Politics
2023: Igbo-Eze North Holds Million-Man March For Ugwuanyi, Mbah
Enugu-Ezike, the council headquarters of Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area in Enugu State shut down on Saturday as stakeholders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) In the area held a “million-man march” for Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and the PDP candidate for governor, Dr Peter Mbah, with an assurance to mobilise 100 per cent votes for the duo during the general elections.
The large crowd which gathered at the pavilion of the local government headquarters in Ogrute marched through the major roads leading to Nsukka, Ette and Obollo Afor. Though it was an Eke market day, many of the excited supporters shunned the Eke Ozzi market to participate in the rally.
Speaking after the solidarity march, the chairman of Igbo-Eze North LGA, Prince Ejike Itodo, said the solidarity march was a show of strength of the party in the council area in its avowed determination to record 100 per cent votes for Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi who is going to the Senate of Enugu North Zone and Peter Mbah who by the grace of God will be the next governor of Enugu State.
While announcing permission for Hon. Simon Atigwe, Member Representing Udenu/Igbo-Eze North Federal Constituency who was unavoidably absent owing to flight delay from Abuja, he said the votes of the entire people of Igbo-Eze North belong to the PDP as they will vote across the board for all the PDP candidates in Enugu State.
He said that the people at the grassroots know they belong to the PDP and will make a statement with their voters’ cards during the election away from the euphoria of social media noise.
PDP Chairman, Igbo-Eze North, Chief Alex Urama said the entire 20 wards in Igbo-Eze North belong to the PDP and they will vote 20 over 20 overwhelmingly for the party and its candidates during the general elections.
He said it was a thing of joy to record an unprecedented crowd of supporters of the party and expressed optimism that the tempo will be maintained even after the elections to prove to other parties that they are not on the ground in the area.
Special Adviser to the Governor, Hon Kentus Ezeh said the unprecedented crowd that participated in the solidarity march clearly demonstrated the fact that no other party can beat PDP in Igbo-Eze North.
He said Igbo-Eze North and Enugu State in general stands for the PDP and will speak accordingly during the elections.
Candidate of the party for Enugu State House of Assembly Igbo-Eze North Constituency 1, Hon. Ngozi Ezeja thanked those who have kept faith in God and in the party over the years. She said that all their toils would never be in vain as their efforts would be crowned with success.
The Candidate for Igbo-Eze North 2 Constituency, Hon. Clifford Obe appreciated Gov. Ugwuanyi for creating an enabling ground for the people to congregate freely.
He solicited total commitment from all and sundry towards making the anticipated victory a reality during the polls.
Zonal Chairman of PDP Nze Mike Onyeze said the people of Igbo –Eze North will show appreciation to Governor Ugwuanyi for his sterling performance in office and love for the people of Igbo-Eze North by voting for the PDP during the elections.
He pointed out the recent appointment of a son of Igbo-Eze North as the Vice Chancellor of the State University of Medical Sciences (SUMAS) as an example of the governor’s benevolence to the people.
Another stakeholder, Hon. Onyekachi Ogwuche said the mammoth crowd has shown where the people are going in 2023, noting that other parties were yet to find their feet.
The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, says he would not help President Bola Tinubu’s administration to correct the administration’s policies affecting the citizens.
Emir Sanusi spoke on Wednesday in Lagos as the chairman of the 21st Anniversary of Fawehinmiism (Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture 2025).
The emir stated that while there were “a few points” he could offer to explain the trajectory the administration had taken and how such decisions were predictable, he chose not to do so because “they don’t behave like friends.”
He said explaining the government’s policies would help the government, but he did not intend to assist them due to the way they had treated him.
“I can give a few points that are contrary, that explain perhaps what we’re going through and how it was totally predictable, most of it, and maybe avoidable. But I am not going to do that.
“I have chosen not to speak about the economy or the reforms or to even explain anything because if I explain, it would help this government, but I don’t want to help this government,” the emir said while addressing some of the points made by speakers about the economy.
He added: “You know they’re my friends, but if they don’t behave like friends, I don’t behave like a friend. So I watch them being stooges. And they don’t even have people with credibility who can come and explain what they are doing. I am not going to help. I started out helping, but I am not going to help. I am not going to discuss it. Let them come and explain to Nigerians why the policies that are being pursued are being pursued.
“Meanwhile, I’m watching a very nice movie with popcorn in my hands. But I will say one thing: What we are going through today is, at least in part, not totally, but at least in part, a necessary consequence of decades of irresponsible economic management.
“People were told decades ago that if you continue along this path, this is where you’re going to end up, and they refused to open their eyes. Now, is everything being done today correct? No.”
Emir Sanusi, who was deposed as the 14th Emir of Kano in 2020 by then-Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the current national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was reinstated as the 16th Emir of Kano in 2024 by the New Nigeria People’s Party-led Kano State Government.
His emirship has faced ongoing challenges from forces believed to be backed by the federal government, including federal officials’ continued recognition of his predecessor, Emir Aminu Ado Bayero.
Last month, the police barricaded his palace, with the state government accusing the federal government of orchestrating the action to stir unrest in the peaceful state.
The Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Oriyomi Onanuga, is dead.
Also known as Ijaya, Rt Hon. Onanuga, who was the member representing Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency, is said to have died following a brief illness.
This was confirmed in a tweet on the official X (formerly Twitter) account of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday night.
Rt Hon Onanuga, who was born in Hammersmith, London, to Nigerian parents on December 2, 1965, was a politician and entrepreneur. She held the position of Deputy Chief Whip in the Nigerian House of Representatives since 2023.
She contested and won a seat in the House of Representatives under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019. She also served as the Chairperson of the House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development.
Gov. Aiyedatiwa, however, exempted two members of the cabinet from the dissolution due to the critical nature of their duties.
The two commissioners exempted include the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Kayode Ajulo, SAN, and the Commissioner for Finance, Mrs. Omowunmi Isaac.
This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
Mr Adeniyan said in the statement that “All the affected cabinet members are to hand over all government properties in their care to the accounting officers of their respective ministries.
Gov. Aiyedatiwa thanked the executive council members “for their service and contributions to the development of Ondo State under his administration and wished them well in their future endeavours”.
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