‘EMPTY BARRELS’ – OTTI DISMISSES UZOR KALU, ORJI, IKPEAZU OPPOSITION GANG-UP. (PHOTO)

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 ‘Empty barrels’ – Otti dismisses Uzor Kalu, Orji, Ikpeazu opposition gang-up Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has urged Abians to disregard recent remarks by some leaders of the opposition in the state. Governor Otti who was speaking on Saturday at Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Umuoriehi, Umuahia North LGA, during the dedication of the church building, said that those who are gathering against him were the same people that failed to develop the state in the past. Otti was reacting to an alliance formed against his re-election by former Abia governors Orji Uzor Kalu, Theodore Orji and Okezie Ikpeazu. The governor slammed the opposition members for pursuing personal interest above the collective development of Abia, declaring that every gathering they are making against him would collapse. He said, “Pastor Uguru made reference to the noise that you may have been hearing in the last few days. “I want us to just dismiss it as noise, you know, and it’s always the empty barrel that makes...

NA'ABBA STOPPED REMOVAL OF LIMITS FOR GOVS, PRESIDENT FROM CONSTITUTION- SHEHU SANI. (PHOTO).


Na’abba stopped removal of limits for govs, president from constitution – Shehu Sani

Shehu Sani, a socio-political analyst, has said the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’abba, stopped the term limits for governors and Presidents.

Sani said the term limits for governors and presidents would have been expunged from the Nigerian constitution if not for Na’abba.

Posting on X, the former lawmaker said the deceased defended the honour of the parliament.

He wrote: “Hon Ghali Umar Na’abba, Ex-Speaker House of Representatives. He lived an accomplished life.

“He saved Nigeria’s democracy at its most crucial moment. He upheld and defended the honour and independence of the parliament.

“Without the courage and principles of the likes of Ghali, the term limits for Governors and Presidents would have been expunged from our constitution. Ghali spoke for justice and stood for freedom.

“A great loss. My condolences to his family. May Allah grant him Aljanna firdausi. Amin.”

The former Speaker of the House of Assembly passed on Wednesday.

He died on Wednesday morning at the National Hospital in Abuja after a brief Illness, at the age of 65.

 

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