“Hon. Azuka’s death is a reminder of a treacherous trend that has taken root in Anambra State” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Around May 2022, kidnapped Hon. Okechukwu Okoye was found dead with his head and body discovered in different locations. Yet, on Thursday morning, February 6, 2025, news that the kidnapped lawmaker, Hon. Justice Azuka, had been killed filtered in. Thus, within two years and nine months, two serving members of the Anambra State House of Assembly...

“APC appears in some sense, to be the preferred choice of opposition politicians in Anambra State” —Ebuka Onyekwelu It is now exactly two months before the All Progressives Congress – APC, conducts its primary election to determine who will fly the party’s flag for the November 8, 2025, Anambra State Governorship Election. Announcing its primary election date for March 29, 2025, the APC is the first political party gearing up for the Anambra 2025 gubernatorial...

“If there is any one thing for which to judge a man, it is his family.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Two days ago, which happened to be the last Sunday of the year 2024, I had a very interesting experience of spending a real-time, devoid of any makeover, with Sir Paul Chukwuma. On that day, Chidalu, Sir Paul’s younger brother dedicated his first son who happened to be his fifth child, after his first four baby girls....

“It is unimaginable that Soludo has completely lost track of his lofty security agenda.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Nearly three years on the saddle, Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration has yet to put words to work in the security of lives and properties of Anambra residents and visitors. With at least three senior appointees on security, governor Soludo is still making promises and has yet to find the right words to speak to Anambra’s steep descent into anarchy,...

“The processes are excessively monetized and gives an advantage to the highest bidder” —Ebuka Onyekwelu There is a very popular assumption that Anambra State voters do not vote for the All Progressives Congress – APC. This is then reinforced by another outrageous impression that APC cannot win any election in Anambra State. In all, the common denominator upon which these suppositions are founded is that the APC is not liked and cannot be voted for,...

“This trend underscores the atrocious decay and carelessness under Prof. Soludo as governor.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Anambra State has once again been dragged into an avoidable embarrassment with the indictment of Ogbaru Local Government Area Chairman, Mr. Franklin Nwadialo, in the United States, over $3.3 million in internet fraud. The judgment entered in a Washington district court was based on a case brought by the Government of the United States of America against Franklin Nwadialo. The case...

Barely three weeks to the funeral of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah, whose death occurred late July in London, plots to replace him in the 10th Nigeria Senate have now advanced.  Sen. Ubah who in 2019 leveraged his social capital to win his election to the senate with an unknown YPP, repeated the uncommon feat in 2023 to defeat his closest rival, Hon. Chris Azubogu. Some days ago, the Independent National Electoral Commission – INEC, hinted that...

“This nomination is APGA’s loss as Lady Bianca would now align openly with the federal government’s political interests in Anambra State. “ —Ebuka Onyekwelu The nomination of Lady Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, widow of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumemegwu-Ojukwu, has continued to generate reactions from different quarters. For some members of the APC in Anambra, it is another source of worry about the party’s reward system. Yet, other members of Anambra APC believe that Bianca’s appointment is for the...