Author: Michael Jegede

Former Senate Leader and ex-Board Chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has said that shifting from presidential to parliamentary system of government will be a difficult task to achieve.  Ndoma-Egba, a cerebral lawyer and astute politician, made the submission while reacting to the call for a change to parliamentary system from the present presidential method of government in Nigeria by some lawmakers via a bill. The bill seeking for a return to the parliamentary system captioned: “The Bills Proposing Constitutional Alterations For a Transition To Parliamentary System of Government”, was sponsored by the House…

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  … Decries alleged destruction of Wike’s billboard in Opobo The Convener of Unity House Foundation (UHF), a peace, social justice and good governance advocacy group, Kingsley Wenenda Wali, has condemned the action of the members of Rivers State House of Assembly in overriding Governor Sim Fubara on four bills. Wenenda Wali, a peace advocate, noted that the action of the state lawmakers coming at a time Fubura was trying to play his part in the peace deal to resolve the crisis in Rivers, occasioned by the disputations between him and the immediate past governor and Minister of Federal Capital…

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I condemn totally the armed robbery attack on Otukpo- Abba Moro The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District in the Red Chamber of the National Assembly, Senator (Dr) Patrick Abba Moro, has condemned in its entirety the Friday attack by armed men on some banks in Otukpo, Benue State. Heavily armed men reportedly stormed Otukpo, the headquarters of Benue South Senatorial District and robbed some commercial banks in an operation that was said to have lasted one hour and left a number of persons dead. Moro who recently bagged a PhD in Leadership and Strategic Studies from the Nigeria…

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Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodinma of All Progressives Congress (APC) was sworn in as the governor of Imo State on January 15, 2020, following the Supreme Court’s sack of Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had assumed office after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declared him winner of the Imo governorship election held on March 9, 2019. Uzodinma, though came fourth in the 2019 Imo gubernatorial election, Supreme Court declared him the actual winner in a case he filed to challenge the results announced by INEC. Now, after over three and half years in the saddle…

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A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Senate Leader, Chief Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has sent his felicitations to the Governor of Cross River State, Senator (Prince) Bassey Edet Otu, for his triumph at the tribunal where his election by Cross Riverians on March 18, 2023 was further affirmed. Ndoma-Egba, an ex-Chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), who was the secretary of the Campaign Planning Directorate of the defunct APC Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, also congratulated the APC family in Cross River State for Otu’s tribunal victory. The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Cross River State on Tuesday,…

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The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District in the Senate, Comrade Patrick Abba Moro, has dedicated his victory at the tribunal to God and members of his constituency, who gave him a second mandate in the February 25, 2023 National Assembly election to remain their representative in the Red Chamber. The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi, on Sunday, reportedly dismissed the petition filed by Comrade Daniel Onje, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for Benue South in the 2023 general election, challenging the triumph of Senator Moro of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Ory Zik-Ikeoeha,…

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The Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Chief Victor Umeh, has said that God did everything to pave the way for his overwhelming victory during the 2023 elections and in the tribunal where a number of petitions were filed against his triumph. Umeh, a Chieftain of Labour Party (LP), made the remarks while reacting to the tribunal judgements which upheld his election as the Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District. In a statement he personally signed, the Ohamadike Ndigbo, said: “To the glory of God, this is the second Judgment in the various Petitions filed against me. On Wednesday, the…

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Governor of Cross River State, Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu and former Senate Leader, Chief Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, have sent their felicitations to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT) on his triumphant outing at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT). The duo of Otu and Ndoma-Egba who are members of All Progressives Congress (APC), in separate remarks described the outcome of the presidential election tribunal as a well-merited victory for President Tinubu and a triumph of the people’s will as demonstrated at the presidential polls. Otu noted that the verdict by the PEPT reinforces the overwhelming mandate Nigerians gave to President Tinubu…

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On May 29, 2023, Senator (Prince) Bassey Edet Otu, took oath of office, as the 4th Executive Governor of Cross River State in the current democratic dispensation, and vowed to run a robust administration that would see the state moving forward to the next level in terms of development. After 100 days of taking over the mantle of leadership and being in the helms of affairs of Cross River State, can it be said that Governor Otu is making significant progress in his determination to transform and lift the state to greater heights? Though believed not to be enough to…

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Former Senate Leader, Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, and Executive Secretary (ES) Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Jime, have described the emergence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Chairman of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as a welcome development that is good for Nigeria and the West African Sub-region. Tinubu on Sunday was elected the Chairman of ECOWAS at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the regional bloc in Guinea Bissau 41 days after his inauguration as Nigeria’s President. The duo of Ndoma-Egba and Jime in their separate reactions to the election of the President as…

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The Executive Secretary (ES) of Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Jime, says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has so far demonstrated the kind of boldness needed from any leader determined to confront the myriad of challenges facing Nigeria. Taking a look at some of the steps, actions and decisions taken by Tinubu one month after his inauguration as President, the Shippers Council boss averred that the ex-Lagos governor has shown that he was fully prepared and well equipped for the country’s number-one seat. The former House of Reps member and one-time Speaker of Benue State House of Assembly, noted…

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Chairman of Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator Patrick Abba Moro, has applauded the State Houses of Assembly for their approval of the Independent Candidacy Bill which has now been transmitted to President Muhammadu Buhari for presidential assent. This was contained in a press statement signed by Mr. Emmanuel Eche-Ofun John, Special Assistant (SA) on New Media to the Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District. The bill, sponsored by Senator Moro, was transmitted to the President for his assent on Tuesday after getting the constitutionally required approval from the state assemblies. According to Mr. John, the bill…

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May 29: A legal luminary and ex-Senate Leader, Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has said that the inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on May 29, 2023 remains sacrosanct and therefore cannot be changed. Ndoma-Egba, a former Chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), stated this in an interview in reaction to the calls by some persons for the suspension of the inauguration of the President-elect, pending the conclusion of the cases filed at the tribunal against his victory in the presidential election. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, wondered why people should…

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The Governor-Elect of Cross River State, Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu, has extended his warmest greetings to the people of Cross River State and Christians across the country on the occasion of the 2023 Easter celebration. Otu in his Easter message urged Cross Riverians to see the celebration as a moment of sober reflection and supplication for the state and Nigeria at large. The Governor-elect noted that Easter, believed to be the foundation of Christian faith commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, renews hope in mankind. He urged Christians to imbibe the significant lessons of Easter and emulate the virtues of…

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…. Says Asiwaju’s administration will benefit Nigerians An erstwhile Senate Leader and Chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) from Cross River State, Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has joined other eminent Nigerians to celebrate the country’s President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the occasion of his 71st birthday. Ndoma-Egba, a staunch supporter of Tinubu’s presidential aspiration, was the Secretary of the Campaign Planning Directorate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PPC) that worked with great effort and determination for the victory of the party in the 2023 presidential poll. While congratulating Tinubu as he clocks 71 years…

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Governor-Elect of Cross River State, Distinguished Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu, has expressed profound gratitude to the entire Cross Riverians for allowing fairness and justice to prevail while making their decision to choose the next helmsman of the state on March 18, 2023. In his acceptance speech delivered after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had officially declared him as the winner of the Cross River governorship election, Prince Otu said: “This mandate is the people’s mandate. It is a reaffirmation that as a people, we have a keen sense of justice. And when the chips are down, we sacrifice our…

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Secretary, Campaign Planning Directorate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, says the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President-elect, has restored renewed hope to Nigerians, owing to his antecedents and records of achievements in previous offices occupied. Tinubu of APC who has been presented with his Certificate of Return secured a total of 8,794,726 votes to be declared the winner of the presidential election held on February 25, 2023, by the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mamoud Yakubu, with Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) garnering…

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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has condemned in strong terms the call by some opposition parties for the outright cancellation of the presidential election held on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Describing the demand for the cancellation of the election as treasonable, unpatriotic and selfish, Ndoma-Egba, an erstwhile Senate Leader and former Chairman Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), wondered why anyone would want to truncate the country’s democratic process at this crucial stage. The national chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and Africa Democratic Congress (ADC), Iyorchis Ayu, Julius Abure and Ralf…

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The front runner in the 2023 Cross River State governorship contest, Distinguished Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu, has called on Nigerians to come out en masse to exercise their voting right in the decision to elect the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He made the call in a phone interview put across to him to ascertain the situation of things in his area concerning the Presidential and National Assembly polls taking place today. Prince Otu, the candidate of Cross River All Progressives Congress (APC) in the gubernatorial election holding on March 11, said it was important for all…

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Like his predecessors in office, the resuscitation of the recklessly abandoned Ajaokuta Steel Company (ASCO), the largest integrated steel complex in the Sub-Saharan Africa, occupying 800 hectares of land on 24,000 hectares of an expansive greenfield area, was one of the promises President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) made to the people of Kogi State to secure their votes in 2015. During his re-election campaign in 2019, a reassurance was given of his commitment to the completion of the steel project, situated along the West Bank of River Niger in Kogi Central Senatorial District, and envisaged to serve as a pivotal element…

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The Labour Party (LP) standard-bearer for the Anambra Central Senatorial race, Distinguished Senator Victor Umeh, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Uche Ekwunife have no locus standi to question his nomination by LP. Umeh, a front runner in the senatorial contest stated this in a statement he titled: “My purported disqualification from the Anambra Central District Senatorial Race”, issued in reaction to the judgement of a Federal High Court sitting in Awka, the Anambra State capital, disqualifying him from the contest. Expressing dissatisfaction with the court ruling, he disclosed that his lawyers have been directed…

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The Director General (DG) of National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, has said that the Bioenergy Development Programme of the agency designed to adapt Anaerobic Digestion Technology for biogas production, could create 10,000 jobs along the value chains. Prof. Mustapha stated this in a special presentation on NABDA Day at the just concluded Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Expo 2023, organised by the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation in Abuja, with the theme: “Actualising Effective Diversification of Nigerian Economy Through STI”. In the presentation captioned: “Actualizing Effective Diversification of the Nigerian Economy through the Science of…

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The National Biosafety Management Agency has called on the general public to take precautionary measures in order to prevent and stop the spread of Diphtheria infection in the country. The Director General/Chief Executive Officer (DG/CEO) of the NBMA, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, made the call in a press statement signed and made available to journalists by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs, Mrs. Gloria Ogbaki. Dr Ebegba stated that owing to the current spread of the disease it is important for the general Public to take drastic steps to stop further infection and spread of the disease. He said:…

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The Labour Party (LP) senatorial candidate for Anambra Central, Distinguished Senator Victor Umeh, has said that his party’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, is the best among others in terms of competence to take charge of the presidency upon the completion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure on May 29, 2023. Umeh stated this in his New Year Message to the people of Anambra Central Senatorial District and all Nigerians. The former lawmaker seeking to return to the Red Chamber of the National Assembly, advised Nigerians to see the 2023 elections as a unique opportunity to elect the right people that…

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The flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 governorship election in Cross River State, Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu, has visited victims of the Calabar Bikers Carnival accident undergoing treatment at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). A car had rammed into a crowd of fun seekers at the 2022 Calabar Bikers Parade and killed seven persons with 29 others sustaining various degrees of injuries. The APC guber candidate during the visit once again expressed sadness over the unfortunate incident and prayed God to console the family and loved ones of those who lost their lives.…

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The standard-bearer of All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 governorship election in Cross River State, Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu, has announced the suspension of his political activities to grieve with the family of the victims of the accident that occurred at the 2022 Calabar Bikers’ Carnival on Tuesday. A Toyota Camry vehicle had reportedly lost control and crashed into a crowd at the Bikers’ parade, leaving seven persons dead while 29 were said to have sustained different degrees of injuries. In a statement he personally signed, Otu, the Cross River APC gubernatorial candidate, said he decided to put his…

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The standard-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 governorship election in Cross River State, Distinguished Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu, has sent his warmest greetings to the entire people of the state for the celebration of this year’s Christmas, a Christian festival observed every 25th of December in commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ. In a Christmas message he personally signed, Otu, the leading guber candidate in Cross River, said: “Dear Cross Riverians, Today is Christmas and as we celebrate the birth of the risen Christ, I want to very warmly, wish you a happy Christmas. “As…

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The convener of Unity House Foundation (UHF), a good governance, social justice and peace advocacy group, Mr. Kingsley Wenenda Wali, has called on Nigerians to use the celebration of Christmas as an opportunity to entrench peace and show love to one another. Wali who made the call in a statement said the period should be a moment of reflection and reminder of the essence of love as exemplified by Christ whose birth is being commemorated with Christmas. “As we celebrate the birth of our lord Jesus Christ, it is my prayer, that in commemoration of everything He meant – LOVE,…

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The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), an agency of Government under the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, with the mandate to conduct, promote, co-ordinate and deploy cutting edge biotechnology research for Nigeria’s economic growth and development, appears to have made a remarkably significant breakthrough in the production of yoghurt starter culture. Yoghurt, prepared with starter culture containing Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus, is a fermented milk product widely consumed as a healthy and nutritious food globally. Starter cultures are a vital component of industrial food fermentation. In yoghurt production, the starter culture help in the fermentation of lactose…

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By Michael Jegede The Secretary of the Campaign Planning Directorate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PPC), Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has assured the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of victory in Cross River State. Ndoma-Egba, a former Senate Leader and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), gave the assurance on Tuesday in a vote of thanks speech he delivered at the town hall meeting held in Calabar by Cross River APC to play host to the party presidential flagbearer, and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima. He said the people of Cross River…

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