INEC TO DISPLAY CANDIDATE LISTS FOR 2027 GOVERNORSHIP AND ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS ON SATURDAY. (PHOTO).

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 INEC to Display Candidate Lists for 2027 Governorship and Assembly Elections on Saturday The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Saturday, August 29, publish the lists of candidates nominated by political parties for the February 6, 2027, governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections. Governorship elections will be held in 28 states, while state Houses of Assembly polls will take place in all 36 states of the federation. According to the electoral timetable, governorship elections are scheduled in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Kwara, Benue, Plateau, Niger, Nasarawa, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi and Sokoto states. No governorship elections will be conducted in Ondo, Osun, Ekiti, Edo, Bayelsa, Anambra, Imo and Kogi states, where polls were held at different times under the staggered electoral cycle. INEC said the publication of the candidate lists ...

ANAMBRA POLYTECHNIC CELEBRATE NEW YAM FESTIVAL, URGES SUPPORT FOR FARMERS. (PHOTO).


 Anambra Polytechnic Celebrate New Yam Festival, Urges Support For Farmers.


Igwe Chuka Ameke, Igwe Ifeadigo of Anambra State Polytechnic (AnsPoly) has called on the government to empower farmers with irrigation facilities with a view to boosting food productivity.


Ameke made the call during the second edition of new yam (Iwaji) festival of the Polytechnic in Mgbakwu, Awka North Local Government Area.


Ameke said the festival was to appreciate the God of agriculture for a successful farming season and bumper harvest in line with the culture and values of Igbo land.


The said increased productivity would guarantee food security and reduce poverty and crime .


“The new yam festival we are celebrating today is the second in the series, it is a way to thank God for a bountiful harvest in this farming season and also to celebrate ourselves”


“We want government to support farmers with irrigation facilities because we can not achieve sustainability with reliance on natural rain”


“So, as Igwe AnsPoly, I am using the opportunity to encourage everybody, civil servants, teachers, students to engage in farming to guarantee food security,” he said.


In her message, Dr Njideka Chiekeze, the Rector of AnsPoly expressed happiness with the beauty and success of the festival.


Chiekeze said it showed the existence of peace and love while appreciating the organisers for uniting for the progress in the academic community.


The colourful festival which started with royal dance of the Igwe and his cabinet featured traditional dances and rare Igbo delicacy roast yam and sauce as well as Palmwine.


A chieftaincy title was also bestowed on a female staff of the Polytechnic by the Igwe.

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