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LG polls: Protest letters flood Imo APC ahead of primaries

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7 months agoon
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Ekwutos Blog
Protest letters from stakeholders have flooded the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State over alleged imposition of aspirants and violation of zoning arrangement by party chieftains ahead of the party’s local government primaries.
In one of such cases, some stakeholders of the party from Ohaji/ Egbema LGA under the aegis of Ohaji Consultative Forum (OCF) staged a protest to the government house over an alleged violation of zoning arrangement between Ohaji and Egbema blocks.
The group accused a former federal lawmaker, Nana GoodLuck Opiah of trying to drag the Chairmanship position of the Council to his Egbema block, an allegation he has denied.
The group in their protest letter signed by its President, Victor Kelvin Amadi, which was received by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Nnamdi Anyaehie, said that it was the turn of Ohaji block to produce the next Chairman of the Council.
They argued that Egbema block had continuously occupied the position since 2019 and that the current Sole Administrator of the Council is from Egbema.
In a similar development, some stakeholders in Nkwere LGA have also demanded fair and equitable distribution of political positions between Nkwere block A and B.
Speaking on the political arrangement, a stakeholder from the Council area, Chikezie Nwadike pointed out that the current member representing the Council in the State House of Assembly, Chisom Ojukwu is from Nkwere block A and that for equity and fair play, the Chairmanship position of the Council should come from block B.
Another protest letter which came from a group under the aegis of Oru North assembly led by one Stanley Ozo condemned what it described as marginalization of people from Oru north, maintaining that it was the turn of the block to produce the next Chairman of the Council.
He stated that it was wrong for the immediate past Sole Administrator of the Council, Willie Okoliegwo to contest again, having served for four years.
The same allegation was also leveled against the Apex Leader of APC in Mbaitoli LGA, Marcellinus Nlemigbo over an alleged move to zone the Chairmanship position to Mbieri, his own political block.
In another letter addressed to Governor Hope Uzodinma, a group under the aegis of Amucha Consultative Forum (ACF) in Njaba LGA stated that there are five autonomous communities that make up the Local Council, namely: Amucha, Nkume, Atta, Okwudor and Umuaka.
They said of all the communities, Amucha had never tested political positions.
Responding to the developments, the State Organizing Secretary of the party, Ikechukwu Umeh in a media chat with journalists in his office said that the leadership of the Party was taking into consideration all the complaints.
Umeh said that he believed in equity and justice which he said was also in line with the party’s ideologies.
He, however, maintained that the leadership of the party was not ignorant of the fact that some of the agitators were not genuine party faithful.
“Most complainants are not card carrying members; they were planted by the oppositions to destabilize the party and we know them and we are going to handle them accordingly.
“A genuine party member will remain loyal to the party even if the person did not get a political position,” he said.
The State Organizing Secretary further said that some of the agitators came into the party recently and want to be given tickets without regards to those that were there before them.
Commenting on the matter, a political analyst, Chima Isiguzo while interacting with our correspondent, said that if the party failed to address some of the issues raised, it may lead to more crises.
He blamed the leadership of the party for the high price it placed on purchase of forms, maintaining that those who struggled to purchase them would not be happy if they were unfairly treated.
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US will stay in NATO, but it must be ‘stronger’, Marco Rubio tells his 31 counterparts

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2 hours agoon
April 3, 2025By
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reassured NATO allies of the US’ commitment to the military transatlantic alliance at his first meeting of NATO foreign affairs ministers, while recalling Donald Trump’s message that the European countries and Canada need to further increase defence spending.
“The United States President Trump’s made clear he supports NATO, we’re going to remain in NATO,” Rubio told reporters in Brussels, stressing that the US wants the alliance to be stronger against any potential threat.
“The only way NATO can get stronger and more viable is if our partners, the nation states that comprise this important alliance, have more capability,” he added.
The top US diplomat said he expects to leave Brussels with a clear commitment from allies to spend 5% of their GDP on defence—an increase from the current 2%, which some European countries, such as Belgium, Italy, and Spain, still fail to meet.
“I understand there’s domestic politics after decades of building up vast social safety net that maybe don’t want to take away from that and invest more in national security, but a full-scale ground war in the heart of Europe is a reminder that hard power is still necessary as a deterrent,” he said.
Rubio’s comments come after Donald Trump said last month that the US would not defend its allies unless they increased burden-sharing within the alliance. “It’s common sense, right,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office in early March. “If they don’t pay, I’m not going to defend them.”
The transatlantic alliance is currently assessing its capability gaps before committing to a new defence spending target, but a final figure is not expected until the annual NATO summit in June in The Hague.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stressed that European NATO members have recently committed to the largest increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War, though he agreed with the US that more must be done.
“It’s my assumption that what we need to spend, the Canadians and Europeans together, will be north of 3%,” the former Dutch prime minister said on his way in to the two-day meeting of the alliance’s foreign ministers in Brussels.
Rubio stressed that raising defence spending to 5% cannot be done “in one year or two”, but the US now demands a real way forward from its allies to build a stronger NATO capable of defending its territories.
The NATO chief also warned that the global security threats facing the Alliance are increasingly interconnected and that the Russian threat will persist for many years.
“We are seeing what China is doing. We’re seeing how these two theatres, the inner Pacific and the Euro-Atlantic are getting more and more connected by the fact that the Russians are working together with the North Koreans, with the Chinese, with Iran, so we have to look at all these theatres in conjunction and that will be our focus,” he said.
European NATO members are also expecting clear messages or a roadmap from Rubio regarding the US withdrawal of troops from Europe, where around 100,000 American soldiers are stationed. However, the US secretary of state has not yet addressed the issue, and Rutte indicated that no immediate drawdown is planned.
“There are no plans for them (the US) to all of a sudden draw down their presence here in Europe, but we know that for America being the superpower they are they have to attend to more theatres than one,” Rutte said.
Some NATO members consider that the US could reduce its presence by some 20,000 to 50,000 troops.
The NATO secretary general acknowledged that the US has long sought to pivot its attention toward the Indo-Pacific but assured that it will be done “in a very coordinated manner.”
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Security: Abia govt to keep close watch on traditional rulers, confirms kidnap victim’s release

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April 3, 2025By
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Abia State government has again, warned traditional rulers in the state against harbouring criminals in their communities, saying that they would be placed under watch.
The warning was sounded at Government House Umuahia by the Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, on Wednesday, while briefing Journalists on the outcome of this week’s executive council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti.
The State government also cautioned town union leaders to be vigilant and report all cases of suspicious movements involving criminal elements in their areas to security agents.
The Commissioner who disclosed that a popular businessman who was kidnapped in Ukwa East LGA a few weeks ago has been released, said that the State government would be using security agencies to beam light on all traditional rulers, to ascertain those who harbour criminals in their domains.
“As is usual with security matters, I may not want to go into details of what happened to the businessman, but the state government is advising Abians to remain vigilant. Town unions and traditional rulers must be alive to their duties of keeping watch over their domains.
“The state government is frowning seriously at this and the warning is that if you are caught in the act of harbouring criminals, you will be treated as one”, said Kanu.
He advised all commercial vehicle operators who have registered their vehicles in the ongoing registration policy to do so as strict enforcement of the initiative would soon start.
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Recall: INEC declares petition against Natasha inadequate

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5 hours agoon
April 3, 2025By
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ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on Thursday said the petition to recall the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has not met the requirements of the constitution.
INEC in a tweet on its ‘X’ handle said; “The petition for the recall of the Senator representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District has not met the requirement of Section 69(a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended)”.

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