TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNANCE !!!!!!!!!

Transparency and openness in government is a prerequisite for citizens’ ability to hold accountable the government and the public administrations as well as for the public sector itself to monitor and audit its activities.

OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND HABITAT TO MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AGENCIES LED BY HON. OBINNA CHIDOKA

On the 23rd and 24th of January, 2017, I led the committee members on Environment and Habitat – Honourables; Aishatu Dukku – Gombe, Austin Ch ukwukere – Imo, Ogbeide Ihama – Edo, Henry Nwawuba – Imo, Tajudeen Obasa – Lagos, Bamidele Samson Baderinwa – Ondo, Sodaguno Festus - Omoni-Bayelsa, Umar Jega – Kebbi, Dozie Nwankwo – Anambra, Sadiq Ibrahim – Adamawa, Kunle Akinlade – Ogun, Shehu Musa Aliyu – Bauchi, Chidi Frank – Rivers, on Oversight Visit to seven government agencies under the Ministry of Environment. 

Anambra 2017 - The need for reorientation

We earlier said that we will be unveiling the Biographies of the gubernatorial hopefuls in the incoming Anambra Gubernatorial elections.

Kwankwaso Camp: Another House Member Deserts Kwankwasiyya

These are not the best of the times for the embattled former Governor of Kano State and the Senator representing a senatorial district in Kano, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. This is according to information available to Ashiwaju.org  indicating that the House of representative member representing the Dala federal constituency, Honorable Ali Madarki Gini recently deserted the Kwankwaso camp unceremoniously.

You Are Not God To Determine Who Becomes Nigerian President Come 2019, Northern Youths Tell Obasanjo

A youth group, the Northern Progressives Youth Initiative has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop playing God over his recent pronouncement that the South-East region will produce the country’s president in 2019.

"I AM NOT A MEMBER OF THE APC"----Soludo

"My attention has been drawn to a publication in the Vanguard Newspaper of Wednesday, January 25, 2017 entitled: "Andy Uba, Soludo, Others battle for APC Gov ticket" in which the state chairman of the party was reported to have listed my name among those contesting for the

X-Rays of APC Anambra 2017; Governorship Hopefuls

Now that many aspirants has shown interest to contest on APC platform in ANAMBRA 2017 , though it became necessary because APGA gave us adaka na onu enwe and since they have buried APGA with Mallam Victor DAUDA Umeh,s insatiable  interest.

Senator Ekwunife Dissociates Self From APC Guber Aspiration

Having read from some of these Local Newspapers without pedigree and Social Media pundits about the candidates canvassing or contesting for APC Gubernatorial, we came across a name we know too well and who has never declared for the race, but was added to the list, Senator UCHE Ekwunife.

By James Eze
When the guns fell silent at the end of the Biafran War, South East Nigeria was a pile of rubble caking in the sun. Despair hung in the air and people inhaled it and heaved a sigh of relief at the strangeness of peace. War and naked ugliness had become familiar.

Issues in Local Government Reforms

By Ifeanyi Afuba
The question of local government effectiveness in the present democratic dispensation has continued to agitate the minds of Nigerians. There is the widespread view that the impact of local governments has not been felt across the states of the federation since the inception of the fourth republic in 1999, leading to clamour for reforms to make the local governments accountable and service – driven. Proposals for local council reforms have