Tag: Ikpeazu
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Why I’m running against Ikpeazu again in 2019 – Otti
Dr. Alex Otti, a former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2015 general elections in Abia on Friday declared his interest to run again in 2019. Otti, a former banker and renowned financial expert, told a mammoth crowd of his supporters at the Ngwa High School, Aba, venue of the…
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Supreme Court affirms election of Ikpeazu, fines Nwosu N4m
The Supreme Court on Friday in Abuja dismissed an application filed by Mr Friday Nwosu, praying the court to disqualify Mr Okezie Ikpeazu as democratically elected governor of Abia. Nwosu, a governorship aspirant in the 2014 PDP governorship primaries had challenged the nomination and emergence of Ikpeazu as the state governor on the grounds that…
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Proposed Enyimba Economic City will be Nigeria’s Dubai – Ikpeazu
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State on Saturday affirmed that the proposed Enyimba Economic City in Aba will be Nigeria’s “Dubai”. Besides, he said that the “City” would be a business community that would close the economic gaps in the South-East and South-South. Ikpeazu, who disclosed this when he featured at the News Agency of…
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NJC condemns Ikpeazu’s removal of Abia Chief Judge, suspends acting CJ
The National Judicial Council has condemned and described as illegal the removal of the chief judge of Abia State,Theresa Uzokwe, by the state’s House of Assembly last week. The council also queried and suspended Obisike Orji, the newly appointed judge (acting). The regulatory body, NJC, made its decision known in a statement on Wednesday. The…
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SERAP calls on Abia governor to restore suspended CJ
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to take appropriate legal actions to seek remedies if Justice Theresa Uzokwe is not restored as the Chief Judge of Abia. In a statement on Sunday in Lagos, the human rights group said that it would employ the National Judicial Council (NJC) and United Nations special…
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Herdsmen saga: Ikpeazu rejects colony proposal by Nigerian government
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has rejected the Federal Government’s proposal of establishing colonies for cattle herders in Abia State. Ikpeazu stated that Abia state will not cede any part of her territory to Fulani herdsman as colony for cattle. The governor, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Enyinnaya Appolos,said,…
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2019: I won’t seek re-election if I fail to achieve my goals for Abia state – Gov Ikpeazu
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, says he would only seek re-election in 2019, after successful completion of projects initiated by his administration across the state. Ikpeazu disclosed this while speaking in a political programme “Osinachi”, at the Broadcasting Corporation of Abia monitored in Aba on Friday. “There are a few things which I am saying…
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Abia Governor hails NDDC’s new spirit of collaboration
The Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has commended the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission for imbibing a new spirit of collaboration in the development of the Niger Delta region. Governor Ikpeazu spoke when members of the Board and Management of NDDC paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House…
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Shoot your movie in Abia, get N10m bonus, Ikpeazu tells NFC
As part of the efforts to develop tourism sites and promote tourism potential in Abia, the state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has pledged N10 million as grant for any film shot in the state. Ikpeazu made the pledge when he received Dr Chidia Maduekwe, the Managing Director, Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), in his office in Umuahia.…
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I don’t know where Nnamdi Kanu is – Gov Ikpeazu
Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, has said that he does not know the whereabouts of the missing leader of the now-outlawed secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu who is standing trial for treason, is expected to be in court today, October 17th, for the resumed hearing of the case. Governor Ikpeazu…