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Abia North: PDP strategises to return MAO to Senate

Aro NewsDecember 26, 2015

Following the Appeal Court verdict of December 3, which nullified his election as Senator of the Federal Republic, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to swing ultimate victory for its candidate, MAO Ohuadunwa, in the coming poll. The Appeal Court sitting in Owerri, Imo State, while invalidating MAO’s election victory, also ordered a re-run...

Abia State government releases funds for grading of roads

Aro NewsDecember 26, 2015

Abians who will travel to their respective villages this yuletide have been assured of motor able roads to drive on as the state government after one of its recent executive council meeting, approved the release of the sum of N10million each to the seventeen local governments area of the state for the purpose of grading...

As Tribunal Declares Gov Ikpeazu duly elected: Alex Otti sues for peace, patience, appeals judgement

Ogbonnaya AkomaDecember 26, 2015

Dr Alex Otti, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the 12 April, 2015 gubernatorial election in Abia State, has been broadcasting to APGA supporters in Abia State since then, and all those who had ‘voted for me’ to ‘remain calm, peaceful and patient’ as the governorship candidate of the People’s...

Mao heads Senate committee

Aro NewsDecember 23, 2015

The senator representing Abia North Senatorial Zone in the hallowed chambers of the National Assembly, Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa has been appointed the Senate Committee Chairman on Primary Health and Communicable Diseases. He is one of the 24 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators that bagged committee chairmanship in the upper legislative chamber. Their colleagues from the...

Probe Arochukwu-Ohafia road project, re – award contract! … Uko Nkole petitions Buhari, Aro in Abuja, Nzuko Aro mount pressure

Aro NewsOctober 10, 2015

The law maaker representing Arochukwu – Ohafia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon.Uko Nkole has fired a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari. This is coming as prominent Aro indigenes in Abuja mount pressure on the Federal Government to re-award the contract to a reputable company. In the petition sent through the national media, Honourable Nkole called on the President to institute a...

Abia government to pay salary arrears of ASCETA staff

Aro NewsOctober 8, 2015

The Abia State Government has reiterated its commitment to clear the 10 months arrears of salaries owed workers of the Abia State College of Education (Technical’), Arochukwu, with the bail-out funds being released to the state by the Federal government. The amount involved is in the neighbourhood of N14.152 billion. The news was broken to...

President Buhari: Apprehension in a New Age of Change

Nnanna Mark OhucheJuly 11, 2015

Ever since 29th of May, I have been on edge to see what our beloved countries new leader will do. Many citizens of the country are also on edge and I am sure you are saying “why is it so? Well it is because with our new leaders in power, especially, Mr. President, the country...

How ‘fake result sheet’ almost marred April 11 election in Abia State

Ugo OkoroJuly 5, 2015

Many Nigerians woke up in the morning of the 11th April, full of apprehension. Their apprehension could be explained because on that day, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was scheduled to conduct the governorship and State House of Assembly elections in 29 of the 36 states of the federation. Reason being that the tenure...

I’ll reclaim my stolen mandate – Alex Otti

Ogbonnaya AkomaJuly 5, 2015

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), in the April 11, 2015 election in Abia State, Dr Alex Otti, has vowed to ‘reclaim my mandate stolen by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and its standard bearer, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu,’ who was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on...

Why Aro candidates lost

Ogbonnaya AkomaJuly 5, 2015

When the 2015 general elections commenced and a few sons and daughters of Arochukwu origin showed interest at various levels, many Aros had welcomed the development and hoped that such candidates would win. Under the arrangement, two candidates emerged from Atani (Arochukwu). Hon. MAO Ohuabunwa (of the PDP) was contesting to become the senator for...