Day: November 2, 2024

By: Mandy Park The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has won 15 out of the 17 councils in the Saturday, November 2, 2024, Abia state local government election. The Young Peoples Party (YPP) won in the remaining two LGAs. The results were announced by the Chairman of the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission, Prof. George Chima, at the commission’s headquarters in Umuahia, the state capital, on Saturday, according to the Punch. He said; “We have fulfilled the duty we were inaugurated on September 5 to carry out. It wasn’t an easy…

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By Mandy Park Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has in strong terms denounced the poor handling of protesters, including minors, brought to the court under degrading conditions. Obi said that the constitution in democratic dispensation allows the people to protest against bad governance that is affecting their livelihood. Writing on his X handle on Friday, the former Anambra governor called on the authorities to investigate the horrendous incident that is an embarrassment to the country in the eyes of the global community. According to…

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