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oboriadaka@gmail.com ‘ Atikulating’ sounds fine and dandy.  However, there is much work ahead. The road is not going to be rosy because the man seating in Aso Rock is nothing but a prop for a cabal who allegedly swore to hang onto power. The South-West should produce a technocrat; a politically sagacious young man to fly the flag of PDP with His Excellency, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.   The South-East has an already made political intellectual waiting in the wing to lead the National Assembly....... Obori Adaka C ongratulations to His Excellency, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on overwhelmingly winning the PDP presidential ticket.  It was a tough contest featuring 12 other aspirants and the best part being that PDP showcased to the world her new democratic credentials and rebranded self as it pulled off a free, fair and transparent live-primary election in the full view of Nigerians.  For this singular accomplishment I salute the People’s Democratic Party for producing a known q

EZEJIOFO SUNNY PATRICK UDEH Ph.D.   A brief paper presented at the first Egede Economic Summit Sept 6, 2018 Today I will share with you brief information about Egede and her local economic development prospects.  I will tell tales of two small towns, one in the USA called Hershey, Pennsylvania and another in the small rural community in Anambra State renamed Umuchukwu.  I will share the roles played by two of their sons to get them where they are today. Furthermore, I will comment on the great opportunity I call ‘farming for export’, and new business sector for Egede that will thrive with the help of our young people. Finally, I will conclude by pointing out the need for political stability as a major driver of local economic development. Opening Comment I am very happy to be here, among my own very people, to share ideas, perspectives, to learn from each other and shape a path to a better economic prosperity for Egede.  I am particularly inspired by the en

Prof. Ike Ekeremadu, Ph.D., CFR. Longest serving Principal Officer of the National Assembly.  The Deputy President of the Senate for 12 years in possession of nomination form purchased by his  constituents Nigeria chose the presidential system of government mirroring the United States of America, the doyen of democracy. The legislative arm of the presidential system is the most representative of the  people. The senate coming from the states and the House of Representatives coming from districts roughly by population distribution.  In United States the legislative arm is called the Congress and in Nigeria it is referred as the National Assembly (NASS). Nigerian constitution as the United States' does not provide for term limit on the members of the legislative arm of government due to their unique role of being the representative of the people and the law makers who draft, propose, and pass legislations for assent by the head of the executive - the President.  It is no

===first published in 2015 Observing Gov. Chime walking to the podium with Rt. Hon. Ugwuanyi in tow reminisce of a relay race where the next in line speeds up to the holder of the baton for a seamless handover to take the race to the finish line. Another observed mark of smooth transition at each of the rallies was that   Gburu Gburu   spoke last after having been introduced by Gov. Chime as a way of saying, “here is the man I am very pleased with who will take over from me”. ———————————————————                                                                                       Gburu Gburu  himself is a good man with a good heart who rose from very humble beginning to political limelight.  He never forgot where he came from as he continued to invest democracy dividend in the section of the population who need it the most.  With the widely acclaimed philosophy of Ashua Azua, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi – Gburu Gburu is only reaping where he sowed generously.  The people of Enug