Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Nov 25, 2017
Ebonyi State University (EBSU) gets new Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor
Nov 19, 2017
ANAMBRA ELECTIONS: APGA Leads as vote count continues
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Collation of votes in the Anambra State Governorship election continues as APGA's Willie Obiano looks to be in the pole position to win the elections based on figures released by INEC
Released Results show APGA leads in 12 councils. Willie Obiano is closely followed by APC's Tony Nwoye, and PDP's Oseloka Obaze.
Here is a breakdown of the results released so far.
Ekwusigo LG
APC – 5,412
APGA – 8,596
PDP – 3,856
UPP – 320
Orumba South LG
APC — 3,808
APGA — 8,125
PDP — 2,412
UPP — 465
Onitsha North LG
APC – 3,808
APGA – 10,138
PDP – 4,143
UPP — 435
Ogbaru LG
APC – 3415
APGA – 6615
PDP – 4416
PPA- 75
Idemili South LG
APC: 4063
APGA: 5742
PDP: 2620
PPA: 55
Aguata LG
APC – 5, 807
APGA – 13,167
PDP – 4,073
UPP— 280
Aniocha LG
APC – 5, 297
APGA – 11,237
PDP – 6,554
UPP – 146
Anyamelum LG
APC – 5,412
APGA – 14,593
PDP – 2,323
UPP – 77
Awka South LG
APC – 6,167
APGA – 18,957
PDP – 5,354
UPP — 150
Dunukofia LG
APC – 7,016
APGA – 8,575
PDP – 1,530
UPP – 106
Njikoka LG
APC – 5,756
APGA – 16,944
PDP – 3,477
UPP – 108
Oyi LG
APC – 5,085
APGA – 11,840
PDP – 1296
PPA – 24
Oct 30, 2017
Buhari Sacks Babachir, Boss Mustapha Named New SGF
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| Photo Credit: The Nation |
Gov Umahi renames Abakaliki Township Stadium After The Oldest Man in Ebonyi
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| Abakaliki Township Stadium |
Oct 28, 2017
Ebonyi State Government probes alleged extortion of pensioners, retirees
Following allegations made by some dailies alleging that some pensioners and retirees were being harassed and extorted from by some staff of the audit unit in the office of the Auditor-General of the state.
Oct 26, 2017
Senators donate over 1200 bags of Rice as Kogi receives N3.6b allocation for September
Some Nigerian Senators have donated about 1200 bags of rice to Civil Servants in Kogi State to the cushion their sufferings.
The Vanguard reports that the donation was made after a plea by the senator
Jun 22, 2017
Ebonyi APC confident to win 2019 governorship election
The Acting Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Ebonyi State chapter, Mr Eze Nwachukwu has disclosed in an interview that the Party in Ebonyi is confident of electoral victory come 2019.
May 29, 2017
May 29: Group lists 81 failed promises of the Buhari Administration
In commemoration of the Democracy Day celebration in Nigeria, a pressure group identified as Nigerian Wailers, has passed a vote of no confidence on the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to the group, the decision was reached due to the administration’s inability to satisfy its campaign promises after two years in office.
In a statement signed by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Fasipe Oluyemi, the group said Buhari’s government, which had given hope on many positive promises during its campaign, had not lived up to the expectation.
Nigerian Wailers admitted that the Presidents health condition was mainly responsible the admistrations inability to achieve the desired goals.
Below are the failed 81 campaign promises, according to the group.
1. Public declaration of assets and liabilities.
2. State and community policing.
3. Ban on all government officials from seeking medical care abroad.
4. Implementation of the National Gender Policy, including 35% of appointive positions for women.
5. Revival of Ajaokuta steel company.
6. Generation, transmission and distribution of at least 20,000 MW of electricity within four years and increasing to 50,000 MW with a view to achieving 24/7 uninterrupted power supply within 10 years.
7. Empowerment scheme to employ 740,000 graduates across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
8. Establishment of a free-tuition and scholarship scheme for pupils who have shown exceptional aptitude in science subjects at O/Levels to study ICT-related courses.
9. 720,000 jobs by the 36 states in the federation yearly (20,000 per state).
10. Three million Jobs per year.
11. To embark on vocational training, entrepreneurial and skills acquisition schemes for graduates along with the creation of a Small Business Loan Guarantee Scheme to create at least 5 million new jobs by 2019.
12. Churches and Mosques would not pay taxes under national laws, but if they engage in businesses, the businesses would pay tax.
13. Provision of allowances to the discharged but unemployed Youth Corps members for Twelve (12) months while in the skills and entrepreneurial development programme.
14. Making the economy one of the fastest-growing emerging economies in the world with a real GDP growth averaging 10% annually.
15. Creation of a Social Welfare Programme of at least five thousand naira (N5000) that will cater for the 25 million poorest and most vulnerable citizens upon the demonstration of children’s enrollment in school and evidence of immunization to help promote family stability.
16. Recruitment and training of at least 100,000 officers into the Nigerian police force and establish a Federal Anti-terrorism Agency.
17. One free meal (to include fruits) daily, for public primary school pupils.
18. Building an airport in Ekiti State.
19. Eradication of state of origin, replacing that with state of residence to ensure Nigerians are Nigerians first before anything else.
20. Establishment of crime squad to combat terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery, militants, ethno-religious and communal clashes nationwide.
21. Working with the National Assembly towards the immediate enactment of a Whistle Blower Act.
22. Economic stability for the ECOWAS nations and maintaining a strong, close and frank relationship with West Africa, South Africa, UK, USA, Canada, and other African countries.
23. Establishing a conflict resolution commission to help prevent, mitigate and resolve civil conflicts within the polity.
24. All political office holders earn only the salaries and emoluments determined and approved by the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Commission (RMFAC).
25. Permanent peace in the Niger Delta and other conflict prone areas such as Plateau, Taraba, Bauchi, Borno and Abia.
26. No plans to Islamise Nigeria.
27. Nationwide sanitation plans to keep Nigeria clean.
28. Preserving the independence of the Central Bank.
29. Simplifying immigration process to foster faster visa processing at points of entry.
30. Special incentives to facilitate the education of the girl child.
31. Full implementation of the National Identification Scheme to generate the relevant data.
32. Making Information Technology, Manufacturing, Agriculture and Entertainment key drivers of our economy.
33. Balancing the economy across regions by the creation of six new Regional Economic Development Agencies (REDAs) to act as champions of sub-regional competitiveness.
34. Putting in place a N300 billion regional growth fund (average of N50 billion in each geo-political region) to be managed by the REDAs.
35. Amending the Constitution and the Land Use Act to create freehold/leasehold interests in land along with matching grants for states to create a nationwide electronic land title register on a state by state basis.
36. Reviving and reactivating the minimally performing refineries to optimum capacity.
37. Creating additional middle-class of at least two million new home owners in the first year in government and one million annually thereafter.
38. Creating an additional middle class of at least four million new home owners by 2019 by enacting national mortgage single digit interest rates for purchase of owner occupier houses as well as reviewing the collateral qualification to make funding for home ownership easier, with 15 to 30 year mortgage terms.
39. Enacting a national mortgage system that will lend at single digit interest rates for purchase of owner occupier houses.
40. Injecting extra N30 billion into the Agricultural sector to create more agro-allied jobs by way of loans at nominal interest rates for capital investment on medium and commercial scale cash crops.
41. You farm, government buys, guaranteeing a minimum price for selected crops and facilitate storage of agricultural products as and when necessary.
42. Creating a national infrastructural development bank to provide loans at nominal interest rates exclusively for this sector.
43. Construction of 3,000km of superhighway including service trunks.
44. Building of up to 4,800km of modern railway lines – one third to be completed by 2019.
45. At least one functioning airport is available in each of the 36 states.
46. Ending gas flaring and ensuring sales of at least half of gas produce, within Nigeria.
47. Speedily passing the much-delayed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and ensuring that local content issues are fully addressed.
48. Establishing at least six new universities of science and technology with satellite campuses in various states.
49. Establishing six centres of excellence to address the needs of special education.
50. Prioritising the reduction of the infant mortality rate by 2019 to 3%.
51. Reducing maternal mortality by more than 70%.
52. Reducing HIV/AIDs infection rate by 50% and other infectious diseases by 75%.
53. Improving life expectancy by additional 10 years on average.
54. Increasing the number of physicians from 19 per 1000 population to 50 per 1000.
55. Increasing national health expenditure per person per annum to about N50,000 (from less than N10,000 currently).
56. Increasing the quality of all federal government-owned hospitals to world class standard within five years.
57. Ensuring timely payment of retirement benefits for all pensioned senior citizens and creating a poverty safety net for all aged citizens above the age of 65.
58. Amending the Constitution to require local governments to publish their meeting minutes, service performance data, and items of spending over N10 million.
59. Requiring full disclosure in media outlets, of all government contracts over N100 million prior to award and during implementation at regular interval.
60. Amending the Constitution to remove immunity from prosecution for elected officers in criminal case.
61. Initiating action to amend the Nigerian Constitution with a view to devolving powers, duties, and responsibilities to states in order to entrench true federalism and the federal spirit.
62. Reforming and strengthening the justice system for efficient administration and dispensation of justice with the creation of special courts for accelerated hearing of corruption, drug trafficking, terrorism and similar cases of national importance.
63. Establishing world-class sports academy and training institutes and ensure that Nigeria occupies a place of pride in global sports and athletics.
64. Reviving the Nigerian football league and putting incentives in place to make it as competitive as other national leagues.
65. Putting in place measures to identify talents early and ensuring their participation in local and international games to enable them become professionals.
66. Assisting Nollywood to fully develop into world class movie industry that can compete effectively with Hollywood and Bollywood in due course.
67. Ensuring that the rights of women are protected as enshrined in our Constitution.
68. Guaranteeing that women are adequately represented in government appointments and providing greater opportunities in education, job creation and economic empowerment.
69. Promoting the concept of reserving a minimum number of seats in the National Assembly for women.
70. Free maternal and children healthcare services.
71. Stabilising the naira.
72. Targeting up to 20% of our annual budget for this critical sector whilst making substantial investments in training quality teachers at all levels of the educational system (some other APC policy documents had 15%).
73. Ensuring compliance with policies and measures to halt the pollution of rivers and waterways in the Niger Delta and other parts of the country.
74. Adopting a holistic approach to erosion and shoreline protection across the country.
75. ECOWAS currency by 2020 under Nigeria’s guidance and leadership.
76. Maintaining strong, close and frank relationships within the Gulf of Guinea, the Commonwealth, South Africa and the rest of the world.
77. Establishing a new special relationship with the leading emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) and other strategic partners around the world.
78. Government intends to commission a sociological study to determine Boko Haram’s origins, remote and immediate causes of the movement, its sponsors, the international connections to ensure that measures are taken to prevent a recurrence of the evil.
79. Strengthening INEC to reduce, if possible, eliminate electoral malpractices in Nigerian’s political life.
80. Improving operational and legal mechanisms so that disciplinary steps are taken against proven human rights violations by the Armed Forces.
According to the group, the decision was reached due to the administration’s inability to satisfy its campaign promises after two years in office.
In a statement signed by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Fasipe Oluyemi, the group said Buhari’s government, which had given hope on many positive promises during its campaign, had not lived up to the expectation.
Nigerian Wailers admitted that the Presidents health condition was mainly responsible the admistrations inability to achieve the desired goals.
Below are the failed 81 campaign promises, according to the group.
1. Public declaration of assets and liabilities.
2. State and community policing.
3. Ban on all government officials from seeking medical care abroad.
4. Implementation of the National Gender Policy, including 35% of appointive positions for women.
5. Revival of Ajaokuta steel company.
6. Generation, transmission and distribution of at least 20,000 MW of electricity within four years and increasing to 50,000 MW with a view to achieving 24/7 uninterrupted power supply within 10 years.
7. Empowerment scheme to employ 740,000 graduates across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
8. Establishment of a free-tuition and scholarship scheme for pupils who have shown exceptional aptitude in science subjects at O/Levels to study ICT-related courses.
9. 720,000 jobs by the 36 states in the federation yearly (20,000 per state).
10. Three million Jobs per year.
11. To embark on vocational training, entrepreneurial and skills acquisition schemes for graduates along with the creation of a Small Business Loan Guarantee Scheme to create at least 5 million new jobs by 2019.
12. Churches and Mosques would not pay taxes under national laws, but if they engage in businesses, the businesses would pay tax.
13. Provision of allowances to the discharged but unemployed Youth Corps members for Twelve (12) months while in the skills and entrepreneurial development programme.
14. Making the economy one of the fastest-growing emerging economies in the world with a real GDP growth averaging 10% annually.
15. Creation of a Social Welfare Programme of at least five thousand naira (N5000) that will cater for the 25 million poorest and most vulnerable citizens upon the demonstration of children’s enrollment in school and evidence of immunization to help promote family stability.
16. Recruitment and training of at least 100,000 officers into the Nigerian police force and establish a Federal Anti-terrorism Agency.
17. One free meal (to include fruits) daily, for public primary school pupils.
18. Building an airport in Ekiti State.
19. Eradication of state of origin, replacing that with state of residence to ensure Nigerians are Nigerians first before anything else.
20. Establishment of crime squad to combat terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery, militants, ethno-religious and communal clashes nationwide.
21. Working with the National Assembly towards the immediate enactment of a Whistle Blower Act.
22. Economic stability for the ECOWAS nations and maintaining a strong, close and frank relationship with West Africa, South Africa, UK, USA, Canada, and other African countries.
23. Establishing a conflict resolution commission to help prevent, mitigate and resolve civil conflicts within the polity.
24. All political office holders earn only the salaries and emoluments determined and approved by the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Commission (RMFAC).
25. Permanent peace in the Niger Delta and other conflict prone areas such as Plateau, Taraba, Bauchi, Borno and Abia.
26. No plans to Islamise Nigeria.
27. Nationwide sanitation plans to keep Nigeria clean.
28. Preserving the independence of the Central Bank.
29. Simplifying immigration process to foster faster visa processing at points of entry.
30. Special incentives to facilitate the education of the girl child.
31. Full implementation of the National Identification Scheme to generate the relevant data.
32. Making Information Technology, Manufacturing, Agriculture and Entertainment key drivers of our economy.
33. Balancing the economy across regions by the creation of six new Regional Economic Development Agencies (REDAs) to act as champions of sub-regional competitiveness.
34. Putting in place a N300 billion regional growth fund (average of N50 billion in each geo-political region) to be managed by the REDAs.
35. Amending the Constitution and the Land Use Act to create freehold/leasehold interests in land along with matching grants for states to create a nationwide electronic land title register on a state by state basis.
36. Reviving and reactivating the minimally performing refineries to optimum capacity.
37. Creating additional middle-class of at least two million new home owners in the first year in government and one million annually thereafter.
38. Creating an additional middle class of at least four million new home owners by 2019 by enacting national mortgage single digit interest rates for purchase of owner occupier houses as well as reviewing the collateral qualification to make funding for home ownership easier, with 15 to 30 year mortgage terms.
39. Enacting a national mortgage system that will lend at single digit interest rates for purchase of owner occupier houses.
40. Injecting extra N30 billion into the Agricultural sector to create more agro-allied jobs by way of loans at nominal interest rates for capital investment on medium and commercial scale cash crops.
41. You farm, government buys, guaranteeing a minimum price for selected crops and facilitate storage of agricultural products as and when necessary.
42. Creating a national infrastructural development bank to provide loans at nominal interest rates exclusively for this sector.
43. Construction of 3,000km of superhighway including service trunks.
44. Building of up to 4,800km of modern railway lines – one third to be completed by 2019.
45. At least one functioning airport is available in each of the 36 states.
46. Ending gas flaring and ensuring sales of at least half of gas produce, within Nigeria.
47. Speedily passing the much-delayed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and ensuring that local content issues are fully addressed.
48. Establishing at least six new universities of science and technology with satellite campuses in various states.
49. Establishing six centres of excellence to address the needs of special education.
50. Prioritising the reduction of the infant mortality rate by 2019 to 3%.
51. Reducing maternal mortality by more than 70%.
52. Reducing HIV/AIDs infection rate by 50% and other infectious diseases by 75%.
53. Improving life expectancy by additional 10 years on average.
54. Increasing the number of physicians from 19 per 1000 population to 50 per 1000.
55. Increasing national health expenditure per person per annum to about N50,000 (from less than N10,000 currently).
56. Increasing the quality of all federal government-owned hospitals to world class standard within five years.
57. Ensuring timely payment of retirement benefits for all pensioned senior citizens and creating a poverty safety net for all aged citizens above the age of 65.
58. Amending the Constitution to require local governments to publish their meeting minutes, service performance data, and items of spending over N10 million.
59. Requiring full disclosure in media outlets, of all government contracts over N100 million prior to award and during implementation at regular interval.
60. Amending the Constitution to remove immunity from prosecution for elected officers in criminal case.
61. Initiating action to amend the Nigerian Constitution with a view to devolving powers, duties, and responsibilities to states in order to entrench true federalism and the federal spirit.
62. Reforming and strengthening the justice system for efficient administration and dispensation of justice with the creation of special courts for accelerated hearing of corruption, drug trafficking, terrorism and similar cases of national importance.
63. Establishing world-class sports academy and training institutes and ensure that Nigeria occupies a place of pride in global sports and athletics.
64. Reviving the Nigerian football league and putting incentives in place to make it as competitive as other national leagues.
65. Putting in place measures to identify talents early and ensuring their participation in local and international games to enable them become professionals.
66. Assisting Nollywood to fully develop into world class movie industry that can compete effectively with Hollywood and Bollywood in due course.
67. Ensuring that the rights of women are protected as enshrined in our Constitution.
68. Guaranteeing that women are adequately represented in government appointments and providing greater opportunities in education, job creation and economic empowerment.
69. Promoting the concept of reserving a minimum number of seats in the National Assembly for women.
70. Free maternal and children healthcare services.
71. Stabilising the naira.
72. Targeting up to 20% of our annual budget for this critical sector whilst making substantial investments in training quality teachers at all levels of the educational system (some other APC policy documents had 15%).
73. Ensuring compliance with policies and measures to halt the pollution of rivers and waterways in the Niger Delta and other parts of the country.
74. Adopting a holistic approach to erosion and shoreline protection across the country.
75. ECOWAS currency by 2020 under Nigeria’s guidance and leadership.
76. Maintaining strong, close and frank relationships within the Gulf of Guinea, the Commonwealth, South Africa and the rest of the world.
77. Establishing a new special relationship with the leading emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) and other strategic partners around the world.
78. Government intends to commission a sociological study to determine Boko Haram’s origins, remote and immediate causes of the movement, its sponsors, the international connections to ensure that measures are taken to prevent a recurrence of the evil.
79. Strengthening INEC to reduce, if possible, eliminate electoral malpractices in Nigerian’s political life.
80. Improving operational and legal mechanisms so that disciplinary steps are taken against proven human rights violations by the Armed Forces.
Apr 23, 2017
Local Government Chairmanship and Counselor-ship elections concluded in Ebonyi State
The Local Government Chiarmanship and Counsilorship Election being conducted by Ebonyi State Independent Electral Commission (EBSIEC) has ended peacefully.
Apr 5, 2017
PDP Primaries: Hausa Communtity Protest Abakpa Ward Primaries
Mar 15, 2017
Breaking News: Ebonyi Council of the NLC suspends its Chairman, appoints Nkah as replacement
Ikechukwu Nwafor has lost his position as the Ebonyi State Chairman of the NLC after failing to respond to letters of summon issued to him via various media.
Spillover: Senate rejects Magu again as EFCC boss
This rejection comes after the State Security Service, SSS, held its ground that the nominee lacked integrity to lead the country’s anti-corruption agency.
Mar 10, 2017
Breaking News: President Buhari returns to Nigeria.
Reports coming in say President Muhammadu Buhari has
returned back to Nigeria. The President returned on Friday morning at about 7.40a.m exactly 51 days after he
left the country on a medical vacation.
Feb 21, 2017
President Buhari thanks Nigerians for prayers; says no cause for worry
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Feb 6, 2017
Feb 6th protest: Nigerians take to the streets in protest of unfulfilled promises(See Photos)
Despite the fact that Tuface Idibia pulled out of the planned 6th Feb protest, Hundreds of Nigerians took to the Street to protest the manner with which the Government has been handling the Countries economic crisis and demand solutions to the on going recession in the country.
Feb 2, 2017
Stanley Okoro Emegha to run for Chairmanship position in LG elections
Sep 7, 2016
Ebonyi State Governor Reshuffles Cabinet, Dissolves Caretaker Chairmen
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Nweze Umahi has reshuffled his cabinet. Details of the reshuffle as made known to the press by the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Senator Emmanuel Onwe.
Jul 29, 2016
THREE ARRAIGNED FOR EMBEZZLING OVER N25MILLION
The
former Coordinator of Afikpo South Local Government Development Center of
Ebonyi state,Ugwuocha Okoroafor; his treasurer Christian Chukwu Owo, and the
administrative officer, Mrs. Anne Eke Agwu have been arraigned by the EFCC before
Jun 24, 2016
Ebonyi State Government rewards outstanding Corp member
The Ebonyi State Government has rewarded Miss. Obumneke Ugwu who was said to have distinguished herself during the service year,
Jun 6, 2016
Governor Umahi carries out minor cabinet reshuffle.
The Governor of Ebonyi State has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle in the State.
