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Against the backdrop of worsening security challenges across the nation, the Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu, Prof Gregory Ibe,OFR, has adviced President Mohammadu Buhari to convene a National Peace Summit, IgbereTV reports.
Speaking to newsmen recently in his Amaokwe Achara Uturu country home, Prof Ibe, who currently consults to the fifteen countries of the ECOWAS Commission, after serving in similar capacity to the United Nations for many years, implored President Buhari to douse the tension in the country by summoning regional elders, representatives of traditional rulers from the six geo-political zones of the country, religious leaders, women and youth leaders to a peace summit in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Oba Darasimi
Former Secretary of the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, has denied being the one behind the 2023 presidential campaign posters that flooded parts of Ebonyi State and social media.
The posters, powered by a group known as ‘Nigerians Ask for Anyim’ has both Facebook and Twitter identity as piusanyim2023, while its websites read www.nigeriaask4anyim.org and info@nigeriansask4anyim.org.
Tagged ‘Progress 2023’, the campaign posters which have gone viral, have different shades of the former SGF’s picture.
It was, however, learnt that the ‘Nigerians Ask for Anyim 2023 campaign organization’ is being championed by a former House of Reps member from Ebonyi state.
…insist on restructuring
By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja
Notable Igbo sons and daughters have begun moves to elicit the support of other regional blocs for the realization of south east presidency project in 2023.
They therefore called on every Nigerian to key into the project, saying time has come for the country to produce its next president from the zone.
The Igbo leaders spoke at the just concluded 6th World Igbo Summit which took place at the Gregory University Uturu, Abia State over the weekend.
Themed “Enduring Future for Ndigbo: Expectations and Challenges”, the Summit was essentially aimed at reawakening the Igbo consciousness and ensuring that Ndigbo become more organized and cohesive, making their voices, demanding for restructuring Nigeria and networking for Nigeria’s presidency of Igbo extraction, loudest.
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