Eko Hot Blog reports that former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged state governors who pay pensions to former governors and their deputies to emulate Abia State Governor Alex Otti and put an end to the practice, which he described as “outrageous” and “a daylight robbery.” During a visit to Otti’s country home in Nvosi, Isiala … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Governor of Abia State Dr Alex Otti has called for a parley between opposition political parties in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) in order to support his administration in the task of rebuilding Abia. EDITOR’S PICKS Fraudulent Academic Records: ‘Bring Evidence In … Read more
Governor Ikpeazu has set up a transition committee to ensure a seamless transfer of power. The committee is to be chaired by Chris Ezem, Secretary to the State Government. The members of the committee will be sworn- in on Wednesday EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has appointed a transition … Read more
Athan Achonu has emerged as the Labour Party flagbearer for the Imo state guber race. Athan polled 134 votes to defeat fifteen other candidates. Achonu thanked the party’s stakeholders for his victory. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Senator Athan Achonu, the former senator who represented Imo North has emerged winner of the Imo State Labour … Read more
Former Group Managing Director, Diamond Bank Plc and two-time governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has opined that handing Nigeria’s presidency to a person of Igbo extraction would not solve the problem of Nigeria, as some fundamental structural problems must be handled for an egalitarian society … Read more