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2023: Nkanu Youths Advocate for Zoning of Enugu Governorship Position to its Zone
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2023: Nkanu Youths Advocate for Zoning of Enugu Governorship Position to its Zone

Youths from Enugu East Senatorial District, in Enugu State, under the auspices of Nkanu Youth Assembly, have renewed the quest for the governorship position of the state to return to the zone in line with the power rotation arrangement among the three senatorial zones. Speaking during the Nkanu Cultural Fiesta in Enugu, organised by the Nkanu Youth Assembly, the National President of the association, Hon. Edeani M. Edeani, applauded Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, who graced the occasion, for his administration's youth empowerment programmes, stressing that "the governor has been very supportive to the youth". According to a statement issued by Amoke Louis, aide to the governor, Edeani commended governor Ugwuanyi for supporting the youth group to open a poultry farm at Awkunanaw, Enugu So...
2023: Zoning Agreement Should be Honoured – Fashola
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2023: Zoning Agreement Should be Honoured – Fashola

Former governor of Lagos State and Minister of Works, Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday said zoning agreements must be honoured. Fashola who disclosed this while addressing journalists covering the affairs of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in Abuja said that although the agreements were not backed by law, it was crucial for them to be respected. He said, “First let’s talk about law, let’s talk about agreement, the law is the Constitution. The Constitution decides the age at which you can contest certain offices and there is nothing in the Constitution that says zoning. All are political parties, political parties are clubs where you write agreements just like a social club and we can decide that it is the youngest person who will be the Chairman of the Club or we can decide ...