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Ekweremadu calls for withdrawal of Executive Orders

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2020 0

Former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has cautioned against the use of executive legislation through Executive Orders, saying that the country may be on its way to authoritarianism and possible dictatorship. The Enugu born senator made this call in a paper titled “Executive

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Edo Crises has challenged democracy in Nigeria -Ekweremadu

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2020 0

The former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has reacted to the recent political crises in Edo state. Speaking during the election of new executives of the Enugu Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ekweremadu said the crises have challenged democracy in Nigeria, saying that it is an affront to Nigerian democracy. He advised that the people of […]

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Appeal Court fixes Oct. 28 to hear petition against Ekweremadu’s election

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2019 0

The Court of Appeal in Enugu on Friday, fixed Oct. 28, to hear a suit against former Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the petition was filed by Mrs Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC)in Feb. 23 Senatorial Election for Enugu West District. The […]

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Leave Ekweremadu, PDP members alone; face corruption war, PDP tells FG

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2018 0

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has told the Federal Government to fight corruption and stop hounding members of the opposition parties in the name of fighting corruption, stressing that the real corrupt people are within the circle of APC government.   The party frowned at the Motion Experte filed by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel […]

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2019 election cannot be rigged- Ekweremadu

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2018 0

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has assured that with political awareness and vigilance of the Nigerian youth, nobody would be able to rig the 2019 general elections. He also assured that the National Assembly caucus of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, would not be intimidated from holding the government accountable, just […]

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Saraki lauds Ekweremadu’s appointment as professor

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2018 0

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Sunday congratulated his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on his appointment as a Professor and Senior Mentoring Scholar of E-Governance and Strategic Government Studies, by the Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America. Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity,

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Strong opposition, panacea against impunity in democracy –Saraki tells visiting Ugandan lawmakers

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2017 0

*As South-East NASS Caucus Rejects Branding Of IPOB Terrorist Group Deputy Senate president, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has said “effective and responsible” opposition can help to check impunity by any government while also helping to deepen democracy. Ekweremadu made this known when he received a delegation of the opposition from the Parliament of Uganda. He represented […]

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PDP peace deal, devoid of any precondition – Jonathan

Ihesiulo Grace 4 March 2017 0

Former President Goodluck Jonathan declared yesterday that his ongoing effort at restoring peace in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) through genuine reconciliation is completely devoid of any precondition. A statement issued on his behalf by his Media Adviser, Mr. Ikechukwu Eze, also said that ex-President urged them to ignore rumours and false information being passed

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Ohanaeze: Ekweremadu Hails Nnia Nwodo’s Emergence

Ihesiulo Grace 12 January 2017 0

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has hailed the election of the former Minister of Information, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, as the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Reacting to the Tuesday election of the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ekweremadu described Nnia Nwodo as a cerebral intellectual with well established contacts across Nigeria