PDP will soon go hungry, Uzodinma mocks opposition party

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has taken a swipe at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in his reaction to the defection of his Ebonyi counterpart, Umahi, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He spoke with reporters after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. The former Senator said politicians who decide […]

Umahi to join APC soon- Imo Governor, Uzodinma

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has confirmed that Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi will formally join the ruling All progressive Congress (APC). Uzodinma made this confirmation to newsmen on Monday in Abuja at the national secretariat of the APC. There have been speculations over the political future of the Ebonyi State Governor, with rumours having […]

Oshiomhole: Fireworks Across River Niger As Wike, Uzodimma Fight Dirty

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his Imo State counterpart, Hope Uzodinma, are locked in a seeming nasty partisan fight over the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole.   Uzodimma of the APC is alleging that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is responsible for the attempted removal of the embattled Oshiomhole. […]

Hope Uzodinma was wrongly declared the winner –  Supreme Court Justice

Justice Chima Nweze of the Supreme Court yesterday disagreed with the other six justices who dismissed a review brought before the apex court by Emeka Ihedioha. Recall that the Supreme Court in Abuja in a six-to-one judgment had on Tuesday dismissed the application for review of its January 14, 2020, judgment which removed Emeka Ihedioha as Imo […]

Imo Supreme Court Judgement Review: Governor Uzodinma extends olive branch to Ihedioha, others

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has appealed to Emeka Ihedioha of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and other political opponents of his to rally round him in the spirit of sportsmanship to move the state forward. Governor Uzodinma was speaking today at Imo Government House, Owerri in reaction to Supreme Court’s judgement today, that reaffirmed […]

Hope Uzodinma visits Buhari, seeks refund of N32bn spent on FG projects

The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has sought a refund of over N32billion his predecessors spent on Federal Government’s projects, especially on roads in the state. Uzodinma paid a visit to the President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting, he said he raised the […]

What Has The Supreme Court Done?

Not a few politicians are beginning to have second thoughts about what may be the sure path to electoral success in the future. The traditional model, which was godfather plus moneybags, and then crisscrossing the country squawking like fowls with broken beaks, appears to be old school and in rapid decline. After Hope Uzodinma’s unexpected […]

Ihedioha: US May Sanction Nigeria, Says Ex-Associate Deputy Attorney General

Nigeria is currently being targeted by the United States government for fresh sanctions over alleged schemes that foisted Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the rightful governor of Imo State in Eastern Nigeria. The only way out for Nigeria at the moment is for the Supreme Court Judges and other top government […]

Judicracy and the Fairness in being Unfair

Abraham Lincoln described democracy as “government of the people, by the people, for the people” during the American civil war in 1863. His notion later became the often-quoted definition of democracy and a benchmark of rating its success globally. More than a few nations have actualized Lincoln’s thought, but Nigeria is lagging behind. Her quasi-democratic […]

Marcus Brutus And His Cousins

One week after the Supreme Court overturned the election of Emeka Ihedioha of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as governor of Imo State and installed Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC), nine lawmakers in the statehouse of assembly abandoned their party and joined the “winning team”. Four of them were elected on the […]