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Ohanaeze Youth Council to Atiku: Drop Okowa, Lose Igbo Votes

5Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Ohanaeze Youth Council to Atiku: Drop Okowa, Lose Igbo Votes

Ohanaeze Youth Council, the Youth wing of the Igbo socio-political group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has cautioned the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar against dropping Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as his running mate. The Igbo socio political group, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, has cautioned Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar against dropping Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as his running mate. There has been talks of leaders of PDP pushing for Okowa to be dropped as Atiku’s running mate. Proponents of such an idea are believed to be supporters of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Party members loyal to Wike are reported to have asked Atiku to replace Okowa as a ...

Okowa Warned Against Using Delta Funds for PDP Campaign

17Jun

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Corruption, Elections, News, Nigeria

Okowa Warned Against Using Delta Funds for PDP Campaign

Following the announcement of Okowa as the running mate to PDP's presidential flagbearer, Atiku, Okowa has been warned against using state funds for the PDP campaign. The warning, which was delivered by the Director, Communications and Media Strategy of the APC Governorship campaign organisation, Ima Niboro, was said to be based on credible intel available to them. See Also: Breaking News: Atiku Picks Okowa Over Wike for VP According to Niboro, "the call became necessary in the light of credible intelligence at its disposal that the 2023 General Election is a PDP conduit pipe to loot the State." "The use of taxpayers’ funds and collective resources of Deltans to fund personal political ambitions was unacceptable, callous and inhuman. "It is sad that on a day the Rivers Stat...

Okowa Likely to be Announced Atiku’s Running Mate

16Jun

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Elections, News, Nigeria

Okowa Likely to be Announced Atiku’s Running Mate

As Atiku, the Presidential candidate for the PDP, prepares to officially announce his running mate, news trickling in suggests that the announcement may shock many. It was almost a foregone conclusion that Atiku's running mate would be Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State. Wike was very vocal and confident prior to the convention in which Atiku emerged the party's flagbearer. Wike had boasted that he was sure to clinch the party's presidential ticket. However, he only managed a distant second. See Also: Wike Has Not Been Chosen as Atiku’s VP – PDP Many therefore took it for granted that Wike was the most likely candidate as he checks all the boxes required of a suitable running mate. Recently though, there have been insinuations that he may actually not be the anointed one. ...

Coronavirus: Governor Okowa Goes into Isolation as Daughter Tests Positive

26Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, News, Nigeria

Coronavirus: Governor Okowa Goes into Isolation as Daughter Tests Positive

There is coronavirus scare in the Delta state government house as Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state, Nigeria has gone into isolation with his family following a positive COVID-19 test result for his daughter. Okowa announced on twitter that one of his daughters had tested positive for coronavirus. He said that his family has gone into isolation in compliance with Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) guideline. “Earlier today, Edith and I received the news that one of our daughters has tested positive for #COVID19. Hence, in-line with the laid out procedures, we are both going into isolation for the next 14-days. “We will continue to keep you all updated,” he wrote.