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Abia Assembly To Probe Alarming School Fees At Government College Umuahia
Abia Assembly To Probe Alarming School Fees At Government College Umuahia
Abia Assembly to probe alarming school fees at government college Umuahia. An aggrieved Nigerian from Emede community within Ibeku Area of Abia State, Mr. Chukwudi Onwudinanti, has petitioned the Abia State House of Assembly over the mismanagement of the Government College Umuahia (GCU).
The deputy speaker of the House, Hon Austin Okezie, who read the petition on the floor of the House, said the House would investigate it.
Onwudinanti, a former student lamented that the Government College Umuahia Old Boys Association (GCUOBA), which is currently managing the school, has deviated from its original purpose.
The petition addressed to the Speaker, Rt Hon Emmanuel Emeruwa signed on behalf of Onwudinanti by Ugochukwu Zik, a lawyer noted that the Abia State government handed over the school to GCUOBA in July 2014 after signing a Memorandum of Understanding.
According to him, the college is now being run like a private school for the elites contrary to the purpose the state government envisioned when handling the school over to the new management.
He pointed out that the conservative school uniform, pink and brown had been changed while some iconic school blocks such as the AD block had been left to deteriorate to the point of ruins.
“The speedy vandalisation of these archival assets runs contrary to the charge given by the Abia State Government to the Old boys to upgrade the school and not destroy it,” he stated.
Hon Okezie who represents Umuahia East State Constituency, where the college is located, disclosed that he has been bombarded with calls from his constituents over the situation the college has found itself.
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“The standard of running the Government College Umuahia should be returned to what it used to be. It is more or less an elitist school now, which was not what it used to be during our time as students,” Okezie noted.
The Speaker, Emeruwa confirmed on his X Handle that the House of Assembly was already probing the petition.
He confirmed that the petition had been sent to a Joint Committee on Education and Public Petitions with the mandate to report back in three weeks.
RSIEC Receives Updated Voter Register From INEC: Rivers LG Elections
RSIEC receives updated Voter register from INEC: Rivers LG Elections. The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has obtained the updated Register of Voters for Rivers State from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as part of its preparations for the August 9, 2025, Local Government Council Elections.
RSIEC Commissioner for Media & Civic Education, Pastor Taninotonye Tobins, also confirmed that the commission has secured the latest list of registered political parties in Nigeria.
According to a statement, these key documents were officially provided to RSIEC on March 13, 2025, following a formal request to INEC. The commission reassured the public of its commitment to conducting free, fair, and credible elections.
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INEC’s Administrative Secretary, Odor Napoleon Emezuruike, in a response letter, confirmed that the commission had been authorized to provide a soft copy of the updated voters register and the list of registered political parties to RSIEC.
Jandor Meets President Tinubu, Atiku, Others Amid Ongoing Consultations
Jandor meets president Tinubu, Atiku, others amid ongoing consultations. The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has met with President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and others as part of his ongoing political consultations following his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party. His spokesperson, Gbenga Ogunleye, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
Ogunleye said the meeting with the President was held on Monday. The statement read, “I can confirm that Dr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran Jandor met with President Bola Tinubu on Monday.
“He has earlier met with Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former President Ibrahim Babangida, former Head of State, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the SDP in the 2023 general elections, Prince Adewole Adebayo, among other prominent national leaders. It is part of his ongoing consultation after his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party.
“The National Secretary of the PDP and other leaders of the party also visited him recently to appeal for the reconsideration of his resignation from the PDP. “Dr Adediran will meet with his political associates and critical stakeholders in Lagos over the weekend and address the media by Monday, 17th March 2025.”
Jandor Meets President Tinubu
Jandor, who did not declare his next move, had earlier resigned from the PDP, citing indiscipline and anti-party activities.
He accused the PDP national leadership of disappointing him on the eve of the state’s governorship election, stating that he would have won but for a false claim of alliance, which made the PDP supporters in Lagos vote for another candidate.
Rivers INEC Releases Ipdated Voters Register, List Of Political Parties For LG Election
Rivers INEC releases updated voters register, list of political parties for LG election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the updated register of voters in Rivers State, along with the list of registered political parties in Nigeria, ahead of the forthcoming Local Government Council elections.
In a letter dated March 13, 2025, and signed by the Administrative Secretary, Odor Napoleon Emezuiruke, INEC formally notified the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) of the release. The letter, addressed to the RSIEC Chairman, confirmed that a soft copy of the voters’ register had been provided in response to the commission’s request.
Following this development, RSIEC issued a press release announcing the receipt of the updated register from INEC Headquarters. The release, signed by the Commissioner in charge of Media & Civic Education, Tamunotonye Tobins, reassured stakeholders and the public of RSIEC’s commitment to conducting free, fair, and credible elections. The elections are scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 9, 2025.
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The list of registered political parties released by INEC includes parties such as the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Action Peoples Party (APP), Labour Party (LP), as well as 15 others.
With the updated voters’ register now in place, RSIEC reiterates its commitment to ensuring a smooth electoral process in Rivers State, as they intensify preparations ahead of the August polls.
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