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Only Anambra and Abia Governors Enjoy People’s Mandate, Others Rely on Federal Backing — OYC”

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Office of the Anambra State Chairman / South East Zonal Representative Comrade Onuoha Eberechukwu, B.Sc (Hons), Pol.Sc., UNN Official Statement Dated: October 2025

ANAMBRA AND ABIA: THE ONLY STATES IN THE SOUTHEAST WHERE GOVERNANCE IS ROOTED IN PEOPLE’S MANDATE

The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has observed with critical interest the evolving political climate across the Southeast and wishes to draw national and regional attention to a factual development: that only Anambra State and Abia State presently enjoy governments that are products of the people’s genuine mandate.

1. DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY VERSUS POLITICAL SURVIVALISM

In most Nigerian states, electoral processes have been overshadowed by federal interference, judicial manipulations, and vote distortions. However, Anambra and Abia stand apart as unique examples of popular mandate triumphing over political machinery.

These two states demonstrate that true political stability and social trust emerge only when leadership emanates from the will of the people, not the dictates of power brokers in Abuja.

2. ANAMBRA STATE: THE ENDURING MODEL OF POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE

Since 2003, Anambra State has maintained political autonomy under the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), resisting the hegemony of federal ruling parties.
The 2021 governorship election that produced Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo was adjudged by both domestic and international observers as transparent and credible.

The use of technology, INEC’s BVAS system, and real-time result collation significantly minimized manipulation.

Soludo’s victory margin of over 112,000 votes reflected an authentic popular choice, not an imposed outcome.

This continuity of local political identity ensures that Anambra’s leadership is answerable to its people, not to the corridors of federal power.
For this reason, Anambra remains the most politically independent state in Nigeria whose electoral choices are guided by principle, not pressure.

3. ABIA STATE: A PEOPLE’S REVOLT AGAINST POLITICAL GODFATHERISM

Abia’s 2023 election marked a historic political reawakening.
For over two decades, the state was controlled by entrenched political interests under the PDP. The emergence of Dr. Alex Otti under the Labour Party (LP) was not a coincidence but a civilian revolt against systemic decay.

The introduction of BVAS neutralized rigging tendencies that had previously distorted Abia’s electoral will.

Otti’s victory, with more than 175,000 votes to PDP’s 88,000, was open, verifiable, and widely accepted by voters, civil societies, and observers alike.

The election ended a cycle of imposed leadership and replaced it with one anchored on accountability and transparency.
It was one of the few instances in modern Nigerian history where the people, not the system, decided the outcome.

4. STATES TRAPPED IN POLITICAL DEPENDENCY

By contrast, several other governors in the Southeast and across Nigeria owe their emergence to compromised electoral processes ranging from falsified collation figures to judicially procured victories.
Such leaders, lacking a genuine social contract with their people, now rely heavily on political alignment with the ruling APC to secure protection and future electoral chances.

Hence, the current wave of political defections, submission to federal dictates, and blind loyalty to the center is not ideological but a symptom of electoral illegitimacy and insecurity.

When a leader’s authority is not anchored on the people’s will, he must seek survival by bowing to those who control the levers of power.

5. THE TRUE MEASURE OF LEADERSHIP
The OYC emphasizes that performance alone is not enough if leadership lacks legitimacy.
Legality conferred by INEC or court rulings cannot replace legitimacy conferred by the electorate.
A governor who governs by the people’s mandate governs with confidence and independence.
Those rigged into power govern by fear, compromise, and constant political bargaining.

In the Southeast today, Anambra and Abia represent the last strongholds of people-centered democracy.
Their leaders do not need to genuflect before Abuja for political survival. Their future is decided at home, not at the Presidential Villa.

In conclusion therefore, The Ohanaeze Youth Council warns that the continued erosion of electoral integrity across Nigeria threatens the foundation of democracy.
The Southeast must take a cue from Anambra and Abia to rebuild governance on the principles of transparency, self-determination, and accountability.

When the people’s vote begins to count, agitation reduces, hope returns, and peace becomes sustainable.
But where elections are manipulated, even the most beautiful policies collapse under the weight of mistrust.

The OYC therefore calls for:

1. Protection of electoral independence across Southeast states;

2. Reinforcement of BVAS and result transmission systems to curb future manipulations;

3. Rejection of political subservience to the ruling party as a prerequisite for continuity.

Leadership must arise from the will of the governed not from the influence of godfathers or the dictates of external interests.

Signed:
Comrade Onuoha Eberechukwu
Anambra State Chairman / South East Zonal Representative
Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC)

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Acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Command intercepted a truck conveying materials suspected to be explosive devices during a stop-and-search operation in Saki, Oyo State. The truck and the suspected materials were promptly secured and are currently in police custody.

Upon receiving a briefing on the development, the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Femi Haruna, immediately ordered a comprehensive investigation into the matter.

Consequently, specialised personnel of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit and the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Unit were deployed to safely secure the items for safekeeping and forensic examination. Detailed forensic analysis has since commenced, alongside a thorough and robust investigation to determine the exact nature of the items and their intended use.

The truck driver has been taken into custody and is cooperating fully with investigators as efforts continue to unravel all the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The Commissioner of Police commended the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, for his unwavering support, strategic leadership, and continued provision of operational guidance that enhance proactive, intelligence-driven policing across the country.

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Benue: Armed bandits kill motorcyclist, injure woman in Apa LGA

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According to sources, the attack took place on January 24 around 4:00 p.m. along the Amoke–Odugbo road in Ukpogo Village, Edikwu Ward.

The victims, identified as Mr Joseph Okoh and Miss Aneh Sunday, both from Ogodumo, Adoka in Otukpo LGA, were reportedly riding a motorcycle when the assailants struck.

“They were rushed to the Comprehensive Health Centre, Ugbokpo, where Mr Okoh was confirmed dead while receiving treatment. Miss Sunday is currently admitted and responding to treatment,” the source stated.

Nigerian troops were quickly deployed to the area, and a search operation in the surrounding bushes is ongoing to apprehend the attackers.

“The Criminal Investigation Department has commenced an investigation into the incident,” the source added.

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The Board also warned faith-based tertiary institutions to clearly declare their religious status at the point of admission, saying it is deceptive to present as secular and later impose religious rules on students.

As reported by Vanguard, these decisions were taken on Saturday at a meeting between JAMB management, led by its Registrar, Prof. Isaq Oloyede, and Commissioners for Education from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, held in Ikeja, Lagos.

Oloyede said the meeting was convened to review and assess previous admission exercises.

He noted that despite safeguards introduced by the Board, some individuals remained determined to circumvent the system.

“We have stopped some concessions we gave albino candidates. This is because some are using artificial intelligence to manipulate the registration process to look like they are albinos because of the consideration we gave them.

“Last year alone, over 7,000 claimed to be albinos. We have stopped special registration procedures for albinos,” he said.

Addressing complaints from candidates admitted into some private institutions over compulsory religious instruction, Oloyede urged faith-based schools to be transparent.

“Faith-based institutions should declare from the onset what they are, so that whoever applies there will know what he is going to meet there. But some don’t do that. They will pretend to be secular, but once students are admitted, trouble will begin over religious instruction and injunctions.

“If you are a faith-based institution, say so. The law allows you to set up faith-based schools,” he said.

On last year’s UTME, where the highest-scoring candidate was later found to be a 300-level university student, the JAMB registrar said investigations showed that some undergraduates sit for the examination to change courses or assist others to secure admission.

“Students who are already in school but want to change courses and are applying again must declare and disclose their status.

“We have found that some candidates already in school are writing the examination for other candidates. Last year, the candidate who scored the highest was found to be a 300-level student in the university.

“Henceforth, any candidate found engaging in such an act, and who fails to disclose that he is already in school but wants to change course, will be disqualified and will also lose his current admission,” he said.

On admission criteria, Oloyede explained that federal government-owned institutions allocate 45 per cent on merit, 20 per cent on catchment area, 20 per cent to educationally disadvantaged states, while the remaining slots are allocated to other considerations.

“Each owner or state has the right to decide what its admission criteria will be. But for states, we encourage them to allocate at least 10 per cent to merit, regardless of where the candidates come from.

“This is to diversify the student population and admit eggheads from different communities,” he said.

He criticised some states for establishing new universities despite not fully utilising their admission quotas in existing federal institutions.

On underage candidates, Oloyede said 16 years remained the minimum admission age, noting that an attestation process was in place for exceptional cases.

“Last year, about 42,000 claimed to be underage. After evaluation, only 78 met the criteria and were admitted. We are not saying there are no talented candidates, but the figure looks outlandish,” he said.

The issue of how to engage underage candidates during a gap year divided opinions at the meeting, but a majority voted for JAMB to continue its special assessment process.

The meeting also observed that parental pressure on children to complete their education too quickly was a major contributor to the problem.

On efforts to curb examination malpractice, Oloyede said JAMB had stopped the movement of computers between Computer-Based Test centres.

“A computer registered in a particular centre will remain there and is not transferable to another centre. Some people borrow computers to get accredited and later move them around,” he said.

He dismissed claims that candidates were posted to towns they did not choose, saying personal data used for registration were drawn directly from the National Identification Number submitted by candidates.

Providing an update on the 2025 UTME, Oloyede said 974,855 candidates had so far been admitted out of about 1.95 million who sat for the examination.

He added that over N2.4 billion had been disbursed to institutions that consistently complied with JAMB’s rules over the past 10 years, and that the meeting agreed that schools producing the best candidates should be compensated.

On accreditation of CBT centres, Oloyede said the process involved teams comprising university vice-chancellors, rectors and provosts in each state.

He warned state governments against agreements with private promoters who might use centres to facilitate malpractice.

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