As tongues continue to wag over the unequivocal restatement of the Minister of Transportation and South-South Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, of his position to support the emergence of a Rivers Governor from the riverine communities in the 2023 elections, erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the APC, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, says the Minister’s resolve is on the standpoint of equity and reflects the principle of fundamental fairness and justice which are the basic axioms upon which the foundation of the All Progressives Congress is anchored.
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The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers State chapter, Amb. Desmond Akawor has called on the members of PDP in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area to take the April 17 Local Government elections with all seriousness.
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers State chapter, Amb. Desmond Akawor has called on the members of PDP in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area to take the April 17 Local Government elections with all seriousness.
Amb. Akawor who was represented by Sir Williams Fialaosika, the Vice Chairman of Rivers East Senatorial District, made the call during the PDP flag-off campaign in Ogu/Bolo, warning that candidates should not look at the election as a walk-over but should rather use it to show their voting strength.
The quiet calm which has recently settled over the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), following the Supreme Court Judgment which swept
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The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) led by Hon. Justice George Omereji has been commended for successful screening of all the flag bearers of the various political parties for the forthcoming local government election scheduled for April 17, 2021.
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) led by Hon. Justice George Omereji has been commended for successful screening of all the flag bearers of the various political parties for the forthcoming local government election scheduled for April 17, 2021.
Some of the chairmanship candidates who spoke with newsmen shortly after their screening commended RSIEC for a job well done, pointing out that they were thoroughly screened without any form of discrimination.
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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.