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Onetime Deputy Speaker of the House of Representative, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha has emphatically stated that his vision for Ndigbo was to succeed Alhaji Atiku Abubakar after his tenure as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Ihedioha maintained that the joy to succeed Atiku was what drives his courage to canvass for his victory in the 2023 election, adding that despite the undue agitation by the people of South East to vote the Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, he would never be deterred by the noise.

He made this disclosure at Base Event Center while answering questions from newsmen Tuesday, at the South East PDP Stakeholders meeting in Enugu.

The former federal lawmaker insisted that he would continue to support Atiku Abubakar to win the 2023 election irrespective of whatever name some hired jobless youths call him on social media.

According to him, “it’s non of anybody’s business that am supporting Atiku for President. This is because, as a politician on ground, I have not seen any seriousness or credibility in our brother, Peter Obi to warrant me to support his ambition. The best thing for us to do now is to allow Atiku first. His emergence as President is a sure guarantee for an Igbo person to take over”

Ihedioha further said that politics does not thrive on sentiment nor hinge on tribal pity, adding that nothing would ever push him to make a U-turn in his quest to ensuring that Atiku wins the 2923 Presidential election.

He described as miscreants, those criticizing his speech during the celebration of Mbaise new yam festival in Ghana, advising those calling him unprintable names to look for something to do rather than making him more popular.

- Demands Assent To SEDC Bill, as Divine Mandate Movement Steals Show

National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu has rejected the claim by President Muhammadu Buhari that Ndigbo are dot in a circle, assuring that soon, the rejected stone shall be the Chief corner stone.

According to him, the people of the South East have played a major role in the sustenance of the country’s unity, and wondered why they have remained the sacrificial lamb 62 years after independence.

Anyanwu maintained that until issues affecting the zone were addressed without considering ethnic sentiments, the clamour for the unity of the country would continue to remain in doubt.

Anyanwu therefore assured the people of the zone of PDP’s preparedness to correct every injustice against the South East, noting that such move could only be possible if leaders would team up together in one voice.

Speaking further, the PDP National Scribe, called on the party’s Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar to look into the marginalization of the South East Zone and ensure that justice was done if elected President of the country.

Anyanwu said that the continued withholding of Presidential assent to the South East Development Commission (SEDC) Bill by the APC government led by Muhammadu Buhari was the root cause of insecurity occasioned by the injustice, pointing out that proactive intervention remain the only solution to the lingering political imbalance.

The PDP National Scribe further recalled the invaluable contributions of the people of South East in nation building, expressing optimism that the zone would be the pride of the nation.

He called on Nigerian leaders and critical stakeholders to join hands with other ambassadors of good governance to condemn the obvious suppression of democratic ethos against the Igbo and proffers urgent solution.

Meanwhile, a leading political pressure group in Imo State, Divine Mandate Movement (DMM), Tuesday took over the venue of the South East Zonal Stakeholders meeting convened at the instance of Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in Enugu.

The group led by the Chairman, Evang Myke Ikoku and the Director General, Hon Ngozi Ogbu respectively were seen positioned in strategic areas to ensure the event was a huge success.

National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and founder of the group, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu and members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of PDP were given warmth reception shortly after being sighted by DMM's delegation.

It can be recalled that, Atiku Abubakar, PDP Presidential candidate, had visited the South East geopolitical zone in continuation of his consultative tour across the country to work out possible modalities to ending political, economic and particularly, marginalization of the Zone once he takes over as President of the federal republic of Nigeria.

Emeka Ihedioha’s body language and utterances are not just thought provoking but now an insult to Ndi Igbo and our quest for fairness, equity and most importantly a President of South East extraction which is occasioned by the marginalization of the region since 1999.

It is understandable that the PDP in their usual cash and carry style of handpicking instead of electing their Presidential candidates skillfully relegated the South and failed to micro-zone the party’s ticket to the South East, a region that has immensely contributed to the growth of the party and has never had a fair share of the Presidency even from the party. These obviously made the likes of Peter Obi to seek for an alternative by dumping the party for Labour Party and Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State who has remained in the party become a thorn in the flesh of the party over what he described as “unfair” treatment of the South by PDP.

We are not oblivion of the fact that during the wee days of the PDP Presidential primary election that Emeka Ihedioha worked against the Igbo interest and by extension the South as he connived with his Northern masters to sabotage the efforts of Ndi igbo just for his selfish interest.

It has therefore become more worrisome for a man who has been championing the course of equity and fairness in Imo State over which zone should be allowed to produce the next Governor and in fact became the “Mmegbu adighi mma” crooner could make a disparaging statement against those in support of an Igbo candidate and have refused to support his Northern candidate in the 2023 general election.

Emeka Ihedioha in a viral video that is circulating online during his address at the Iri ji Mbaise festival in Ghana called out Igbos supporting Peter Obi’s Presidential candidacy as saboteurs. He went ahead to say that the APC and PDP are the only contenders in the 2023 Presidential election and if Atiku Abubakar of the PDP emerges, he will handover power to a South Easterner. This is the second time he had publicly spoken against the Peter Obi candidacy in Huston, Texas which was condemned by the host community and every well meaning Igbo man and woman.

As difficult as it is to understand the rationale behind these insensitive and unapologetic statements of Emeka Ihedioha, I am forced to ask, how desperate is Emeka Ihedioha?, Is the “Mmegbu adighi mma” one of his political facades? and what does he stand to gain to see a northerner succeed the incumbent northern President who has almost served for 8 years?

Again, Emeka Ihedioha’s vituperations explains negatively that politics is a game of selfish interest and if not, what can justify the actions of this same man who desperately wants to become the governor of Imo State on the grounds of marginalization but sees no evil in the continuous marginalization of Ndi igbo in our national politics.

Whatever Emeka Ihedioha claims to have warranted his actions and words against Ndi igbo and her quest to be integrated into the mainstream of our national politics, we will definitely remind him of his brazen betrayal and as well pay him back in his own coin.

- SAMDADDY ANYANWU HAS BEEN PLAYING HIS ROLE AS LEADER OF IMO PDP VERY WELL.

- PERSISTENTLY CONDEMNS THE MISRULE & INSECURITY IN IMO.

-  WHILE IHEDIOHA ON THE OTHER HAND IS WORKING WITH THE STATE EXCO TO DESTROY THE PARTY

- IT IS IDIOTIC TO ASSUME THAT SAME SAMDADDY WHO MOVED FOR THE IMPEACHMENT OF PMB IS IN ALLIANCE WITH UZODIMMA

IK OGBONNA, fcai, anipr

The Emeka Ihedioha sponsored Propaganda Machinery having acknowledged that their unlikelyhood of defeating SENATOR Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu and have resorted to unbridled, childish and inconsequential propaganda to make failed attempt to tarnish the image of the PDP National Secretary. They have realized that Sen. Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu although hasn’t officially declared to run for governor but he has massive following and support from all sections of the state.

The "Green Cap Confraternity" (apologies to FCC Jones)  are sick over the possibility of his heeding the clarion call to declare his interest in the race. This morbid fear is moreso because Ihedioha has failed twice in his guber bid and knows that PDP will not reward failure by giving him a third chance.

The Mbutu Green Capped politician and his attack dogs have failed severally to tag the PDP National Secretary as an “APC mole”. As laughable, idiotic, inane, banal and insane this allegation is but for lack of anything to write or hold onto, they keep repeating this innuendo hoping it will sink.

The question then would be, HOW HAS BOTH SENATOR SAMUEL ANYANWU AND HON. EMEKA IHEDIOHA BEEN PLAYING THEIR ROLES AS OPPOSITION FIGURES IN THE STATE?

I will make no attempt to speak for Ihedioha as the facts speaks for itself. He has no record outside hoping to be awarded PDP Governorship ticket on a platter of gold.  He eats and is in cahoots with Imo state governor. On the other hand, I present from my few minutes search on the internet,   how Samdaddy as Sen Samuel Anyanwu is better known has been playing his role and throw an open challenge to the Mbutu Green Cap apologists to do the same.

Senator SamDaddy  has played his role as National and state opposition leader very well before and after his current Office of PDP National Secretary. Here are the  results of my internet search for a few minutes:

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/we-must-find-solution-to-lingering-insecurity-in-imo-says-sen-anyanwu/

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/imo-anyanwu-blames-illegal-refinery-explosion-on-youth-unemployment/

26.02.2022

PRESS RELEASE 

Ngor Okpala Bye Election: Senator Samuel Anyanwu Condemns Abduction Of INEC Staff, Snatching of Sensitive Materials 

- Charges Security Agencies To Arrest Those Behind Act:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5118887271483397&id=100000865235357

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/01/apc-not-happy-nigerians-have-rejected-them-pdp-national-secretary/

- PRESS RELEASE 

2023: PDP WILL CORRECT APC’S MISRULE IN NIGERIA - Senator Anyanwu:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5016424265063032&id=100000865235357

https://www.blueprint.ng/pdp-ll-take-abuja-imo-in-2023-scribe/

https://nigerdeltaconnect.com/nigeria-now-shares-sovereignty-with-bandits-under-buhari-anyanwu/

https://dailypost.ng/2022/01/01/2023-presidency-nigerians-will-run-to-ghana-if-apc-returns-pdp-scribe/

https://championnews.com.ng/new-year-message-apc-has-failed-nigerians-senator-anyanwu/

https://nigerdeltaconnect.com/nigeria-now-shares-sovereignty-with-bandits-under-buhari-anyanwu/

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/09/imo-2023-time-to-end-apc-misrule-pdp-national-secretary/

https://guardian.ng/news/pdp-targets-total-victory-in-imo-says-anyanwu/

Senator Samuel Anyanwu Warns Government Agencies Against Abuse of Citizens Rights: 

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5633699780002141&id=100000865235357

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/imo-we-must-find-solution-to-lingering-insecurity-in-our-state-anyanwu/.

To cap it up, it was Sen Samuel Anyanwu  on the floor of the hallowed Chambers of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, moved a motion for the impeachment of President Buhari in 2017.

https://www.magicfm.ng/we-will-impeach-president-muhammadu-buhari-led-executive-senator-samuel-anyanwu-threatens/. 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/dailypost.ng/2017/07/04/senate-threatens-impeachment-buhari-disobedience-lawmakers/%3famp=1).  Very few legislators have had the courage to threaten to impeach a gov or president but  Samdaddy did.

Having proved my point that Sen Samuel Anyanwu has been actively playing his role very well as Imo State and National opposition leader, I again challenge Mbutu Green Cap apologists and attack dogs to “show us evidence of how Ihedioha has played his role as the supposed  opposition figure in Imo State. Don't forget, Ihedioha is the deposed Governor of Imo State and the onus is on him to put the Hope Uzodimma led APC government on its toes” especially since Samdaddy as Imo PDP leader is very busy in Abuja as National Secretary.

It is well known that Ihedioha hibernates in Abuja and only returns to Imo State quarterly, when he “hires street sweepers  to hail him during burials and birthday parties" he attends in Imo.

IK OGBONNA,  is a Journalist and PR Practitioner based in Owerri.

https://www.nairaland.com/7352677/samdaddy-been-playing-role-leader

By: Kelechi Uzomah 08064085316

Hon. Obodo Ugochukwu is a successful businessman from  Umuoronjo in Owerri Municipal State Constituency, who is saddled with the sole responsibility of fostering unity, peace and development of Imo youths.

The story of humble beginning of Hon. Obodo Ugochukwu in life has encouraged and propelled lots of young people to greatness.

 This is because, he was determined to succeed given his travails in the early stage of his life where he went through difficulties before his breakthrough. 

The Umuoronjo born businessman and real estate developer based in the city of Imo state, Southeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria has remained a key player in the emancipation and development of his community even to it's present  status it enjoys today among communities in the state.

As a man of so many part, Hon. Obodo Ugochukwu have exhibited high leadership qualities that has endeared him to many people in Owerri Municipal State Constituency, Owerri zone and Imo in particular.

Even as a businessman, Hon. Obodo Ugochukwu is humble, honest, sincere, transparent and determined to pursue the common good of his beloved people unlike others that are known as "money miss road".

 The philanthropist of international repute has shown that he is a man to be reckoned with and no wonder he has dedicated his time, energy and resources for the common good people of Owerri Municipal council and Imo where he is presently advocating for youth inclusiveness in politics.

Hon. Obodo Ugochukwu has proven beyond every reasonable doubt that he does not hold personal interest above common good and collective interest of the generality of the people of Owerri Municipal youths.

Even as a private businessman, Hon. Obodo Ugochukwu no doubt has shown from the day one that he is not like these present day leaders who are currently occupying plum political positions in Imo state with nothing to show for it.

He is very committed to ensuring a strong and united Owerri Municipal State Constituency where leaders would be accountable to the poor masses that gave them their mandate freely. 

The very man of the moment, Hon. Obodo Ugochukwu is interested in a greater prosperity of people of Owerri Municipal council where leaders would think first on how best to improve the people other than thinking on how to improvised the people.

This is to tell you that Hon. Obodo Ugochukwu commitment to a better and united Owerri Municipal council can not be over emphasized because he understood the body language of his beloved people.

His ideals are to see that the youths of Owerri Municipal council are counted among people that are successful and where prosperity will be the benchmark.

Hon. Obodo Ugochukwu is a man endowed with wisdom and knowledge to reach out to the unreached youths in Imo state.

There is one unique thing about this man many has seen to be the "commander of youth empowerment and this is why the youths of the state sees him as the very man to liberate the youths of the state.

The businessman has changed the mentality of the youths of Owerri Municipal council who he helped in securing them good jobs both in the federal and state. 

He did not just give them fish but thought them how to fish and be self dependent.

He has shown through his activities that the only development in life is human capital development which he is spreading across board in Owerri Municipal council

Hon. Obodo Ugochukwu is interested in seeing youths Owerri Municipal council to be counted once again among the successful people in Nigeria whether in business or area of their specialization. 

This is the more reason he has started empowering our people to meet up with their daily needs in life.

His emergence as the real commander of youth empowerment has further opened a new vista for the youth's progress in life.

The commander of youth empowerment believes that the only thing that gives him joy and the fulfilment of purpose is to see all the youths of Owerri Municipal council excelling in their chosen crafts.

Hon. Obodo Ugochukwu is exactly what the people of Owerri Municipal council needs going forward in political arena which is the more reason why the young and vibrant real estate developer will do everything humanly possible to reach out to everybody possible in order to change the narrative in the state.

The Owerri Municipal State Constituency House of  Assembly hopeful he has not held any political positions all his life but rather chosen to bridge the gap between the rich and poor in the society.

 The energetic and enterprising businessman has today become the beautiful pride and new face of Imo youth because he has given both the old and young reasons to believe that truly, a new commander of youth empowerment has emerged to better the lots of the youths of the state.

That is why today the people of Owerri Municipal State Constituency are clamoring for him to be the torch bearer because he has a track record of service full of achievements and many of you will Marvel at what the man has done without blowing his trumpet for people to notice him. 

Without being sentimental, Hon. Obodo Ugochukwu is the type of leader the people of Owerri Municipal council need in all ramifications to better the lives of the people who are gnashing their teeth as a result of the pains, sufferings and untold hardship the people has faced by these heartless people that parades themselves as leaders.

It is a thing of joy that within the period of two years running, Hon. Obodo Ugochukwu has been able to help so many youths in Owerri Municipal council to stand their feet without shaking. 

This man is gradually given youths of Imo state the needed support to be independent in life without following politicians and this kind gesture has been applauded the well meaning youths of Imo state. Your kindness is second to none!

Based on this available evidence that I present to you this committed young man that has shown through his actions and inactions that he is ready to be the voice of the people of Owerri Municipal council in 2023 under the platform of APC.

Kelechi Uzomah is a journalist and a public affair analyst based in Owerri, the Imo state capital.

By Barr. (Sir) Tony O Eze. KSM.

1. According to "Shakespeare"  life is a stage where every person plays his part and leave; some make it; some are unable to make it.

2. According to "King Solomon in Ecclesiastics Chapter 3" there is a time for everything, and a reason and season for everything in the universe".

3. According to Kent Williams "life is a race to a point. Every body begins at the same point, passes the same straight and curves roads;  some makes it, many tarry by the way side".

All these are the attributes of, and the reasons for, the man called, SENATOR SAMUEL NNAEMEKA ANYANWU (Samdaddy).

As a wise must be wise before an event, and not after an event.

Samdaddy, has seen it all, done it all, and gone beyond the thinking level of an ordinary man.

Samdaddy, is a brand name in the state and National politics. Hence, his election as the National Secretary of the biggest party in Africa, the PDP. No wonder his opponents are jittery on hearing of his intention.

Samdaddy, is a leader who has moulded and made other leaders, among them active and credible young men and women. No wonder his palms are always open to give to others, and to receive from God.

He is a leader who at any point in time, seperates  ignorance from fact, no matter whose "Ox" is gored.

A leader that encourages "free labour" than "slave labour".

A leader who believes that "lean liberty" is better than "fat slavery"

His simplicity and generosity have earned him a clarion  call from Imo people to contest for the  Governorship seat, so as to liberate them.

A one time TC chairman, lkeduru LGA.

A one time substantive Chairman Ikeduru LGA.

A two time House of Assembly member of Ikeduru LGA.

A one time abulent Senator, representing Imo East, at the Senate.

Now the current National Secretary of the PDP.

As you tread through the part of  history and posterity, may you wear the governor's cap.

Imo people await and yearn for your declaration as the next Executive Governor of lmo state come 2024.

To God alone be the glory. From Barr. (Sir) Tony O Eze. KSM.