ISSUES WITH FESTUS FIFEN

With the current development in All Progressives Congress (APC)  over the emergence of Dr. Bukola Saraki as Senate President and Ike Ekweremadu as deputy, the Senator representing Edo Central Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, Clifford Ordia has stated that no amount of gang up or selfish alliance by leaders of the ruling party can remove the duo of Saraki and Ekweremadu. Senator Ordia who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who also played a key role in the emergence of Saraki and Ekweremadu, spoke to journalists in Abuja, following a statement credited to former Kano state governor, Senator Rabiu Kwakwanso and other aggrieved groups that the emergence of the two leaders was faulty. He submitted that the emergence of the two senate leaders was divine. Ordia who has his background from the private sector as a chartered civil engineer before venturing into politics, reminded politicians that the era of imposition and ethnic politics was over and warned thos

By Festus Fifen Having covered the swearing-in ceremony of Mallam Nasir El Rufai in kaduna, I understood better what it meant to be loved by your people and what it also means for the people not to like you at all and they begin to clamour for change. The inauguration ceremony started like every other ceremony of such magnitude at the Murtala Mohammed Square in Kaduna, until the governor of the state Mallam elrufai who was then the governor elect came in,  People hailed him sang and even cried for the man they believe could bring about the change they need at this time. Things were normal until the crowd became over bearing thereby leading to the cancellation of most of the activities slated for the celebration. The usual ritual parade by the joint military personnel was not even observed  because of the crowd and their over bearing attitude. However things went the other way when the military tried to push back the crowd to make way for dignitaries and even the governor who had just t

PDP YOUR BURDENS ARE GONE. By Festus Fifen I have been too lazy these days to pencil anything down, with the so many drama that has taken over the political space in my country Nigeria.   Before I conclude my fact finding research on one issue, another one is staring at me in the face and in most cases the later is always more 'dramatic' that the former but in all of these, putting pen to paper concerning one of the issues top most in my library of issues  will not be out of place. I want to congratulate the People's Democratic Party PDP for loosing the just  concluded  presidential election in Nigeria, yes you read the right thing i mean congratulations to those who are still under the umbrella;  I know more of those fair weather friends will still 'port' to where  the grass  seems to be greener which for now is the All progressive congress APC. If the PDP had won the presidential election, there wouldn't have been room for reflection and evaluation of the memb

By  George  Okonkwo Finally, President  Goodluck  Jonathan has heeded the call of many well-meaning Nigerians who advised him to intervene in the political crisis in  Ebonyi  State. Over the last week, the president and some other party leaders have met to seek a solution to a lingering crisis that could impact on the ruling  Peoples Democratic Party’s fortunes in the coming elections. The president should complete

By Jacob Nzekwe Up until November 2014, political onlookers in  Ebonyi  State never fully appreciated the vicissitudes of the so-called Abuja politicians, in conjunction with their cronies in the  Ebonyi State House of Assembly. It’s all crystal clear now though, thanks to a phenomenon that is as dangerous as it is laughable. Having subjugated the will of the people in a “palace coup” that saw a fine man and great achiever denied a clear mandate, Abuja politicians of  Ebonyi  extraction decided  it was proper to break long-standing rule s  of the Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP) .