In a press statement released in Owerri, the Imo State capital, the group said the call by the former president would have been seen as the act of a friend, benefactor and statesman if Obasanjo had dealt well with Ndigbo when he held the Presidency for eight years between 1999 and 2007
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Onyekachi Ubani, the Chairman of the group, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that such call was capable of causing political miscalculation on the part of the region that may lead to misunderstanding with other parts of country
He stated this in a statement in Awk
The former Green party chief took his oath of office in parliament having defeated far-right rival, Norbert Hofer, in the December run-off election with 53.8 per cent of the votes
Nkire spoke at the end a well attended meeting of leaders and stakeholders of the party in the Abia State capital, Umuahia
Barrow was inaugurated in neighbouring Senegal as mediators sought an exit deal for his predecessor, Yayha Jammeh, on January 19
Trump, who made the announcement on his Twitter page on Wednesday, alleged that some registered voters at the election were dead
May told parliament in London that the plan, described in `White Paper’ document last week was to allow the parliament to scrutinise it
The commission disclosed this in its daily bulletin issued on Wednesday in Abuja
The insinuation has been rife following the rumoured death of President Muhammadu Buhari who took leave to see his doctors for medical attention in London, United Kingdom last week
Saraki, in statement posted on his Twitter handle late on Wednesday, described the plot as “empty and unintelligent”
This followed Tuesday’s pronouncement by Obasanjo that the South East region should produce the country’s president in 2019
The said sum was alleged to be part of the N4.7 billion that was mysteriously transferred from the imprest account of the Office of the National Security Adviser to the bank account of Sylvan McNamara, a company allegedly owned by the sons of Obanikoro
Obasanjo had on Tuesday when he hosted the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Ogun State chapter at his Abeokuta Hilltop residence, urged the Igbos to contest for the presidency in 2019
Yero told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Dutse that the council polls would only be seen to be credible if conducted by INEC
Marcel de Souza said this while briefing members of the diplomatic corps and partner organisations on the political situation in The Gambia on Tuesday in Abuja
The state Chairman of the party, Emeka Ibe, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Awka while briefing newsmen
The move comes shortly before President Adama Barrow is expected to return to Gambia from neighbouring Senegal, where he sought refuge for security reasons
Bwala was reportedly arrested with his driver on January 17 at his office in Garki, Abuja by security operatives
The defection is coming barely 48 hours after former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, announced his defection to the party