It was sad to see an ex-convict, Bode George, celebrating his release from a two year prison sentence in Nigeria. Bode George was sent to prison for contract splitting, abuse of office and award of contract without due process while he was chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority. The Federal Executive Council is supposed to …
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Atiku Abubakar – Northern Consensus Candidate
The northern oracle, the self appointed protector of the northern Nigerian states and their interest, Malam Adamu Ciroma, former Minister of Finance decided to form a group called The Northern Political Leaders Forum (NPLF) in order to find a consensus candidate to contest the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) primary against the sitting Nigerian president Dr. …
Analysis of Recent Delta State Governorship Re-Run
Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Delta State was on January 7, 2011 declared winner of the re-run election. He polled a total of 275,253 votes. His rival, Chief Great Ogboru, Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) governorship candidate polled 138,244. Chief Ovie Omo-Agege of Republican Party of Nigeria was a distant third …