Eze Sampson

Former Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Peter Ameh, has dismissed claims by former Labour Party spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo, that Peter Obi is reluctant to participate in party primaries. Ameh made the remarks during an interview on Symfoni TV aired on Saturday, May 9, 2026, while responding to comments credited to Okonkwo regarding Obi’s exit from the African Democratic Congress (ADC). During the interview, the presenter referenced Okonkwo’s statement that Obi had been “economical” with the reasons behind his departure from the coalition and alleged that the former Anambra State governor had “a morbid fear of contesting primaries.” Reacting…

Politics in Abia State appears to be entering another defining season, and with every political cycle comes the emergence of new conversations, new alignments, and occasionally, new faces who seek to redefine the narrative. One name increasingly entering that conversation is Dr. Kelechi Anosike, PhD, whose political aspiration in the People’s Democratic Party is beginning to attract attention as part of what some observers may describe as a new political mindset in Abia. For decades, politics in many parts of Nigeria, including Abia State, has often revolved around familiar patterns, established political structures, long-standing godfatherism, ethnic balancing, loyalty networks, and…