One Year Anniversary: LP Leadership, Stakeholders Pass Vote Of Confidence On Gov. Otti
Ahead of his first anniversary in office on May 29, Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has received an affirmative endorsement by the leadership of the Labour Party (LP) in the state and 17 local government areas. Rising from an enlarged meeting which had in attendance the Governor, the entire party hierarchy in the state, all political appointees in the...
Gov. Obaseki Opens Up On Why He Raised Edo Minimum Wage To N70,000
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has explained the reasons behind the increase in the minimum wage for workers in the state from N40,000 to N70,000. Obaseki said it was due to the recent exchange rate devaluation, economic realities, high food prices, inflation and willingness to get people to work better. Speaking on Channels Television’s programme Politics Today on Monday, monitored...
Ganduje Slams NNPP, Calls Them “A Party Of Failed Politicians”
Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has described the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as a party of failed politicians. Speaking while addressing a coalition of support groups who were at the APC national secretariat on a solidarity visit, he alleged that NNPP leaders were sponsoring protests as part of efforts to remove...
Tsunami: Former Imo Deputy Speaker Quits PDP
A former deputy speaker of the Imo state House of Assembly, Ugonna Ozurigbo has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Hon. Ozurigbo a two-time member who represented Nwangele/ Nkwerre/Isu/ Njaba Federal constituency in a resignation letter addressed to his ward chairman said the decision came after consultation. A sweeping resignation has hit the PDP in Imo and the...
Obaseki Raises Minimum Wage To N70,000
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has announced a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants. The governor made this known on Monday, while inaugurating the Labour House. Obaseki named the Labour House after Adams Oshiomhole, Senator representing Edo North, and former governor of the state. READ ALSO: Submit To EFCC, Your Continued Hiding Will Bring Disgrace To Former Governors, Ortom...
Abia LG Mayor, Newman Azu Performs Groundbreaking Ceremony Of Ukwa NBA Centre, Outlines Achievements
The Mayor of Ukwa West Local Government Area, Abia State, Mr. Newman Azu, on Friday, performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the Centre for the Ukwa Branch of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA. The NBA Centre is to serve as a secretariat, event and relaxation centre for lawyers in Ukwa. Speaking during the ceremony at Obehie in the Ukwa West Local Government Area...
Return N250m Bribe To Kano Gov’t, APC Group Tells Anti-Ganduje Protesters
A group, the Concerned North-Central APC Stakeholders, has distanced itself from a protest calling for the resignation of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as the party’s national chairman. The stakeholders, in a statement jointly signed by the group’s Secretary General, Malam Shehu Ibrahim, and President, Comrade Aodona Patrick, advised the impostor group to return the N250m bribe allegedly received from Kano...
Deputy Speaker Kalu Meets With Emirs Of Kano, Bichi, Solicits Traditional Leaders’ Input In Constitutional Amendment
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has promised to engage with the traditional rulers in the ongoing constitutional amendment process to elicit their contributions. Kalu who is the Chairman, Constitution Review Committee in the House said that the traditional institutions has an invaluable input in meeting the aspirations of the people under the law,...
Inauguration: Abia Lawmaker Urges Tinubu, Otti To Intervene
A former member of the Abia State House of Assembly, Aaron Uzodike, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the state governor, Alex Otti, to intervene in his delayed inauguration as the duly elected representative for the Aba North State Constituency. Uzodike, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, claims that he was re-elected in the March 18, 2023, state...
Political Crisis: I Can’t Govern Rivers On My Knees, Fubara Roars
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has affirmed that he would not govern the state from a position of submission, amidst what he described as ongoing efforts to destroy the soul of the state. Fubara vowed that he would not rule the state on his knees. Fubara, who is currently engaged in a political dispute with his immediate predecessor, Nyesom Wike, appealed...
