…Says INEC overreaching mandate The Campaign Council of the Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disagreed with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on its decision to suspend the announcement of the final results and declaration of Dr. Peter Mbah as the winner of the Enugu State governorship contest, stressing that…
… Urges Nigerian Politicians to Borrow from his uncommon Touch Politics An erudite scholar, author and political analyst of our time, Prof. Udenta O. Udenta of the Eastern Mandate Union (EMU), on behalf of the Global BAM Campaign Organization, congratulated His Excellency, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on his stunning reelection victory in the…
By Kenneth Okonkwo 12th March 2023. Winston Churchill once said that: “democracy is the worst form of government – except for all the others that have been tried.” He said this in the House of Commons, November 11, 1947, when he postulated that “Many forms of government have been tried, and will be tried in…
Tinubu married Delta woman – he and his children are not Igbo Seyi Tinubu married Igbo woman – his children are not Igbo. Akeredolu married Igbo woman – his children and him are not Igbo. Davido’s father/Uncle are children of an Igbo woman- But they are not Igbo. Gbadebo Rhodes Vivor’s Yoruba dad married an…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says in spite of the challenges related to the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, many positives were recorded including the destruction of the myth of political structure. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Falana said that in the just concluded elections, the people showed that…
From Magnus Eze, Enugu Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 election, Mr. Peter Obi, on Monday, declared that Chijioke Edeoga remains his choice and that of the party for the governorship of Enugu State. Obi, who spoke on a breakfast show of a popular national television station monitored in Enugu, explained…
By Louis Amoke He became governor of Enugu State in 2015 when Enugu’s purse grew leaner and Nigeria’s economy was in recession as federal allocations dwindled to an all-time low – a major setback his predecessor, Mr. Sullivan Chime acknowledged during a thanksgiving Mass to commemorate the end of his administration. His administration was receiving…
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has said that the presidential polls of February 25 failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians. The ambassador acknowledged that many are angry and frustrated with the results, while some others are celebrating victories they believe were hard-fought and well-earned. She, however, commended Nigerians for demonstrating…
The Sunday Back Page Column 19th February 2023 “Global Square” with Dr. Kenneth Okonkwo. February 25, 2023 is the date for the presidential election in Nigeria. The Nigerian president is regarded as one of the most powerful presidents on earth because of the enormous powers invested on him by the Constitution. This may not be…
The Sunday Back Page Column 13th February 2023 “Global Square” with Dr. Kenneth Okonkwo. The Supreme Court (SC) is the apex court in Nigeria. It’s the court which takes final decisions on all issues brought before it. Because its decisions are final, it’s a policy making court as its decisions shape society’s social order. Decisions…
