2022: APC Calls For Free, Fair, Credible LG Elections

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Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged the State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) to ensure free, fair and credible Local Government elections in February, 2022. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the factional chairman of the party in the state, Mr. Ugochukwu Agballa, made the call on Sunday in Enugu at the … Read more

Osun 2022: Here Are List Of Aspirants That Picked PDP Governorship Forms

  • Aspirants have begun to pick PDP governorship forms.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, is leading five other aspirants who are vying for the post in the 2022 election under the party.

The others who have collected the expression of interest and nomination forms of the PDP are Dr Akin Ogunbiyi, Honourable Sanya Omirin, Prince Dotun Babayemi, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade and Mr Dele Adeleke, who is Ademola Adeleke’s nephew. Babayemi and Dele Adeleke purchased their forms at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja on Friday.

In a statement he issued after the purchase, titled ‘The time to re-engineer Osun is now’, Dele Adeleke said the present All Progressives Congress (APC) administration in the state led by Governor Gboyega Oyetola had plunged the state into debt through misplacement of priorities.

“This is what the APC represents – misplacement of priorities and mismanagement of scarce state resources,” he said.

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Adeleke noted that there was the urgent need to reengineer Osun State, saying that he was in the race to restore Osun to prosperity.

He stated: “One thing is clear to even the people who are in power today: Osun State needs urgent re-engineering. Financially, administratively, politically and socially, we need a new direction, a new mindset, a new thinking and a new approach to solving our problems. We need a new order.”

Speaking on the new order, he declared: “I am coming into this race with three decades of hard-earned working experience in corporate financial re-engineering, project management and human resource management.

“My professional qualifications and proven track record of practical industry exposure have prepared me for challenging situations like the one Osun is presently mired by. I am eminently qualified, competent and ready to undertake the reengineering and repositioning that Osun so urgently needs.

“Therefore, I offer myself in service to be the vessel of uplift, the ladder of ascension to the progress and prosperity of our beloved state.

“In addition, coming from a family that has over the years proven her commitment to social development, my ancestry and indeed my personal engagements across the state make me eminently ready for the task of service to the people of Osun State, as governor.

“Picking up my nomination form is the first step in the long journey towards wresting power from the incumbent APC. Having taken this first step, I declare my readiness to do all that it will constructively take to win the confidence of all stakeholders, leaders and teeming party faithful to be elected as the PDP flag-bearer, go on to win the governorship election and ultimately deliver great service to the people of our dear state.

“We must halt the retrogression of our dear state under the mismanagement of the APC. We must re-engineer, rebuild and reposition. We must salvage and make sense of all that we have left now, to build a today that is blissful for us and a future that our children can be proud to be part of.

“Finally, this is an urgent call to the good people of Osun, a call to the oppressed, the deprived, the downtrodden and particularly the youths’ yearning for a better future. A revolution has started, a time to say no to any form of oppression, a time to rise up to action and rescue our dear state. Do not just complain, act.

“Please join hands with me, support this movement to birth a new dawn of prosperity. Let us stand firm and undeterred in our conviction to set Osun on the path of sustainable development. Together we will achieve this great feat.”

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Court Delivers Judgement On Case Against Soludo’s Election As Anambra Gov-Elect

Court has delivered judgement on case against Soludo’s election as Anambra Gov-Elect. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has delivered judgement on the case against the election of Prof. Charles Soludo as the Governor-elect of Anambra State. In a judgement delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, the dismissed suit sought … Read more

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[BREAKING] INEC Presents Certificate Of Return To Soludo, Deputy

INEC has presented certificate of return to Soludo and his deputy. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission has presented the Certificate of Return to Governor-elect Professor Chukwuma Soludo and the Deputy Governor-elect, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim for winning the Anambra State governorship election which was held on November 6. The Resident Electoral … Read more

[JUST IN] Anambra Election: Buhari Reacts To Soludo’s Victory

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Anambra Governorship Election: Soludo Reacts To His Victory

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  • Soludo has reacted to his victory in the Anambra Governorship election.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has reacted to his victory in the 2021 Anambra Governorship Election.

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Speaking during an acceptance speech shortly after he was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday morning, Soludo said, “Let me say with utmost humility and gratitude to God, I accept the results of the 2021 Anambra Governorship Election as declared by INEC. And this reflects the supreme will of the Almighty God and an overwhelming sacred mandate of the people…This is a divine journey whose time has come.”

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“The election itself tested the integrity of our federal institutions. Many times there were tensions, especially as one party boasted that it must take or ‘conquer’ but the judiciary stood for the integrity of the judiciary,” he added.

Soludo also thanked the incumbent Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano; and the President Muhammadu Buhari amongst a list of persons.

He promised to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people of the state while extending an olive branch to his contenders in the race.

It had earlier been reported that the Returning Officer of the Anambra Governorship Election, Prof Florence Obi, announced the result on Wednesday morning at the INEC office in Awka, Anambra State.

“That Charles Chukwuma Soludo of APGA, having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar said on Wednesday.

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File Photo: Central Bank of Nigeria and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, with other members of the party during a campaign meeting

Soludo, who was the apex bank governor between 2004 and 2009, was declared winner after a supplementary election was held in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. He won 19 of the 21 local governments areas including Ihiala LGA.

Sixty-one-year-old Soludo won with 112,229 votes beating Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 53,807 votes, and Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress who got 43,285 votes. Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressive Party who polled 21,261 votes came fourth.

Soludo is expected to be sworn into office next March after the expiration of the two-term tenure of Obiano, who is also of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.

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BREAKING: INEC Declares Soludo As Winner Of Anambra Governorship Election

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[BREAKING] AnambraElection: Sporadic Gunshots As Police, IPOB Members Clash

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Eko Club International: Saheed Olushi Emerges New President As Lanre Ojo Bows Out With Ovation

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#AnambraDecides: INEC Postpones Election in Ihiala, Reveals New Date

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#AnambraDecides: INEC Postpones Election in Ihiala, Reveals New Date The poll has been rescheduled for Saturday, November 13, 2021, after an INEC official ordered troublemakers to stay away EKO HOT BLOG reports that the governorship election in Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra State, has been postponed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) due to … Read more

Anambra Decides: Soludo Leads As INEC Announces Results For 19 LGAs (See)

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Soludo has led as the INEC announced results for 19 LGAs EKO HOT BLOG reports that the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has been leading in the Anambra governorship election held on Saturday. It was gathered that Soludo had won 17 out of the 19 local governments’ results so far … Read more

#AnambraDecides: Obiano Urges Early Turnout for Election, Hails IPOB

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#AnambraDecides: Obiano Urges Early Turnout for Election, Hails IPOB Governor Obiano told the public that the election will be calm, free, and fair. EKO HOT BLOG Governor Willie Obiano has urged registered voters in Anambra State to vote not just in large numbers, but also early, in the state’s gubernatorial election on Saturday (today). Read … Read more

Live Security Situation Reports from Anambra Governorship Election 2021

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Anambra: You Kidnapped Sitting Gov, Forged Certificate – Soludo Slams Uba

Charles Soludo, Andy Uba

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VIDEO: Almost All Anambra Governorship Candidates Are My Friends – Mbaka

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