APGA asks court to declare Okorocha’s seat vacant

All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, yesterday, approached  Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, asking it to declare the seat of Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State vacant following his defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC,

The party, through its lawyer, Mr Victor Odjemu, further prayed the court to order that the deputy governor of Imo State be sworn -in to take over from Governor Okorocha who  decamped to a party which policies were different from APGA’s.

APGA told the court that its decision to seek the immediate removal of the governor culminated in a meeting held by its National Executive Committee, NEC, in Abuja on August 3, 2013.

Consequently, it urged the court to, in the alternative, either okay the deputy governor as a viable replacement for Okorocha or direct that the speaker of Imo State House of Assembly or any officer next in line to the position of the governor, who is a member of the plaintiff, APGA, be sworn-in to pilot the affairs of the state.

There Was A Town....A Kingdom Without King - Ezenwenyi Stanley C

There was a town that i know, located in the south east of Nigeria. It is a town with great men and beautiful people. From time immemorial kingship has been a major source of war amongst its comprising villages. For a very long time this town lived without king in a kingdom so royal without predefined lineage of kings but with many dynasties. Though For the beautiful love that  "peace" brings in every community,great men from the town fought tirelessly for peace but made a big mistake when peace visited the town after more than two decades of chaos, a mistake that encapsulated the town into towns with kings even though they still had no king. Sadly,within a decade the name of this town was erased from the list of towns with kings,and  behold women cried, while the  men wondered with great nostalgia of the sweet ugly pain it took them to buy PEACE from the market of NEGOTIATION and AGREEMENT. Perhaps this town have not learned from the mistakes of yesterday.....Perhaps they are still driven by the thoughts of their grand parents who were engaged in fights of who is the district officer or not.....maybe, just maybe someone should tell them that far beyond the British indirect rule the town have existed,or perhaps they are all strangers in the land.

Today this town have neglected the mothers of their fathers and the daughters of their mothers. Though they decided to go into the beautiful affairs of kingship in a democratic way,they have pushed the women to a neglected zone, this town seems  not to be aware that there is no democracy without women.

In arguable conclusion,one thing this town should learn, is to correct mistakes when identified, and pay the price. For if a man makes a mistake and accepts that  he has erred,it is only wise that  the man pay for the pains of the mistake to avoid enslaving his life.

Let those that have ears hear the voice coming from the light of a full moon. Peace is sweeter than sugar and war is bitter.

Martin Agbaso begs Imo people to forgive him for making Rochas Governor.

 Apparently dismayed by mixed reactions trailing the coming into power of Owelle Rochas Okorocha as Governor of Imo State, leader of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in Imo State, Chief Martin Agbaso have been battling with his conscience since after the 2011 elections as he said that he will soon make a public apology to the people for being instrumental to emergence of the Ogboko born politician as the Governor of the state. Addressing Journalists over the clean bill given to his brother and former Deputy Governor of the state, Sir Jude Agbaso by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Chief Agbaso disclosed that EFCC has traced the alleged N458m bribe given to his brother by Joseph Dina to a Bank account in Lebanon. He said, “Today I am exceedingly happy that my brother has been vindicated and the Agbasos name cleared from the mess. But sad that a man can sit in a place to hatch plans how to destroy an innocent man”. Going down memory lane, Chief Agbaso recalled how Imo State House of Assembly hurriedly within two days of the allegation of bribe against his brother concluded their Kangaroo investigation and subsequently impeached him. “I told Imo people and all those who cared to listen that time that no Agbaso son is capable of asking for a bribe for any reason whatsoever”. Chief Agbaso maintained that it was ridiculous that a group of honourable people at the legislature hurriedly went into such a matter of large magnitude and the same day the Justice Njemanze probe panel concluded their own investigation, forwarded it to the House of Assembly who did not hesitate in impeaching an elected candidate the same day. He regretted that rather than face the truth of the matter, the Imo State House of Assembly became a willing tool in the Governor Rochas Okorocha’s evil machinations. Said he, “Governor Okorocha’s inlaw brought the said contractor who Okorocha went ahead to pay the whooping sum of N1.3billion to a journey man for no job done”. Agbaso made it clear, “we are going to take steps to address the perpetrators of this wicked action as well as restore his position as the Deputy Governor through every possible legal process”. On his public apology, Agbaso said that in no distant time, he would address a world press conference on the “man called Rochas Okorocha. I will take my time to apologize to the people of Imo State for aiding Rochas to become Governor”. Agbaso who denied any financial inducement from Okorocha before he surrendered his APGA Guber ticket, said that he would soon open up on what transpired between him and the Governor before the 2011 election. Meanwhile, lawmakers of the Imo State House may have gone into hiding to avoid public attacks over the latest discovery by EFCC. The Imo State House of Assembly were unable to sit for plenary yesterday because the House could not form a quorum. The Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Benjamin Uwajumogu adjourned sitting till today when the House was informed by the Clerk of the House that the House could not form a quorum. Only five of the 27-Member House appeared for sitting. Rt Hon Uwajumogu before adjourning the House welcomed teachers and students of Ray Jacobs Boarding School, Mgbidi, who were on a excursion trip to the House. He apologized on behalf of his colleagues and asked the school to meet with the management of the House to fix a later date. The Speaker noted that the House could not form a quorum because according to him, some of the Lawmakers are having meetings in their various committees while members of Owerri extraction went on a visit to the Governor. It was learnt that the Lawmakers, apparently aware that they goofed by impeaching Agbaso kept away from the Imo Assembly Complex for fear of attack from mobs demonstrating against the illegal impeachment. In a similar development, a group known as Imo Youth Mandate, a mass based youth organization in Owerri Zone, Imo State, yesterday, staged a peaceful protest over what they described as a depression by Governor Rochas Okorocha to wipe out the face of Owerri Zone from the surface of governance in the state. Briefing Journalists at the Wetheral roundabout, Okigwe road, Owerri, leader of the group, Comrade Soribe Kelechi, noted that Governor Okorocha has done the greatest evil in the state, by impeaching Sir Jude Agbaso, adding that the impeached deputy is innocent of the N450 sham allegation against him. He revealed that Rochas Okorocha connived with his accomplices at Imo House of Assembly to dupe state of her hard earned money and called for the immediate impeachment of the Governor. Comrade Kelechi further stated that since the EFCC has vindicated Sir Jude Agbaso, the IMHA should at once reinstate him as his hands are clean. The youth leader described Okorocha as a man of less prowess, who treats issues that affect the masses with laxity, adding that he has proved his incompetence in governance. Comrade Kelechi also lambasted Speaker Uwajumogu for aiding criminality, noting that he has shown that he is unfit to spearhead the State Assembly. He described Uwajumogu as the worst Speaker Imo State has ever produced, adding that he has made mockery of the state’s legislature. He further blasted Benjamin Uwajumogu for allowing his partner in crime to destroy Imo State, adding that very soon, their lies and fabrications would be adequately treated. “Uwajumogu has proved that he is bereft of knowledge and should vacate from that position he is occupying” he added. Adding his voice, the state youth leader of APGA, Comrade Emeka Nwankwo also lashed Okorocha for disgracing the entire Imo State with his atrocious and evil style of administration, adding that he facilitated the impeachment of Sir Jude Agbaso. He described Governor Okorocha as a man who is ignorant of the machineries of governance and advised him to start packing his evil luggage from Government House. Comrade Nwankwo also lampooned Speaker Uwajumogu for his weakness and irresponsible style of governance, adding that Uwajumogu and his cohorts duped Imo State. He advised Imo Speaker to cover his face in shame, as his leadership has not reflected the wishes and aspirations of Imo people and further mandated Prince Eze Madumere to quickly vanish as Imo Deputy Governor. Comrade Nwankwo however called on civil society organizations and well meaning Nigerians to stop Okorocha and his cohorts from destroying Imo State.

The Great Madiba Goes Home !

After months of battling old-age-related disease, South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon, Nelson Mandela, passed on Thursday. Mandela, 95, led South Africa's transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after 27 years in prison. He had been receiving intense home-based medical care for a lung infection after three months in hospital. In a statement on South African national television, South African President Jacob Zuma said Mandela had "departed" and was at peace. "Our nation has lost its greatest son," Zuma said. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate was one of the world's most revered statesmen, after preaching reconciliation despite being imprisoned for 27 years. He had rarely been seen in public since he officially retired in 2004. "What made Nelson Mandela great was precisely what made him human. We saw in him what we seek in ourselves," Zuma said. "Fellow South Africans, Nelson Mandela brought us together and it is together that we will bid him farewell," he added. Earlier yesterday, there appeared to have been an unusually large family gathering. Among those attending was family elder, Bantu Holomisa. A number of government vehicles were there during the evening as well. According to AFP report, two of Mandela's granddaughters and a close family friend, Bantu Holomisa, were among those seen entering the house, which was flanked by more than a dozen cars ferrying visitors and military personnel. The reason for the large-than-usual gathering was not made public, but it came shortly after Mandela's daughter, Makaziwe, described her father as fighting from his "deathbed," but still being "very strong" and "very courageous". "Even when there are moments when you can see he's struggling, but the fighting spirit is still there with him," she said earlier this week. Mandela has been receiving around the clock intensive care from military and other doctors since September, when he was discharged from a nearly three-month hospital stay for a lung infection. His grandson, Ndaba, recently told a local broadcaster that Mandela was "not doing well at home in bed". He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and was elected South Africa's first black president in 1994. He stepped down after five years in office. From prisoner to global peace icon He was a global cause celebre during the long apartheid years, and popular pressure led world leaders to tighten sanctions imposed on South Africa’s racist white minority regime. In 1988 at a concert in Wembley stadium in London, tens of thousands sang “Free Nelson Mandela” as millions more watched on their television sets across the world. Born in July 1918 in the southeastern Transkei region, Mandela carved out a career as a lawyer in Johannesburg in parallel with his political activism. He became commander-in-chief of Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation), the armed wing of the by now-banned ANC, in 1961, and the following year underwent military training in Algeria and Ethiopia. While underground back home in South Africa, Mandela was captured by police in 1962 and sentenced to five years in prison. He was then charged with sabotage and sentenced in 1964 to life in prison at the Rivonia trial, named after a Johannesburg suburb where a number of ANC leaders were arrested. He used the court hearing to deliver a speech that was to become the manifesto of the anti-apartheid movement. “During my lifetime, I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society. It is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” Late Mandela’s spirit lives on - Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan last night said he was immensely saddened by the death of freedom fighter and former South African President, Nelson Mandela, saying his spirit lives on to inspire oppressed people all over the world. Special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati noted in a statement that Jonathan who quickly scribbled a condolence message to President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, conveyed the sympathy and solidarity of the Federal Government and people of Nigeria to him and all South Africans as they mourn Dr. Mandela. Abati also quoted Jonathan as saying that, “I write to commiserate with you, the Government and people of South Africa and the family of Dr. Nelson Mandela on the death of one of the greatest sons of Africa. Although it has come at the advanced age of 95, Madiba’s death will create a huge vacuum that will be difficult to fill in our continent. “He will be sorely missed by all who cherish love, peace and freedom the world over and will be eternally honoured for his immense contribution to the dismantling of the apartheid policy, one of the world’s most obnoxious systems whose under-pining philosophy was the degradation of man by man. Mandela symbol of freedom - Obama President Obama praised Nelson Mandela on Thursday, saying the former South African leader symbolized the fight for freedom and dignity throughout the world. “He achieved more than can be expected of any one man,” said the nation’s first African-American president. Mandela now “belongs to the ages,” Obama said at the White House within an hour of the announcement of Mandela’s death. In a statement on Mandela’s 95th birthday in July, the president and first lady Michelle Obama send best wishes to the former South African president, and said his life has inspired millions. “May Nelson Mandela’s life of service to others and his unwavering commitment to equality, reconciliation, and human dignity continue to be a beacon for each future generation seeking a more just and prosperous world,” the Obamas said. Mandela a giant of justice – Ban Ki-moon Reaction continues to pour in, with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling Mandela “a giant for justice” and the French Foreign Minister saluting him as “a charismatic giant”. Irish prime minister Enda Kenny paid tribute to the “gift” of Mandela, and offered the country’s deepest sympathies to the people of South Africa. “The name Mandela stirred our conscience and our hearts. It became synonymous with the pursuit of dignity and freedom across the globe,” he said in a statement. British Prime Minister David Cameron said “a great light had gone out” following Nelson Mandela’s death, revealing that flags would be flown at half-mast at his Downing Street Office.

Madiba goes home

Madiba the great leader and icon of African is died. Nelson Mandela died yesterday the 5th of December 2013 at the age of 95.

EFCC CLEARS IMPEACHED DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF IMO STATE SIR JUDE AGBASO

Less than 11 months after a duly elected Imo state deputy governor Sir Jude Agbaso, was impeached over allegation of receiving N458 million bribe from a contractor, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cleared him of the charges.

Sir Jude Agbaso was removed from office by the Imo State House of Assembly in February after the managing director of JPROS International Limited, a construction company, accused him of receiving N458 million bribe for a contract awarded by the Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha which he alleged made it impossible for the company to have enough funds to complete the road project contracts awarded to it by the Imo State Government.
The Chief Judge of Imo State had constituted a probe panel to look into the allegation, following which the House of Assembly, based on the panel’s report, removed Agbaso from office.
The former deputy governor had stated his innocence and had, in March, written to the EFCC asking the commission to investigate the matter, with the view to finding out if the allegation was true or not.
Having investigated the matter for nine months, the EFCC has absolved Agbaso of blame. In a letter dated November 27, 2013 and addressed to Agbaso, the EFCC stated that its findings revealed that the former deputy governor was innocent of the bribery allegation.
The letter, signed by  Olaolu Adegbite, director of operations, entitled: “Re: Formal request for investigation of Mr. Joseph Dina of JPROS International Nigeria Ltd, a construction company located at 11 Umezuruike Street, opposite Umezuruike Hospital, Owerri, Imo State,” the EFCC stated that the managing director of JPROS, Mr. Dina, in his statement, had said he never gave money to Agbaso or any other official of the Imo State Government over the road contracts.
The letter also stated that there was nothing, from documents and its finding, linking Agbaso  as beneficiary of the contracts.
The EFCC said that following its findings, it would take actions to bring those involved in the allegation and road contracts to book.
The letter from EFCC read: “We refer to your letter dated March 21, 2013 on the above subject and hereby provide our findings so far into the case.
“Road contracts for the sum of one and half billion Naira awarded to JPROS International Nig Ltd was alleged to have engendered fraudulent bribe payment of N458 million by the managing director of JPROS, one Joseph Dina, to you as the then deputy governor and commissioner of works.
“In furtherance of the investigation, evidence adduced from interview of key officials of Imo State government and other important witnesses, as well as documents obtained from relevant financial institutions confirmed that  N1, 305, 000, 000. 00 was paid to JPROS to execute the Warehouse Orlu Road Junction, Odunze Street, Aba Road and Old Nekede Road projects within Owerri metropolis before mobilisation to the sites.
“The total of $5, 538, 830.00 USD was found to have been remitted to the personal accounts of Dina in Dubai and Lebanon. There is so single evidence so far that suggested that you benefited from the funds.
“In his statement to the commission on March 28, 2013, Dina revealed that he never gave any money to you or any other official of the state government over the contracts, which are yet to be fully executed as at the last visit of our officers in April 2013.
“The commission’s legal department is working on the case file, with a view to taking appropriate legal action, please.”

Anambra Supplementary Election To Hold On The 30th Of November 2013.

INEC have concluded plans to conduct the almighty supplementary election in Anambra state. The INEC chairman said that though the Anambra election is a disappointment to the commission, a supplementary election and not a total cancellation of the election will hold on the 30th of November 2013.

Protesting Anambra Women Calls For Cancellation Of Anambra Election.

Anambra women today took to the street to peacefully demonstrate their anger in the strategic delay of electoral materials in Anambra Central. It was reliably gathered that they made their way to the Inec Office to register their complain where they were further stopped by the police. The women further called on INEC to conduct a  fresh election in the state.

Numbers of Electoral Officers in Anambra

Call to know what is happening in your area.
Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. (Pastor) C. E. Onukaogu 08034001141; Administrative Secretary, INEC, Mr. Oscar-Lee Amaechi 08037239886; Public Affairs Officer, INEC, Mr. Frank Egbo 08037106701

The Electoral Officers (EOs) and their LGAs are as follows:
S/N. Name LGA Phone No.
1. Nzogbu Christian Aguata 08035898526
2. Ogben Celestine Ayamelum 07032207507
3. Nsofor Godfrey Anambra East 07041601414
4. Alhaji Akinwoye Anambra West 08034342452
5. Ndibe Patricia Anaocha 07038679755
6. Orji Jarlath Awka North 08030464724
7. Opara-Nestor V. Awka South 08037235660
8. Ubah Gerald Dunukofia 07085004379
9. Amaegbu Theresa Ekwusigo 08039532855
10. Okeke Chukwujekwu Idemili North 08033962023
11. Odunze Cecilia Idemili South 08063956195
12. Iheanetu Theo Ihiala 08032077601
13. Umeh Samuel Njikoka 08033610879
14. Nweke Chigozie Nnewi North 07030247796
15. Njoku Ekene Nnewi South 08036708641
16. Oghene Vincent Ogbaru 08062525174
17. Arukwe Chinelo Onitsha North 08035537775
18. Owokure Henry Onitsha South 08037245589
19. Okoye Chinyere Orumba North 08033574531
20. Uche N. Ginika Orumba South 07039474195
21. Enemoh Nkechi Oyi 08033727831

Rigging In Progress In Anambra State Guber election.

 Anambra's election seems to be going in a rather confused direction as Anambra central is being strategically disenfranchised owing to a calculated attempt to rig the election.

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Chime’s wife, Clara leaves govt house

Finally the Enugu State First Lady, Mrs. Clara Chime, yesterday, left Government House where she alleged she had been illegally confined following controversies over her reported health challenges.

Mrs. Chime left the Government House, yesterday, following an earlier meeting between the families of her husband, Sullivan Chime, and those of Clara on Saturday. It was learnt that Sullivan had convened the meeting in view of the controversies trailing his decision to have his wife treated at home instead of a mental home either in Enugu or abroad.

Governor Chime had himself hinted that the Saturday meeting would determine whether Clara would be asked to go to her parents where she would have unlimited freedom or remain at the Government House and be restricted in accordance with the advice of the neuron-psychiatric doctor treating her.

The governor, with the assistance of security operatives attached to Government House had packed Mrs. Chime’s personal effects on Sunday evening and forcibly took her from the lodge to her mother’s residence at the Coal City Garden Estate behind CBN headquarters in Enugu.

Trouble had started when Mrs. Chime insisted she must leave with her four-year-old son, a plea that was vehemently rejected by the governor who ensured she was led into a convoy of six vehicles and driven straight to her mother’s place.

However, on getting there, the mother who had not been notified that her daughter was being brought home, was not at home which forced Mrs. Chime and the security operatives to sit in their cars waiting for her mother to return.

It was gathered that after waiting for close to two hours, without the security men returning, the governor, ordered that Mrs. Chime be brought back to the Government House.

However, as early as 8am, yesterday, Mrs. Chime was again driven to the estate and handed over to her mother who was said to have wept profusely on sighting her daughter.

A visit to the Coal City Garden Estate showed that the entire surrounding was calm even as about six tinted cars including one with Enugu Government House number plate were sighted in the premises.

A young man who claimed to be living at the Boys Quarters in the compound confirmed that the governor’s wife was actually brought back to the house in the morning.

“Since morning, they have been having series of meetings. Just a while ago, the governor’s wife left the house; she is expected back soon. you can wait if you wish but I will advice that you call her on phone,” the fair-complexioned young man who refused to give his name said.

Efforts to speak with Mrs Chime last night proved abortive as she told newsmen that she was not ready to speak for now.

Ifeanyi Ubah ridicules Ngige at a town hall meeting

Ifeanyi Ubah at the end of a town hall meeting organised by Channels TV in Awka the capital of Anambra State was seen to be seriously laughing at Senator Chris Ngige of the APC when he could not tell his people what he has done with the money allocated to Anambra Central Constituency but could remember his manisfesto. Just two minutes to the end of the town hall meeting which was attended by Ifeanyi Ubah and Chris Ngige a young man asked the senator to tell them what he has done with the money allocated to his constituency,but the Senator could not count a reasonable project but was rather counting his given two minutes.

Report reaching us has confirmed that more than 20 persons have been confirmed dead in Anambra state crusade held in Uke. It should be noted that these innocent Christians went to the weekly crusade at the Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State to commune with their GOD but lost their lives because of our political beasts who will not rest until they achieve their political goals. 

With just days to the Anambra election, people who were supposed to vote will rather be making arrangement to bury their beloved ones. This election is already bloody. blood blood everywhere.

NO fewer than 28 persons, who attended the weekly crusade at the Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke, in Idemili North local government area of Anambra State, lost their lives during a stampede at the end of the ceremony in the early hours of yesterday.
The crusade, organized by Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Obinma for prayers, healing and spiritual retreat, attracts thousands of people, but the one that was held yesterday on the Feast of All Saints turned tragic.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/28-worshippers-killed-anambra-stampede/#sthash.wEv9FxxU.dpuf

Nigeria To Witness Solar Eclipse Today by 12 Noon.

It has been confirmed that there will be a  partial solar eclipse in Nigeria at about noon today. The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) made the prediction at a press conference held in Abuja over the weekend.
The director-general of the agency, Prof. Seidu Mohammed, described eclipse as a natural astronomical event with no significant negative implication, and urged Nigerians to remain calm as the eclipse will not hinder normal activities. But from a research done by Naija Info Web,it has been gathered that, it is not advisable to gaze at the sun without proper eye protection. Please never view the sun with your naked eyes or with any optical device like binoculars or telescope.

Supreme Court stops Nwoye From Campaigning following a case filed by Ukachukwu

PDP no doubt is in a serious crisis as even 15 days to the election they still do not have a verified candidate.The Supreme Court Thursday barred the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from carrying out its planned campaign kick-off already slated for Saturday.

This followed an undertaking extracted by the court from Mr. Paul Erokoro and Mr. Garba Pwul, representing the party, its National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur and Mr. Tony Nwoye respectively.
The Vice-President, Alhaji Namadi Sambo, was billed to lead the party's campaign in the state.
Also yesterday, the court stopped Senator Andy Ubah from joining in the appeal seeking to decide who should be the authentic candidate of the PDP in Anambra State. In a ruling delivered at about 6:30 yesterday, the Supreme Court refused Ubah's application to be joined in the appeal filed by Ukachukwu challenging the declaration that Nwoye was the candidate.

The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt had earlier declared Nicholas Ukachukwu as the candidate of the party but this was reversed by the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt division wherein, Tony Nwoye was declared as the authentic candidate.
Not satisfied, Ukachukwu through his counsel, Joseph Daudu, SAN approached the apex court challenging the judgment of the lower court.
When the matter came up yesterday, Daudu noted that the court should order a stay of execution of the Court of Appeal decision stating that the party was planning to handover the flag to Nwoye on Saturday.

Counsel to PDP and Nwoye, Paul Erokoro SAN and Garba Pwul, SAN respectively gave an undertaken that none of their clients would do anything to tamper with the subject matter so as not to over reach the court.
Ubah had earlier through his counsel, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN brought an application seeking for leave to be joined as an interested party in the appeal between Nwoye and Ukachukwu which will be coming up before the court on Monday. However, joined as respondents are the PDP, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nwoye and Ukachukwu.
Fagbemi hinged his application on the grounds that it was the recognised state executive of the party that conducted the primary that brought Ubah.

He further submitted that the Federal High Court had earlier given an order that the primary election could only be conducted by the Ejike Ogbeigbo led executive which the INEC complied with.
He submitted that the lower court turned down his client's application to be joined as a party before it hence the need to seek for a joinder before the final decision was reached by the apex court.

Opposing the application, counsel to the PDP, Erokoro submitted that the application was an abuse of court process as the applicant had earlier filed an appeal which had been entered and pending before the court.
He argued that contrary to the submission of the applicant, the national executive of the party was the only authority that had the power to conduct congress where party candidate for a gubernatorial election would emerge and prayed the court to dismiss the application.
Counsel to Nwoye, Pul opposed the application stating that the order which the applicant was relying on was given after the primary election had been conducted, submitting that the order could not have a retrospect effect.

He argued that the application brought by the applicant if granted would delay and complicate the existing appeal which the court had fixed Monday for hearing. He therefore urged the court to dismiss the application.
While also opposing the application, counsel to Ukachukwu, J.B Daudu SAN argued that it was incompetent because the applicant had failed to file a notice of appeal alongside with application seeking leave to be joined.
He argued that the application was an abuse of court process as the applicant had already filed an appeal which was pending before the court and prayed the court to dismiss the application.

After listening to the parties, the court rose for about one hour to write its ruling. In its ruling, the court held that the judgment of the court of appeal relied on by Ubah was not certified and therefore could not be admitted by the court.
It further held that there was a pending appeal filed by the applicant before the court and this instant one had constituted an abuse of court process. The court, as a result, dismissed the application as being unmeritorious.
Meanwhile, the PDP yesterday inaugurated its National Campaign Committee, with an advice to the voters to disregard the candidate and vote for the party. Sambo said that though the party is commencing the campaign rather late, but warned that one week was not late to ensure that PDP wins the governorship election.

“I want to remind you that we have a strong battle and we will win this battle by the Grace of God,” said Sambo who appealed to PDP members that have left the party to come back and ensure victory for the party.
Speaking before inaugurating the campaign committee, Tukur charged the electorate in Anambra State to disregard the candidate but the party as there is no independent candidate in elections in Nigeria.
“It is not the messenger but the party. There is no independent candidate in elections,” he said while charging the campaign committee led by the Sambo to ensure that PDP comes victorious at the election.

I Did Not Slap Any Priest - Former Governor Of Anambra State Chris Ngige

Information reaching Naija Info Web  states that the senator representing Anambra Central senatorial zone and APC candidate in the November 16 Governorship election in Anambra State, Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige has described as false reports that he slapped a priest during Friday’s burial ceremony of the mother of the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor at Nanka in Orumba North Local Government area of Anambra State.
Dr Ngige, who spoke through the  Director, Media & Publicity in the his Campaign Organisation, Chief Charles Amilo,  noted that with Anambra State gubernatorial elections very close, all sorts of rumours will be flying around.

According to Chief Amilo: “Someone who was in All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) once paid heavily to create the fiction that Ngige was pelted with stones in Awka, but time and the flow of information proved him wrong.”
Continuing Amilo said: “Ngige has nothing to do with what they are twisting, but we do not blame opponents who are so afraid that they would destroy the billboards of another and fabricate lies against them. Being a Knight of the St John’s International, one of the highest Orders in the Catholic Church, Senator Ngige has no business arguing with a priest and in a church premises; so no person should believe that story.