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The People’s Democratic Party has asked the Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano to prepare to hand over to its candidate in 2022.
The PDP state Publicity Secretary, Nnamdi Nwangwu said this in Awka, the Anambra State capital, on Wednesday.
Obiano, who was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance will serve out his second tenure in office on March 17, 2022.
APGA has been in power in the state since 2006.
Nwangwu in the statement said, “APGA has failed woefully in all ramifications and as such, should be preparing to hand over to PDP which is ready to give Anambra State a quality, responsible and responsive government.”
Elder statesman, Prince Tony Momoh dies at 81
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By Clifford Ndujihe, Olasunkanmi Akoni, Omezia Ajayi, Johnbosco AgbakwuruOzioruva Aliu & Olayinka Ajayi
ELDER Statesman, media czar, lawyer and politician, Prince Tony Momoh, yesterday, passed on exactly 85 days to his 82nd birthday.
Born on April 27, 1939 in Auchi, Edo State as the 165th child of King Momoh I of Auchi, Prince Momoh was vivacious and full of life when he granted his last interview to Vanguard on January 20, 2021.
Confirming his death, his son, Abdulrasheed Momoh, said he died in a private hospital in Abuja, yesterday afternoon.
‘’Daddy has been ill for some time due to old age. He died some hours ago in a private hospital in Abuja. I am in Lagos now. I will go to Abuja tomorrow, ‘’ he told Vanguard on phone at 7.15 pm, yesterday.
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Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Adamu Usman has warned supporters of candidates in the Magama/Rijau Federal constituency rerun, saying adequate security has been put in place for the successful conduct of the February 6th polls.
Usman who stated this in Minna, said his officers and men would be drafted to provide adequate security during and after the election.
He also urged aspirants contesting for the federal constituency seat to admonish their supporters on the need to desist from any act that may disrupt the exercise or cause breach of peace.
” The Niger State Police Command hereby reiterates its readiness to provide adequate security before, during and after the election and has employed measures towards ensuring a peaceful conduct of the election”
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, President Muhammadu Buhari will this week in Jos, Plateau State, officially kick off the All Progressives Congress membership validation. But this one exercise will either make or mar the ruling party as the country journeys towards 2023, writes Chuks Okocha
Last week, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) took it upon itself to train officials that would superintend the revalidation of its members. It was like a cat and mouse game before the party’s stakeholders agreed to the process. This is because of the suspicion that certain interests were out to hijack the process at the expense of the others.