This is happening for the first time in nearly two decades, that people contesting election on APGA’s platform have jettisoned Ojukwu’s picture as a credible campaign tool. There are clear indications that the All Progressives Grand Alliance- APGA, might be bent on moving on without the memories of Ojukwu, the face of the party, and the singular reason APGA lays claim to being an “Igbo party”. Perhaps, APGA is ready and willing to test its...
“Southeast can benefit significantly from any government in power, if its politics are right” The Southeast Nigeria is virtually at a political cross road ahead of the 2023 General Election. Win or lose, the zone must be confronted by questions of power sharing. For instance, if the project for Nigeria’s president of Igbo extraction fails, what would be the fate of the zone in the next four or eight years? What would be its stake...
The legislature is the engine room of every democracy. Therefore, legislators are gatekeepers of democracy and, must show the highest level of respect for the laws of the country. At the basic, every legislator must be law-abiding and must protect the sanctity of the law. Legislators must show the highest level of personal example, particularly in any matter relating to the laws of the land, especially provisions of the constitution. Any lawmaker who for whatever...
Apparently, evaluating a lawmaker’s performance is one of the most difficult things for Nigerians to do. It appears most Nigerians do not know just how to say if a lawmaker has done well or has failed. The reason is that the expectations from an average lawmaker, state or National Assembly, are so high and often outside the scope of duty of lawmakers. Why the expectations are high is directly connected to the many needs of...
This might be the first time the three Anambra State senators are strong, firm and formidable, two months to the General Election. So far, not much effort is being put into unseating the three incumbent senators by the opposition and the three remains likely to be returned in February, 2023. Senator Uche Ekwunife of Anambra Central is poised to be returned in 2023. This also applies to Senator Stella Oduah of Anambra North and Senator...
The Federal High Court judgment against the candidacy of Hon. Chris Azubogu, the APGA candidate for Anambra South senatorial zone might have removed every doubt in regards to the position of Anambra State Governor, Prof. Soludo, on the matter. First of all, Hon. Ben Nwankwo who approached the court against Hon. Chris Azubogu is of the same APGA party. In fact, in 2017, Hon. Ben was one of those that supported Willie Obiano’s second term...
The National Assembly Election is in February 2023, which effectively means that contenders for positions at the National Assembly has just December and January, to make their case. In Anambra South senatorial zone, the incumbent will be squaring it up against House of Representatives member, Hon. Chris Azubogu, who is the major challenger of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah, the incumbent. There are candidates like Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji of APC, Chris Uba of PDP and Obinna Uzor...
“Someone reminded me that a mob has no head and hence cannot reason” — Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR My attention has been drawn to some of the tirades on social media following my frank response during an interview on Channels TV regarding the “investments” Mr. Peter Obi claimed to have made with Anambra state revenues. Sadly, several of the comments left the issue of the interview to probe or suggest motives, inferred from my response...
The 20thNational Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has come and gone. But what lingers about the meeting that took place from 16-22 October 2022 has been the dust threw up by the reactions to the decisions and milestones reached at the elite political gathering. Ordinarily, it was solely a Chinese affair, but what the outcomes means for the rest of the world seemed to have made some commentators to pry into what...
Much more than material support for the democratic process, Africa—and the developing world—needs the United States to reaffirm its commitment to democratic principles. It is far from surprising that the just concluded Brazilian presidential election attracted more than the usual attention from observers of the democratic process across Latin America. Over the course of his presidency, and particularly in the months leading to the election, President Jair Bolsonaro had made statements seemingly calculated to undermine trust in...
