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PDP NEC Under Pressure as INEC Recognises Wike-Backed Secretary | #NwokeukwuMascot

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  Politics   The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee (NEC) is under renewed pressure following confirmation by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that Senator Samuel Anyanwu remains the recognised National Secretary of the party. This revelation was presented during the 99th NEC meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja, following a verification assignment by a three-member fact-finding panel constituted by the NEC on Monday. The panel was led by Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, with Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, and the PDP National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade (SAN), as members. Sources at the meeting, including a NEC member who spoke to www.nwokeukwumascot.com on condition of anonymity, disclosed that INEC’s recognition of Anyanwu is anchored on a subsisting Supreme Court judgment and procedural compliance under the Electoral Act and PDP Constitution. “The committee’s findings revealed th...

No Noise, Just Results: How Ikpeazu Tackled Gully Erosion Across Abia Without Fanfare | #NwokeukwuMascot

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  Opinion   Ikpeazu Executed Many Gully Erosion Control Projects In Abia State Without Noise by John Okiyi Kalu | #NwokeukwuMasco t And I readily recall the following key interventions: 1. Umuagiu (Amuda)- Isingwu Umuahia gully erosion that threatened the house of Ngozi Okonjo Iweala is probably the most massive with much more than 2km of road construction included. Additional roads in Umuagu area that linked Mission Hill Umuahia and State CID area were also done by Ikpeazu. As shown in this video and photographs, the erosion also threatened a school but was arrested on time. See photos below 👇🏽  2. Amuda-Mbala, Umunneochi gully erosion was also defeated without noise. 3. ⁠Ikpeazu reclaimed Umuogele-Umuakwu gully erosion site in Nsulu Isiala Ngwa North. Additional 2km road constructed. See photos below 👇🏽  4. ⁠Same Ikpeazu did Umuezeukwu-Ikputu gully erosion control without noise. Additionall 2km road constructed. See photos below 👇🏽 5. Amuzukwu-Ibeku gully ero...

Children’s Day: Abia Lawmaker Erondu Jnr Calls for Greater Investment in Nigerian Children | #NwokeukwuMascot

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  News   As Nigeria marks Children’s Day 2025, the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Service in the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Erondu Uchenna Erondu Jnr, has called for renewed and intensified investment in the welfare, education, protection, and holistic development of Nigerian children. In a statement signed by his media aide, George Egejuru, and made available to newsmen on Monday, Hon. Erondu Jnr described children as “the most treasured asset of our future,” urging urgent attention to the challenges facing them, both nationally and globally. He highlighted growing concerns such as child labour, abuse, lack of access to quality education, and mental health issues, noting that children today face a rapidly evolving world marred by poverty, displacement, digital threats, and climate-induced insecurities. “We cannot afford to pay lip service to their needs. It is our moral and legislative duty to protect, nurture, and empower them,” he said. The lawma...

Post-2023 Fallout: Ukwa-Ngwa Stakeholders Rally Behind Ikpeazu for Renewed Leadership | #NwokeukwuMascot

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  News   …“I hold no grudge, no personal injury done to me” – Ikpeazu | #NwokeukwuMascot By Enyinnaya Appolos In a bold move signaling political reconciliation and renewed unity, prominent leaders and stakeholders from the Ukwa-La-Ngwa bloc have reaffirmed their loyalty to the immediate past Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, urging him to take up the mantle of political leadership once more and serve as the rallying point for the people of the Old Aba Division. The declaration was made during an exclusive and well-attended meeting held at Dr. Ikpeazu’s country home in Umuobiakwa, Obingwa Local Government Area. The gathering brought together political leaders across party lines in what many have described as a strategic healing process following the divisive 2023 general elections. Speakers at the meeting including Chief Chinwe Nwanganga, Mrs. Elizabeth Esochaghi, Elder Obioma Nna, and Rt. Hon. Emeka Stanley unanimously appealed to Dr. Ikpeazu to rise above past poli...