members, just the way he used some of us to become speaker. But we supported him in 2015 because we all belonged to the same party then.

“This time around, he won’t get that support from us, because apart from leaving the APC that made him speaker, he has been one of those attacking our government. We can’t support such a person.‎ Besides, Dogara would have wished PDP to form majority. So, why should we support him?” the lawmaker said.

Another lawmaker, who supported Dogara four years ago, confirmed Dogara’s readiness to recontest for the seat.

“He wants to see the final figures across party lines first. His initial thought was that the margin wouldn’t be more than 10 or 20, but as it is now, the margin is getting to 100. But his new plan now is to break our ranks no matter what. He won’t succeed this time around,” the lawmaker said.

A third lawmaker, who did not want to be named, noted that Dogara could not reap where he did not sow, noting that they would ensure that nobody would break the ranks of APC members.

“He can’t insult our government here and there only for him to turn around and demand for our support. No way. We won’t allow any such thing to happen. We only supported him last time because we were in the same party.

“Let me tell you, even some PDP members won’t support him. I know of two PDP members that called me after the elections and said they learnt Dogara wants to recontest but that they won’t back him,” the lawmaker, who pleaded anonymity, said.

Yet another member, who also got re-elected, said ab initio, he did not support Dogara’s emergence as speaker and he did not see any reason why he should change that decision, especially now that the speaker is in another party.

“The party must be firm this time around so that we won’t have any dissidents among us.‎ But the truth of the matter is that no member will stick his neck out for the opposition because of the way APC stood for all of us, both returning and new members,” the lawmaker said.

‎Our correspondent reports that some of the APC lawmakers that supported Dogara in 2015 are now in the race for the speaker’s seat.

Mohammed Umar Bago, Ahmed Idris Wase, Babangida Ibrahim and Abdulrazak Namdas from Niger, Plateau, Katsina and Adamawa states respectively had in 2015 supported Dogara to emerge speaker. ‎But all of them are now eyeing the Number 4 Citizen’s seat.

Other major contenders for the seat in the coming 9th Assembly are Gbajabiamila and Mohammed Tahir Monguno, who contested for the speaker and Deputy Speaker in 2015 but lost to Dogara and Yussuf Suleimon Lasun respectively.

Allow me to concentrate – Speaker

Contacted, Dogara’s Special‎ Adviser on Media and Public Affairs Turaki Hassan said the speaker was concentrating on achieving the Legislative Agenda of the 8th House and that he should be allowed to concentrate on that.

“The life of the current House still lasts for the next three months and there are many pending issues before the House which need urgent legislative attention including the 2019 Appropriations Bill.

“The Rt. Hon. Speaker is concentrating in accomplishing all he promised in the Legislative Agenda of the House of Representatives. Who becomes what in the 9th House of Representatives is not the concern or business of the current Speaker, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara. You should please spare him from these unfounded speculations.”

However, a close ally to the speaker told Daily Trust on telephone that the speaker will give the seat a trial for a second time.

“The calculation is that PDP may get appreciable numbers, while some APC members may go against the party just the way they did last time. So, we’re keeping hope alive,” the speaker’s ally said.

From the results of the February 23 presidential and National Assembly elections, many Dogara loyalists in the APC and PDP are not returning‎ to the 9th Assembly.

Over 30 of them are not returning to the House. They include Jagaba Adams Jagaba, Sunday Marshal Katung, Joseph Akinlaja, Abdussamad Dasuki, Kabiru Marafa Achida, Aminu Shehu Shagari, ‎‎Sunday Karimi, ‎Emmanuel Egwu, Hassan Omale, Benjamin Okolo and ‎Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev.

Emmanuel Udende, Ezekiel Adaji, ‎Edward Pwajok, Istifanus Gyang, ‎John bull Shekarau, Abubakar ‎Amuda-Kanike, Razak Atunwa, Zakari Mohammed, Aliyu Hamman-Pategi, David Ombugadu, Mohammed Onawo, Betty Apiafi, Evelyn Oboro, among many others.

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Apex Fulani socio-cultural association, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has reacted to the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Speaking in an interview with Sun, the National President of the association, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo said that even Fulani cows are happy over the victory of President Buhari over the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

Both major contenders in the 2019 presidential election, Atiku and Buhari are both Fulanis.

Bello claimed that so many people tried to use money to buy the group but they were led by their belief in Buhari.

 

Bello added, “The game is finished and we are already in the Next Level. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has done a good job.

“As for me, since the last two weeks, I knew that President Buhari would win the election. He campaigned all over the country and the masses like him.

Even if he did not go round and stayed in Abuja, he would still have won the election because of the love of people for him.

“It was obvious that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar was going to lose the election to Buhari

“This time, President Buhari has to check the people around him very well. Not all of them are giving him good advice.

“I believe that by now, he already knows those who like Nigeria and those do not like Nigeria. It is now that the real change will come.

“I believe that Baba will bring a lot of change to Nigeria. Even the cows in the bush are now happy and will know that very soon, change will reach them.

“Today (Wednesday), when I wanted to harvest milk from my cow, I noticed that it was double what I used to get.

“Through that, I know that something good is coming to the country. So, even the cows are happy and feeling that change has come.

“Before now, after every election, you used to have all manner of crises but since Buhari won, you can see that everywhere is calm.

“Everybody is very happy; some are dancing and killing animals to do sacrifice. We, the Fulani are praying for him and that he should remember us.

“The Fulani are really suffering; they are killing the Fulani everywhere but we cannot leave President Buhari. We believe in him.

“He is our son, father and grandfather. I urge him to remove all the people around him who are enemies of his administration.

“During the campaigns, many people including Atiku were trying to poison the minds of the Fulani that Buhari did not do anything for us.

“We understood that Buhari entered government at a time that everything had spoilt in the country.

“I believe that Buhari is going to do a lot now. So many people tried to use money to buy us but we believe in Buhari. We are praying that Buhari will listen to the leadership of the Fulani.”

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Mrs Rebecca Sharibu, the mother of Leah, the only Christian Dapchi Girl still in the hands of Boko Haram has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election by Nigerians on the 23rd February, 2019.
Mrs. Sharibu who spoke exclusively with our correspondent on phone from Dapchi also called on the President Buhari not to forget her daughter as he celebrates his victory.
Rebecca Sharibu has also appealed to Boko Haram insurgents who are still holding her daughter in captivity to release her unconditionally, just as she reminded Mr. President to fulfil his promise to rescue her daughter from the insurgents.
“I am grateful to all Nigeria who participated in the election. We are also grateful that the election was peaceful. From the beginning, people felt that there will be problem but it didn’t happen. We are also happy that the President won the election. On behalf of myself and my family, we congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari and pray for God to give him the desired wisdom to rule the country.
“I want to remind the President that, as he celebrates his victory, he should not forget that Leah is still in the hands of Boko Haram. As for me, my heart is heavy because I have not seen my daughter for more than one year now. I am calling on the President to fulfill his promise of freeing my daughter from the hands of Boko Haram. My cry is still the same, today and tomorrow until I see my daughter.
“As for Boko Haram, that are still holding my daughter, I am still pleading with them to have mercy on my daughter and other captives and release them unconditionally. Boko Haram should please know that we have been subjected to psychological torture and trauma since my daughter was taken away. Please have mercy on my daughter (broke into tears),” Mrs. Sharibu said.
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Nation-building is not perfunctory; it is deliberate, planned and decisive.

A country as enormous, diverse and delicate as Nigeria cannot evolve organically when a part of it is marooned and confined in the fringes of political exclusion. The argument has always been, “the Igbo are not ready”, and “they are not playing the right politics”. But this argument is classically insipid and hollow.

Some people have also argued that the Igbo are “putting their eggs in one basket”.  This is also a moot point. The Igbo are no different from the Yoruba, the Hausa and the Fulani in the game of politics.

 

A plethora of interests has always driven the politics of these ethnic groups. If we are agreed that interest is the highest common factor in the political calculations of these groups, then we cannot berate the Igbo for choosing to swing whichever way they want to.

For example, the south-west was measured in its vote for Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999, but the south-east was generous in its vote for him. And in 2003, the south-west was unwilling to support Obasanjo, but the south-east adopted him, and even voted more for him than for its leader, the late Odumegwu Ojukwu.

The point is, the various ethnic groups have always played the politics of interest. The political exclusion of the Igbo is not because “they are not playing the right politics”, it is rather because of systemic strait-jacketing.

Since 1999, the highest position an Igbo has occupied is “senate president”, a position which the group even lost in 2015, and if we are to go back to the second republic, “vice-president”. Obviously, this is a political chasm. We cannot pontificate on unity when this nagging political sequestration exists.

Really, at this time, it will be hypocritical to discountenance ethnic distribution in choosing the next president in a country that is much fractured and that is unhealing from years of in-fighting.

Also, it will be ludicrous to reduce this important issue to ethnic exhibitionism. We cannot submerge this conversation, no matter how tenuous and irritating it is. We must “jaw jaw”.

I believe healing will begin for Nigerians when political justice is seen to have been done to all. At that point we can build a country defiant to disunity. But political justice must be done to all first to get to this stage.

In the name of all that binds us as a country, we must begin now to work for a “red cap with an asi-agu” in Aso villa in 2023.

Nigeria is for all of us, and we must work towards a society where justice breathes in the busy streets of Aba; where it hovers across the brown roofs of Ibadan, and where it strolls on the fine sands of Sokoto
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Reports Reaching StateReporter News indicate that
Violence is still ongoing at Ago palace lagos, an ago residence who spoke to us on phone said Buhari should
Just win, this violence is too much
Ago palace is regards as PDP strong hold in Lagos
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Presidential and National Assembly Elections:

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State votes at his polling unit in Amube Ohom, Orba Ward II, Udenu Local Government Area.
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Ex-Senate president, Chief Ken Nnamani has run into hot waters over his alleged mismanagement of funds made available to the Enugu state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for party agents, candidates, as well as other logistics for the postponed Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly polls.

Reports say also that stakeholders have concluded plans to take a protest to the national secretariat of the party over the scandal.

recports that the former Senate boss, has been at loggerhead with the leadership of APC in the state over his alleged anti party activities.

Nnamani, it was further gathered equally released part of the fund to some APC members loyal to the Minister of foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Jideofor Onyeama.

However, at the end of an emergency closed door meeting in Enugu late Sunday night, party stakeholders from the district condemned in its entirety Nnamani’s altitude in handling the support money.

While calling on the national leadership of the APC to wade into the matter for the interest of the party, the aggrieved stakeholders, urged the national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, to ensure that the one time senate president did not go unpunished over the act.

Another Source who do not want his name in print also alleged that Nnamani, who is the Deputy chairman (South) APC Presidential campaign committee handed over the said funds to non APC members and people who have nothing to do with the polls.

Meanwhile, there are strong indication that the affected APC agents and candidates have concluded arrangement to storm the National Secretariat of the APC in Abuja before Saturday to protest the Nnamani’s action.

Efforts by our Correspondent to speaks with Nnamani and the state chairman of the party, Dr. Ben Nwoye on the issue was unsuccessful, as their mobile phones was not reachable as at the time of filling this report.

The party in the state has been accusing Nnamani of working for the ruling peoples Democratic party PDP.

Our correspondent gathered that the national leadership of APC had few days to the postponed elections channeled an undisclosed huge amount of funds to Nnamani, for onward distribution to the National Assembly candidates and party agents for the elections, an assignment he allegedly failed to carry out as directed.

According to a source close to one of the candidates who craved anonymity with our Correspondent “this singular act of former senate president, Chief Ken Nnamani, has vindicated members of APC in Enugu state over his alleged romance with the PDP. It simply means that he doesn’t want APC to succeed in the election.

“But my brother, the unfortunate thing is that we have been shouting all this while over his anti party activities in the state, but the national leadership of our party seems not to be taking the accusation seriously. The man is not a committed member of APC , and that is why he is not proud of the party.

The Source alleged that some PDP members benefited from the APC largesse, due to Nnamani’s disposition to the ruling party in the state.

It was learnt that
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*Presidential election: Buhari to address the nation in a broadcast at 7pm
Thursday, February 14, 2019*
President Buhari

Ahead of this weekend’s presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari will Thursday broadcast to the nation at 7pm with a repeat at 9pm.

A statement from Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President, (Media and Publicity), said all television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets were enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio Nigeria for the broadcast.

The nationwide broadcast is in connection with this weekend’s presidential and national assembly elections in the country.

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The National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, has appointed retired Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman Kukasheka as Faculty member of its Business School.

Mr Kukasheka voluntarily bowed out of the Nigerian army as its Director of Public relations on Thursday after more than 35 years of meritorious service.

A statement issued by the Coordinator of NOUN Business School, Prof. Samaila Mande, on Tuesday and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, said the former army spokesman was appointed because of his wealth of experience.

Mr Mande expressed optimism that as Public Relations and Communications expert, Mr Kukasheka would bring his great wealth of knowledge and experience to bear in his new appointment.

He said with Mr Kukasheka’s appointment, the retired general would chair the Crisis Communication, Public Relations and Security Studies sessions of the School.

Mr Kukasheka is a graduate of Bayero University Kano, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication and also has a Masters degree in Media, Peace and Conflicts Studies.

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Prof. Sen. IKE EKWEREMADU: A worthy, trusted representative and political giant of our time .

When one thinks of character traits that make a good politician and worthy representative, one thinks of things like integrity, dynamism and optimism. It takes an intelligent, loyal, and likable person to win any election (whether on the local, state, or national level) let alone be reelected several times.

For Prof. Sen. IKE EKWEREMADU, he possesses every quality from tact to charisma. It is important that possessing specific traits is critical when communicating with international leaders and constituents alike. Unlike other politicians who do things based on party lines rather than based on their own morality and sense of independence .
Sen. Prof IKE EKWEREMADU’S kindness in delivering democratic dividends is next to none . He knows no party or local government of origin, he sees himself as senator for the whole south east when it comes to fighting for democratic dividends that will benefit the masses .

Another important quality of this great son of Enugu State and a worthy representative is his integrity and technical skills to handle those challenging assignments, fiscal matters, policies, plans, projects, ideas and proactive solutions to problems. Integrity is consistency of actions, methods, measures, values, principles, expectations and outcomes. It is doing what is right, both legally and morally at all-time even when no one is looking.

Since politicians play very significant roles in the administrative processes, especially having hands in thousands of important laws and policies to their communities and country, they should be well-educated, modest, with experience in social welfare. It is not an over statement to say that you Great Ikeoha posses all these qualities and infact , he is one ofthe most educated senators in the red chamber . A politician should have a thorough knowledge and up-to-date information about the constituency where he is going to contest an election. The good people of Enugu west, you can bear me witness that Ikeoha is the man that knows all the communities in Enugu west and beyond . It is important to recall that it is only Prof. Senator Ike Ekweremadu that uses helicopter to survey his constituency, for better understanding especially on link road project which he is really on top linking the whole local governments, communities in his constituency.
My great people of Enugu west , you can see with me that Prof. Sen. IKE EKWEREMADU is best suit for this job and no doubt he is doing a great job not just for Nigeria or his Constituency but also to the entire Africa as he is making us proud both at the local and international level .

To Enugu West Senatorial zone, know that a good politician should be of a well disciplined personality with selfless service to make life better for his people. This should be reflected in the community where he lives in all ramifications. Discipline is necessary for an orderly society and political life, without it, the social life would become miserable. A selfless man like IKEOHA NDIGBO, a man whose service in putting the welfare of the people he is representing before his own is next to none. His scholarship scheme cut across the state, the first in the history of any senator in Nigeria. What a man !

Like Winston Churchill described it as “the first of all human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others”. A good representative like Senator IKE EKWEREMADU firmly believes in taking care and maintaining the community of his people. He believes that community service is about giving back. According to Theodore Roosevelt, “the most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often in the loudest voice”. A look at the many Infrastructure and social amenities attracted and executed by this Great son of Igbo land is like a good product that is selling itself.

No senator in the history of Nigeria politics has contributed immensely to human empowerment like Prof. Senator Ike Ekweremadu. This fact speaks for itself ,as thousands of both old and young testify to this. The widows and aged ones are not left out in this empowerment. What else does one need to deserve reelection?

As a responsible citizen and a proud daughter of Awgu and a mother, we can’t stand to elect a senator with no experience or background in law making. We can’t stand to take back the hand of clock, no!. The entire Enugu west has made a choice and that choice they made years back is really paying them bountifully, if it is not IKE EKWEREMADU, it cannot be like him. A wake up call for all responsible sons and daughters of Enugu West senatorial zone to vote in mass to reelect Prof. Sen. IKE EKWEREMADU as the next senator for Enugu west .
Note your future tomorrow lies in your hand and vote . Do not toil with it .Continue to make Enugu west great by voting in quality, bold and dynamic man Ikeoha back to red chamber on 16th February .

Chief Barr. Mrs Joy Jideofor
(Kpakpando 1 Of Ndumeze Kingdom )

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Enugu west people are crying this days , looking for help ,since the Senator said he will stay in senate for forever

No fewer than 25 political parties in Enugu State have adopted the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Enugu West District, Mrs. Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu, as consensus candidate for next Saturday’s poll.

This came as a pressure group, the Udi North Patriotic Front (UNPF), said it would only vote for credible candidates irrespective of party affiliations.

Chairmen of the parties, mainly from the zone, appealed to the people of the area to embrace equity, natural justice, good conscience and gender sensitivity by voting the APC candidate for the sake of peace, unity and even development in Enugu West.

“We reiterate our stand on the zoning principle, which would ensure that all the local government areas in the zone produce a senator, adding that nobody should arrogate to himself the monopoly of knowledge in whatever guise or form,” they stated.

They said the argument that the incumbent senator of the zone, Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, should continue in office because of his experience was “lame, an impotent postulate that is selfish, self-serving and insensitive to the yearnings and aspiration of the good people of Enugu West, as it amounts to asking him to remain in the senate for life.”

Those who signed the communiqué obtained in Enugu, yesterday, include Hon. Adonys Igwe; Advanced Nigerian Democracy Party (ANDP); Affam Ani, Green Party of Nigeria (GPN), Christopher Onyia, Liberal Party of Nigeria (LPN); Chris Onyeodizielu; Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and Michael Ndubuisi, United Party (UP).
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PDP behind procurement of court judgment- Ayogu Eze
February 5, 2019
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The Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress in Enugu State, Senator Ayogu Eze has described Tuesday’s judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja purportedly nullifying the party’s governorship primaries that produced him as the APC governorship standard bearer in the 2019 election as black market judgment procured through the backdoor.

Senator Eze was addressing party supporters at his campaign office while inaugurating the party’s Governorship Campaign Council preparatory to the commencement of the party’s campaign.

ALSO READ: APC Names Chime Chair, Governorship Campaign Council

A Federal High Court in Abuja was reported to have sacked Senator Ayogu Eze as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State.

Ogara had filed a suit against Senator Ayogu Eze, the National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, Prof. Moses Momoh and INEC before the court, challenging Eze’s emergence as the APC’s governorship candidate for the March 2, elections.

In a judgment delivered Tuesday morning by Hon. Justice I Ekwo of the Federal High Court 5, the court asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to recognize Barr. George Ogara as the candidate of the APC for Enugu governorship and berated the committee sent by the APC NWC to conduct primary election in Enugu.

However, Senator Eze accused the Peoples Democratic Party in the state of sponsoring one of the aspirants for the primary election, Barr. George Ogara who lost to him and urged his supporters to be focused as the party will emerge victorious in the 2019 election insisting that the party will not recognize any other candidate or forward any person’s name to INEC as his name has been duly submitted to INEC as the party’s flag bearer.

The APC guber candidate also said his legal team will file a stay of execution of the matter.

“One thing you know, nothing good comes easy. They have been battling us from the time of conception, to the time of birth, to the time of crawling, to the time of working to the time of running.

“When Joseph was conceived by his mother, everything was done to stop Joseph, but the more they oppress Joseph, the more Joseph climbed up”.

“You are aware; there is no amount of money that has not been spent to stop me. This judgment was not procured by an APC candidate, it was procured by PDP”.

“Don’t lose sleep about it because it is our party, we have spoken to our national legal adviser, I have spoken with our national chairman, very soon, they will issue a statement, they will not recognize any other candidate in Enugu other than our candidate”.

“No other name will be submitted to INEC, because our name is already in INEC, that is the name that will go for election.

“Please I want to let you know that that matter does not have any foundation, does not have any bases. The matter has no leg”.

While inaugurating the campaign council, Senator Ayogu Eze said the exercise is “to empower all of you to go to the nooks and cranny of Enugu state, to take the message of goodness, the message of hope, the message of redemption, the message of a better tomorrow, of a government that will account for the people”. He said.

source :
https://citypostng.com/2019/02/05/pdp-behind-procurement-of-court-judgment-ayogu-eze/