INEC Declares Alex Otti Winner Of Abia Governorship Election

 

Governor Emmanuel Receives Umo Eno, The Akwa Ibom Governor-Elect

 

as Umo Eno assures on all-inclusive government 

Akwa Ibom State Governor -Elect, Pastor Umo Eno, Sunday evening, led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, faithful to the Hilltop Mansion, Government House, Uyo to visit the incumbent Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel following his emergence as winner of the March 18 guber election. 

Receiving the Governor-elect, Governor Emmanuel thanked God for blessing the state with good leaders and expressed gratitude to the people of the state for electing Pastor Umo Eno, stressing that election result is the best answer to tantrums and insults from naysayers.

"It's with a heart of gratitude to all Akwa Ibomites, both those who voted for us and those who did not. 

“Our people know what is good and how to go for it, but for the minutest few that seem to act otherwise, the best answer to any insult is result", he stated. 

Governor Emmanuel described Umo Eno as a man with very large heart and a symbol of the peace which the state stands for, assuring of his successor’s magnanimity to accommodate all.

“He called on everybody to join hands with the government and move the state forward. 

"Here we have a man with a very large heart, I can assure, he's ready to accommodate all. The state belongs to all and everybody should join hands to support him let's move the state forward.

"When we were campaigning we made Akwa Ibom people know that we will not trade the peace we are enjoying now for any other thing. So that symbol of peace, that symbol of continuity of development, that capacity required of a leader is embedded in the governor elect", Emmanuel said.

The incoming governor, Pastor Umo Eno, thanked God for the honour bestowed on him and the incumbent governor for his foresight of seeing what others may not have seen in him.

The Governor-elect particularly appreciated the people of Akwa Ibom State for entrusting his team with their mandate and thanked the state First Lady, Dr (Mrs) Martha Emmanuel for championing the rigorous campaigns that saw to his emergence.

He said his victory heralds the advent of a golden era for the people of the state and pledged to consolidate on the achievements of the present administration by deepening the peace Akwa Ibom has been known for, urging fellow contestants to sheath their swords and join hands to build the state even as he promised a government of inclusiveness.

"We like to say to Akwa Ibom people that a golden era has began. We like to tell Akwa Ibom people that the happy hour has began. As we get down to some hard work, we will have a lot of happy moments", he assured.

I Will Die Soon, My Time Is Near --- Odumeje

 

Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanere, the general overseer of The Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry located in Fegge in Onitsha, popularly known as Odumeje, has said he will die soon, having completed his purpose on earth.

Odumeje stated this during Sunday service while he told his church members that it was time for him to go.

He said: “I have called my little son, King David, and I told him that very soon, I, your father, will leave. You must take care of your brothers and your mother.

“I came to this world for a purpose, and that purpose has been fulfilled. I have finished my earthly ministry and will leave soon,” he told the congregation.

The pastor came into the limelight with his weird pattern of spiritual deliverance, where he carries miracle-seeking members of his church like the WWE wrestlers and smashes them on the floor.

Protesters Call For Interim Govt, Want INEC Chairman Arrested

 Protesters under the aegis of Free Nigeria Movement on Tuesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to annul the February 25 presidential election and set up an interim government pending the conduct of a fresh election.

The group also called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of Prof Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for allegedly supervising what they described as a fraudulent presidential election.

They made the demand during a protest to the INEC headquarters in Abuja.

Convener of the FNM, Moses Ogidi-Paul, who spoke on behalf of the group, [/b]expressed their displeasure over the conduct of the February 25 presidential election.

His speech in full: “On the 25th of February, 2023, Nigerians trooped to their polling units with one mission, to cast their ballots and choose their next leaders.

[b]“Our binding lines were unbroken: in ideology, they held us together; in trust, they washed us like water; in truth, they kept us alive. We breathed the full breadth of what being citizens should be in a progressive secular society. So, when the day finally arrived, we had no doubt in our hearts, in the portion that always questions truths, that our votes must count. But nothing could bolster our belief like the assurances by Mr President, Muhammadu Buhari, and INEC chairman, Prof Yakubu Mahmoud.

“Recall that a little over a year ago, President Muhammadu Buhari appended his signature to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022. The fanfare that greeted that appendment can well claim recognition as one of the most colourful in our recent history due to its unbroken allegiance to the Nigerian spirit. On that day, we were neither Igbo, Hausa nor Yoruba. We were not Efik, Tiv or Urhobo. No, we were not Gbagyi, Kanuri or Ijaw. On that day, we were Nigerians full of the positive energies of our land.

“I hate to announce that today in the heart of some, all this has gone to waste. You may have seen the video of the diasporan who tore his passport. Some other Nigerians have done the same to the fabric of identity because INEC through Prof. Yakubu Mahmoud chose to silence their voice.

“So I ask, “What is the value of democracy if the process that recruits its leaders consistently lacks credibility?” Perhaps, the answer is at the International Conference Center where Prof Yakubu Mahmoud began, sustained and concluded the collation and declaration of a candidate as winner of the presidential election based on falsehood contravening its guidelines and the Electoral Act.

“It is most disturbing that this was done in the full glare of the world. Never has our democracy been so sorely abused by any citizen in either public or private service. Prof. Yakubu Mahmoud has raised a bar of impunity that will cost our country many years of electoral excellence to correct.

“This was not the electronic transmission he promised Nigerians and the world at Chatham House. Prof Yakubu Mahmoud has lied to Nigerians and abused our right of choice.

“We pass a vote of no confidence and call for his immediate sack and prosecution. We cannot afford to continue the culture of performing lawlessness without consequences. We are as strong as our laws and as tall as our institutions. We cannot afford to descend any lower than this.

“We, therefore, call on President Muhammadu Buhari, whose commitment to free and fair elections is engraved in the legacy of the Electoral Act 2022, to initiate processes and procedures that will bring Nigeria under the control of an interim government pending the resolution of all litigations pertaining to the conduct of the February 25 presidential election.

“Our country needs healing. It will be counterproductive to allow a fraudulent process to subsist as fraud will eternally birth fraud. We cannot grow our democracy on falsehood and suspicion.

“The holes in our national fabric must be woven shut. One way is to immediately establish a Truth and Reconciliation Committee in Lagos State and other flashpoints of voter intimidation and violence during the presidential, National Assembly, governorship and State Assembly elections. This will help build trust, confidence and further ethnic cooperation among Nigerians.”

Aisha Yesufu Blasts Catriona Laing To Nigeria For Praising Nigeria's Election

 

Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu has called out UK’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Catriona Laing for telling Nigerians to be proud of the presidential election, IGBERETV reports.

In a video she shared on Twitter, Aisha Yesufu recalled how Catriona said she was fascinated by the presidential election. She sarcastically “congratulated” the UK ambassador, adding that Nigerian politicians heard her loud and clear and killed more people in the just concluded governorship and house of assembly election. 

Aisha Yesufu who decried the killings in the elections stated that Catriona is telling Nigerians to accept what can’t be accepted in her home country, UK. She said the UK ambassador must be proud of the election even though people are not harassed in her country during elections. Yesufu also alleged that developed countries want Africa to continue being down so they can always send handouts.

Yesufu captioned the video on her Twitter handle;

"#CongratulationsCatrionaTheyHeardYou and decided to give you more fascinating election
@CatrionaLaing1"

INEC Declares Adamawa Governorship Election Inconclusive

 FINAL TALLY FOR ADAMAWA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION

APC: 390,275

LP: 2729

NNPP: 4847

PDP: 421,524

Total number of registered voters 2,196,566

Accredited voters 859,964

Valid votes 837,820

Rejected votes 14,888

Total votes cast 852,708

INEC declares Adamawa governorship election inconclusive

Rufai Oseni's Message To Nigerians Tearing Their Passports

 Politicians Want You To Give Up So They Can Loot - Rufai Tells Nigerians

Arise News presenter, Rufai Oseni, has urged Nigerians not to give up on the country because of bad politicians, IGBERETV reports.

Rufai wrote on his Twitter handle;

"For those Nigerians tearing the passports pls don’t! Some politicians have failed you but not the country. Our country is blessed, the politicians want you to give up so they can loot, chin up and strategize again.Good days will come, It will be well."