The Nigerian Peoples Congress, NPC, said yesterday that the problems associated with the ongoing voter registration, occasioned by the frequent malfunctioning of the Direct Data Capture, DDC, machines and shortage of other materials, was a national embarrassment.

THE senator representing Eket senatorial district of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Eme Ekaette, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chairmn, Prof. Attahiru Jega, to probe the commission’s report of the primaries and officials who monitored the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, primaries held in the zone.

THE crisis rocking Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has deepened, despite last week”s resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, as major stakeholders and leaders of the party have adopted Engr. Anayo Onwuegbu as the governorship candidate for the state ahead of Governor Sullivan Chime’s second term ambition.

THE five South East governors rose from a meeting in Awka yesterday and resolved to give unflinching support to President Goodluck Jonathan in his presidential bid.

The United Nations, UN, has commended Nigeria for its mature handling of the Iran’s arm shipment furore, at the end of an inspection tour of the impounded weapons.

As the Dr Amos Adamu saga raged last year, all attempts to keep mum were rebuffed.Precisely on October 25 2010, in a piece entitled “ Not the best of times…not “ I wrote what I considered to be a personal opinion.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has initiated talks with Atiku Abubakar, his main rival for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential ticket and offered him a role in his presidential campaign ahead of the presidential election next April.

SOME of the Direct Data Capturing, DDC, machines sent to Delta State by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the ongoing voters registration, have packed up at Ibusa, just as Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan finally registered, weekend, with the arrival of registration materials to Warri.

Imo State government has described as laudable the decision of the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs to site a water scheme in the state.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Odein Ajumogobia (SAN) said at the weekend that the Federal Government would not take any action on the death of former Super Eagles’ defender, Uche Okafor until the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) submits its report.

Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan is afraid of an alliance of the party with All Nigerian Peoples Party, ANPP, and Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, for the April Presidential election.

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has forwarded the Freedom of Information Bill to the House of Assembly for passage into Law to ensure the entrenchment of probity, accountability and transparency in governance in the state.

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has been urged to include Nigerians in diaspora in the on-going voters’ registration in order to enhance credible elections in April.

TRADITIONAL rulers, under the aegis of Christian Royal Fathers of Nigeria, CRFN, have charged the Federal Government to accord more constitutional responsibilities and powers to traditional rulers in the administration of the country.

WHEN high cost of governments was an issue last year, it was principally located in the jumbo pays the National Assembly instituted for its privileged 468 members. It is therefore refreshing to extend the debate to other areas of government.