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By Kelechi Uzomah, 08064075316

The Traditional Prime Minister of Anara acient kingdom in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, High Chief Mike Duru Ejiogu has distinguished himself as a man committed and dedicated to the cause of the generality of Anara people in all fronts.

This is in recognition of the obvious fact that High Chief Mike Duru Ejiogu was on the 7th of August, 2021 crowned as the traditional prime minister of Anara acient kingdom based on the general acceptance of the man many had described as a living legend of the community.

The real Estate developer has shown through his actions and inactions that the burden of the people of the community are topmost in his agenda as he has prioritized the people's happiness in his daily activities.

His committement, dedication, sincerity of purpose and determination to create and build the Anara kingdom of our collective dreams can not be over emphasized because the man has completely keyed Anara community to the map of development.

No wonder the ceremony which heralded his ascendency of the second highest authority in Anara acient kingdom was witnessed by all the traditional rulers in Mbano Nation and Imo State in general where Chief Ejiogu was conferred the title of 'Aka-ekpuchi-onwa Mbano 

This is a title bequeathed on an illustrious son who has in one way or the other contributed immensely to the development of the community and when you take into cognisant of the achievements and contributions of High Chief Mike Ejiogu to the development of the community, only then, you will understand why many has referred him as the empowerment mastron.

There is no need to deny the obvious fact that the choice of High Chief Mike Duru Ejiogu as the Onowu-Añara has the widest acceptance and blessings of all Añararians both home and in diaspora.

Long before his conferment as a High Chief and his subsequent coronation as the Traditional Prime Minister (T.P.M), High Chief M.D Ejiogu has written his name in the gunines book of record.

High Chief Mike Ejiogu runs a foundation that has placed many indigent children on scholarships up to the university level and through his foundation, he has established businesses for women in the community to ease their burdens.

As an employer of Labour and a captain of industries, High Chief Duru Mike Ejiogu  FCICN has taken it upon himself to send alot of our young youths abroad in the search for greener pastures which has become a big relief to their families.

Since his assumption of office as the traditional prime minister of Anara acient kingdom, High Chief Mike Ejiogu gave one million naira each to the thirteen village youths Executive to set up the youth Excos and leadership at the villages.

The workhalic and pragmatic traditional prime minister of Anara acient kingdom is the Chief Executive Of City-Gate Homes, one of the leading real estate firms in Abuja which has employed many youths across the three geo political zones in Imo State, Southeast and Nigeria. 

Akaekpuchi onwa Mbano is also the C.E.O Mbano and Abuja Royal Suites group of hotels and it is on record that the very man of the moment has empowerment vast majority of the teeming Nigerian youths and this has actually helped in reducing the crime rate in the country.

Give it to him, High Chief Mike Duru- Ejiogu has through his empowerment uplifted so many Nigerian youths who are roaming the streets of Lagos, Abuja and Owerri and many of them today are multi millionaires.

On community development, High Chief Mike Duru Ejiogu (Onowu-Añara)_ single handedly built a police post in Añara, renovated the Ancient palace of Eze Agbugba, sew three different uniforms for Eze's cabinet members, gifted the traditional ruler with a state of the art Highlander Jeep, built a chapel for St. John's City Parish Añara among others things.

To crown it all, High Chief Mike Duru-Ejiogu in his wisdom to reduce the crime rate also, placed a good number of people on a salary scale and pays them as and when due.

Since he assumed duty as the Traditional Prime Minister of Añara Ancient Kingdom and doubles as the leader of Eze's Cabinet, Añara has taken another great shape.

It's a thing of joy that the Almighty God through the instrumentality of the hardworking traditional ruler of Anara acient kingdom, HRH Eze Engr. Ogemdi Agbugba made it possible for High Chief Ejiogu to have the opportunity to showcase his wealth of intelligence in community leadership and service. 

The synergy between the Traditional Ruler and the Traditional Prime Minister is highly commendable.

The people of Anara acient kingdom are very grateful to Almighty God for bringing forth High Chief Mike Duru-Ejiogu at this critical time in their history to become the rescuer of the people and pathfinder of great nobility.

There's no gain denying the obvious fact that High Chief Mike Duru-Ejiogu came at the right time when hopes of thousands of people of Anara acient kingdom are almost lost.

The people's traditional prime minister emergence helped in a great way in restoring peace, harmony and togetherness in the entire Community.

High Chief Mike Duru-Ejiogu deserved commendations and appreciations for the roles he has played in bringing the lost glory of the community back within the short period of year he assumed the traditional prime minister of Anara acient kingdom.

It is based on his singular act of yours that I joined other well meaning people of the community to wish you the very best in all your endeavors.

Kelechi Uzomah is a practicing journalist and public affairs analyst based in Owerri, the Imo State Capital.

As the United States government plans to return the over $23 million looted by the late dictator Sani Abacha, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has demanded a copy of the agreement. Last Tuesday, Nigeria and the United States reached an agreement on the return of over $23 million of the Abacha loot.

Five days after, the rights group wrote a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, asking him to “direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) to provide our organization with a copy of the agreement the Federal Government recently signed with the United States for the repatriation of $23 million stolen by late General Sani Abacha.”

In the letter dated August 27 and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the group said its demand is based on the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the 1999 Constitution as well as some international obligations Nigeria is meant to follow.

“By the combined reading of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended], the Freedom of Information Act, and the country’s international obligations, there are transparency obligations imposed on your government to widely publish the agreement on the $23 million Abacha loot,” the letter read in part.

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has called on the Federal Government to sign the renegotiated agreement with the striking members of the Academic Strike Union of University (ASUU).

In a statement on Sunday, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria urged both ASUU leadership and the current administration to resume negotiations in order to end the prolonged strike for the overall good of Nigerian students. While calling on both sides to resume the negotiations in the interest of the country the Federal Government should be prevailed upon to end the prolonged industrial action.

He accused the Federal Government of resorting to blackmail ASUU, recalling how talks with the union ended in deadlock, a situation that dashed the hopes of many students. “Instead of engaging in the diversionary tactics of blackmailing ASUU the Federal Government should ensure that the strike is called off by signing the Renegotiated Agreement with ASUU without any further delay,” Falana said.

“While calling on both sides to resume the negotiations in the interest of the country the Federal Government should be prevailed upon to end the prolonged industrial action.”

Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu has been called upon to join the 2023 Imo Governorship election to save the state from backwardness, adding that all information gathered revealed that he remains the only option for the state.

Addressing newsmen after meeting with the Director General of Divine Mandadte Movement (DMM) at its state Headquarters in Owerrri weekend, the group, Samdaddy Imo Mass Movement (SIMM) said that the ongoing insecurity and economic crisis including leadership imbalance in the state were factors that triggered their curiosity to look for one with the needed capacity to bring them out of the mess.

Coordinator of the group, Chief Francis Ibeh, maintained that should Senator Anyanwu refuses to accept the appeal to contest, they would mobilize over 1 million Imo citizens across the state to compel him to throw in the towel.

Chief Ibeh noted that his group would immediately embark on grass roots sensitization tour to woo everyone into the project, pointing out that the campaign will be carried out once Senator Anyanwu assures them of his readiness to accept their plea to join in the race.

According to Chief Ibeh, the call became necessary after their research to find out who is more acceptable across the three zones of the state, adding that responses gathered showed that Senator Anyanwu remains the only sure bet for the state.

He said that some people who left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) due to the way they were treated are ready to come back to rejoin the party on one condition that Senator Anyanwu must contest the 2023 Imo Guber poll.

 Chief Ibe said, “what Imo state needs now is a man with an open heart, charismatic and runs inclusive administration. One that can be acceptable across the state, who is willing  and capable of uniting our state after it was ravaged by insecurity and economic disaster. Such man, we have found in Senator Samuel Anyanwu. We are calling on him to join the 2023 Imo Governorship race.”

Responding, Director General of Divine Movement (DMM), Hon Ngozi Ogbu commended them for taken the bold step, and promised to relate back to Senator Anyanwu.

He maintained that if the caliber of personalities in their team could boldly call on Senator Anyanwu to rescue the state from administrative servitude, he wondered why the PDP National Secretary would not accept their plea.

Hon Ogbu further charged them to continue to remain patience in their quest for good governance, pointing out that what PDP and the state need now is a credible person like Senator Anyanwu to heave a sigh of relief.

“PDP in the state has to be open for every interested aspirants to guarantee equity, justice and fairness. We should know that PDP is a public property where everyone belongs. Therefore, anyone claiming its ownership is not only playing with fire, but making a serious mistake of his life.”

Hon Ogbu, a former House of Assembly Member therefore admonished them to join the campaign against PDP dominance in the state, adding that if the party has more than five Governorship aspirants, some of its challenges will be easily solved.

Nigeria Police Force has suspended two supernumerary Police officers, Obaze Blessing and Obaze Emmanuella Uju, over misconduct and violation of social media policy.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi disclosed this on Friday via his Twitter handle.

Speaking in the video he shared on his Twitter page, he said that the two female cops portrayed themselves as undisciplined and unprofessional in the viral TikTok they released.

“Above all, they portrayed themselves in the viral video and other videos as undisciplined and unprofessional in contravention of the police social media policy.’’

A three-storey building has collapsed in Kubwa Satellite town, Abuja. According to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday.

The building, which was under construction, collapsed at Hamza Abdullahi Street off Gado Nasco Road.

While some persons have been rescued with serious injuries and taken to the General Hospital, the number of casualties is yet unknown.

As of the time of this reporting, security agencies and National Emergency Management Agency officials were on ground trying to rescue those trapped in the rubble.