Author: Candid Reporters

The Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council(IPAC) has commended the Executive Governor of Abia State Dr Alex Otti for not interfering with the operations and activities of the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission(ABSIEC) regarding the conduct of the November 2nd 2024 Local Government election. He IPAC boss in a statement made available to journalists in Umuahia on Saturday,encouraged all the Participating Political Parties to establish campaign councils Accross the Local Government Areas to enable them inform the people their plans if given the opportunity . “I congratulate all successful candidates whose names were published by ABSIEC. I urge you all…

A Former Attorney General of Abia State, Chief Solo Akuma, SAN, has berated a Former Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Obinna Oriaku over his media attacks against the state government for hiring the services of an External Senior Solicitor to handle her Contractual Agreement with a Construction Company, describing Mr. Oriaku’s diatribes against the state as one driven by Ignorance. Mr. Oriaku who has been circulating the legal document on different media platforms with a mischievous intent to blackmail the Governor and falsely subject the government and the External Solicitor to public opprobrium, went further to post the document in a…

Beneficiaries of the Hon. Benjamin Kalu Foundation Family Support Grant for Rural Dwellers of Bende Federal constituency have expressed appreciation for the kind gesture received from the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Benjamin Kalu. The family support grant for rural dwellers kicked off on Friday at Akanu Item where the first batch of beneficiaries were gifted cash gifts According to the executive members of the Benjamin kalu Foundation, the grant became necessary due to the economic hardship in the country and to serve as petty business starter or to boost existing petty trade. About 1,200 indigent…

Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria has made a case for the inclusion of all major Stakeholders in Nigeria whenever any consultation for economic policy by the IMF and the World Bank are made in the country. This was contained in a 16 point communique issued by the forum, at the end of its 3rd National Conference, with theme: Strategic Solutions for Good Governance, food security and Sustainable growth in Nigeria, which held at the Abuja Continental Hotel, the country’s capital at the beginning of the week. According to the former deputy governors after the two day programme, every…

The Abia State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has rejected the Abia State government’s claims that all pension arrears have been cleared. The Abia NUP stated their position during a press conference held on Thursday in Umuahia, the Abia State Capital. The Abia Pensioners are demanding a review of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), narrating a foul play in the process in the said agreement. During the press conference, the Pensioners narrated in detail their ongoing struggle since the signing of the MOA earlier this year which has stirred up controversy. CANDID REPORTERS gathered that the governor…