The visa ban may also be the proverbial Caesar’s ghost which has appeared to their Brutus. A former minister of information, Frank Nweke Jr, has emerged president of the Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Association of Nigeria (HKSAAN). His father Chief Gilbert Chikelu, the Owelle Ichida, worked for Olusegun Obasanjo when he was military head of state. Nweke was elected alongside Aminu Mukhtar Dan’amu (Vice President). Nweke served as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs; Special Duties and Youth Development; and later Information and Communications under the government of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo.

Dr. Pat Asadu of the Federal House of Representatives; State Chairman of the PDP, Hon. There is no doubting the fact that the twin of rigging and electoral violence is the albatross of genuine democracy in Nigeria. Nigerian politics and lessons from Enugu State. This Yoruba anecdote is euphemism for the theory of paternalism which George Orwell, in his 1984 novel espoused through the Big Brother who watches over everybody. Gradually, electoral malpractice morphed into a bigger demon.

“No one tries to find the answers to all the questions they (we) ask,” said the Prophet. Frank Nweke: Personal details; Political party: People's Democratic Party (PDP) Chukwuemeka Chikelu is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who was a National Representative from Anambra State (1999–2003), and then was Minister of Information and National Orientation during the second term of President Olusegun Obasanjo. But, must elections be miniature artillery warfare where armaments are deployed, blood spilled and eternal pains inflicted on the populace? “If you listen carefully, you will hear,” Marley the Prophet had sermonized. [3], Obasanjo selected Chikelu as Minister of Information at the start of his second term in 2003, a position in which he was expected to act as government spokesman. Offset Admits He Misses Cardi B. on Former Minister of Information, Frank Nweke, emerges Harvard Kennedy Alumni president, Buhari, Osinbajo’s travels to gulp N3.2bn in 2021, Policeman, who killed UNIJOS student, thrown behind bars, Lagos Assembly seeks proscription of FSARS, Ondo 2020: Akeredolu sues for peace during polls, Moroccan King splashes $90m on Paris mansion, #EndSARS: Buhari begs protesters for patience, NBA Finals: Butler powers Heat past Lakers to force Game 6, Firmino nets twice as Brazil batter Bolivia, Djokovic to take on Nadal in blockbuster French Open Final. “We are in our 60s and we should not go to our graves with bitterness,” Nnamani was said to have told Chime. Police rescues former Information Minister, Frank Nweke from alleged kidnappers. In the same vein, perhaps if Nigerian politicians’ camp-beds are lit underneath with a gas-lamp by the appearance of this ghost that has come to judgment, their senses may well come back to normalcy. To them, this is an example of America’s overbearing attitude on Nigerian democracy and unbridled paternalism.

In 2009, he was being seen as a potential candidate for Governor of Anambra State in the elections due on 6 February 2010, although he had failed to express interest in running for the position. The Ebeano group produced the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who was former Secretary to the Government of Enugu State; Ugwuanyi, ex-Reps Member; Frank Nweke …

Augustine Nnamani; Chief Frank Nweke Jnr. Leave your email to receive our newsletter, Get the hottest stories from the largest news site in Nigeria, Drop your mail and be the first to get fresh news. The first election in the country was conducted on March 29, 1920 into local councils. There were also allegations that some Bello hirelings tear-gassed opposition party members via helicopters in their strongholds to prevent them from going out to vote. In July 2005, he was appointed Minister of Information and National Orientation, an office he occupied until May 2007. Hear him: “we do register the (sic) strongest protest possible as a state to (sic) the collateral and unwarranted interference in our political and social processes which it represents.” First, did any of those petitions dismissed at the Supreme Court, level allegations of vote-buying, unbridled violence as reason why the Kogi election should be nullified?