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Nothing Should Stop Anambra Governorship Poll, Ohanaeze Warns
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Nothing Should Stop Anambra Governorship Poll, Ohanaeze Warns

The apex pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has reacted to the one-week sit-at-home declared by Indigenous People of Biafra, warning that nothing should threaten the conduct of the November 6 Anambra governorship election. The spokesperson for the group, Chief Alex Ogbonnia, warned all parties to tread with caution, saying it would be unwise to stop the polls. Ogbonnia, who said this in an interview with Punch on Saturday, called for calm while efforts to ensure Kanu’s release were being made by Igbo leaders. He said, “Ohanaeze Ndigbo urges everybody to show maturity and wisdom especially in issues concerning the Indigenous People of Biafra, especially now that leaders in Igboland from all walks of life have united in the struggle to ensure that Mazi ...
IPOB Declares Five Days Sit-at-home, Vows Anambra Election Won’t Hold If Kanu Isn’t Released
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IPOB Declares Five Days Sit-at-home, Vows Anambra Election Won’t Hold If Kanu Isn’t Released

The Indigenous People of Biafra has declared a one-week sit-at-home protest across the South-East states starting from November 5, the eve of the governorship election in Anambra State. IPOB’s Media and Public Secretary, Emma Powerful, in a statement on Saturday in Awka, the Anambra State capital, said the protest was aimed at prevailing on the Federal Government to release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The group vowed that the protest would go on as planned if Kanu was not released before November 4. Kanu is facing trial on a seven-count amended charge bordering on treason and terrorism. The Federal Government had blamed the IPOB leader for the murder of Dr. Chike Akunyili, the husband of a former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control,...
No Group Or Individuals Must Stop Anambra Election – Buhari Orders Military Chiefs
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No Group Or Individuals Must Stop Anambra Election – Buhari Orders Military Chiefs

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered his Service Chiefs to make sure nothing stops the Anambra State governorship election from holding. The election has been scheduled for November 6. Buhari’s order was confirmed by the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, while speaking with State House correspondents on Thursday. This followed a security meeting the service chiefs had with Buhari at the presidential villa. Read Also: Anambra 2021: INEC Insists Election Will Hold As Scheduled “The president has directed that under no circumstances will anything be allowed to stop the elections from taking place successfully. The people have a right to vote and select their leader. “No group or individual will be allowed to stimulate anarchy and chaos, leading to murderous activities. ...
Anambra Guber Poll Will be Easy if Given Ticket – Uba
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Anambra Guber Poll Will be Easy if Given Ticket – Uba

Senator Andy Uba, a governorship aspirant of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Anambra State has expressed optimism that with the party’s ticket he would clinch the governorship position in the November 6 gubernatorial election. Uba while speaking to party supporters in Awka, on Tuesday. Uba said, “2007 campaign will be a child’s play, if you give me your ticket. “I will replicate the amazing campaigns of 2007 election in the 326 wards and 21 Local Government Areas of the state which gave me overwhelming victory during the election “The record has not been equaled by any governorship candidate in the state till date. I will take the APC campaign for the November 6 election in the state to another level.” The aspirant who was an aide to former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, a...