Politics
Anambra Guber; Has Ifeanyi Ubah Resonated In Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu?
Evang Prince Nicholas Chukwujekwu Ukachukwu was a friend of the Late Distinguished Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.
In 2019, Prince Ukachukwu contested for Senate on the platform of APGA against the late Senator Ubah who was the candidate of YPP.
At the end of the election, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah won. He defeated Chris Uba of PDP, Andy Uba of APC and Ukachukwu of APGA.
Chris Uba went to court.
Andy Uba went to court.
Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu invited Ifeanyi Ubah to his house and told him that he was not going to challenge the outcome of the election.
He accepted defeat and promised to support Ifeanyi Ubah to succeed in the Senate.
In 2023, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu knowing that Senator Ifeanyi Ubah had done so well in the Senate refused to contest against him again. He supported him to defeat, Chris Uba of PDP, Chris Azubogu of APGA and Obinna Uzo of Labour Party.
Towards this journey of 2025 Anambra state governorship election. Senator Ifeanyi Ubah went to Ikukuoma to consult him.
When he met with Ikukuoma at his Abuja residence, Ifeanyi Ubah told him that he came to inform him that he would contest the 2025 governorship election against Prof Soludo.
Ikukuoma thanked the late Senator for founding him worthy to consult him. He thereafter told Ubah that he had wanted to contest the governorship election but since he has already declared that he would no longer contest.
He promised to use his resources, mobilize his supporters and ensure that he delivers Nnewi South LGA to Ubah.
That was the deal sealed. And the late Senator left with these assurances from a dependable ally.
But along the line, death struck and we lost one of the best political angels of our time – a man with a heart of gold. Humane, tough and consistent in giving.
Having lost Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, Evang Nicholas Ukachukwu stepped out.
Initially, I doubted his capacity to fight this battle knowing that Prof Soludo is mean.
But following the events leading to the APC primaries closely. I came to agree with Hon Ben Umeh , Nwachinagbaluogu na Orumba that the spirit of Ifeanyi Ubah has found his way into Prince Evang Nicholas Ukachukwu.
The capacity with which Ukachukwu bulldozed his way into APC and pushed every rivalry out is reminiscent to the what Ifeanyi Ubah has been doing to opposition.
The financial capacity he has exhibited has a spirit of Ifeanyi Ubah touch.
There is every spirit of Ifeanyi Ubah in this November 8th journey that Prince Ukachukwu is undertaking.
He has started like Ifeanyi Ubah, it is certain he will finish strong like Ikemba Ndigbo and send Prof Soludo and APGA out of Agu Awka come November 8th.
It is expected that all lovers of Ifeanyi Ubah should align with Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu and support him to conclude the journey which Ebubechukwu Uzo started last year.
Chairman, Policy Manifesto Committee of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, John Odigie-Oyegun, says former president Muhammadu Buhari gave him the shock of his life, six months into his administration as Nigeria’s leader.
Oyegun made this disclosure on Friday when he featured in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’.
He revealed that as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, he went to tell Buhari that he was not delivering his election promises to Nigerians but that the late president told him he would not rule with strictness, but rather wanted to show Nigerians that he is a true civilian president.
The former APC National Chairman lamented that it became business as usual, from there.
“I was national chairman of the APC. Six months or less into our assuming office, fairly alarmed, I went to the late President Buhari for a one-on-one talk. I said Mr President, this is not what the people were expecting. They wanted a bit of the old president Buhari.
“And he explained to me, Mr Chairman, I have learned my lesson. I was shocked. And don’t forget at that time, a lot of prominent Nigerians took their holidays abroad, just to be sure and see what this new sheriff in town will be.
“Buhari told me he wants to now show the people that he’s a true civilian president in Agbada. And by the time we finished the conversation, I said Oh God, we are finished. Because, if he’s not ready to be strict, what’s the point?
“Weeks later, months later, years later, I was proven correct. And of course, it became business as usual, only that they are a new set of tenants in Aso Rock. That was a shocker,” he said.
Former lawmaker, Dino Melaye Esq, has raised concerns over the Senate’s reported rejection of the electronic transmission of election results.
The move, according to Melaye, is a clear endorsement of election rigging and an indication of a sinister plan to rig the 2027 elections.
In a statement on Friday, the former lawmaker criticized the Senate’s decision, stating that it undermines the credibility of the electoral process.
The African Democratic Congress, ADC chieftain, also stated that the move opens the door for electoral manipulation and fraud.
He further warned that the rejection of electronic transmission of results is a step backwards for democracy in Nigeria.
Melaye called on lawmakers and citizens to stand up against “this blatant attempt to undermine the will of the people and ensure that future elections are free, fair, and transparent”.
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said Nigerians have every reason to be mad at the Senate over the ongoing debate on e-transmission of election results.
Ezekwesili made this known on Friday when she featured in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’ monitored by DAILY POST.
DAILY POST reports that the Senate on Wednesday turned down a proposed change to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the Electoral Amendment Bill that aimed to compel the electronic transmission of election results.
Reacting to the matter, Ezekwesili said, “The fundamental issue with the review of the Electoral Act is that the Senate retained the INEC 2022 Act, Section 60 Sub 5.
“This section became infamous for the loophole it provided INEC, causing Nigerians to lose trust. Since the law established that it wasn’t mandatory for INEC to transmit electoral results in real-time, there wasn’t much anyone could say.
“Citizens embraced the opportunity to reform the INEC Act, aiming to address ambiguity and discretionary opportunities for INEC. Yet, the Senate handled it with a “let sleeping dogs lie” approach. The citizens have every reason to be as outraged as they currently are.”
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