EBONYI GOVERNOR ORDERS ARREST OF 6 COMMISSIONERS OVER CONTRACT BREACH. (PHOTO).

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  Abakaliki, Ebonyi State - In a shocking move, Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has ordered the arrest of six commissioners and the suspension of the Chairman of Afikpo Local Government Area, Mr. Timothy Nwachi, over alleged involvement in a breach of contract for the construction of 140 housing units for Izzo and Amaze communities. The affected commissioners, who were declared wanted by the state government before their arrest, are: - Professor Omari Omaka (Tertiary Education) - Victor Chukwu (Environment) - Ifeanyi Ogbuewu (Culture and Tourism) - Uchenna Igwe (Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters) - Moses Ekuma (Health) - Felix Igboke (Project Monitoring) According to the Chairman of the State Executive Council Committee on Izzo and Amaze Housing Project, Ilang Donatus, the governor took the action due to the slow pace of work on the project, which was intended to be completed in time for his two-year anniversary in office. "The governor is not happy over the pace of t...

TANZANIA OPPOSITION LEADER MBOWE RELEASED ON BAIL. (PHOTO).


 Tanzania opposition leader Mbowe released on bail


Tanzania's main opposition leader Freeman Mbowe has been released on bail, his party said Saturday, after he was detained just days before local polls, AFP reported.


The elections are viewed as a barometer for President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who took over in 2021 with promises of reforms and improved civic freedoms - only to disappoint international observers, who point to a return to her predecessor's repressive policies.


The party said on Friday that he and other party figures had been "forcibly" detained by officers after leaving a rally that police broke up using tear gas in the country's south.


In a post on social media platform X early Saturday, Chadema confirmed Mbowe and other detained figures from the party had been released on bail.


'Severely beaten'


"Some of our colleagues were severely beaten by the police despite the fact that nobody resisted the arrest," Mbowe said following his release.


He said officers had accused them of "violating the campaign schedule" with their intended rally, labelling the allegation "baseless".


"I believe this is a deliberate move to disrupt our planned campaigns," he said, in a video shared by the opposition.


He added t hat police were still holding some Chadema members, and that he and others had been told to report back on November 29, but that he intended to consult lawyers.


Barometer of politics


Only last month, Mbowe and his deputy Tundu Lissu - as well as other opposition figures - were briefly detained after riot police prevented a mass rally in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam.


The local polls slated for November 27 are expected to be a barometer of the political landscape ahead of a presidential election due next October.

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