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The governor's aide is alleged to have said that members of the opposition, including Peter Obi, would be arrested and handed over to the police commissioner for onward transfer to Abuja.

“As a distinguished Nigerian economic policy expert, administrator and an advocate of everything good, you have shown capacity, character, commitment and courage in whatever you do, even in the face of danger,” the governor says of Mrs Ezekwesili

Nigeria, April 28 -- Governor Alex Otti of Abia State says the former minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili, exemplifies "everything good that womanhood represents."

For decades, this expanding gully has plagued the community, swallowing farmlands as well as private and government buildings.

A Facebook page called Public Watch News published a report on the social media site on Sunday, claiming that Mr Otti “directed” the police commissioner in Abia not to transfer “any officer pending further directives”.

Mr Omo-Agege has, however, announced himself the winner of the primary, despite the APC's declaration of Mr Dafinone as the winner.

The Senate seat became vacant after its last occupier Barinada Mpigi of the Peoples Democratic Party passed away on 19 February.

“He is a demonstration of the truism that seems to have escaped most Nigerian leaders and politicians – that competent governance that concretely improves citizens’ lives is the best politics.”

Nigeria, June 5 -- Nigerian economist and former Central Bank Deputy Governor Kingsley Moghalu has rated Abia State Governor Alex Otti's performance as "most impressive."

Edo remains one of the Nigerian states most severely impacted by cultism, kidnapping, and related crimes.