Nyako and PDP Demystify Atiku
April 28, 2008 by 
Che Oyimnatumba · Leave a Comment
By Ashimole Felix/Abuja.
The result of the re-run gubernatorial election in Adamawa, gave Governor Murtala Nyako of the PDP a resounding victory, with PDP polling 361,739 votes to win in all the 21 Local Government Areas of the state, while the AC candidate Alhaji Ibrahim Bapetel won 201,843 votes.
Nyako’s election during the April 2007 guber election was nullified by the Court of Appeal due to INEC’s non-inclusion of the gubernatorial candidate of the AC.
Before the re-run on Saturday April 26th 2008, the Turaki of Adamawa, Abubakar Atiku had vowed to deal with the PDP and reassert who is in control of the political machinery in the state. Atiku parted ways with the PDp during the questionable attempt at constitutional amendment by the Obasanjo/Atiku regime in 2006. Since then, Atiku has been trying to foist himself as the face of the opposition and his party as the opposition party in Nigeria.
This landslide victory by the PDP in Atiku’s state-PDP also won in Atiku’s local government, has put a question mark on Atiku’s relevance in Adamawa political horse trading.
Voices from Yola have it that Atiku’s hold was weakened by the combined efforts of Senator Jubril Aminu and Ambassador Buba Maruwa, who closed ranks and buried their differences to work together to undermine Atiku.
Meanwhile, Atiku’s appeal to Supreme Court to challenge President Yar’Adua’s victory comes up on Tuesday 29th April for mention.
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By the Bank of Nworie
April 1, 2008 by Che Oyimnatumba · Comments Off
Written By Che Oyinatumba
She was the source of life in Owerri. Quenching the thirst and caressing the weary body of the countless visitors. She was the source of pride to the indigenes. Last time I visited her, she was dead. I stood at her bank, afraid to step in and take a deserved cleansing after my long sojourn. Nworie, is the most popular stream in Owerri. I hope Otamiri, will agree.
A visit to the Egbeada Estate end of Nworie, will give you a bird view of the environmental state of Imo State, whose governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, won Thisday Newspaper’s 2008 best governor in the environment category award. I read of the award and questioned the award and reception of 2008 award in the heart of 2008, more also most of the governor awardees are facing election tribunals over their questionable victories.
Apart from a section of Nworie where Inaga (commercial motor bike) and cars have turned into a washing garage, nothing flows. The other end has a big pipe belching industrial waste into the stream. This pipe comes from Industrial Estate a few kilometres away on Owerri –Onitsha road running through the Assemblies of God, Anglican and Deeper Life Churches. The most productive industry in this industrial estate is Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC), producers of Coca-cola. Attempt to get a staff of NBC to comment on their means of waste disposal met brick wall.
Another part of Nworie that suffers untold hardship is the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) through Holy Ghost Secondary School to Fuwason at Hospital/Orlu Road Junction. This stretch of Nworie, is full of weed and snakes slowly in her quest to find Imo River and finally Atlantic Occasion. The water used for washing corpse at FMC and other embalmment chemicals are washed into Nworie. The dead Fuwason while at its peak of production contributed to the death of Nwaorie. Another sorry site is at the Umezurike end of Nworie, especially by the entrance to Friend of Jesus Global Mission. Despite the culvert painted green and white, the putrefying aroma oozing out, is enough to equip a chemical war head.
Most of the gutters in Owerri metropolis terminate at Nworie. A few finds its way to Otamiri on Owerri-Aba Road. These gutters are no longer flowing. From Fire Service through Wetheral to Okigwe Road; Douglas by Mbise Road; Bank Road to Modotel Hotel ( entrance to Government House by NTA-Library and the other end Garden Park );Ajoku by Old Stadium turning left towards Ama JK and the tributary streets in Owerri nchi ise, the sorry state of the pure water and refuse filled gutters are the same. Even the high-brawl Ikenegbu, Aladinma and Works layout are not better off. They are stagnant with greenish water, breeding nothing but mosquitoes and constituting health hazard to the people of Imo state.
An inaga rider I engaged in a chat, whimsically said that since the governor is painting Owerri green and white, the gutters didn’t want to be left out. Hence algae and bacterium are having a field day, making mess of the Clean and Green revolution of the new face of Imo. The proponent of this concept, should look beyond the face of Imo and stare at her feet, maybe they will discover the vectors that are rubbishing the face. A beautiful face with leprous feet is still an outcast in the comity of beauty pageant.
The government should dredge Nworie. In the 80s and early 90s, this stream was a refreshing source of drinking water and a recreation centre. The dredging of Nworie, will arrest the perennial scarcity of water in Owerri. It will also reposition Imo as a destination spot for tourists and provide relaxation spots for the customers of the teeming hotels mushrooming everywhere in Owerri. A dredged Nworie, will allow the gutters to flow freely and stop flooding of the town. The little showers of the past week buttress this, as Hospital/Orlu Road junction was impassable, despite it being a few yards to Nworie. Need I to remind his Excellency that a clean environment is a panacea to a healthy citizenry?
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Judgement Day in Eastern Heartland - Imo State
March 7, 2008 by OCI · Leave a Comment
The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Owerri, Imo State will today deliver its verdict on the petitions brought against Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Peoples Progressive Alliance (PPA) by Ifeanyi Ararume of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Uche Onyeagocha of Action Congress (AC) .
Tension is high in Owerri the state capital and the recent allegation by Governor Ohakim of plots to assassinate him have not helped the palpable tension that has enveloped the state as the hour draws nearer.
Justice Ibrahim Mairiga-led tribunal will deliver the judgment around 9am, bearing any unforeseen events; we will be on hand to report the verdict to you as soon as it is delivered.
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Governor Theodore Orji Sacked
February 25, 2008 by OCI · Leave a Comment
Breaking NEWS -
Tribunal sacks Theodore Orji, returns Onyema Ugochukwu as Abia Governor
The Abia State Election Petitions Tribunal on Monday in Umuahia nullified the election of the state governor, Mr. Theodore Orji. Delivering the judgment, the tribunal Chairman, Justice Abdullahi Yusuf said Mr. Orji was not the duly elected governor of the state since he had not resigned his appointment by the time of the election. Orji, who was returned governor under the Progressive Peoples Party (PPA), was the Chief of Staff to governor Orji Uzor Kalu, the immediate past governor of Abia State.
The seven-man panel consequently declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the April 14 poll, Onyeama Ugochukwu as the winner of the poll. Ugochukwu had asked the tribunal to void the election of Orji because the PDP polled the highest number of votes in the election. He also told the tribunal that Orji and his deputy, Mr Akwos, were members of a notorious secret cult, the Okija Shrine. The Tribunal had at the weekend delivered four judgments at a sitting, all going against the petitioners.
SOURCE: Guardian
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Voters Registration
January 24, 2007 by OCI · 2 Comments
The National Assembly is trying to swim in troubled waters as we hear. I hope we are all vigilant and will not allow these crop of (dis) honourable members to scuttle their so called nascent democracy.
Should they make do their threat of passing a ‘vote of no confidence’ on Prof. Iwu; it will lead to his removal as the INEC Chief. This act of legislative rascality needs check-mating; especially when the time left for the up-coming elcetion is too short. Read more
Court Restores Obi as Governor
December 28, 2006 by OCI · Leave a Comment
The Guardian Newspapers reports that the impeached Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has been restored by a High Court in Anambra this Thursday. The paper further reports that the “judge maintained that the legislators did not follow the constitutional provisions necessary for the impeachment of a sitting governor” citing that the “the House acted in flagrant abuse of Section 188 (1-9) of the 1999 constitution. He frowned at the method of service of the court process on Obi, contending that he (the governor) ought to be served personally as expressly provided in the constitution”.
This brings to an end the fifty-two (52) days reign of Her Excellency Dame Virgy Etiaba. The questions to be asked now are: Will she revert to her former position as the Deputy Governor or fight? and What was the wisdom behind APGA’s chieftains decision to rush her into office? So much for history being made, afterall!!!
As you ponder on these questions and many others, it is yet another kudos to the men sitting behind the bench. Hopefully, with their support and courageous judgements the last of the common man may not have been heard afterall.
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Job Vacancy - Nigerian Politicians (Apply)
December 6, 2006 by OCI · 3 Comments
Professor IWU have spoken the mind of the rest of us out there. Did i hear someone say, Well done, Prof!!!. The INEC chairman bared his mind to the guys at Vanguard. For the rest of you that missed it, he said it in black and white the our politicians cannot produce a resumes that go beyond their name, multiple contact address and more phone numbers than a customer service centre. After all that their is no job nor job description neither duties to show; in fact they have no jobs other than being politicians. Read more
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