Tag: Obiano
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JUST IN: Obiano fires 18 commissioners, other political appointees
The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has sacked the 18 commissioners in his cabinet. Others fired were political appointees in ministries, departments and agencies. A letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, obtained by our correspondent in Awka, ordered the affected officers to hand over to permanent secretaries of their…
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APGA will rule Anambra for 50 years – Soludo
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Saturday said the All Progressive Grand Alliance would Anambra for 50 years. Soludo said this on Saturday at Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, during the inauguration of Obiano’s re-election campaign committee in the area. He said, “APGA will…
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Anambra 2018: Obiano meets Buhari ahead of governorship election
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State on Tuesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja in preparation for the forthcoming governorship election in the state. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had slated the elections for November 18, 2017. The governor, in an interview with State House correspondents…
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Anambra Guber: ‘Give me another chance, don’t let Ojukwu’s APGA die,’ Obiano woos electorate
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, yesterday, kicked off his re-election campaign in Awka by begging his people to give him another chance to sustain the good works he had already commenced in the state. Obiano, who is the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), urged the people not to allow the…
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Anambra polls: Obiano doesn’t deserve second term says Peter Obi
Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has said that his successor, Chief Willie Obiano, doesn’t merit a second term. Obi urged Obiano to focus on telling the people of Anambra State what he has done for them in almost four years, rather than using the non-existent demand for N7 billion as an excuse…
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Anambra polls: I will fight with last drop of my blood to defeat Obiano, says Peter Obi
Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi on Wednesday said he would fight against the re-election of Governor Willie Obiano with the last drop of his blood. Obi said this during a stakeholders’ meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party held in Awka, the Anambra State capital. He expressed disappointment at the manner in which his…
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No pay, no voting for you, ex-LG Chiefs tell Obiano
Former Deputy Chairmen of Local Government Areas in Anambra State on Saturday threatened the reelection bid of the state Governor, Chief Willie Obiano. They said they would reconsider their support for the governor if the arrears of their entitlements totaling about N80m were not paid before the November 18 governorship election in the state. Rising…
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BREAKING: Obiano wins as court sacks Agbaso, reinstates Oye as APGA chairman
The Court of Appeal Siting in Enugu Wednesday upturned the judgement of an Enugu State High Court that sacked Victor Oye as the National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). An Enugu High Court presided over by Justice A.R Ozoemena had ordered the removal of the national chairman of the All Progressives Grand…
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Anambra governorship election: I don’t need Peter Obi to win, says Obiano
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State said he doesn’t need the help of his predecessor, Mr Peter Obi to win in the forthcoming Anambra governorship election, stressing that the former governor, cannot on his own make him governor. He said this when he appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, shortly after he emerged…
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BREAKING: Gov Obiano nominated as APGA’s governorship candidate
Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano was on Wednesday declared as the official flag-bearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA in the forthcoming November, 28 governorship election in the state. According to the Chairman of APGA’s electoral panel, Alhaji Sani Shinkafi, Obiano polled a total of 1,070 ‘Yes’ votes out of an aggregate of…