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The battle for the control of the structure of the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has raised the political stakes between the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and Senator Magnus Abe, further dwindling the party’s chances of making an impact in 2023, DENNIS NAKU reports
The activities of political parties and periodic elections have for centuries remained features that distinguish democracy from other forms of government.
Contestation is considered normal as politicians seek opportunities to offer themselves for public service.
However, in the case of Nigeria, contestation comes at a high cost not only to the aspirants but sometimes to the political platforms.
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Paulinus Nsirim
Our attention has been drawn to an article titled: “Judiciary and the Future of Our Democracy, By Eddy Odivwri, published in Thisday Newspaper of December 25, 2020.
This write-up by Mr. Eddy Odivwri was excellent, almost to the point of being seminal in its critical appraisal of our judiciary and the future of our democracy, until the interloping and completely out of kilter imposition of the section sub-headed “Wike and Judicial Conjugation”, in which Odivwri attempted what can best be described as a totally jaundiced interpretation of the healthy relationship between Governor Nyesom Wike and the Rivers State Judiciary.
For starters, the title, “Wike and Judicial Conjunction” tends to suggest a kind of dubious marital connivance between the Rivers State Governor and the State’s Judiciary, but what Odivwri cleverly and deliberately omits is the fact that Governor Nyesom Wike himself is a lawyer and a member of the Nigerian Body of Benchers. His relation
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Dennis Naku, Port Harcourt
Gunmen have abducted a female councillor from Ogu-Bolo in Rivers State, Hannah Alasomuka, demanding a ransom of N50m for her freedom.
Alasomuka, who represents Ward 6 in Ikpokiri town, in the Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area, was kidnapped by three gunmen who shot continuously to scare away residents near a wharf at Igbokiri on Sunday.
A source said the councillor, who is popularly called nurse, was kidnapped at Igbokiri Wharf in Ogu/Bolo.
The councillor’s kinsman and Chief Whip of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Evans Bipi, in a short text message to our correspondent on Tuesday, said the abductors demanded N50m.