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2023 Presidential Poll: Igbo Group Vows to Stage 1 Million-man March In Support of Dr. Ibrahim Bello Dauda
An Igbo pressure group under the aegis of South East Network For Good Governance (SENFG) has reiterated its call on Dr. Ibrahim Bello Dauda to throw his hat into the presidential contest ahead of the 2023 general polls saying he represents generation of finest Nigerian technocrats.
The group also vowed to mobilize one million man march in support of the business man cum politician for the overall benefit of Nigeria.
The group noted that considering his wealth of experience, youthful energy, charisma and personal integrity and overall accomplishments in business and administrative spheres, it was upbeat that Dauda will bail the country from its current economic and social malaise.
During a high powered stakeholders meeting at their secretariat complex in Ebonyi State, the group reiterated since they called on the business man to contest, Nigerians from all walks of life have been lending their support saying that they are ready to go to every nook and cranny to mobilize support for Dr. Bello because of the confidence they had in him.
Convener of the event, noted that Bello is a down to earth, trust worthy, reliable and patriotic Nigerian who has the pedigree and clout to rescue Nigeria out of the woods.
“His wealth of experience in the socio economic realm of Nigeria’s life placed him above all other contenders.
“A thoroughbred technocrat, an excellent administrator, down to earth politician and the quintessence of hard work, equity and transparency, Dauda has what it takes to bail Nigeria out of the woods,” he said.
He urged Dauda to as a matter of urgency and expediency, he should hanker to the calls of Nigerians to come and serve the country for the good of all.
” As a group of of concerned Nigerians who want the best for the country, we are appealing on you to throw your heart into the ring for the good of the good of all,” he said.
The group under the aegis “Southeast Network For Good Governance” (SENFG), has advocated for the declaration of EL-DABI following his wealth of experiences in the Social, Economic, and Financial management.
In his years of political participation, his youth friendly attributes has distinguished him amongst many other leaders.
Amongst many of his qualities, Dr. Ibrahim Bello Dauda is a highly motivated and passionate professional, who conceived several ideas and made some of them worthwhile projects that have affected the
lives of people, have thrived, and done well in challenging situations as it has undoubtedly brought out the best in his abilities.
The National coordinator of the group (SENFGG), Hon. Ngene Chinomso reiterated that for Nigeria to work, that it requires a man such as El-Dabi for a true repositioning of the nation to the envy of other nations.
In his statement, the coordinator stated that at this point, the country demands for a young, vibrant and financial expert to revive the country’s economy.
On the security challenges bedeviling our dear nation, he possesses the “technical know-how” to tackling the ugly situations through his wealth of experiences in information communication and technology.
Dr. Bello is he who the cap fits and we call on him to step in and answer this clarion call to building a better Nigeria we all desire. (The Newshawk)
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INEC Staff Welfare Association Warns Members Against Manipulating Election Results
The Abia Chapter of the INEC Staff Welfare Association (ISWA) has warned its members to uphold the integrity of the commission and guard against the culture of manipulating election results.
The Abia Chairman of the association, Mr Collins Eze, gave the advice at the group’s general meeting and end-of-year party in Umuahia.
Speaking in an interview with newsmen on the sideline of the ceremony, Eze said that the staff members were adequately aware of their enormous responsibility and should ensure free, fair and credible elections.
He said: “We have also told our colleagues that anywhere they find themselves they should make sure that they do the needful by ensuring transparency in the conduct of elections.
“We have always told them not to allow anybody to induce them with money to manipulate election results.
“I’m happy that they have been building the capacity of our colleagues on election processes.
“So, in the coming years, we won’t have any problem in ensuring free, fair and peaceful elections.”
He said that the end-of-year party was special as it afforded them the opportunity “to wine and dine together as well as thank God for sustaining them in 2024”.
Eze said that his leadership had introduced various means of assisting members in dire financial needs by providing platforms to solicit suppory for them.
He expressed gratitude to members for their support and cooperation, describing them as the “secret behind the success of this administration”.
He said that 34 of at least 350 staff members of the commission in the state retired from service in 2024.
According to him, the development has placed a huge financial burden on the association, in terms of their welfare and entitlement as members.
Report says that each member received a carton of tomato paste as Christmas gift from the association. (NAN)
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Be Thankful APC Didn’t Probe Your Administrations, Okechukwu Tells PDP
A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has told the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to be thankful to God that its 16-year administration was not probed by the successive APC-led governments.Okechukwu stated this on Tuesday in Abuja, while reacting to a statement by PDP congratulating Ghanaians for the conduct of free, fair and transparent general elections.
Report says that PDP had, in a statement, said that the verdict of the people of Ghana in the presidential election was a signal to the APC that its days were numbered. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, had said in the statement that the power of the people in Nigeria, just like in Ghana, would ‘surely prevail and end the APC’s oppressive rule’.This, he said, would “return Nigeria to the path of good governance, security, political stability and economic prosperity on the platform of the PDP in 2027.”However, in his reactions to Ologunagba’s statement, Okechukwu said that the PDP clan should thank God that former President Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Tinubu, out of sheer statesmanship, had refused to probe ‘the 16 locus years of PDP administrations’.Okechukwu, a former Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), described the 16 years of PDP administrations as ones full of squandering and lack of plan.He said that Nigeria had yet to recover from the humongous culture of impunity and trust deficit planted by PDP on the Nigerian soil.Okechukwu said corruption was among the culture of impunity, saying it governed the privatisation of Nigeria’s electricity value chain, a key element in the country’s industrialisation drive.“Another is the blatant rigging of the 2007 general elections which the foremost beneficiary, President Umaru Yar’Adua, out of good conscience and noble magnanimity, publicly acknowledged the malfeasance which characterised his victory,” he said.Okechukwu also mentioned what he called conscienceless sale of the legislative and ministerial quarters, the annual rentage of which, he said, was bleeding the country’s treasury.“Another one is the neglect of $23 billion Greenfield Refinery, which could have saved over $70 billion expended on importation of refined petroleum products and which simulated the economic hardship of today,” he said.On why, for nine years, the APC administration could not fix those challenges, he recalled the efforts made by the Buhari administration to reopen talks on the Greenfield Refinery which, according to him, the Chinese regrettably rebuffed.The former VON director-general said that Nigerians were not in a hurry to forget the deliberate breach of the rotational convention of president from the north to the south.He said that the country could not also forget the utter disregard for Section 7 of the PDP’s constitution which expressly mandated zoning.Okechukwu advised the PDP not to insult the sensibilities of Nigerians by assuming that citizens would easily forget how they were put in the harms way.He said that PDP should thank God that Buhari and Tinubu did not want to probe them, adding “that’s why Nigerians cannot decipher the difference between the two political parties.” (NAN)POLITICS
LG Administration Central to Democracy in Nigeria -Nwoko
Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta) says that Local Government Administration is central to democracy in Nigeria as it ensures grassroots governance and service delivery at the local level.This is contained in a statement signed by Dr Michael Nwoko, the Chief of Staff to the lawmaker in Abuja on Monday.Nwoko said this on the occasion of the presentation of an award “Icon of Hope” to him by the Association of Local Government Vice Chairmen of Nigeria (ALGOVC).
He was represented by his Chief of Staff. He said that the importance of local government administration in the country could not be overemphasised, as it was the bedrock of democracy.According to him, local governments in Nigeria play key roles in the country’s democracy by promoting participatory democracy, providing services, and representing citizens.“Local Governments help determine local needs and how to meet them. They also act as a link between the centre, state, and local people.“They are created to decentralise power and bring the government closer to the people. They perform both mandatory and concurrent functions.“It is in view of this that I took it upon myself to enhance the viability of local governments through the Paris and London club loan refunds,”he said.Dr Folashade Olabanji-Oba, ALGOVC National Chairman, while presenting the award at its 7th Annual National Conference, said the award was in recognition of the lawmaker’s significant contributions to strengthening local government administration.She highlighted Nwoko’s critical role in ensuring the Paris and London Club loan refunds, a financial breakthrough she said enhanced the capacity of local governments nationwide.(NAN)