AWKA — Ahead of the Anambra state governorship election in the coming week, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has endorsed a major revamp of Anambra’s security architecture for November 6 gubernatorial election in the state. Consequently, the Police IG has deployed Deputy Inspector General- DIG Joseph Egbunike to Anambra state, as Coordinating DIG Election Duties. The IG also deployed “strategic commanders from the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police and above...

Anambra’s  Willie Obiano has said President Muhammadu Buhari does not approve of a declaration of emergency rule in the state. His statement is a response to Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), a statement on insecurity in the state. According to him, states facing insecurity are yet to declared emergency rule. However, Obiano noted that Buhari has assured that he was only interested in a free and fair election on November 6 in the...

ABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) of new registrants in Anambra state would be ready for collection on or shortly after Oct. 7. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Festus Okoye, disclosed this in a statement he issued on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the decision was made at a meeting of the commission on the preparations for the...

ANYAMELUM (ANAMBRA), — Mr. Valentine Ozigbo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic  Party (PDP) in Anambra, has described the retarded development and lack of infrastructure in Anyamelum Local Government Area of the state as heartwrenching and unacceptable. Ozigbo said this during his campaign tour of Anaku on Saturday, ahead of the Nov. 6 governorship election. He said he was forced to tears on his way to the area because of the lack of an access road...