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Advert Tel: 08105005000 I.D. @Peculiarmag www.facebook.com/peculiarmag POLITICS On 26 August, 2013, Chief Willie Obiano, banker of high repute, just like Obi, has all November governorship contest will a seasoned and consummate banker turned it takes to govern the state and ensure mainly be between APGA and Peoples politician, emerged the candidate of All prudent management of its resources for Democratic Party (PDP), as according to Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), for the benefit of the entire Anambra indigenes him, All Progressives Congress (APC) and the 16 November governorship election in in line with the ideals of APGA. others are nowhere in the state. Anambra State at the end of the party’s In his acceptance speech, the APGA “We will continue to do those things we primaries. candidate said: “I speak to you today with have done for the people of Anambra State Obiano, an erstwhile Executive Director every sense of humility and accept this call that have made the people get so attached of Fidelity Bank, who was said to be the last with full sense of humility and to APGA. We have done a lot of entrant into the race for APGA’s ticket, responsibility. I congratulate other revolutionary things in the state. We have scored a total of 817 out of 1,072 votes cast aspirants, even those who were laid very solid foundation for the state. And to carry the day. Mrs. Uche Ekwunife, disqualified. My dear friends, this is not the we have no reason to disappoint them or let Chairman House of Representatives end but our job has just begun. It is not them down. So, their hope should still rest Committee on Environment came second personal but a victory for all; I will work on APGA for the fact that we are not with 150 votes. Other contestants, Paul tirelessly with the governor (Peter Obi) to known for scrambling for state resources. Odenigbo had 49 votes, Emeka Nwogbo ensure continuity of the project.” The state resources will still be better scored 22 votes and John Nwosu clinched The Chairman of APGA in the state, Mike managed by APGA government. As a major 18 votes. Prince John Emeka, whose Kwentor described the outcome of the stakeholder in Anambra State government, withdrawal was turned down, got one vote primary poll as the “voice of the people” during the crisis I never disturbed the while 33 votes were invalid. Patrick and expressed confidence that the party government. I never sponsored mayhem. Obianwu had stepped down for Obiano would remain in the corridors of power in “I never incited anybody against the before the commencement of the the state devoid of the slightest difficulty. government. It is a remarkable difference. primaries. The party’s national chairman, Chief When the PDP members quarrelled in the Prior to the primary election, 6 aspirants Victor Umeh who was absent at the past, they burnt all the public buildings in out of 13 that appeared before the party’s congress for strategic reasons, averred in a the state. And if they come back, there is no screening panel had been disqualified. The statement signed by his media aide, Stan guarantee that they will not quarrel again. disqualified aspirants included Professor Okeke, that Obiano’s landslide victory was If you give them that government, they will Chukwuma Soludo, former Governor of a confirmation of his acceptance as the quarrel again and they will burn down the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Henry unanimous choice of the party for the public buildings. The treasury will be their Obaze who has just been reappointed as number-one seat of the state. Umeh, who target. And once they quarrel over it, they Secretary to Anambra State Government recently reconciled with Obi after his burn down public buildings and there will (SSG), after resigning to take part in the triumphant outing at the Court of Appeal, be no governance. So, that stability which contest for APGA’s slot, Emma Nweke, as regards the protracted leadership tussle APGA has brought to governance in Dr. Chike Obidigbo, an industrialist and in APGA, maintained that Obiano has the Anambra State should be allowed to Prince Chinedu Idigo, a legal practitioner. requisite credentials, including quality endure. And the only way it can endure is The exercise, which was moderated by education, experience and exposure to by entrusting governance in the hands of an Chief Martin Agbaso as the Chairman of provide good governance to the people of APGA governor in the November 2013 the Electoral Committee, was described the state. While imploring the defeated election,” the APGA helmsman declared. by many as peaceful and transparent, and a aspirants to embrace Obiano and support Obaze, who was disqualified for not true reflection of the desire of party his candidacy, he vowed that all and sundry possessing a voter’s card at the time of members who were fully in support of will be accommodated. screening, equally welcomed the Governor Peter Obi’s wish for his In an interview before the conduct of the emergence of the ex-Fidelity Bank predecessor to come from the northern primaries, Umeh had expressed optimism director as the candidate of the ruling party axis of the state for the purpose of fairness that his party will retain the Government in Anambra State for the coming and equity. It is believed that Obiano as a House seat, while noting that the gubernatorial poll. peculiarmagazine.com 5 ENTERTAINMENT/NEWS Hmmm...wahala dey for Syria o. A US Senate panel voted today to give President Barack Obama the authority to use military force against Syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack in Damacus on August 21 that killed over 1,400 people as they slept in their homes. The vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was the first in a series as the president's request makes its way through congressional panels before coming before the two chambers of Congress for a final vote. The full Senate is expected to vote on the measure next week. Obama's top advisers on Wednesday took the argument for action to the Republican- offered to pay for US military invasion in Fla.) about how much those countries controlled House of Representatives, Syria. would contribute, Kerry said they have where the support seen in the Senate will Secretary of State John Kerry said at offered to pay for all of a full invasion. be harder to find. Wednesday’s hearing that Arab counties “In fact, some of them have said that if the have offered to pay for the entirety of United States is prepared to go do the The resolution would permit Obama to unseating President Bashar al-Assad if the whole thing the way we’ve done it order a limited military mission against United States took the lead militarily. previously in other places, they’ll carry that Syria, as long as it doesn't exceed 90 days “With respect to Arab countries offering to cost,” Kerry said. “That’s how dedicated and involves no American troops on the bear costs and to assess, the answer is they are at this. That’s not in the cards, and ground for combat operations. (Associated profoundly yes,” Kerry said. “They have. nobody’s talking about it, but they’re Press) That offer is on the table.” talking in serious ways about getting this done. Meanwhile some Arab countries have Asked by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R- Y'all know there are two PDP factions now so to distinguish them we have to call one - President Jonathan's PDP and the one that broke away last weekend - former VP Atiku Abubakar's PDP. So the chairman of President Jonathan's PDP Bamanga Tukur today held a press conference in Abuja where he threatened members of Atiku's PDP with suspension, called them impostors and said the police should regard them as such. Lol. 2015 will be interesting. What he said at the press conference below. Our reason for being here is to neither inform you without any iota of doubt that the Peoples Democratic Party has no faction and there is neither room nor reason whatsoever for such a claim under any impostors and I urge all Nigerians, last fourteen years has lifted high the guise. especially the security agencies and other banner of democracy will not fold its arms The PDP has only one duly elected institutions of democracy to regard them as while some undemocratic and unpatriotic National Executive Committee (NEC) such. elements destroy our common destiny by under my Chairmanship. I wish therefore causing divisions and confusion among the to state with all emphasis that any group of Let me state categorically that the PDP as people. persons parading themselves as leaders of the sole custodian of the sacred mandate of NEC or any other organ of our party are over 160 million Nigerians and who in the 6 peculiarmagazine.com ENTERTAINMENTENTERTAINMENT/NEWS Former Thorobreds rap group member B Elect (along with Illbliss, obiwon and Elajoe won the best rap group song with 'Streethop' in the 2nd edition of the Hip hop awards) recently got married to his UK based sweetheart.