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The ongoing tussle concerning the control of The People's Democratic Party in Abia State took another dimension today as a purported memo containing the names of the 21 founding fathers of the party has leaked online. Though the source of the leaked memo containing the 21 names available to AFNews who founded the party is yet to be verified but it will interest you to note that the Current People's Democratic Party PDP in Abia was founded as a result of the collapse of the following political affiliation into one single umbrella: People's National Front PNF. People's Democratic Movement PDM. Social Progressive Party SPP. New Era Alliance NERA, All Nigerian Congress ANC. National League For Good Governance NLGF among others. Prominent among the founders are the following: Ezeogo Dr. Anagha Ezikpe Chief David Elechi Chief B.B Apugo Arch Chief Dan Nwakwo Chief Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu Chief Chris Ukpabi Comrade Uche Chukwumereije Chief Dr. Sam Igwe Chief Okech...

Board Of Trustee Members, National Executive Council Members and Top State Elders of the People's Democratic Party PDP  in Abia State have resolved to allow peace reign in the state . This is contained in a press release made available to AFNews and signed by Senator's T. A. Orji , Enyinnaya Abaribe, Adolphus N. Wabara, Emma Nwaka, and Prince Vincent Ogbulafor , Chief Onyema Ugochukwu including Rt. Hon. Acho Nwakanma after a stakeholders meeting on 20th July 2020 at an undisclosed location in Nigeria Investigation by AFNews revealed that this Abia State  political budoxers met in a yet to be verified location to deliberate on the recent rancour and acrimonious outburst against each other from two factional groups of the party in the state loyal to Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu the Executive Governor and Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji who is the speaker of the State House of Assembly. Over comment credited to the speaker when he visited Senator Orji Uzor Kalu in his  Abuja ...

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Sunday denied the statement credited to his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole, that he used obnoxious means to destroy the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The former governor had said at his country home in Iyamho, Estako West local government area of the state on Saturday that he made a grave mistake supporting Obaseki in the 2016 governorship election in Edo. He claimed the governor used every obnoxious means, including the destruction of properties and unwarranted arrest of members to destroy the party in the state. The ex-APC national chairman also insisted that the state had not recorded any tangible development since he left as governor four years ago. Oshiomhole said: “The governor was demolishing the houses of our members while some were being jailed on trump-up charges. These were the people who fought for him to become governor. “I begged those who were being persecuted to take it easy, that they shouldn’t burn...

A foreign student of Nigeria origin  is reported to have drown in Russia . The 18 years old boy whose name was given as Knowledge Uzochi Ndubueze from Abia State left the shores of Nigeria in 2018 having received admission into Yugoslavia State Medical University to study Medicine But according to The Father Professor Ndubueze Amaechi: a lecturer at Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike who spoke to Abiatracker , the family received a call at the 3:30pm July 9th 2020 that the first son Knowledge Uzochi Ndubueze is dead in Russia. " It was his guardian who stays at St Petersburg : another city different from Yugoslavia State where they boy was studying that called me and told me that my son is dead, when I asked him what happened, he told me he was not there with him to actually say what happened " " But according to unverified source that spoke to him (The guardian), he learnt that the boy went for a picnic with others at a lake where the boy got dra...

Association of drivers working with Abia line Network has called on the General manager of Abia line Network to as a matter of urgency pay them thier salaries AFNews while monitoring the ongoing protest by the drivers saw them with placards having different inscription such as " monkey dey work , baboon dey chop " One among the Protesting workers who does not want his name on print said " we are being owed 25 months salary by the management of Abia line Network, we have our families to feed and cater for but we have not been able to meet up with our responsibility as father's to our children, because the management of Abia line Network is owing us for the last 25 months  " " They are owing us , we have been protesting for days now yet nobody has come out to address us nor say anything concerning the payment of this salary, rather they are intimidating us with security men " Another of the Protesting worker said . The workers said they are...

The Governor of Abia State Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu has called for calm across the state . This is an attempt by the governor to close the ongoing crises rocking the state Executive Council between his loyalists and those loyal to the Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly Rt Hon Chinedum Orji  . Investigation by AFNews revealed that there is  currently a face-off in Abia State between the camp of the state Governor and that of the speaker which arised as a result of a statement credited to Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji on his recent visit  to The Chief Whip of The Senate Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. The speaker was quoted to have asked Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to come back to the state and recover the position of the leader in the state as nobody is contesting that Position with him . But this statement did not go down well with those loyal to the Abia State Governor who described his statement as being " anti party and an attempt to undermine the leadership of Dr. Oke...

The Abia State House of Assembly has directed the Director General of the Abia State Road Maintenance Agency to immediately covey his men and state equipment to the Uburu Ihechiowa Arochukwu Link Road so as to provide paliative work on the road which currently is in a bad state as a result of the current raining season An Abiatracker news reporter who monitored the plenary of the House today reported that the decision and resolution to direct ABROMA DG to fix the road  came  aa a result of the motion moved by Hon.Dr. Mike Ukoha who is the member representing Arochukwu State Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly on the need to provide paliative work on the road .  Hon. Dr. Mike Ukoha while raising the motion said "Road is an essential infrastructure to the people;The society cannot function without good and quality road network;it is expedient to bring to your attention, the deplorable condition of Uburu Ihechiowq - Arochukwu Link Road iin Arochukwu LG...