The Deputy Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chukwuma Okoye, spoke extensively to WAP’s Editorial Columnist and Correspondent, Ebuka Onyekwelu on the various projects and programmes that marked his almost 5 years as the House member representing Awka South II constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly.
Former Anambra State governor, and presidential candidate of Labour Party in the last election, Mr. Peter Obi has commanded a content creator in Onitsha, Lord Zeus for exposing the vandalization of the 2nd Niger Bridge. Obi in a social media post said: “I like to thank immensely the young man, Lord Zeus, driven by patriotism and courage to raise alarm on the vandalization of the second Niger bridge. “The viral video of this good Nigerian...
“If the Anambra Assembly was unfriendly to the labour leaders, they would not be granted them access to the complex.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Some Labour Unionists led by Chikwelu Adigwe, on Monday, interrupted meetings being held by honourable members in the Anambra State Assembly complex. Several reports have unsurprisingly blamed the House of Assembly or the meeting honourable members, especially Hon. Tony Muobike who was captured in a video clip having an exchange of words with...
“Strengthening the political party is a well-proven template for political power acquisition in any party-based democracy.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu One question I have been asked multiple times is why I place the APC ahead of Labour Party in the coming governorship election in Anambra State. My answer is simple. The reality you see should guide you. First of all, there is a deliberate effort to ‘domesticate’ the APC in the state. Secondly, the party has the...
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Prof Joseph Ikechebelu, has been announced to oversee the office of the Vice-Chancellor as Prof Charles Esimone’s tenure ends today. Esimone became the University’s Vice Chancellor about this time five years ago. Having served out his five-year tenure, it only became natural that his deputy should take over pending the appointment of a substantive Vice Chancellor in due course. The announcement for Ikechebelu to take over was...
“There might be no better motivation for an enduring legacy in leadership.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu My first comment upon my recent visit to the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University Igbariam, is that leadership can do so much. A few days ago, I was privileged to assess the Anambra State-owned University, now known as Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University. I was intrigued by the level of modest improvements the institution has seen. This pleasant surprise instigated a random investigation around the...
“Biafra remembrance is about the people’s struggles and their faith in a glorious future” —Ebuka Onyekwelu As recent as 2020, May 30th was greeted with total wilful compliance in honour of fallen Biafra heroes. In 2024, the compliance is much the same but for a different reason; more out of fear of horror. On May 30th, 1967, the sovereign state of Biafra was declared by Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu. This declaration was in response to the...
When I saw the trending pictures of Dr. Tim Menakaya’s 90th birthday, the first thing I quipped was that Ide Umunya is neither in his Anambra hill-top home nor his Abuja residence. Dr. Tim is a man of many positive parts and he is no stranger to opulence and good care. Hence, I was curious to unravel the location of the birthday celebration that apparently appeared like a private event. I later looked at some...
A bill for a law to establish the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission and for connected purposes 2024 has passed through second reading at the floor of the state Assembly. The Executive bill which was presented before the house by the majority leader, Mr Ikenna Ofodeme will enable and empower the executive arm of government to conduct local government election in the area when passed into law. According to Mr Ofodeme, the bill which has...
“An optimistic view and a more realistic outlook will boost morale of security agencies” —Olalekan A. Babatunde In the course of fighting terrorism, banditry and other forms of insecurity in Nigeria, our security agencies (the military, the police, the Department of State Service, the Civil Defence Corps and the like) have been assessed in different ways by Nigerians. Viewing or listening to talkshows and analysis on television, radio, newspaper and social media, even in some...
