Igboanugo: Encounter with Soyinka: Nobody can deny me of my Nigerianness – ITREALMS

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Veteran journalist and Publisher of Whirlwindnews.com.ng, Sunny Igboanugo on Monday, announced the release of a book, detailing his encounter with Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka over issues relating to the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.

The book titled: Soyinka’s Metamorphosis, Echoes from the “People’s Mandate,” is a response to an earlier publication by the literary icon titled: Baiting Igbophobia, The Sunny Igboanugo Thesis, where he tackled the journalist over an earlier article relating to the outcome of the 2023 presidential polls.

Ebonyi 2023: Nwifuru is Nobody’s Stooge, Eze Replies Onyike - ITREALMS

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The chieftain of the All Progressive Congress and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has dismissed claims by some self-serving individuals with a grossly depleted senses of gratitude who are sponsoring a cheap and misleading blackmail against the governorship candidate of the APC in Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Ogbonnaya Francis Nwifuru, reports ITREALMS.

He noted thar the campaign was an obvious but failed bid to  the state-wide acceptability he enjoys in the ranks of electorates which is sure to see him emerge in a landslide.

Nobody is imposing me on PDP-Uche Secondus

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The Secondus Campaign Organisation, has denied any imposition of Prince Uche Secondus on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), reports ITRealms.

According to Taiye Garrick of the Secondus Campaign Organisation, their attention have been drawn to news reports alleging clandestine moves by some powerful forces to impose Prince  Uche Secondus as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party.

"We want to categorically declare that there is no iota of truth in that reports. Our candidacy depends on endorsement and votes of delegates at the forthcoming national convention.

"We want Nigerians and members of the party to note that the position of National Chairman was zoned to the Southern region comprising of three zones .Prince Secondus has every legitimate and legal rights to aspire for the office of National Chairman.

"We also want to put on records that since launching his ambition,Prince Secondus has been reaching out to delegates across the 36 states ,seeking their votes and presenting his agenda for revival of the party ahead of 2019.

"Throughout this period, no member of Board of Trustees has openly endorsed him as SOME have done for some other candidates .We repeat that nobody is imposing anybody. There is no plot to impose Prince Secondus on the PDP.

"Just recently, some members of Board of Trustees openly endorsed some aspirants. The Secondus Campaign Organisation did not raise any eyebrow. Rather than waiting for any group endorsements, we have been campaigning day and night across the six zones, selling our redemption messages to PDP delegates.

"We urge all aspirants to get ready for the National Convention and stop game of distractions. The delegates assembled will cast their votes for an aspirant of their choice in the full glare of the public. Nobody can impose any aspirant in a free and fair contest.

"We also want to affirm that Prince Secondus remains the most qualified for the chairmanship going by his antecedents before and after the crisis that nearly killed the party.He is bold and pushful alongside with his great blueprint to return the PDP to power in 2019.

"The forthcoming convention is our great opportunity to complete the redemption started at the Portharcourt mini convention. We must elect real committed party members into the upcoming National Working Committee. In this clarion call, we urge delegates to support Prince Secondus ,the man of undilluted loyalty ,unflinching determination for PDP revival and unparralled qualification for PDP leadership."

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Pantami warns sycophants to stay off NITDA: ‘I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody'

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The newly appointed Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has warned sycophants to stay off the agency and precisely his office as he belongs to everybody as much as he belongs to nobody, insisting that he came to serve his fatherland, Nigeria with success as his priority, reports ITRealms.

Declaring his averse to sycophancy, Dr. Pantami declared during his inaugural meeting with members of staff of NITDA on Tuesday in Abuja that “I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody” in a similar fashion like Mr. President, Mohammadu Buhari during his May 29, 2015 inaugural speech.

He also told those who care to listen “Don’t approach me with gossip. Don’t come to me with malicious, ill-natured reports about other people. But I welcome any suggestion or information you have that will help grow this agency we all love and work for. Remember, too, that you are welcome to call my attention to where you think I am going astray. 

Although I have a PhD in Computer Information Systems, I don’t know it all; nobody does. I came here to serve Nigeria, and success is my priority.”

Pantami also outlined three qualities, he said would make people successful, especially working with him, namely “integrity, expertise and professionalism; and commitment to your duty.“

He pointed that his nature is allergic to corruption both in practices and favouritism, warning that he will not tolerate these twin vices.

“So let us join hands and say ‘No to corrupt practices and favouritism’” he said.

The new DG also said that in order to encourage productivity and motivate honest, ethical, hardworking members of staff, he plans to put staff welfare to the front burner, and introduce special awards for best performing staff.

For him, contractors with NITDA should not loss sleep as long as projects are good and within the confines of due process.

“I am glad to continue with all the good projects of the agency as long as they meet irreducible minimums in due process, and conform to the law that established the agency. Where projects violate due process or impose needless burdens on the core mission of the agency, they will be reviewed in the interest of the nation,” Dr. Pantami assured.

Emphasising that his doors are open to all staff members, including messengers and cleaners and urged them to come forward with suggestions, ideas and observations, although official communications, he said, should follow “official routine channels.”

He further commended the acting DG, Dr. Vincent Olatunji for holding forth and for the handover note made available to him last week Friday.

Remmy Nweke with additional report from Doris Minimah/ED,Ops

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