Tag: south east
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APC vows to take over South-East in 2019
The All Progressives Congress (APC),says the party will take over the three states in the South-East zone controlled by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections. It said as a result of the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari since assumption of office, especially the key projects he was executing in the South-East,…
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Governors to connect South East states with 430km ring road
The South East Governors have undertaken to construct a ring road that will cover a total area of four hundred and thirty kilometers. Addressing journalists at the end of one day meeting of the Governors in Enugu, chairman of the forum and governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, said the ring road would connect all…
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2019: APC appoints Okorocha South-East leader of Buhari’s re-election campaign
The Southeast leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress has endorsed Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State as the leader of the Southeast Zonal Campaign Council of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 re-election bid. They also agreed to work together for both the success of Buhari and party in other elections in the zone. This was…
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Buhari meets South East APC leaders in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from South East at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting started at 12:40 p.m. when the President arrived the Council Chamber venue of the meeting. The 100-member delegation was led by the Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya…
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South east governors to meet on PDP chairmanship candidate: Umahi
South East governors belonging to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party will meet soon to decide on a consensus candidate for the chairmanship of their party. Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state disclosed the planned meeting, but he did not indicate the date it would take place. He spoke in Abakaliki on Tuesday, during the vote-seeking…
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Army ends operation ‘Python Dance II’ in South East
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has officially ended operation Egwu Eke II, (translated as python dance II) which took place at 82 Division of the Nigerian Army Area of Responsibility and Cross River. Col. Sagir Musa, Deputy Director Public Relations of 82 Division Nigerian Army, Enugu, said this in a statement…
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NNPC board appointments: Agbakoba sues FG for allegedly sidelining Southeast
A former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) has sued the Federal Government over alleged violation of the Federal Character principle in the composition of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) board. He said none of the persons appointed to fill the nine positions is from the states that make up the…
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Biafra: We are committed to a united Nigeria – South-South, South-East Governors
Governors from the South-east and South-south Zones on Monday rejected calls for the breakup of the country while rallying support for its continued existence as an indivisible entity. The governors made their position known in a communiqué issued at the end of an extensive meeting of the South-east/South-south Governors Forum in Owerri. They reiterated that…
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2019: South East PDP endorses zoning of presidency to North
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South East has endorsed the party’s decision to zone the presidential ticket to the North and the position of national chairman to the Southern part of the country. Rising from a meeting of the Zonal Executive Committee of the party held in Enugu, the South East PDP reiterated…
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IPOB lauds Yoruba leaders for speaking against military invasion of South-East
The Indigenous People of Biafra has commended Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere for its stance against Operation Python Dance in the South-East. In a statement on Monday, Emma Powerful, spokesman of IPOB, thanked Afenifere “for their firm and decisive stance against the overwhelming tide of tyrannical oppression and genocide against the people of Biafra”. “The Afenifere…