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Umahi’s Attack on the Obidient Movement Is Hypocrisy Fueled by Fear
By Rt. Hon. Linus Abaa Okorie,FCA
During a recent ministerial press briefing in Abuja, Nigeria’s Minister of Works and former Governor of Ebonyi State, Senator Engineer David Nweze Umahi, CON, took an…
2027 and the Politics of Misrepresentation: Ben Kalu and the Fallacy of a Southeast Tsunami for…
By Rt. Hon. Linus Okorie, FCA
As Nigeria inches towards the next general elections, the political atmosphere is once again thick with projection, posturing, and premature declarations. A recent example is the rather curious…
The Collapse Within: PDP, the Nigerian Opposition, and the Hidden Opportunity
By Rt. Hon. Linus Okorie, FCA
The post-2023 political landscape in Nigeria has brought with it a distressing, yet clarifying moment for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the broader opposition movement in the country. A…
How We Can Build the Next Generation with Character, Competence and Capacity in Ebonyi State: A…
By Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh
As we strive to build a brighter future for Ebonyi State, let's reflect on our journey. If I'm correct, the last time we made significant efforts to develop human capacity was during Dr. Sam Ominyi Egwu's…
Why Abure Must Step Down Now
By Linus Abaa Okorie
As Christians across Nigeria and the world celebrate Easter—a season of hope, sacrifice, and resurrection—I call on Julius Abure and all supporting actors to embrace the spirit of the season by offering their…
A Show of Sycophancy, Not Statesmanship – A Rebuttal to David Umahi’s Afikpo Speech
By Rt. Hon. Linus Abaa Okorie
The recent comments by David Umahi, former governor of Ebonyi State and current Minister of Works during a project flag-off in Afikpo, Ebonyi State; are a clear case of political grandstanding, tailored not…
Is Ebonyi Governor Settling Scores As Citizens Lament Government Policy Summersault And Priority…
When the righteous is on the throne, goes a popular clichè, the people rejoice.
Ironically, in Ebonyi State, the reverse is the case as people lament, wail and groan over what they describe as agonizing and painful government…
No, Dr. Onyereri—Emergency Powers Do Not Sanction Constitutional Subversion: A Response to the…
Rt. Hon. Linus Okorie
Dr. Onyereri’s response to my to my earlier critique of his initial piece titled “Dismantling the False Narrative of a ‘Coup’ in Rivers State,” is elegant, thoughtful, and rhetorically compelling—but…
A Rejoinder to Rt. Hon. Linus Okorie’s Alarmist Narrative on Rivers State
By Rt. Hon. Dr. Jones Onyereri
Let me begin by stating unequivocally: democracy is not a suicide pact. The framers of our Constitution, in their wisdom, embedded provisions like Section 305 precisely to prevent the…
Rivers State and the Cloak of Legality: Why the Emergency Declaration is a Civilian Coup
Rt. Hon. Linus Okorie, FCA, FCAI
When President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, many believed it was a necessary intervention to restore order. Others, however, saw through the constitutional…