Politics
Account for N54bn, stop using Nnamdi Kanu to chase clout – APC chieftain tackles Gov Otti
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Abia State, Prince Paul Ikonne, has called on the governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, to desist from chasing political clout with the name of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and instead concentrate on providing answers to the questions and accountability to the people of Abia State.
Prince Ikonne said the governor’s recent public remarks on the issue of Nnamdi Kanu were nothing but a desperate attempt to gain attention.
Prince Ikonne made a statement released Saturday in Abuja by his Chief Press Secretary, Ujo Justice.
Ikonne expressed concern that Governor Otti appeared to have continued to use sensitive national issues to distract Abians from his growing record of underperformance and questionable financial practices.
Ikonne said, “It is unfortunate that rather than giving Abians a transparent account of how public funds are being utilised, Governor Otti has chosen to play politics with the emotions of the people by dragging the name of Nnamdi Kanu into his failing government narrative.”
Prince Ikonne questioned the governor’s sincerity and credibility, wondering why the so-called N54 billion “Smart School” project and the N6 billion “Recreational Centre” allegedly executed under Otti’s administration have remained invisible.
He challenged the governor to point to the exact locations of those projects and to invite the media for verification.
“If truly these projects exist, why were they not commissioned during the governor’s recent public show of some rehabilitated roads? Why does every report from Abia Government House end up as social media content with no substance on the ground?” Ikonne queried.
On the issue of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the APC chieftain said, “For more than two years in office, Governor Otti never paid a visit, never made a concrete intervention, and never demonstrated any concern about Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s situation. Now that his government’s credibility is collapsing, he suddenly remembers Kanu. That is hypocrisy at its peak,” Ikonne said.
Ekwutosblog reports that Otti recently said Nnamdi Kanu, who was rearrested by the Nigerian government in Kenya in June 2021,will soon regain freedom.
Confirming the situation while giving his speech, Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri and Chairman of National Convention Organising Committee, said:
“With the absence of INEC and the various litigations for and against this convention, it is not within my prerogative to continue with this exercise. I leave the convention delegates to decide”
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PDP has announced the expulsion of FCT Minister Wike, former Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose, and Others.
The full list of those expelled is:
HE. Ezenwe Nyesom Wike, CON,
HE. Ayo Fayose
Senator Samuel Anyanwu,
Hon. Umar Bature;
Adeyemi Ajibade, SAN,
Mohammed Abdulrahman
Senator Mao Ohuabunwa
Hon. Austine Nwachukwu
Abraham Amah
George Turner:
Chief Dan Orbih
The National and State House of Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal in Kano has nullified the election of Muktar Umar Yerima of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
The tribunal also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the certificate of return earlier issued to Yerima.
The petitioner, Hafizu Kawu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), challenged Yerima’s emergence, claiming he wasn’t qualified.
IgbereTV recalls that Yerima was declared the winner of the House of Representatives election for Tarauni Federal Constituency by INEC.
However, Daily Trust reports that the three-man panel of the tribunal led by Justice I.P. Chima held that Yerima was not qualified because he forged his primary school certificate.
The tribunal had held that Yerima’s defence that he had a change of name in 2022 did not hold water, having been using three (Umar Mukhtar Zakari) names on his international passports since 2009, while his primary school certificate still bears Umar Mukhtar.
It also held that the said primary school, Hausawa Primary School, has disowned the certificate tendered by the sacked lawmaker.
Therefore, it was ruled that the NNPP had no candidate in the election.
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