OTTI SLAMS JULIUS ABURE OVER CONTINUED SALE OF LABOUR PARTY NOMINATION FORMS. (PHOTO).

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 Otti Slams Julius Abure Over Continued Sale of Labour Party Nomination Forms Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has strongly criticised the former National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, for proceeding with the sale of governorship nomination forms despite opposition from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and subsisting court rulings. The criticism follows a viral photograph showing Abure presenting a Labour Party nomination form to a former National Vice Chairman of the party, Ceekay Igara, in the company of other party members. Reacting through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Ukoha Ukoha, Governor Otti questioned Abure’s continued claim to leadership of the party.  Ukoha insisted that both judicial pronouncements and INEC’s position have effectively sidelined Abure, describing his actions as being in contempt of court. “I think Abure is in a better position to explain the grounds on which he is still parading himself after a Federal High...

ALGERIA SENTENCE WRITER BOUALEM SANSAL IN FRANCE-MOROCCO DISPUTE. (PHOTO)


 Algeria sentences writer Boualem Sansal in France-Morocco dispute


A French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, caught in an unprecedented diplomatic crisis between Algiers and Paris, was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday for undermining Algeria's territorial integrity, AP reported.


He allegedly supported Morocco’s claim that Algeria’s land was taken during French colonization. 


The Dar El Beida court near Algiers also fined him close to 4000 dollars. The prosecutor had previously requested a 10-year sentence for the 80-year-old writer. 


The verdict comes amid rising tensions between Algeria and France, described as the worst in decades. Sansal's arrest in November worsened relations, especially after French President Macron supported Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara. 


French lawyer François Zimeray urged Algerian President Tebboune to show humanity, noting Sansal’s age and health. 


Algeria, which backs the Polisario Front’s independence claims over Western Sahara, recalled its ambassador from France after Macron’s stance. The move deepened Algeria’s tensions with Morocco, with diplomatic ties severed since 2021. 


Despite lingering tensions since Algeria wrested independence from France in a bloody war more than 60 years ago, the countries have cooperated on issues such as security, migration and trade. 


But relations have deteriorated under French President Emmanuel Macron and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. 


 Macron has accused Algeria’s military-led government of using “hatred of France” as a central governing principle. Last year Macron enraged Algeria by shifting France's position to back Morocco's plan for the disputed Western Sahara, offering the disputed territory limited autonomy rather than independence or the referendum on self-determination that Algeria and the pro-independence Polisario Front have long demanded.

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