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Fortnights ago, in one of my penultimate articles titled; YALA LGA POLITICS IN FOCUS: A CHRONICLE Of ITS POLITICAL TRAJECTORY, where I attempted to straighten a sloppy contour in Yala political delineation based on available statistics. I inaccurately wrote that Mr. Omaga Odo the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Cross River State chapter Secretary was from O’oh councilward; rather, he’s from Okpoma ward. Again, the write-up portrayed Gabu and Yache as unit ward. There’re actually autonomous wards of their own. Also, I mistakenly omitted Wanikade ward from the list of wards in constituency II. The error and omission are highly regrettable and no harm whatsoever conceived or intended. As June 17 approaches, a lot of political blitzes are ongoing— consultation, enlightenment campaign, permutation, and scheme and gimmick to woo the electorate and court the courtesy of some monopolistic politicians. Varied interests are building up in different directions. Some are in line with zoning par...

By Adoga Stephen The media activist, Egbara Emmanuel, has described the up Coming Cross river by-election holding soon as a measure of the preparedness of Ayade led government in collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free, fair and transparent elections, and hence a litmus test for 2019. He also called on Cross riverians to come out en masse and vote for the people Democratic party candidates in the by-election, Yala local government council Ogar Declan Genesis, describing him as “the right man for the job.” In a statement issued in Lagos by his Media Assistant, Mr.Oyi Adoga, Egbara said in the light of the massive irregularities that always marr out council election, it was imperative for the INEC to get its acts right this time around so as to rekindle confidence in the state's electoral system. Egbara said the conduct of credible polls was a democratic emergency, particularly as Cross riverians and petitioners have come to the...

Charly boy blast Biafra secessionist!!! Called Nnamdi Kanu "pikin" delivered venom. "I guess it’s about time I break my silence on this matter. From 1967 to 1970 my youth was scandalized with the horrors of the Nigerian civil war. I was never on the front line as a fighting soldier, but I was in the boys’ brigade transmitting from the naval headquarters then in Oguta. With the daily air raids and the smell of death all around us, we were thankful every day we managed to stay alive. I remember a sight that has never left me till today at the tail end of the civil war. I was walking down the street on my way to the stream to fetch water, lo and behold was the sound of death (air raids). As we all ran in different directions looking for a safe place to take cover, I turned around to figure the direction my friends were running in, all of a sudden I saw the head of one of them yanked off the body, as a result of the fighter jets that killed innocent civilians for fun. Wh...

The General Public And Members Of Our Great Party, The Young Democratic Party, YDP Are Hereby Informed Of The Commencement Of The Sell Of Intent/nomination Forms For Chairmanship And Councilorship Positions In The Forth Coming Local Government Elections In Line With The Guidelines Given By The Electoral Umpire, CROSIEC. The Forms Goes For N170,000 And N70,000 For Both Chairman And Councilor Respectively. However, The Forms Are Free Of Charge (foc) For Female Aspirants. The Purchase Of Forms Begins Today Being 20th Of April And The Deadline For Submission Is April 29, 2017 For More Information, Visit Our Secretariat @ 78 Marian Road Opposite Federal Pay Office Or 84/85 Ndidem Usang Iso, Marian. Contact Us Via: 08066435655; 07032461628 or 08066714208 Comr. Ogar, Emmanuel Oko. Publicity Sec./ Acting Secretary.

By Egbara Emmanuel. I have no doubts at all, that since 2015 when the reins of government changed in Nigeria, decision-making on problematic areas of the economy have been submerged in uncountable controversies. The government is underperforming. It has woefully failed in immeasurable instances; where it has sidelined the needs and aspirations of majority of the population, who for no palpable reason have to grapple with two more years of deception, and public display of wealth by government officials. There has been too much of rhetoric, counter-accusations, lies, and commentaries based on nothing but extreme mudslinging that carries the burden of unsubstantiated facts. This has become the hallmark of the present administration in Nigeria , a country that started benefiting from oil revenue for decades, but has nothing much to show in terms of practical economic benefits. New challenges emerging in Nigeria, and the ones that appeared to have been met by the introduction of n...

The aspiration of people of Ugaga to govern the Council since its creation has always been a failed dream. But undeterred, they have continue to file out to persuade on their other brothers to allow them have a shot at the number one council seat. Will that jinx be broken this time or will it continue to be a mirage? I Egbara Emmanuel will  examine the issues in this piece. Contestants for the Chairmanship race in Yala local government have continued to intensify their campaigns ahead of primaries slated to hold soon. At the moment, they seem to have taken their campaigns to the doorsteps of the power houses who would decide their fates on the battlefield. There are over 5 contestants for the cherished and plum Chairmanship seat of the Council. The roll call include, Sunny Omagu, Goffio, Declan Ogar amongst others. One paramount issue that has continued to agitate the minds of the Yala populace is zoning of the Chairmanship position. This has generated a lot of dis...

The All Progressive Congress, APC at the moment is burdened with the arduous tasks of steering the affairs of our nation, Nigeria. One need not consult a clairvoyant to know if the APC actually understand the weight of the expectations of Nigerians placed on her shaky shoulders.By hook or by crook, they’ve of late realized the magnitude of their responsibilities; but lack the indispensable ruling will to navigate against the surging deluge to the shore. There was great noise of jubilation across the length and breadth of our land when the party emerged with flying colour in the penultimate general elections. I merged my voice along with the over 15 million electorates that voted the party to chorused: ’sai baba’. Though, I didn’t exercise my franchise due to the national engagement I had with the elections’ umpire, INEC. Nigerians were tired of the ‘share-the-money’ syndrome and believed that the CHANGE ideology would work perfectly. Like the Israelites, most Nigerians are contem...