NEWS
#Nigeria Decides 2023: Enugu Voters Back Obi for Presidency
Voters in Enugu State have thrown their weight behind the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi.
The former governor of Anambra State, Obi won across the entire 17 local government areas of Enugu State.
The results as declared by the collation officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the Local Government Areas shows that other political parties performed poorly.
For instance, the top contenders, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) secured less than five percent of the votes cast.
Here is a breakdown of the results:
ANINRI LGA
No of registered voters 80312
Accredited Voters 12217
A -5
AA -0
AAC 1
ADC 4
ADC 2
APC 64
APGA 18
APM 1
APP -3
BP -11
LP – 11339
NNPP – 30
NRM – 3
PDP -395
PRP – 0
SDP- 1
YPP -0
ZLP- 12
TOTAL VALID VOTES,-11889
REJECTED VOTES – 305
TOTAL VOTE CAST 12194
2. AWGU
Registered Voters: 104800
Accredited Voters: 21465
A 6
AA 3
AAC 5
ADC 6
ADP 1
APC 221
APGA 51
APN 18
APP 19
BP 18
LP 19803
NNPP 70
NRM 5
PDP 445
PRP 3
SDP 0
YPP 9
ZLP 40
Valid Votes 20713
REJECTED 566
Total Votes Cast.. 21279
3. Enugu East
Registered Voters: 216477
Accredited Voters: 51234
A: 14
AA: 3
AAC: 7
ADC: 12
ADP: 30
APC: 212
APGA: 99
APN: 18
APP: 15
BP: 42
LP: 48085
NNPP: 203
NRM: 5
PDP: 845
PRP: 3
SDP: 4
YPP: 28
ZLP: 104
Valid Votes: 49729
Rejected votes: 1385
Votes cast: 51114
4. Enugu North
NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS
208762
ACCREDITED VOTERS: 46485
A. 14
AA. 6
AAC. 6
ADC. 14
ADP. 13
APC. 229
APGA. 192
APM. 11
APP. 8
BP. 44
LP. 44666
NNPP. 113
NRM 0
PDP. 339
PRP. 16
SDP-. 8
YPP. 15
ZLP 72
Valid votes. 45764
Rejected votes 670
Total votes cast 46434
5. Enugu South
No. of Registered Voters – 178654
No of Accredited Voters – 40347
A – 4
AA- 4
AAC- 4
ADC -6
ADP -4
APC- 194
APGA- 201
APM 31
APP 3
BP 43
LP 38511
NNPP 70
NRN 64
PDP – 336
PRP – 1
SDP- 5
YPP – 9
ZLP- 64
Total valid votes 39554
Rejected votes -779
Total vote cast – 40333
6. EZEAGU
Registered Voters; 88877
Accredited voters: 18419
A: 9
AA: 4
AAC 5
ADC 10
ADP 5
APC :186
APGA 89
APM 15
APP 13
BP 24
LP. 16245
NNPP: 106
NRM: 5
PDP :537
PRP: 3
SDP: 2
YPP: 5
ZLP; 28
Valid votes: 17291
Rejected votes: 549
Total votes cast: 17840
7. IGBO ETITI
Number of registered voters: 89636
Number of accredited voters: 28509
A: 9
AAC: 1
AAC: 9
ADC: 19
ADP: 14
APC: 476
APGA: 75
APM: 12
APP: 6
BP: 22
LP: 25001
NNPP: 108
NRM: 50
PDP: 764
PRP: 6
SDP: 8
YPP: 14
ZLP: 52
Valid votes: 26646
Rejected votes: 720
Total votes cast: 27366
8. IGBO EZE NORTH
Registered Voters: 134230
Accredited Voters: 27883
A: 7
AA:
ADC:
ADP: 12
APC: 181
APGA: 70
APN :23
APP: 13
BP: 23
LP: 15125
NNPP: 68
NRM:
PDP: 1174
YPP 5
ZLP: 66
Total valid votes: 16818
Rejected votes: 645
Total votes cast: 17463
9. Igbo Eze South
Registered Voters: 110404
Accredited Voters: 20959
A: 16
AA: 5
AAC: 6
ADC: 35
ADP: 20
APC: 352
APGA: 104
APN: 32
APP: 17
BP: 26
LP:17855
NNPP: 82
NRM: 13
PDP: 1009
PRP: 11
SDP: 5
YPP: 38
ZLP: 40
Total valid votes 19666
Rejected votes: 719
Total votes cast. 20385
10. ISI UZO
Registered Voters: 80433
Accredited Voters: 19660
A: 5
AA: 4
AAC: 10
ADC 21
ADP 10
APC: 129
APGA: 97
APN 19
APP: 6
BP 28
LP – 16822
NNPP: 74
NRM: 3
PDP 1768
PRP: 7
SDP-4
YPP: 16
ZLP : 22
11. NKANU EAST
NO of registered voters 82959
Accredited – 13890
Scores
A 3
AA 14
AAC 6
ADC 6
ADP 1
APC – 94
APGA 25
APN 8
APP
APC 14
LP- 11746
PDP- 1430
Total valid votes: 13490
Rejected 368
Total votes cast 13858
12. Nkanu West
Registered voters 101625
Accredited 16792
A 4
AA 2
AAC 4
ADC 14
ADP 3
APC 343
APGA 93
APN 7
APP 4
BP 15
LP 15026
NNPP 77
NRM 05
PDP 550
PRP 01
SDP- 1
YPP – 7
ZLP 64
Total valid votes 16220
Rejected votes: 560
Total vote cast – 16780
13. NSUKKA
No of registered voters
Accredited Voters
Registered Voters: 204177
Accredited Voters: 58885
A: 26
AA. 13
AAC 20
ADC 37
ADP 36
APC 433
APGA 126
APN 52
APP 31
BP 59
LP 54245
NNPP 196
NRM 28
PDP 2037
PRP 20
SDP- 22
YPP – 76
ZLP 138
Total valid votes: 60877
Rejected votes: 1290
Total votes cast 62167
14. Oji River
No of registered voters: 83436
Accredited voters: 20536
A. 6
AA. 2
AAC. 7
ADC. 17
ADP: 5
APC. 280
APGA. 59
APM 9
APP. 5
BP. 21
LP. 17793
NNPP. 94
NRM. 6
PDP. 864
PRP. 2
SDP- 5
YPP
ZLP.
15. Udenu LGA
Registered Voters: 133061
Accredited: 29987
A 21
AA 2
AAC 12
ADC 19
ADP 21
APC 327
APGA 103
APN 44
APP 34
BP 42
LP 26633
NNPP 213
NRM 16
PDP 1157
PRP 12
SDP-21
YPP 21
ZLP-129
Valid votes: 28827
Rejected: 1105
Total votes cast: 29932
16. Udi LGA
Number of registered voters: 150254
No of Accredited voters – 39062
A – 12
AA – 8
AAC -11
ADC 33
ADP 22
APC 611
APGA 115
APM 34
APP 31
BP 50
LP 35408
NNPP 204
NRM 119
PDP 936
PRP 4
SDP- 14
YPP 15
ZLP 101
Valid votes: 37728
Rejected votes; 1177
Total votes cast 38905
17. Uzo-Uwani
Registered Voters: 64328
Accredited voters: 14205
A 4
AA – 3
AAC 4
ADC 13
ADP 01
APC 440
APGA 31
APN 17
APP 9
BP 23
LP 11975
NNPP 47
NRM 81
PDP 1164
PRP 02
SDP-1
YPP 08
ZLP 47
Valid votes: 13868
Rejected votes: 316
Total votes cast: 14184
NEWS
N1.7trn Loan: Atiku Blames NASS For Worsening Nigeria’s Debt Burden
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has criticized the federal government’s plan to secure an additional N1.7 trillion loan through Eurobonds to cover a shortfall in the 2024 budget, describing the borrowing as unsustainable and harmful to Nigeria’s economy.
In a statement shared on Thursday via his X (formerly Twitter) handle, Atiku accused the Bola Tinubu-led administration of burdening Nigerians with debt while failing to provide clear answers about the country’s fiscal challenges.
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He also faulted the National Assembly for enabling what he called a “voracious appetite” for loans.
The former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate expressed alarm over a recent World Bank report ranking Nigeria as the third most indebted country to the International Development Association (IDA), calling the development troubling.
“The recent report released by the World Bank, showing Nigeria as the third most indebted country to the International Development Association (IDA), is very concerning,” Atiku stated.
He raised further concerns about the government’s decision to benchmark the proposed loan at an exchange rate of 1 USD to N800, despite the Central Bank of Nigeria’s official rate being over N1,600.
“What makes this particular loan proposal even more concerning is that it is benchmarked at the exchange rate of 1 USD to N800, whereas the current exchange rate from the Central Bank of Nigeria stands at over N1,600 to 1 USD,” he said.
Atiku questioned the need for additional borrowing, given the government’s earlier claims of record-high revenue collection.
“In July this year, Tinubu boasted that the FIRS and Customs under his watch had collected all-time high revenues to finance the budget. Why are they still borrowing?” he said
He accused the government of a lack of transparency, describing the borrowing spree as detrimental to Nigerians already struggling under economic hardship.
“There is something that they are not telling Nigerians, even as they are being crushed by a combination of their failed trial-and-error policies and loan rackets.”
Atiku also referenced a report by BudgIT, a budget monitoring group, which criticized the 2024 budget for its inefficiencies.
He alleged that corruption, rather than infrastructure or development needs, was driving the government’s borrowing decisions.
“These loans are powered by corruption and not for infrastructure and development needs. This voracious appetite for humongous loans is deeply concerning,” he said.
Reflecting on Nigeria’s financial history, Atiku lamented the return to significant foreign indebtedness just years after former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration cleared the country’s debt.
“It is agonizing to see that just a few years after the Obasanjo administration took us out of foreign indebtedness, we are today back at the top spot in the same conundrum,” he stated.
He called for a more cautious approach to borrowing, urging the government to prioritize fiscal responsibility and transparency to avoid worsening Nigeria’s economic challenges.
International News
ICC Issues Arrest Warrants For Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Others
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has taken a historic step, issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
The charges include crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed during Israel’s recent assault on Gaza.
In a detailed statement, the ICC accused the Israeli leaders of “intentionally and knowingly depriving the civilian population in Gaza of objects indispensable to their survival, including food, water, and medicine and medical supplies, as well as fuel and electricity.”
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The ICC’s move marks a significant escalation in international scrutiny of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Netanyahu and Gallant are alleged to have orchestrated policies that caused severe harm to the civilian population in Gaza, leading to widespread condemnation from human rights organizations.
Alongside the charges against Israeli officials, the ICC also issued an arrest warrant for Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif. Deif has long been a central figure in Hamas’s military operations. Israel’s military claims to have killed him in a July airstrike, although this has not been independently verified.
The warrants highlight growing calls for accountability amid the ongoing conflict in the region. The ICC’s actions are likely to provoke heated debate and may complicate diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the crisis.
With the warrants issued, global attention now turns to how the international community will respond and whether any practical steps will be taken to enforce them.
NEWS
Edo State Governor Sets Up Committee To Recover Missing Gov’t Vehicles
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has inaugurated a 12-member committee tasked with recovering government vehicles reportedly in private hands.
The committee, led by Kelly Okungbowa, has been given a two-week mandate to retrieve the vehicles and ensure their return to the state government.
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Speaking during the inauguration ceremony in Benin City, Governor Okpebholo emphasized the importance of accountability in the management of public resources.
He urged the committee to carry out its assignment thoroughly and within the bounds of the law.
In his response, Okungbowa expressed gratitude to the governor for entrusting the team with the assignment, vowing to deliver results within the stipulated timeframe.
“A lot of vehicles used by the past administration are missing, as those in custody of the vehicles have refused to return them,” Okungbowa said.
“The governor deemed it fit to inaugurate us today with a mandate to recover all government vehicles in private hands.”
The committee, which includes representatives from Edo’s three senatorial districts, is set to investigate and recover the vehicles based on credible intelligence already at their disposal.
“We already have vital information regarding some persons still holding government vehicles,” Okungbowa stated. “We will do the job according to the law, and both the government and the people will be satisfied with the outcome.”
He also called on members of the public to assist the committee by providing information about any government vehicles that may still be in private possession.
“We want to appeal to members of the public who might be aware of anyone still keeping government vehicles in their houses to please inform us to enable the committee to recover such for the Edo State Government,” Okungbowa said.
The committee’s vice chairman, Rt. Hon. Victor Edoror, a former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, will work alongside other members to ensure the success of the initiative. The public can reach the committee at 08110165121.