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PH Residents Endorse National Confab
As Nigerians agitate and
prepare for national conference, some residents of Port Harcourt and concerned citizens have expressed their views on the issue.
A respondent, Mr Emeka Iwezor, told The Tide that since the leadership of the country has not been able to do the right things that would move the nation forward, it has become necessary for the different ethnic nationalities to come together and decide their faith.
Iwezor, a Port Harcourt-based businessman, said that whether the conference is tagged sovereign or not does not matter but, “what we want is a forum where Nigerians will gather to discuss issues affecting them. National conference is good.”
According to him, the British colonialists clustered everything about the existence of Nigeria and failed to discuss and agree on the social, economic, political, and security affairs of the country, pointing out that those kicking against the conference have skeletons in their cupboards.
Enumerating the benefits of the conference if held, Iwezor opined that it would cover all about the Nigeria project which include federalism, military or security operation, the power at federal, state and local government levels, how the economy would be controlled at all levels among others, pointing out that leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as a large family, is bound to disagree.
Another respondent, Mr Anyanwu Ethelbert expressed disappointment at the economic management system and advocated a system whereby the various states would control their resources and pay a stipulated percentage to the central government.
Ethelbert decried the situation whereby resources from minority states are used to develop non-resourceful states to the detriment of the producers of the resources, regretting that the South-South and the Niger Delta region that produce the bulk of the nation’s resources and foreign earnings have for so long been neglected and the people left in abject poverty and hunger.
Stressing the need for an all encompassing national or sovereign national conference to be organized in the country, he said it was high time Nigerians decided on how the country should continue to exist so that the lives and properties of the citizens would stop to be endangered and wasted.
Also fielding questions, Miss Innocent Norah said, “ Nigerians are now living in fear with rising unemployment, abject poverty and general insecurity and re-echoed the need for a national conference or an atmosphere where all the issues bothering the country should be discussed with a view to charting the way forward.
Shedie Okpara
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Rivers Assembly Resumes Sitting After Six-Month Suspension

The Rivers State House of Assembly yesterday resumed plenary session after a six-month state of emergency imposed on the state by President Bola Tinubu elapsed on Wednesday midnight.
President Bola Tinubu had lifted the emergency rule on September 17, with the Governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and members of the state assembly asked to resume duties on September 18.
The plenary was presided over by the Speaker of the House, Martins Amaewhule, at the conference hall located within the legislative quarters in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
The conference hall has served as the lawmakers’ temporary chamber since their official chamber at the assembly complex on Moscow Road was torched and later pulled down by the state government.
The outgone sole administrator of the state, Ibok-Ete Ibas, could not complete the reconstruction of the assembly complex as promised.
Recall that on March 18, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers following the prolonged political standoff between Fubara and members of the House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
He subsequently suspended the governor, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and lawmakers for six months and installed a sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), to manage the state’s affairs.
The decision sparked widespread controversy, with critics accusing the president of breaching the Constitution.
However, others hailed the move as a necessary and pragmatic step.
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Alleged Smear Campaign Against Yakubu, CSOs Demand Apology From Uzodimma

During a press conference held in Owerri, the coalition called the campaign a “dangerous and shameful display” designed to distract the public from the governor’s performance in office.
The CSOs directly linked the Greater Imo Initiative (GII) —the group that made the allegations on September 4, 2025—to Governor Uzodimma, describing the group as his “mouthpiece and attack dog.”
“Every word spoken against INEC was spoken on his behalf.
“By falsely alleging that Professor Yakubu has an alliance with Dr. Amadi to compromise the 2027 elections, Uzodimma has not only maligned a man of proven integrity but also assaulted the very foundation of our democracy”, said Dr Agbo Frederick, speaking for the coalition.
The coalition described Professor Yakubu as a “beacon of electoral professionalism” and called the attempt to soil his reputation “defamatory and a national security risk.”
They also defended Dr. Amadi, a “respected development scholar,” stating that the governor’s accusations were “laughable, desperate, and dangerous.”
The CSOs see the motive behind the campaign as an attempt to “silence the dissent, intimidate the opposition, and divert attention from the governor’s abysmal record in office.”
The coalition issued four key demands to Governor Uzodimma: An immediate retraction of the false and defamatory allegations against Professor Mahmood Yakubu and Dr. Chima Amadi.
- A public apology to both men within seven days, to be published in at least three national newspapers and broadcast on major television networks.
- An end to diversionary tactics and proxy propaganda.
- A renewed focus on governance, including addressing insecurity, unemployment, and poverty in Imo State.
The CSOs warned that failure to comply would force them to “review our position with a view to seeking legal redress from Governor Uzodimma for defamation, false accusation, and reckless endangerment of lives.”
“Governor Uzodimma must be reminded that he did not find himself in the seat of power to chase shadows.
“We call on all Nigerians to reject Uzodimma’s diversionary antics as they are nothing short of desperate plots by a government terrified of accountability”, the statement concluded.
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