The candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 governorship election in Enugu State, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, has called on the Attorney General of the Federation to initiate the moves that will vest the conduct of local government elections in Nigeria on the Independent national Electoral Commission (INEC). Edeoga who said such an initiative can only happen by a reform …

The candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 governorship election in Enugu State, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga has commended the Federal Government on the judgement of the Supreme Court, which affirmed the administrative and financial autonomy of local councils in Nigeria, and called for what he described as “consequential guidelines” to ensure full compliance with the judgement. Edeoga, who, at …

The Enugu State governorship candidate of the Labour Party in last year’s elections, Barrister Chijioke Edeoga has described as scary and unconstitutional, the gale of demolitions recently carried out by the government in some parts of the state. Edeoga, who accused the Peter Mbah administration of disobeying court orders and usurping the constitutional powers of Local Government Councils, said that …

The Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Enugu has upheld the election of Mr. Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 18th March 2023 poll. The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate, Mr. Chijioke Edeogu had approached the tribunal to challenge the declaration on the grounds that Mbah wasn’t qualified to stand for the election due to …

We can safely say that the problem of the Peter Mbah governorship in Enugu State lies in the details of his election. You wouldn’t understand the intricate details if you simply look at the fact that he scored 160, 895 votes as against the 157,553 polled by his main challenger and candidate of the Labour Party, Chijioke Edeoga. You would …

The Enugu State governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Chijioke Edeoga told the election petition tribunal sitting in Enugu on Friday that he would call 36 witnesses to testify against Dr. Peter Mbah, who contested as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and was declared winner winners by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mbah is facing a …

The Enugu State portion of the internet appears to have been at breaking point since Wednesday last week following the fake news contrived by the usual suspects, purporting that state governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Barrister Chijioke Edeoga paid a visit to former Enugu State Governor, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, where, among many other figments of their unfertile and …

In the face of widespread concerns of possible violence in Saturday’s governorship and Houses of Assembly elections in Enugu State, the Labour Party governorship candidate, Barrister Chijioke Edeoga has urged the voters to defend their votes and eliminate politicians who have turned the economic resources of the state into private enterprises. Addressing party leaders and supporters from Aninri and Awgu …

The forthcoming general elections may prove a watershed in many states of the Federation, given the unraveling of political formations previously thought to be monolithic or immune to change. Many political permutations, predictions and calculations are going to be shattered, going by the grim determination of the people to enthrone new political kids on the block with vision and grit. …

Two major political developments arrested my attention as the Nigerian political parties prepared, and actually conducted their primaries ahead of the 2023 general elections. The first was the withdrawal of Peter Obi from the presidential primary and his eventual resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). For some inexplicable reasons, I felt happy that Obi was not going participate in …