{"id":66626,"date":"2019-05-13T20:45:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T19:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=66626"},"modified":"2019-05-13T20:48:51","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T19:48:51","slug":"emeka-nwajiuba-south-east-has-credible-candidates-for-speakership-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/emeka-nwajiuba-south-east-has-credible-candidates-for-speakership-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Emeka Nwajiuba: South East Has Credible Candidates for Speakership Position"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The House of Rep-elect member for Okigwe south (Ehime, Mbano\/Ihitte,<br \/>\nUboma\/Obowo)federal constituency seat, Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba (HCN<br \/>\nas he is popularly known) has lauded the INEC and judiciary for<br \/>\nretrieving his mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Hon. Nwajiuba said this when he was receiving his certificate of<br \/>\nreturn from INEC.\u00a0 Explaining how tough the contest was, Hon.Nwajiuba<br \/>\nsaid even though his election was conducted on the 23rd of February,<br \/>\nwith a rerun-on the 9th of March and final collation on the 23rd of<br \/>\nMarch it has taken this long for him to collect his certificate of<br \/>\nreturn due to an earlier mistake by INEC in giving the certificate of<br \/>\nreturn to a person who was adjudged by law as not being a candidate in<br \/>\nthe2019 general election.<\/p>\n<p>Hon.Nwajiuba who contested the election on the platform of Accord<br \/>\nParty (AP) thanked the party for their support during the election.<br \/>\nHon. Nwajiuba also thanked APC members in the South East, especially<br \/>\nin Okigwe South for their support even when he had to contest the<br \/>\nelection on the platform of Accord party due to the intractable crisis<br \/>\nin the party.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that he did so because he believes that he has the<br \/>\nexperience and knowledge to bring great dividends of democracy to the<br \/>\npeople of the federal constituency and that throughout he has remained<br \/>\nsteadfast in his support for the reelection of Mr. President and next<br \/>\nlevel agenda of APC.<\/p>\n<p>Hon.Nwajiuba called on the national leadership of APC to consider the<br \/>\nSouth East in the zoning of principal offices especially the<br \/>\nSpeakership position considering that APC has made great progress in<br \/>\n2019 than in 2015 and that zoning such a position to it will lead to<br \/>\nnational stability, inclusiveness, and consolidation of the APC in the<br \/>\nSouth East.<\/p>\n<p>Born 20-08-1967 Hon. Nwajiuba was called to the Nigerian bar in 1989,<br \/>\npursued his LLM at University of Lagos and Ph.D. at University of Jos.<br \/>\nHe had served as House of Representatives committee chairman on Land,<br \/>\nHousing and works between1999-2003 before contesting Imo governorship<br \/>\non the platform of APP in 2003,2007 and as CPC candidate in 2011. 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