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PDP: South-East leaders reject Anyanwu as secretary

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South East has rejected Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the zone’s consensus candidate for the position of national secretary of the opposition party.

The PDP National Vice Chairman of the party, Ali Odefa, had in a statement last week,  by his media aide, Moses Idika, announced Anyanwu as the zone’s consensus candidate for the national secretary of the opposition party.

However, a member of the party who spoke to newsmen,  explained that no consensus was reached at the South-East PDP meeting held in Enugu on October 14, where Anyanwu was said to have been adopted.

According to him, no decision was reached on who to represent South East as national secretary.

He stated that What transpired at the PDP meeting held on Thursday 14th October at Enugu hosted by Governor  Ugwuanyi can best be described as a stalemate adding that the meeting certainly didn’t elect Sam Daddy  Anyanwu to represent the South East as PDP National Secretary.

He said that governor Emeka Ugwuanyi Ebonyi state and Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu came to the meeting and just announced the selection of Sen Anyanwu which Most of the delegates who attended vehemently objected to it and refused to accept it.

 

BREAKING: Gunmen attack Divisional Police Headquarters in Ebonyi, free detainees

Unknown gunmen have attacked the Divisional Police Headquarters situated in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and freed persons detained in the station.

The incident, which happened on Monday morning, plunged the area into chaos as residents and officers scampered for safety.

The spokesperson of the Ebonyi State Police Command, Loveth Odah, confirmed the attack to newsmen.

She said the command has sent officers to the affected station.

According to reports, operational vehicles were also set ablaze by the hoodlums while some officers sustained bullet wounds.

 

IPOB rejects dialogue with INEC over Anambra election

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Sunday  rejected dialogue with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, warning it not to drag its name into the November 6, 2021 Anambra State governorship election.

In a statement by the group’s  Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful,  stated that it has no interest in Anambra State governorship election and as such, will not entertain any dialogue being planned by INEC.

Emma decribed the statement by the Nigerian Police that it is coming to Anambra State for the November  6, 2021 governorship election with 33,000 personnel and eight helicopters as laughable, saying that the implication of that statement by the Police is that they (Police) do not want the election to hold.

IPOB also said that it is an insult for it to dialogue with INEC, when it cannot dialogue with Nigeria as a country and its government, saying that as far as IPOB exists, it does not recognize the existence of INEC.

The statement from the Police IGP according to him, shows how prepared Nigerian police are to kill their people and also a clear indication that the police and the cabal do not want the election in Anambra State to hold.

 

I’m not under pressure to withdraw case from court – Secondus

Mr Uche Secondus, former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said he has no intention of withdrawing the case challenging his removal from court.

A  Rivers State High Court had recently restrained Secondus from exercising the functions of the National Chairman of the PDP.

The judge, Justice O. Gbasam who gave the order, also approved the suspension of Secondus as a member of the party pending the hearing and determination of motion on notice for interlocutory injunction.

However, a statement by Secondus’s Media Adviser, Mr Ike Abonyi, on Monday, said that he was in court to seek for justice, as well as save the party from manipulations, vowing to defend himself in court if summoned.

The statement disclosed that Secondus was not in court against the party, but was dragged to court by persons bent on hijacking the soul of the party, stating that the party leaders were aware of the situation and knew what to do to rectify the problem.

 

IN BUSINESS

Underwriters secure regulatory approval for share capital increment

Following the National Insurance Commission’s (NAICOM) proposed changes to the minimum regulatory requirement on paid-up capital for market expansion, some operators are concluding share capital increment exercise.

Speaking on this, the Chief Executive Officer, AXA Mansard Insurance, Kunle Ahmed, said that paid-up capital is a form of corporate reorganization, which involves making substantial changes to a company’s capital structure.

According to him, It is one of the strategies companies use to improve their financial stability, maintaining that the  post-recapitalisation insurance industry is expected to be robust and capable of underwriting big risks as well as contribute meaningfully to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP).

Ahmed applauded the support of the shareholders as the company seeks to grow its capital and capacity to be more relevant to the economy.

 

ON THE FOREIGN SCENE

Fire Breaks Out In Kuwait’s Largest Oil Refinery

A fire broke out Monday in Kuwait’s largest oil refinery, causing several injuries but no interruptions to site operations or petrol exports.

Plumes of smoke rose above the Mina Al-Ahmadi facility, located on the Gulf coast just opposite Iran, about 40 kilometres south of the capital Kuwait City, according to a photojournalist.

The Kuwait National Petrol Company, after initially stating that there were no casualties, later tweeted that there were a number of injuries and cases of smoke inhalation among workers.

It said that those injured had received first aid at the site, or been transported to a hospital and were in a “stable condition”.

The Mina al-Ahmadi refinery began operation in 1949 and is the largest of three refineries of the state petrol company, producing about 466,000 barrels of petrol per day.

 

IN SPORTS

Osimhen Fires Napoli To Top Of Serie A

Napoli returned to the top of Serie A on Sunday after Nigerian international Victor Osimhen scored the only goal in a hard-fought 1-0 win against Torino.

AC Milan had moved to the top of the table after battling back from two goals down to beat Hellas Verona 3-2 at the San Siro on Saturday.

But Napoli moved back to the summit after Osimhen, who had scored for his country in a 2-0 win against the Central African Republic in World Cup qualifying last week, headed the 81st-minute winner.

Napoli have 24 points, two more than AC Milan, after equalling the best start in club history, having also won their first eight games in 2017-18.