…says I asked Gov. Wike to address the root causes of illegal refining and to desist from playing politics with it A frontline Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress APC, in Rivers State, Prince Tonye Princewill has expressed surprise over an innocent and harmless advice he extended to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on the burning issue of illegal refineries otherwise known as “Kpofire” and other matters, which the Peoples Democratic Party has capitalized on to cast aspersion on his person. The PDP in a statement signed by Tambari Sydney Gbara, State Publicity Secretary PDP Rivers State with…
Author: Nwaorgu Faustinus
The 2015 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, Dr Dakuku Peterside, has accused Governor Nyesom Wike of being on a property acquisition spree. Peterside, a one-time Commissioner for Works, said that Governor Wike had cornered no fewer than 400 houses for himself and his cronies in ways he described as “ridiculous and undignified.” He reminisced with nostalgia the agony the same Governor Wike afflicted on some senior civil servants in 2021 when he ejected them from their official residence in the old and new Government Reserved Areas (GRAs) and other areas in Port Harcourt. Dakuku Peterside,…
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, says despite the best efforts of the party to discourage the politicization of the fight against soot enveloping Port Harcourt and endangering the lives of residents in the short and long term, it is becoming very obvious that the Rivers State governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, is hell bent more on reaping political dividends from it than pursuing an altruistic fight. Our concern is that such a motive will ultimately stall the effort. According to the opposition party in the state, “in defending the many years that it took the governor…
Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has cautioned former Rivers South-East Senator, Magnus Ngei Abe, to desist from dragging Nigeria’s Transportation Minister, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, into his usual unctuous and vituperative media riddles. Senator Abe, reputed for political merchandising and sabotage, recently pitched his tent in the camp of former Lagos Governor, Sen. Ahmed Bola Tinubu, following the latter’s declaration to run for the 2023 presidential election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Recall that the former Lawmaker had during an event in Port Harcourt on…
The Chairman-elect of Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Emeka Bekee, has swiftly debunked as white lies assertions by Gov. Nyesom Wike concerning his person. Chief Bekee spoke in Port Harcourt while reacting to the statement by Gov. Wike during the commissioning of Odiokwu internal roads today (Thursday) to the effect that he (Bekee) was cursed in his community. “Gov. Wike revels in slandering notable personalities in Rivers State and getting away with it because he believes that he enjoys wide immunity as governor. But I promise him that whatever immunity he thinks he has is not…
The build-up to the AFROZONS DUBAI SOUND OFF, holding in March of next year is gaining momentum; as Dubai’s Department for Economy and Tourism, DET formerly known as Dubai Tourism, unveils, International Afrobeat superstar, D’banj, popularly known as the Koko Master, as the Official Afrobeat Artiste of the AfroZonsDubai Soundoff. D’banj who has received numerous international awards like the Best International Act (Africa) at the 2011 BET Awards and Best-Selling African Artiste at the 2014 World Music Awards has been an Icon for Afrobeat music for over a decade. The Koko Master, who has been quiet for some time, just released…
As the pressure for 2023 race heightens with very many politically artful alignments, permutations and gang-ups in different camps, it is good for one to understand that some groups in the process have assigned to themselves very unholy and mischievous roles which has propelled political leaders to begin to beam their torch lights into the actions of some of these groups allegedly fronting for them or their favorite men, to avoid being caught in the snares of those ungodly groups making unsolicited statements and engaging in other fruitless activities of showbiz solely for the purpose of reforming their pockets and…
The heap of threats and self inflicted security skirmishes notwithstanding, the just concluded Anambra gubernatorial election has been adjudged by political analysts, observers and the citizens as the most peaceful election in the annals of elections in Nigeria. Reacting to the satisfactory outcome of the process, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, said with a determined and placid disposition, the courageous people of Anambra defiled the imbecilic braggadocio from the impuissant corners of hellions with a standing reputation of troublemaking, to choose who steers…
Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has commended frontline Rivers APC Chairmanship aspirants, Chizi Nyeomasila and Chief Emeka Beke, for resolving to work together for the ultimate task of preparing the party ahead of 2023 elections. The two pro-Amaechi contenders for the Rivers APC Chairmanship had a good time together at the State Party Secretariat in Port Harcourt, venue of the screening exercise for aspirants, where they warmly embraced each other and addressed the press, shortly after the screening exercise. In a statement…
The recent defection of alleged members of the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress to the People’s Democratic Party, has elicited a floodgate of reactions from political analysts and stakeholders within the folds of the two major parties in Rivers State. Reacting to what he termed a noisy carouse, chieftain of the APC and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, said phantom receptions and luxurious jamborees are part of the careless schemes of Gov. Wike and his band of masquerading swindlers to defraud the state, reform individual pockets and…
… States that the move is a trick to deny the South her two terms after the two terms of the North through President Buhari … Describes Plot as an Unacceptable insult on both Jonathan and the entire southern political class Having carefully perused through the series of articles on the deadly scheming of some Northern Leaders to lure former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan into the 2023 Presidential contest, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has said it smacks of deceit…
….says six trillion is enough to build two Dubais …..expresses dismay over leaders involved in the sleaze …..tells them to “Go and return the money joor” Chief Obiaruko Christie Ndukwe the President of Citizens Quest for Truth Initiative, an accountability advocacy Non Governmental Organization has appealed for the release and accessibility of the NDDC Forensic Report to those who want to have access to it in accordance with the spirit and letter of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Chief Obiaruko who made the appeal on her “Media FBI” Youtube Channel with the headline “Matters arising from the Forensic Report on (NDDC)” said,…
The All Progressives Congress has released the names of judges in the Rivers Judiciary apparently being used to issue ‘black market’ injunctions against it by desperate politicians in the State. They are Justice Opufa Ben-Whyte, Justice Okogbule Gbasam, Justice Chiwendu Wogu and Justice Fiberesima. The APC in a statement signed and issued by its spokesman, Chief Ogbonna Nwuke, in Port Harcourt said that the actions of these judges have largely contributed to the wrong impression across the country that the Rivers Judiciary has become a notorious trading post where judicial decisions are bought and sold. The APC disclosed that it has…
The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has hailed the Chief Justice of Nigeria for stepping in to arrest the drift in the judiciary, following the indiscriminate sale of restraining orders by judges to politicians. The party said in its reaction, that the decision of the CJN and the leadership of the NBA over forms of judicial abuse has come at the right time. “We believe that the intervention of the CJN and the Nigerian Bar Association on the side of truth, as a result of the horrifying manipulation of the judiciary by members of the political class, has come…
….Leave Secondus Alone; PDP Governors Defected Because of Your Overbearing Attitude …Lauds PDP BOT, Governors For Standing Against Wike And Rescuing The Party From His Draconian Claws Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has called out Gov. Nyesom Wike, as the real Jonah onboard the ship of the People’s Democratic Party, absolving the party’s national Chair, Prince Uche Secondus, of any wrong-doing. In a statement made available to Media Houses in Port Harcourt, the party Chief said there was need to put certain records in proper…
…Accuse SETRACO of Blackmail and Incompetency The people of Ekpeye communities in Rivers have decried the insensitivity of the FG over their plight due to the impact of the 2020 flood in the area. A retired Civil Servant, Dr. Patricia Wudigha Ogbonnaya narrated how the people of the area have been suffering while the government looks away. She states that the flood which was occasioned by the consistent rainfall destroyed every means of their survival in the area. “Our farms were being overrun by the flood and the farm produce destroyed. Our people lost their homes to the flood and…
West Africa’s leading film company, FilmOne Entertainment, has announced that the renowned feature film, ’76, will be available to audiences worldwide on the global streaming service, Netflix, from 4 August 2021. Produced by Adonis Production & Princewills Trust, ‘76 was originally released in Nigerian cinemas in 2016. The film is set six years after the Nigerian civil war and tells the story of Joseph Dewa, a young military officer from the Middle Belt, who gets into a romantic relationship with an O-level student, Suzy, from the South-eastern region. However, their relationship is strained by constant military postings and Suzy’s family,…
….Says Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Plans To Scuttle NDDC and Niger Delta Development A non-governmental and advocacy Organization, Citizen Quests for Truth Initiative, has expressed shock over the sealing of the gate of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The group in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Francis Udoka Ndimkoha said, it appears there are undercurrents to ensure that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is incapacitated in the discharge of her statutory duties. If it is not the issue of threats from some segments of the youths, it is that…
… As Commission employs persons living with disability The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has reiterated the importance of giving opportunities to persons living with disability, in its efforts at making the development of the Niger Delta region integrative, inclusive and sustainable. Speaking at the presentation of letters of engagement to twelve new employees of the Commission who are physically challenged in Port Harcourt, Interim Administrator/CEO of NDDC, Mr. Efiong Okon Akwa, said the Commission was determined to harness the potentials of all Niger Deltans in order to make the region a better place. Mr. Akwa said that NDDC “is…
The warmth reception and joyful glee that greeted the arrival of the former Rivers Governor and Transportation Minister, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, to the University of Nigeria (UNN), was awesome. The former NGF Chairman had gone to UNN to honor the institution’s invitation as a Keynote Speaker for the Convocation Lecture titled: Inequality and the Dignity of Man. The Lecture is part of activities marking the university’s Convocation Ceremony for the year 2021 and was delivered by the Minister on Saturday, 12 June, 2021. Commenting on the choice topic of the Convocation Lecture and its importance on a class-conscious society…
… As Commission employs persons living with disability The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has reiterated the importance of giving opportunities to persons living with disability, in its efforts at making the development of the Niger Delta region integrative, inclusive and sustainable. Speaking at the presentation of letters of engagement to twelve new employees of the Commission who are physically challenged in Port Harcourt, Interim Administrator/CEO of NDDC, Mr. Efiong Okon Akwa, said the Commission was determined to harness the potentials of all Niger Deltans in order to make the region a better place. Mr. Akwa said that NDDC “is…
A frontline APC chieftain in Rivers State, Prince Tonye Princewill has joined all well-meaning individuals and organizations to congratulate ProfBenjamin Okaba on his emergence as INC President and the National Executive Council, NEC of the Ijaw National Congress, INC the apex socio-cultural organization of the Ijaw ethnic nationality. Princewill in a statement said, “your victory in the April 30, 2021 election, swearing in and your stepping forward to speak up on national issues of real concern to our people could not have occurred at a more opportune time than now, with the country facing deeply troubling challenges to the economy and…
…Calls for active participation, clear cut implementable political ideology A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress APC, in Rivers State, Prince Tonye Princewill has blamed lack of a clear cut implementable political ideology across party lines as the cause of the absence of developmental politics in the country, adding that Nigeria’s politics has been divisive and needs a major surgery. Mr. Tonye who made this known on a live radio programme “Politics Nation Wide” monitored in Port Harcourt asserted that politics is too important to be left to politicians and calls for active participation. “I think our politics is in…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has appealed to the Federal Government to investigate the subversive role played by the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Medical Sciences, Otukpo, Benue State, Prof. Innocent Ujah in the recent nationwide strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors. In a statement made available to media houses in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Chief Eze said a situation where a public officer, a Vice-Chancellor, who incongruously leads a Medical Union or pressure group of all…
Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has condemned in very strong terms, the rising spate of killings and wanton destruction in parts of the country, which is now progressively blossoming into an overwhelming security challenge for the country. Reacting to the worrisome trend of rampaging bandits and marauders, who have continued to operate and unleash mayhem on citizens and residents unfettered especially, the recent onslaught against defenceless citizens and natives of Nkalaha, Obegu, Amaezu and Umuhuali communities in Ebonyi State, in the wee…
As congratulations continue to pour-in on Senator Andrew Uchendu, Chief Victor Giadom, Barr. Isaac Ogbobula, Dr. Chukwu, Mrs. Jumbo, Barr. Okwuoma, Dr. Ndegwe and Barr. Wali, over their appointments into the Boards of various Federal Government-owned Universities and other tertiary institutions, by President Mohammadu Buhari, Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has offered a warm felicitation to share in their joys over their new assignments and elevation. In a statement made available to Journalists in Port Harcourt, the party Chief described the…
As tongues continue to wag over the unequivocal restatement of the Minister of Transportation and South-South Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, of his position to support the emergence of a Rivers Governor from the riverine communities in the 2023 elections, erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the APC, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, says the Minister’s resolve is on the standpoint of equity and reflects the principle of fundamental fairness and justice which are the basic axioms upon which the foundation of the All Progressives Congress is…
The recent appointment of a passionate young Nigerian, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, by President Mohammadu Buhari, to head Nigeria’s anti-graft agency; the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) is not only innovative, inspiring, motivating but has elicited an aura of confidence in the capacity of Nigerian youths to oversee critical public institutions and government parastatals and produce results as expected. Former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, gave this view in reaction to Bawa’s appointment to lead a Commission as sophisticated and sensitive…
The determination of the Buhari-led APC federal government in ensuring the success of the implementation of the UN Environment report on Ogoni has continued to attract resounding applause and commendations from analysts and critical stakeholders in the fields of politics and the environment. The $1billion (USD) implementation which is hinged on a 2011 detailed report from the environmental assessment of sites polluted by oil exploration activities in Ogoni land since the discovery of oil in the 1950s, conducted and released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was launched in June 2016 by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on behalf of…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has appealed to the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and his Benue State counterpart, Gov. Samuel Ortom, to give a little thought to affected traders of the infernos that engulfed the popular Mile Three market and two other major markets within the Port Harcourt metropolis in February, which destroyed goods and properties running into millions and wrecked people’s sources of livelihoods. Eze named the following as the affected markets: Marine Base Timber market…
