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Kalu’s Comments On Otti’s Tenure Fair, Merely Politics- Igbo Mandate Movement Group
A group, Igbo Mandate Movement Group, IMMG has faulted the campaign of calumny in the wake of comments made by the Deputy Speaker, Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu on Alex Otti as the last Labour Party member who would serve as Governor of Abia State, attributing such to healthy politics.
The group made this known in a statement from its headquarters in Enugu.
The statement, which was signed by its National Chairman, Igboeli Arinze, wondered what wrong the Deputy Speaker had committed by seeking to have a member of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC as the state’s governor come 2027, describing such a statement as a sign of healthy politics which required maturity and not the unnecessary pull him down comments flying all over the place.
Arinze said that the Deputy Speaker has done no wrong but was only trying to advance the interest of Ndi Abia via his comments and all that was needed was for Otti and his supporters to meet Kalu and the APC in the field on Election Day.
The statement read as thus: We as members of the Igbo Mandate Movement Group, IMMG have largely become mortified by the type of responses coming from persons who are feeling threatened by the honest position of the Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu on who becomes the next occupant of Government House, Umuahia come 2027.
What Kalu has said is merely what any sensible politician will say owing to the fact that it will serve the interest of Ndi Abia State more if the state is governed by a member of the APC, enabling the state to benefit more from its connection to the centre. So what wrong has the Deputy Speaker done by informing Otti that the party at the centre is interested in the seat.
Kalu has merely utilized his democratic right of expression and all that remains is for Otti to begin to prepare for the election if he is indeed sure of himself and his level of performance and not all these immature set of condemnations that has greeted such a call.
Those who know Kalu well and have followed his antecedents know that the deputy speaker is consistently marketing the party to any sitting governor of the state to join the APC. it didn’t start with Governor Otti . He spoke boldly as well for Gov Ikpeazu to join APC without these diverse interpretations given to it!
The deputy speaker will never relent in his effort to win the state for APc and other parties are allowed to lay claim to the government house that’s politics and should not be personalised after all he took time to praise Governor Otti too
This is a democracy and for as long as the Deputy Speaker has not advocated for violent change but change through the campaign hustings and the ballot box then it is for the Labour Party in the state to healthily welcome such a challenge since it would deepen our democracy.
“The group warned that it would not tolerate any form of attack on the Deputy Speaker who’s performance at the lower chambers had been quite exceptional and worthy of celebrating, commending him for a number of achievements,particularly the signing of the South East Development Commission Bill into law by the President Bola Tinubu administration.
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London Property Dispute Exposes Alleged Corruption, Forgery by Nigerian Politician and Lawyer
By Hassan Taiye
A recent judgment by the UK’s First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) has shed light on a complex web of alleged corruption and forgery involving a Nigerian politician and a senior lawyer. The case revolves around a disputed property in North London, valued at 79 Randall Avenue.
The property was purchased in 1993 under the name “Tali Shani,” which is allegedly an alias for late General Jeremiah Useni, a powerful member of the Abacha regime. Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, claimed the property was gifted to him by “Mr. Tali Shani” in 2021 as payment for legal services. However, the tribunal dismissed this claim, describing it as “fabricated” and “fraudulent.”
The tribunal’s ruling highlights the alleged involvement of Ozekhome and his associates in fabricating documents, including a Nigerian passport, National Identification Number (NIN), and Tax Identification Number (TIN). The NIN was reportedly created remotely from Monaco using a non-compliant photograph and bypassing biometric requirements ¹.
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate Ozekhome and others over alleged fraud, forgery, and unlawful attempt to acquire the London property. The ICPC has launched an investigation, and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) has also taken notice of the case ²
Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN Senior lawyer accused of forgery and attempting to acquire the property through fraudulent means.
General Jeremiah Useni Late Nigerian General allegedly behind the purchase of the property under the alias “Tali Shani.”
Osilama Ozekhome*: Ozekhome’s son, implicated in the alleged forgery and fraud.
L-r Senate Committee Chairman on Appropriation, Solomon Adeola; Senate Deputy Whip, Onyekachi Nweboyin; Former Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; Senator Sharafadeen Ali; Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau; Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele; Senate Whip Tahir Monguno and Senate Committee Chairman on Financial Institutions, Tokunbo Abiru, after resumption of plenary yesterday. Photo: Senate President’s Office
By: Fabian Apechihin
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has resigned from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cabinet amid a growing controversy surrounding his academic credentials.
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga confirmed Nnaji’s resignation in a statement issued late Tuesday.
Nnaji’s exit follows mounting allegations that his academic certificates were forged. Investigations revealed that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), disowned the Bachelor of Science degree he claimed to possess, stating that he never completed his studies at the institution and was therefore not issued any certificate.
According to UNN Vice-Chancellor Prof. Simon U. Ortuanya, Nnaji was admitted in 1981 but failed to meet the requirements for graduation.
In a related development, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) reportedly disowned the certificate of national service presented by Nnaji, describing it as fake.
His resignation marks the latest in a series of controversies to hit the Tinubu administration over questions of integrity and accountability among public officials.
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