Politics
ENYINNA ONUEGBU CLARIFIES ON THE GUANDONG LAND MATTER
My attention has been drawn to a misleading publication from a person who goes by the sobriquet “ISI PA MBA” and I am making this response as a son of Eziama. I am not aware of any Eziama son yet conferred with that title and as the Traditional Prime Minister of Eziama Anscient Kingdom, I must know.
The publication is as misleading and as false in every way imaginable. The Land is not a new acquisition of Imo State Government in that, same was acquired wholly under the administration of H.E Achike Udenwa.
The land owning-communities of Eziama, Ntu, Amala and Alatia were represented by a committee of Stakeholders led by Chief Gordy Onyebuenyi (Opara / Mayor Ngor Okpala LGA) as Chairman and Dr Dan Onwukwe as Secretary.
The entire area acquired was surveyed and its records are available in Ministry of Lands, Imo State. That, if the fact of this subsisting acquisition is not true or known to all natives, how come till date no person has erected any permanent structure on any part of the vast land in any of the hitherto land owning-villages.
The fact of Zion Ministry’s involvement is that some smart natives attempted to hoodwink the clergyman into a purported purchase transaction over part of this land and his further enquiry gave them out as attempting to sell Government land to him and he advisedly backed out of the unwholesome deal.
As a follow up, the State Government directed the Surveyor General’s office to reascertain the dimensions of the entire land to check encroachments.
This is what is ongoing presently and deliberate efforts have been made by me to interface with the Traditional Rulers, Youths and certain elders of the communities on this. The State Government shall also carry along the affected persons in any scheme over the land.
Finally, the Government reserves the right under the land use act to designate the land for any public use, even under PPP arrangement.
If a Hospital, Schools, Cottage industries, Roads, Electricity concerns are thereby set up, these will all be for public purposes. It does not matter who the promoters or initial investors are and we all agree that our area requires urgent developmental projects to meet up the needs of our growing population in all sectors of human development indices.
Let us stop the abusive name calling please.
Signed:
Chief Barr. Enyinna Onuegbu KSC
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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