Abia APC Chairman Praises Buhari Over Infrastructure In SE, Says Region Must Connect To Centre
Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of APC in Abia state, Chief Donatus Nwankpa has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for opening up the South-East geopolitical zone through infrastructure especially roads, saying the region must make efforts to connect to the central power. While insisting that the era of politics of sediment is gone, he thanked the President for the construction Enugu-Umuahia...
Former Abia Deputy Speaker Uzo Azubuike Dumps PDP, Joins APC
A former Deputy Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Uzo Azubuike has dumped the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. ABN TV gathered that the former member of the Federal House of Representatives and former Commissioner for Agriculture in Abia State has pitched his political tent with the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC in the state. He was received...
Catholic Bishop, Traditional Rulers, Others Appreciate Abia Speaker Over Olokoro Stadium Project
The Catholic Bishop of Umuahia Diocese, Most Rev Dr Lucius Ugorji has thanked the Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji for siting one of his stadium projects at Santa Crux Secondary School, an institution operated by the Catholic Diocese of Umuahia in Olokoro, Umuahia South LGA. Conveying the Bishop's appreciation to the Speaker while...
Lauretta Onochie Is Not Our Member – APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State has expressly stated that presidential media aide, Lauretta Onochie is not a card-carrying member of the party. In a communique on Sunday signed by Cyprian Ashibuogu, Clement Ozegbe, Nkem Osu, and Onyeisi Nwokolobia, the party admonished the Senate to ignore protests and petitions against the nomination of Onochie. “She is a technocrat and...
APC Cautions Abia Assembly Over Move To Suspend Minority Leader
All Progressives Congress (APC), Abia State chapter has cautioned the Abia State House of Assembly over its plans to suspend the Minority Leader of the House, Hon Chijioke Chukwu. Chukwu had in an interview last week, lambasted those clamouring from which zone will produce the governorship in 2023, saying they were not only heating up the polity, but also trying...
My Criticism Of Abia PDP Govt Not Attack On Gov. Ikpeazu, Says Assembly Minority Leader
Minority Leader of Abia State House of Assembly and member representing Bende North Constituency, Hon. Chijioke Chukwu has said his recent remark on the performance of the PDP-led administration in the state is not a verbal attack on the person of Governor. He also defended his earlier stance that the PDP-led government in Abia is yet to meet the expectation...
Abaribe Denies Report Against Orji Kalu, expresses Anger Against Peddlers
In a poorly written language filled with grammatical errors, a statement had quoted Abaribe blasting Kalu for having a concern in Abaribe's Senatorial District and not performing up to expectations as a Senator. The statement which looked more like a response to Kalu's interview earlier in March where he told Abaribe to consider his constituents by delivering projects rather than...
We Aren’t Joking With Road Projects, Our Govt Committed To Boosting Trade, Commerce — Okiyi Kalu
In a bid to advance Trade and Commerce in Abia, the state Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu has assured the commitment of the Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu-led administration to accord priority on economically viable roads. While reiterating the readiness of the state government to create an enhanced standard of living for Abians, the Commissioner noted that road infrastructure is...
2023 Presidency: Zoning, State Policing Not The Solution — Yahaya Bello
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has rejected the demand for zoning of the presidency and creation of State Police. The governor said what Nigeria needs today is the best brain to captain it, noting that community policing is better than state police. Bello, while speaking during the first annual GYB Seminar for Nigeria’s Political and Crime Correspondents in Abuja, yesterday,...
Ogah Moves To Boost Rice Production In Abia As Okogbuo Emerges New RIFAN Coordinator
Abia-born Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uche Ogah has facilitated the appointment of Hon. Chibuzor Okogbuo as the State coordinator special projects, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN). This is contained in a statement made available to ABN TV on Thursday by the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant, Special Duties, Demian Igbokwe. He said the appointment seeks to getting...
