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Enugu Polls: LG Chairman, Supporter Escape Irate Youths Over Alleged Vote-buying

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3 years ago

March 18, 2023

The executive chairman of Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, Obiora Obeagu escaped being lynched by his village youths on Saturday.

The chairman and an unidentified woman were nearly mobbed following their alleged attempt to buy votes in his polling unit while voting was ongoing in the governorship and House of Assembly elections.

Obeagu and the Labour Party governorship candidate in Enugu State, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga are from the same Eha-Amufu in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area.

Eyewitness told journalists who were in the area to monitor the conduct of the election that the chairman, a woman and one other, allegedly came to the polling unit with money to induce voters so that they can vote for Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) instead of Labour Party (LP).

The eyewitness narrated that: “This morning, the Chairman of Isi-Uzo Local Government Area, Hon. Obeagu came to this Polling Unit and called some people aside and started giving them money to make them vote for the ZLP.

“Their intentions were to suppress the votes the LP governorship candidate, Chijioke Edeoga, should get in Isi-Uzo. Thank God for the prompt intervention of the soldiers.

“He came with a lady and another man. They were telling people to vote for the last logo in the ballot with human beings. This really deceived some villagers.

“So, the youths around noticed what was going on and chased him away. We also noticed that the lady was doing the same thing. And the youths were beating the lady, together with the man.

“It was the military there that had to save the lady and the man from being beaten to stupor by the youths who were already angry. They were arrested by the soldiers but were later released and asked to leave the polling unit.”

He added that it took the timely intervention of the soldiers to save the Council Chairman, Obeagu from the hands of the irate youths.

He was later guided away from the voting centre by the police.

When approached, Obeagu, who avoided reacting to the incident, told journalists that he was facing plenty problems in the area already and that he could not speak.

Earlier, about 30 armed thugs were arrested in various parts of Isi-Uzo in the early hours of Saturday.

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Rivers: Fubara Cancelled 10,000 Jobs I Initiated For Youths – Wike Alleges

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14 hours ago

January 7, 2026

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The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State cancelling an employment process undertaken by his (Wike’s) administration which engaged 10,000 youths of the state.

Wike made this allegation on Wednesday at Ahoada main Town, during the ‘Renewed Hope Family thank you visit’ to Ahoada East Local Government Area.

He said his administration had employed 10,000 youths into different sectors of the state’s economy, but regretted that Fubara, his successor, sacked the beneficiaries.

He slammed Fubara for claiming the construction of Ahoada-Omoku and Emohua-Kalabari Road, which he said he had made 70 percent payment before handing over, describing the governor as “a bad child”.

“When I decided to dualise this Ahoada road, people thought it was impossible. But by the grace of God, today, Ahoada East, Ahoada Town, is coming back to be the city it is supposed to be. When I was a narcissist, I finished phase one of this dualisation.

“Then I flagged off phase two, which would end up in Omoku. The job was given the same day as the one of Emohua to the Kalabari area.

“I gave it to Julius Berger and we signed an agreement for Julius Berger to collect N4 billion every month from our IGR. The total amount of that road, and the one from Emohua to the Kalabari area, was about N80 something billion. So I said, if they collect four billion every month, that would give them 48 billion. That in two years time, they would have completed,” Wike said.

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Amaechi: Buhari’s Administration Was Hell For Me – Wike

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14 hours ago

January 7, 2026

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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has said the administration of late President Mohammadu Buhari was like hell for him.

Wike, who addressed members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ahoada East Local Government Area, LGA of Rivers State on Wednesday, said a minister from the state tried to frustrate his government.

Wike was apparently referring to Rotimi Amaechi, who served as the Minister of Transportation during the immediate past administration.

The FCT minister said despite the moves, his administration remained focused and committed to the people of Rivers State.

He said, “When I was governor, the administration of our late President Mohammadu Buhari was hell for me.

“A minister who is from here, tried to make sure we didn’t move forward but by the grace of God, we were focused and made more impacts.

“Governance is not just about awarding contracts, it is about relating with people. Anybody can award a contract but the capacity for you to settle issues and meander when there is a problem.”

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2027: Watch Out For My Anointed Candidate – Wike Tells Supporters

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15 hours ago

January 7, 2026

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Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has urged his supporters in Rivers State to watch out for his anointed candidate for the state’s governorship election in 2027.

Wike spoke on Wednesday in Ahoada East Local Government Area, LGA of Rivers State, while addressing supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

He urged the supporters to observe the movement of APC and PDP chairmen, as well as other leaders loyal to him to know his anointed candidate.

The minister appealed to the supporters to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid.

He said, “The other one as it relates to the State, we will come back. Watch where your council chairman is going.

“Watch where the PDP and APC chairman are going, anywhere you see them, that is where we are”.

Wike had vowed to ensure that his estranged political godson, Siminalayi Fubara, was not re-elected in 2027.