Buhari’s Aide Suspended By APC

The All Progressive Congress, APC, Enugu State chapter has suspended the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on justice reform, Mrs. Juliet Ibekaku.

The presidential aide was suspended indefinitely alongside 19 others.

Chairman of APC in Enugu, Dr. Ben Nwoye announced this via a notice made available to DAILY POST titled: “Notice of Indefinite Suspension for Violation of Article 21 (A) (v) of our Party Constitution.”

The notice stated that, “APC national secretariat has been notified of their suspension. The affected individuals have 7 days from the date of this Notice to appeal their case.

“The affected persons are barred from attending any function organized or sponsored by the All Progressives Congress. Any member of the public dealing with them as members ‎of APC does so at their risk.”

Others said to have been suspended include Adolphus Udeh, (Deputy Chairman), Lolo Queen Ngozi Nwankwo (Woman Leader), Mr. Ikechukwu Oloto, (Youth Leader), Mr. Louis Okolo, (Assistant Secretary), Mr. Sydney Eze (Former Financial Secretary) Mr. Ebere Okolo (Former Treasurer), among others‎.

Meanwhile, Ibekaku was yet to respond to enquiries by DAILY POST on the matter.

By Emmanuel Uzodinma

Enugu: Police Alerts Public Over Activities Of Hoodlums

The Enugu State police command has alerted the public over the increasing cases of passengers and drivers being drugged and their valuables taken away from them by deceitful hoodlums of the state.

The Command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, revealed this in a statement on Monday in the state.

Amaraizu maintained that the command was trailing such unscrupulous elements who are involved in the crime.

“The command wishes to inform members of the public, particularly tri-cyclists or taxi drivers as well as other members of the public about the antics of hoodlums.

“The hoodlums at times present themselves as doing good by way of offering of edibles, fruit juice and drinks to their victims.

“Passengers and drivers are advised to be wary of this as it could serve as a ploy to make one eat and drink and thus, lose consciousness, thereby paving way for the victim deprived of his or tricycle, taxi or other valuables,’’ he said.

He called on members of the public to report any suspicious person, movement, object as well as suspicious gathering in their localities.

“Members of the public are further reminded on the need to be security conscious and report any suspicious movement and threat to peace in their environment to the police or sister security agencies.

“The state command distress call numbers are: 08032003702, 08075390883, 08086671202 and 08098880172.

“This can also be through our social media platforms: Twitter handle @policeNg_Enugu and face-book @Nigeriapoliceforceenugustatecommand.’’

Daily Post

SE, SS Govs Forum: Gov Udom Emmanuel Emerges As Chairman

Governors of the South East and South-South geopolitical zones rose from their joint inaugural meeting in Enugu, yesterday, stating that the two regions common heritage, culture and affinity.

The South East, South South Governors’ Forum also installed Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom as its chairman.

The governors, after the three-hour meeting, agreed on political cooperation.

They agreed to hold their next meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on August 27, 2017.

The meeting was attended by eight governors and a deputy governor; while two governors were absent.

The governors present were, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), David Umahi (Ebonyi), Udom Emmanuel (Akwa-Ibom), Ben Ayade (Cross River), Rochas Okorocha (Imo), and Nyesom Nike (Rivers).

Also in the meeting were Okezie Ikpazu (Abia), Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa) and Anambra Deputy Governor, Nkem Okeke, who represented Governor Willie Obiano.
Governors Ifeanyi Okowa and Godwin Obaseki of Delta and Edo states were absent at the meeting.

In a communiqué read by the chairman Udom Emmanuel, the Governors said that, “having reviewed the state of the nation, particularly as it affects us in the south-South and South East regions, we have agreed as follows: “To pursue inter regional cooperation of integration for the economic benefit of the two regions; to politically work together and realign as a people that share common heritage, culture and affinities.”

Host of the meeting, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi had in his welcome address described the meeting, the first in the current dispensation, as “the dawn of a new thinking that will lead to a mutual cooperation between the governments of South East and South-South zones.”

Chairman of South East Governors forum and Governor of Ebonyi state, Chief David Umahi in his address released by his Chief Press Secretary, Emmanuel Uzor, said that they were‎ meeting for the first time as governors of South-South and South East to brainstorm on various but salient issues affecting the two zones.

Umahi said, “We are meeting as brothers to talk about regional integration and find lasting solution to intermittent outbreak of interstate clashes arising from boundary disputes among the two regions.

“We are also talking about economic survival of the two regions and look at possible ways of bringing our ingenuity and making use of our huge deposit of both human and natural resources to attain economic viable zones in Nigeria.

“There is also need to discuss security, peace and unity of the two regions and find lasting solution to various salient issues that affect our unity in Nigeria.

“It is a meeting born out of love and desire to find cohesion among the two regions and I am happy that my brother Governors responded to the call even at the short notice given to them. In other words, we are discussing regional and national interest.‎”

By John Owen Nwachukwu

Enugu Archbishop Warns Nnamdi Kanu Against Divisive Utterances

The Head of the Enugu Province of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop Emmanuel Chukwuma has sounded a note of warning to the leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, over the statements he had made since he was released from detention on bail.

According to him, Kanu must watch his utterances.

In an interview with the SUN newspaper, Chukwuma advised the IPOB leader to seek the advice of elders so as not to derail even as he reviewed the the polity and declared that nobody should drag the country into another war.

He said: “IPOB should know that if they want to get the blessings of the elders and some of us, they should be cautioned in the way they act. Otherwise, if we back out from them, they will lose relevance.

“Since Kanu came out, has he come to see me? But we fought and talked about him. All he does is to be talking about Judaism. Where do we have Judaism in the East? He shouldn’t be a religious bastard. Has he come to see me?

“And many of us fought for him and he came out. Look, Kanu is not an Igbo leader. So he should cool down otherwise he will lose his relevance. He is not an Igbo leader.

“He did not see the civil war, so I’m not happy with him. I am bitter with Kanu because those who fought for him and those who spoke out on his behalf. He has not even visited some of us. Rather he is talking rubbish somewhere else.

“We don’t want anybody to put us into war. We must come to discuss and he must be cautioned to mind what he is saying sometimes. Because as far as I am concerned most of us are talking on his behalf but he has not come. Rather he is going to profess himself to be a Jew or whatever. Was it Judaism that saved him?

“We prayed for him. We talked about him. Many of us were given bad names but up till now he hasn’t even come to pay homage and for us to advise him.

“So whatever he is saying he is saying it on his own. It is his followers and all these people who are now listening to him, particularly even some of the Igbo in the Diaspora that may be sponsoring him. They should be careful and stop disrupting our peace here and giving us a bad name.

“These youths are becoming, somehow, very much unscrupulous. Our youths are also not controlling their own temper. And they are people of today.

“We don’t throw away what the youths are saying but we must caution them, because if you hear what the people on Radio Biafra are saying, they are insulting even the elders in the East, which is not good.

“They should control their statements and they should respect elders. I have said it before, even among our people that we have to respect ourselves.

“We must also have a political and economic base before we can begin to take off. Put our home in order and love ourselves; we should shun arrogance and pomposity among our people.

“The politicians must know that they also have a duty to perform to serve their constituencies.”

By Chijioke Jannah

Chime Explains Why PDP Wont Field Candidates In 2019

A former Governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime, has called on politicians who intend to contest the 2019 general election in the state to join the All Progressives Congress.

Chime said the Peoples Democratic Party would not be able to field candidates in 2019.

The former governor spoke at a rally organised to welcome some prominent ex-PDP members, who defected to the APC in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State.

He stressed that PDP’s ‘demise’ coincided with APC’s rise, urging all intending political office seekers to move to the APC.

“APC is a young party that came at a time the PDP was dying. Some former members of the PDP joined hands in forming the APC and it is waxing stronger.

“To demonstrate its seriousness, it took power after just one year in existence – that is why we came out to identify with the APC, a party that, when you belong to it, your body and soul will be at rest. The PDP will not contest election next time.

“We felt aggrieved that the PDP died, so we will guard the APC jealously,” Chime said.

The Chairman of the APC in Enugu State, Dr Ben Nwoye, who supervised the registration of the new members, urged the people of the state to join the party in order to enjoy more dividends of democracy.

               

By Ameh Comrade Godwin