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Unknown Gunmen Behe@ds Anambra Lawmaker in a cold blood.

The Anambra Lawmaker representing Soludo’s constituency, Okechukwu Okoye who was kidnapped a few days ago has been behe@ded by unidentified Gunmen. His freshIy behe@ded he@d was mounted at Chisco park in Amichi community.

14/05/2022

Video: Violent Protest erupts in Sokoto amid call by Iman to release suspected murderers of Deborah Samuel.

09/05/2022

JUST IN: Former President Goodluck Jonathan Defects To APC, Picks Presidential Forms

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has picked the expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. (APC).

A northern group picked the forms on behalf of Jonathan at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja.

Jonathan is yet to announce his defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC. - Chukwudi Iwuchukwu

20/04/2022

APC releases the approved amount for the Nomination forms of elective position under the All Progressive Congress (APC).

1. House of Assembly - N2,000,000
2. House of Representatives - N10,000,000
3. Senate - N20,000,000
4. Governorship - N50,000,000
4. Presidential - N100,000,000

14/04/2022

EFCC arrests ex-Gov Obiano’s wife

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has taken into custody Eberechukwu, the wife of the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano.

The former Anambra First Lady, who has been under investigation, is currently in the custody of the commission in Abuja.

It was learnt that Mrs Obiano was being questioned for alleged fraud.

Mrs Obiano caused a stir after she became involved in a brawl with a former Nigerian ambassador to Spain and wife of Biafra warlord, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, during the swearing-in of Prof Chukwuma Soludo as Anambra State Governor on March 17.

She is seeking to contest in the 2023 elections to represent Anambra North District at the Senate under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.

Her arrest is coming about a month after her husband was apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, as he attempted to leave for the United States, hours after handing over to his successor, Soludo.

He was subsequently moved to Abuja the following day and quizzed over the alleged diversion of N37 billion security vote and N5bn SURE-P fund.

The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said he was not aware of Mrs Obiano’s arrest and promised to find out but he did not respond to further inquiries.

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14 April 2022

11/04/2022

Bianca Slap: A Clearer Video Trending.

09/04/2022

Video: Amaechi shows off physical fitness as he declares to run for president in Port Harcourt.

08/04/2022

The first Black American to sit on the highest court in America, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson makes an acceptance speech.

Newly confirmed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes emotional as she notes it took one generation of her family to go from segregation to a sitting member of the US Supreme Court.

08/04/2022

Gospel artiste, Sister Osinachi popularly known for her song Ekwueme has passed away.

May her soul Rest In Peace 💔

Farewell Osinachi
Farewell Ekwueme
Farewell the Lord's golden voice .

- DCI

08/04/2022

Rendition is allowed in Terrorism Charges of Nnamdi Kanu - FG Lawyer

08/04/2022

Court Strikes Out 8 of 15 Terrorism FG Charges Against Nnamdi Kanu.

Princess-Ekwi Ajide (ABS Abuja Bureau Chief)

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out eight out of the 15 count charges preferred by the federal government against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

The Justice Binta Nyako court freed Nnamdi Kanu of eight counts charges slammed on him by the Federal Government on Friday, while ruling on a preliminary objection filed by the IPOB leader challenging the validity of the 15-count amended charge preferred against him by the federal government.

“In this instant preliminary objection application, I have read the counts and come to the conclusion that counts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14 have not disclosed any offense against the Defendant.

“‘Counts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 15 shows some allegations, which the Defendant has to answer" the court ruled.

05/04/2022

BREAKING: PDP abandons zoning, throws open 2023 presidential race.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zoning committee has thrown open the race for the presidential ticket of the party to all regions of the country ahead of its presidential primary. The decision was taken on Tuesday, April 5 after a meeting of the committee at the party's headquarters in Abuja.

After three meetings in the last two weeks, a source who is a member of the 37 man zoning committee told the Daily Post newspaper that the Governor Samuel Ortom-led committee has also recommended that the ticket be open. The source said after the over three hours meeting in Abuja:

“We have resolved that the ticket be thrown open. This will allow those who have bought forms to contest.” Addressing journalists after the meeting, Ortom said: “We have just finished our meeting, after we rose from our meeting last week, today we decided that we would meet, and by the grace of God, we have unanimously adopted a position that will be sent to the National Executive Committee (NEC) of our party that appointed us.

“The good news for our teaming supporters of the PDP and Nigerians is that we have resolved and every one of us, the 37 members unanimously adopted the position that we are going to present to NEC.” Reacting to the news, a former spokesman of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh wrote on Facebook:

“Thank you our distinguished 37 wise men. It is all over. Indeed you have chosen reasoning over sentiment, progress over personal ambition, and party unity over the lure of monetary inducement. “The next campaign is to canvass for southeast consensus. Yes, we do not have the numbers, yes our members have chosen to be loud-mouthed and aggressive instead of pursuing diplomatic engagements.

“But please look unto our three aspirants, consider their personal competence, capacity, and merit. Do not visit the sins of the children on the fathers. Our aspirants rank among the best.

05/04/2022

Igbos cannot rule Nigeria unless the curse Tafawa Balewa placed on them is reversed - Pastor Tunde Bakare

The General Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has in a video disclosed what God told him to do so that Igbos will rule Nigeria.

He has said God told him to break the curse Tafawa Balewa placed on them before he died so the Igbos can rule like every other tribe in the country.
He disclosed this while preaching to his congregation.

Watch the video

04/04/2022

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Biafra Agitation is as a Result of the Failed System—Sheikh Nuru Khalid, the Suspended Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters Mosque

03/04/2022

ND Benz donates campaign vehicle to Ekweremmadu.

"Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed - John 20:29

Thank you, Agbo Eze Ndubuisi (ND Benz) and family for believing, and for supporting us. May it be unto Enugu according to your words. Amen.

A New Enugu is loading."





Sen. Ike Ekweremmadu

03/04/2022

Monday sit at home cannot stop you from working for Ndi Anambra and Igbo land.-

Emeka Tony Chukwu Writes An Open Letter To The Governor Of Anambra State.

There is no Igbo man who is not happy and in support of your government although many including myself supported election boycott but, looking at your records, you are a full blooded Igbo man!. We now give you that support.

For some days now since you Officially took over as the new governor of Anambra State, you have been trying to dissipate more energy on the issue of Monday sit at home than other things.

Mr. Governor, one thing you must understand is that Monday sit at home cannot stop you from working for Ndi Anambra and Igbo land.

When Ipob Leadership started this sit at home, many of us welcomed it because that's the only thing we can use not to pay Mazi Nnamdi kanu back for his efforts for us.

Sadly, some hoodlums took the opportunity to inflict heavy attacks on our people. The attack on students writing waec in Imo state made Ipob to officially lift the Monday sit at home!.

Even at this, the people are still observing it today because that's a little sacrifice we are using to say Thank you Mazi Nnamdi kanu for standing for us when we had no voice!.

Sir, one thing you must understand is that no one or group is influencing this sit at home. It is a voluntary action. Infact, when Ipob lifted it, they made it known that they are not against those observing it but the attacks on those who are not observing it must stop!.

Sir, Monday sit at is not the cause of poor economy in South East rather our so called leaders. I have a proof to this.

1. How come Obiano met over 75b, $150m from Peter obi and embezzled it leaving just 400m for you with over 100b debt!. Is the sit at home the cause?

2. If you go to Abia State, you will ask wether those who claimed to be our leaders really loved Igbo land. For over 21 years, Abia State under the trio of Orji Uzor Kalu, T.A Orji and Okezie Ikpeazu has become an eyesore!. Infact, it is now worst under the current incompetent Ikpeazu who has looted the state dry! Is sit at home the cause?

3. Sir go to Imo State where hope Uzodimma has turned to a war zone while he doubles his looting through the so called security vote. Can we also blame the sit at home?

4. What of Enugu state that Ugwuanyi has handed over to God while it keeps deteriorating. Should we blame sit at home?

5. Can we talk about Ebonyi that Ebubeagu and communal crisis have taken over while UMAHI does nothing about it?

Mr. SOLUDO, can you in all sincerity tell us any hospital, school, industry etc that is working in Igbo land?

Do we have electricity? Can we boast of good roads? Where are the infrastructures?

In all these, we have governors, senators, rep members, state House of assembly members etc. What are they doing?

The airport Obiano built in Anambra state, can this kind of Airport be accepted in USA where he was rushing to visit in less than 6 hours after handling Anambra state over to you?

Mr. Governor, what you need now is to reach out to Ndi Anambra both home and abroad to bring their wealth of experience in developing Anambra state.

I am happy you met Obi Cubana , you have to meet others. It's time to bring their industries, businesses etc back home and you make sure you give them enabling environment!

Again, you must also recover every penny Obiano embezzled!!!

These are what you ought to be doing than being preoccupied with the issue of sit at home!!

Ndigbo practice democracy and are Republican in nature!. If someone says he doesn't want to leave his /her house, it's their right to do so!.

Like I said earlier, nobody is influencing this sit at home!! If anyone attack people in Anambra in the name of enforcing sit at home, deal with the person or group!

Until Mazi Nnamdi kanu Is out, it will continue voluntarily but I don't support Infiltrators using it to attack PEOPLE!!!
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I am Emeka Tony Chukwu

Write from Enugu State.

WhatsApp: 09077612873

Email: [email protected]

03/04/2022

Video: Nelly Iduu, one of the IPOB Autopilot faction calls out Gov. Soludo for trying to stop Monday Sit-at-Home

03/04/2022

Video: Nelly Iduu, one of the IPOB Autopilot faction calls out Gov. Soludo for trying to stop Monday Sit-at-Home

02/04/2022

Why South East Deserves An Extra State – Ekweremadu

The South East deserves an extra state to match up with other regions in the country, especially in the areas of governance and distribution of resources, among others.

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, made the demand during a programme ‘Open Square’ which aired on Channels Television on Saturday.

He decried the ratio of lawmakers from the region to those from other geopolitical zones, saying the situation was affecting the South East representation in the National Assembly.

“The number is lopsided because of the way the states were created,” the lawmaker said. “Right now, South East has just five states when others have seven and six. With the Senate of three senators per state, we have just 15, some have 18 and some have 21.

“When it comes to voting, even in terms of resources distribution, we are short-changed. If you go to the House of Representatives, it is a similar thing. I believe that the fair thing to do is for the country to agree for us to have an extra state for the South East, so that it will enable us to match with the rest of the country in terms of opportunity at the National Assembly.”

Channels Television
02 April 2022

02/04/2022

IPOB PRESS RELEASE | 01/04/2022

SIMON EKPA AND HIS GANG ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CRIMINALITY IN SOUTHEAST

We the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, under the leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, wish to tell Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State that IPOB is not responsible for the criminality in Southeast, including Anambra State. The Governor should know that our enemies are committing atrocities using our name in their desperation to blackmail IPOB.

It is a certain Simon Ekpa and his criminal gang called Autopilots that are carrying out threats against people’s lives because of non-existent Monday sit-at-home are criminals, kidnappers and robbers. These people disturbing the peace of our people are not IPOB members. They should be treated as criminals. IPOB doesn't shed blood. We are a peaceful movement.

We wish to reiterate once again that IPOB has cancelled Monday sit- at-home order and anybody or group enforcing the relaxed order is neither from IPOB nor from IPOB volunteer group. Any governor in the region who deemed it fit to stop non-existent Monday sit-at-home order in the region is free to do so. Governor Soludo has taken the lead and the IPOB shall support him.

Anyone caught adding to the pain of our people in the name of enforcing Monday sit-at-home order will be treated like the enemy that he or she is.

We, therefore, warn these agents of darkness using the name of IPOB to enforce a non-existent sit-at-home to desist before we lay hands on them.

Why should such unpatriotic elements be inflicting pain on our people and dragging our image to the mud?

IPOB remains a non-violent movement and our peaceful approach for Biafra restoration has not changed.

It will be recalled that IPOB leadership called for the Monday Sit-At-Home, and the same IPOB leadership has cancelled it.

Nobody was given the mandate to enforce the same suspended sit-at-home using the name of IPOB.

The only day sit-at-home will be observed in Biafraland is when our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is appearing in court, and we shall as usual make it public for all to know.

We hereby direct community leaders, market leaders, church leaders, and other institutions of authority in Biafra land to arrest any hoodlum trying to enforce any sit-at-home on Mondays and hand them over to IPOB.

Such criminal elements must be treated in a language they understand.

Again it has become imparative to state that IPOB led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has nothing whatsoever to do with the recent attack on Nnewi South Headquarters/Secretariat.

COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR IPOB.

02/04/2022

Soludo moves to Clean Anambra, begins with Okpoko

01/04/2022

Excerpts from Ekweremmadu's Interview with Journalists on Zoning.

In 2023, do you foresee any threat from the APC in Enugu State?

To be modest, Enugu is about 70 per cent PDP. So, I do not see any threat from APC. The only thing that can cause problem is if we are unable to put our house in order and if we have rancorous primaries. Maybe, some people will split and get angry and all of that. This is because a man, who is unfairly treated, will not be interested in peace.

In case you fail at the primary, do you plan to defect to another party?

If I wanted to defect, I would have done that a long time. You know what I went through since 2015 till date under APC. If I wanted, I would have left like others. So, I have no such plans. I have friends across the world who are politicians. They would be so disappointed in me. I have given lectures all over the world on the subject of democracy. In politics, you fail, you succeed and rise. Sometimes, you fail and you wake up again. I am not afraid of failure. So, I am not going to any other party. I will remain in PDP.

What is your take on the agitation for a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction?

First of all, let me explain this with what we have in Enugu State. Our state has three senatorial zones and somehow, all the zones have had the governorship seat. So, everybody can come with his own argument. Remember, I told you that my own cultural zone has not produced the governor of the state. That is understandable. But the truth of the matter is that whether we like it or not, every zone here has produced the governor of the state. It is not the same thing with the Federal Government.

We have six geo-political zones in the country. The other four zones have produced the President, except South East and North East. But even at that, we used to have three regions –the northern, western and Eastern regions. Within those enclaves, you can see that the North has had the Presidency severally. The South West has also had a fair share. You have three major ethnic groups –the Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba. So far, the two major ethnic groups, including a minority have had it except the Igbo.

We had a war in Nigeria and if you like, the Igbo were defeated and with what is happening, how are you going to reintegrate the country without accommodating the Igbo? We had a similar situation in Canada; the people of Quebec had been agitated to leave the country and one of the things they did to bring the country together was to consciously give that side of the country the opportunity to produce the President. So, that is why our own case is different. There is need for national integration, justice and equity. There is even need to give an Igbo man the opportunity to showcase his Nigerianess.

PDP seems scared of zoning its presidential ticket, why?

It is understandable; if you are sick, they would come with all kinds of recommendations on how to recover. That is the situation the PDP has found itself now; PDP is determined to return to power and Nigerians also want a change of government. So, the PDP out of desperation is prepared to have anybody from anywhere, as long as the person would win the presidency. Sometimes they overlook the justice of the matter.

Source: Guardian Newspaper
10 April 2022

01/04/2022

Excerpts from Ekweremmadu's Interview with Journalists on Zoning.

You said the issue of zoning by the Enugu elite is for selfish reasons but don’t you think that nationally, even the grassroots now understand and believe in the concept of zoning?

Unfortunately, it is not making sense in Enugu. What they did was first to organise what they called rallies.

They started with Enugu East to drum more support and spent N100m. When they spent the N100m, nothing happened and Ekweremadu kept pushing. They went to Enugu North and spent another N100m or more; they thought I would announce I am no more running but it did not stop anything. So, they said ok, the final thing let them go to my senatorial zone; they spent another N100m. In fact, one of the persons who organised the thing, Hyde Onuaguluchi did not know what they were up to and at the arena, when they said it was to drum support for zoning, he said no that there was nothing like zoning. How can you say it was for zoning and myself and Hyde Onuaguluchi, Jim Nwobodo and all others were not there? It was just a group of people that came round to say they were zoning in 2013. The same people; so it is not making sense to the people. Most of our supporters today are from different parts of the state. So, zoning in Enugu State is an elitist discussion. Less than one percent of the people in government are those driving it. Other people don’t care about it.

But there is a 2013 document, which has your signature, indicating that you were in the meeting that agreed on the zoning arrangement in the state?

You are a journalist and you know what can happen with such signatures. I do not want to bother myself about that.

Without the support of your governor, do you think that your structure can pull through the primaries?

I always believe that it is God that gives power. It is not about my structure and anybody; it is God that gives power. You have seen it happen many times. Governor Okowa of Delta State, when he wanted to contest for governorship, his governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan did not support him and had a different person in mind, yet by the grace of God, he emerged. In Adamawa, the current governor, Fintri, defeated the sitting governor; in Bauchi, the current one Bala defeated the sitting governor. In Oyo, the present governor, Seyi Makinde defeated the person the governor was sponsoring and the same governor, who even wanted to go to the Senate, was defeated too by somebody, who is now in the Senate. So, I am not worried about those things. That is why I had to give you the background of my ambition. God himself perfects my life. Sometimes, certain things happen; God does not do ordinary things; he does extraordinary things.

Source: The Guardian Newspaper
01 April 2022

01/04/2022

Excerpts from Ekweremmadu' Interview with Journalists on Zoning.

Wasn’t there a time that stakeholders in Enugu agreed on power rotation?

Let us take it back and start from 1999. Remember that Jim Nwobodo is from the same Enugu East; he wanted to support somebody from my own cultural zone, Awgu because he believed that we have been cheated. He was supporting a man called Okey Igwe but unfortunately, something happened in 1998 during the local government election; there was a crisis in his house and somebody was killed. So, he was arrested and detained and it was getting close to primaries. Jim Nwobodo did not know what to do. His own people, the Nkanu said, you have to abandon this man. Let us look for one of our brothers and make him the governor. These were all blackmail and that was how Chimaroke was supported and he became the governor.

That injustice has never been addressed till now. When Onoh, defeated Jim Nwobodo just from the next local government, he became governor before that government was removed. When democracy resumed again, the next person that became governor was somebody from Nsukka, Okwesilieze Nwodo but he did not complete his tenure as the army intervened again. So, when democracy eventually returned, remember that Okwy from Enugu North has governed and if there was an arrangement, if there was zoning, it could have come to my place. It now went back to Nkanu when Jim Nwobodo had just finished as governor. It was from the same neighbourhood in Nkanu West where Chimaroke comes from. So, when Chimaroke now finished, he supported Sullivan Chime, not because there was any zoning and he knows that; I was there too. It was because of friendship of so many years.

By the time Sullivan finished, the two Senatorial zones of Enugu East and Enugu West had the opportunity of producing governors and it made sense to any human being that the only remaining zone, Enugu North should produce the governor. It is just like if you have three pieces of meat in a plate and two have taken, there is no argument about who owns the third one.

They said they came and zoned to Enugu North, how do you do that? They said it was in 2013, when it was only one zone remaining. They did not say there was zoning in 1979 or 1999 and they said it was in 2013 when two zones had already taken their turns; that is when you woke up and start talking about zoning. So, it is all selfish agenda. Anybody talking about zoning in Enugu State, go and interrogate his reasons. It is either he has somebody in mind he wants to put or there is somebody he wants to stop. So, it is not borne of any antecedents, justice for anybody or the goodwill of Enugu people.

As I said, you cannot be talking of such things that can divide us because zoning will only divide us the more. The only thing that can unite us now is competence, equity and justice to all.

A time would come when you are going to have a revolution, if the situation is not handled very well. My own plan in Enugu in the first two years is to, at least build two industries in every local government, as a low hanging fruit, you would be able to get everybody at work where they would now have specialisation. We shall do something different.

Source: The Guardian Newspaper
01 April 2022

01/04/2022

Excerpts from Ekweremmadu's Interview with Journalists on Zoning.

Former Deputy Senate President and Enugu State governorship aspirant, Senator Ike Ekweremadu spoke to reporters on the contentious issue of zoning in Enugu State, describing zoning advocates in the state as selfish politicians. He also explained why Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is scared of zoning its presidential ticket.

What are your plans for 2023 general elections?

I have had enough of the Senate and people persuaded me for the governorship. There were two things I needed to do, one was to pray over the matter and the next was to have a conversation with my friend, Governor Ugwuanyi. I told him during one of my meetings with him and I urged him not to give me instant answer. I asked him to consult and pray over it, which I believe he is still doing.

But I have maintained my personal relationship with him because I try to keep my political relationship with people different from my personal relationship with them. That is why people are surprised when they see me with somebody and they say oh, they thought you are quarreling with this person, why are you still relating with him with both of you hugging each other. These things are not personal; politics is different. I believe that after politics, there is life.

Now, the other issue people try to dramatise is zoning in Enugu State and it became a national issue, as if Enugu is the only state in Nigeria. The truth of the matter is that, we have three senatorial districts like every other state; we have Enugu East, Enugu North and Enugu West. Enugu North where the present governor comes from had produced two governors in the persons of Okwesilieze Nwodo from Igbo Etiti and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi from Udenu.

The other zone is the Enugu East, which is now saying it is its turn. But unfortunately, they have produced three governors –C.C. Onoh from Enugu North local government, Jim Nwobodo from Enugu South local council and Chimaroke Nnamani from Nkanu West council.

Then the third zone is Enugu West where I come from. The only governor the zone has produced is Sullivan Chime. Remember, some people select their governors from the cultural groups in a state. In Enugu, we have four cultural groups. We have the Nsukka speaking people of Enugu State, which as I said have produced two governors. We have the Nkanu people of Enugu State, they have produced, if you like, two governors. Let me say that C.C. Onoh is an Udi speaking person. So, Udi has produced two, which are Onoh and Sullivan. Then there is the fourth one, which is Awgu and it has never produced a governor. Awgu is one of the cultural zones. It is just like if you go to a place like Benue and you have the Idoma and Tiv. If you go to Abia, you have the Ngwa speaking people, Ikwuano and all of that. In Enugu, that is the situation, Awgu people have never produced a governor.

I have been a Senator for a long time; this is my fourth time. I am not looking down at my colleagues but because I was privileged to be the Deputy Senate President, I did not see myself as just Enugu Senator. I extended what I have been doing to the rest of the zones and even beyond. As I speak with you today, I am the only Senator from Enugu, who can say I have touched the lives of people from every senatorial zone while my colleagues concentrated on their own zones.

I have done roads, water and electricity projects in the other zones and they know it. The governor knows. The water project that we started in Enugu, I have extended it to Enugu North because they have water underground; so it is easy to get water there but the other senatorial zones, just like my own part of Enugu State, do not have water underground because of the coal formation.

I think what Enugu people now want is a man, who would provide water, jobs, electricity, healthcare and somebody who would develop the place. I am talking about a governor for everybody, making sure that every part of Enugu State is taken care of. Because of my attitude in the direction of making sure that I reach out to everybody, what they call me in Enugu is ‘enye ndi ebea, enye ndi ebea’ (when you give to people here, you give to people there). I don’t have boundaries. So, that is the people’s perception of me. That is why they believe that even as a governor, I can govern for everyone. It is not a matter of concentrating the appointments to one part of the state. I will never do anything like that. I have five local governments that I am representing. I made sure that each of them gets equal attention. So, that has marked me out, as somebody who is not given to sectional politics. People believe that I can be governor for everybody.

Again, I have gathered so much experience and contacts, which I have used to help my people. The government resources are getting lean, so we need people, who can think out of the box. We need people, who have sufficient contacts to attract the private sector. If you do not have credibility and people cannot trust you, nobody is going to put money in your state or country. You need to first of all, build that trust and confidence, which I have built over the years. Even now that I am just trying to run, I am getting calls all over the world; these are people who said that if you succeed, we will be there for you and we would bring investors. I spoke with the Nigerian Ambassador to Portugal just two days ago, you can ask him, he said if I become governor, they would bring investors for me.

Those are the kind of calls I am getting the world over. That is also why people believe that I would make a difference. So, this is a challenging time and we need somebody, who has an extraordinary experience that can manage not just the resources but also human beings in the enclave called Enugu State. That is my story.

Source: The Guardian Newspaper
01 April 2022