Tag: south south
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South South Governors mull setting up own regional security outfit
Governors from the South South states have agreed to set up their own regional security outfit, TheNewsGuru.com can authoritatively report. The governors who meet on Thursday (today) at Government House, Asaba, Delta State said the decision to float the security outfit follows the recent level of insecurity in the country. Briefing the press after the…
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APC south-south chairmen pass vote of confidence on Oshiomhole
…demand Shuaibu apology in seven days State Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the South South geo-political zone have thrown their weight behind the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. Recall that the party’s Deputy National Chairman (North), Senator Lawal Shuaibu had last week demanded Oshiomhole’s resignation in an open letter.…
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JUST IN: South-South govs condemn trial, tell CJN Onnoghen to ignore court summons
The South South governors on Sunday condemned what they decried as “assault” on the Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, telling him to ignore the court summons. Recall that barring a late minute change, the CJN has a date in court in Abuja tomorrow for alleged failure to declare some of his…
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2019: Buhari meets four PDP governors
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with four governors from the South-South geo-political zone at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Buhari who met with Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike , Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom. NAN learnt that the meeting, which was held behind closed doors,…
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Okowa, 2 other South South Governors nominated for Niger Delta Award
Three governors in the South South are being considered for the Niger Delta Governor of the Year Award 2017 by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper, a multi-media organisation in the region. The governors are Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa. Mr Jacob Abai, the Publisher of the newspaper, said in Lagos…
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2019: South-South PDP leaders meet, promises to Liberate Nigeria
The leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the South-south have resolved to work together to ensure that the party wins the 2019 presidential election. The party, during its Zonal Executive Committee meeting on Monday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has “destroyed the economy, destabilised the…
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PDP National Convention: Why South-West cannot produce Chairman – Tom Ikimi
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and former External Affairs Minister, Chief Tom Ikimi, has alluded reason why the South-West cannot produce the chairman of the party. Chief Ikimi was speaking at the PDP Zonal Congress that held in Port Harcourt on Monday when he said the PDP cannot afford to allow the South-West produce 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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South-south, South-east governors to meet in Rivers August 27
Governors from the South-south/South-east geopolitical zones will meet on August 27, 2017, at the Government House, Port Harcourt, Rivers State by 7 p.m. Interim Chairman of the South-south/South-east Governors’ Forum and Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, made the announcement on Wednesday. Emmanuel, in a statement, said the meeting would provide another avenue for…
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Udom Emmanuel elected Chairman South East/South South Governors Forum
The South East, South South Governors’ Forum on Sunday elected Akwa-Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel, as chairman of the forum. The forum at the end of its meeting in Enugu also agreed to pursue regional cooperation and integration for the economic benefit of the two regions. The governors, after the three-hour meeting, also agreed on political…