“Godfrey Okoye University is the best,” Prince Nwanjoku says at its 13th Convocation

The Chairman of Aninri local government area Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku graced the 13th Convocation ceremony of Godfrey Okoye University.

It was the gathering of the eagles as several other dignitaries from Enugu State and across the nation came.

Alumnus of the school, Prince Nwanjoku, when speaking to cheering crowd of students, said his coming was meant to inspire them.

But Godfrey Okoye University in itself provides inspiration. Founded in 2009, it’s the first university owned by a Catholic Diocese in Africa. Since then it has produced several accomplished professionals and successful leaders in different works of life.

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“I attended this epoch-making event as an alumnus to encourage other students, especially the less privileged,” Nwanjoku began.

Although the Aninri council chairman is born into a well-to-do family of late iconic king of Ndumeze Kingdom and former Enugu State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Igwe Onyioha Nwanjoku, he has worked to make his own bones in circular politics, playing the big league. He is the first Aninri chairman to ascend the seat without the help of the so-called kingmakers.

Why Rep Anayo Onwuegbu will still win in 2027 – Analysis

As dates for campaigns for 2027 elections draw nearer, political hopefuls are getting serious with their calculations.

In Aninri/Awgu/Oji-River federal constituency plots, conspiracies and schemes are already underway; with them lie the thrills and betrayal that would spice the drama during the electioneering campaigns. But Engr. Anayo Onwuegbu, member representing the zone in the House of Representatives, has enormous advantages.

He has already joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) alongside Governor Peter Mbah and others. Also, he has promised, or have started providing, support for President Bola Tinubu’s second-term reelection bid. In other words, Engr. Onwuegbu is in the right and powerful circles both at the state and federal levels – an unequal advantage that makes him taller than any prospective opponents in the coming race.

But his strength will come mostly from the fact that most of the hopefuls that would be competing with him are plain idiots.

In Aninri, some persons can no longer hide their intent to challenge the lawmaker at the polls. One of them, deploying his loyalists on social media, has started badmouthing Engr. Onwuegbu, claiming that he is occupying the chance meant for the people of Aninri. This man’s strategy is easy to see through – he hopes to exploit people’s sentiments and unite the council area against Onwuegbu.

But that strategy shows the brains of a fool, and it’s not going to hold water. For one thing, the plan fails to consider the interests of one man who holds greatest influence in Aninri politics at the moment.

Emerging from the shadows, Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku rode to prominence when Governor Mbah “anointed” him candidate for Aninri chairmanship in August 2024. Since then, the young man, after winning, has worked tirelessly to fasten his grips to power.

Time and time again, he has said publicly his intentions for second-term in 2026. And he has the governor’s ears like no other Aninri chairman ever did, having secured his present position without the help of the so-called kingmakers in Aninri politics.

Governor Peter Mbah would be relying on Nwanjoku to win Aninri in 2027, and the young man is absolutely capable. All his plans are not known, but it certainly can’t be his plan to support anyone from Aninri to go to House of Representatives in 2027. He would be upsetting the existing status quo which he is benefiting well from.

Presently, powers are equitably shared among the three main micro-zones in Aninri. Engr. Magnus Edeh and Lloyd Ekweremadu – from Nenwe and Umunne-Ato zones – are State Assembly member and Commissioner for Youths and Sports respectively, while Prince Nwanjoku – from Oduma zone – is the chairman of the council.

Since the choice of the candidate for federal constituency would be decided early 2026, Nwanjoku is not likely to allow clannish prejudice to direct him. If he supports Aninri man going for House of Representatives he would be writing himself off as the chairmanship candidate in the next council elections around October 2026.

And the Ndumeze Prince, an ambitious person, is certainly not going to place anyone’s interests above his. His smartest moves must include working to foil any Aninri man’s attempt to replace Anayo Onwuegbu in 2027. If he does that, he himself would have ample opportunity to go for the seat in 2031.

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The chairman also knows that he cannot afford support a losing candidate. And, so far, all of them who are showing interest for Onwuegbu’s seat are losers going by their credentials.

A lot is still certain to change between now and the decision dates. But constant is the fact that Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku is a core, smart politician. If Governor Peter Mbah – the ultimate godfather – chooses to support Anayo Onwuegbu, Nwanjoku will deliver the lawmaker’s reelection bid with accuracy.

Constituents lead fight against Reps member Anayo Onwuegbu over “Utara” machine empowerment

House of Representatives member Anayo Onwuegbu is presently on the lips of his constituents – for bad.

In their thousands, angry and disillusioned voters have taken over all media platforms in the zone, overwhelming them with dirty invectives, questions and demands.

Onwuegbu, who represents Aninri/Awgu/Oji-River constituency in Enugu State, shared items this morning. Included in the gifts are motorcycles, knapsack sprayers, grinding machines and fufu (utara) pounding machines.

Whoever that inspired the idea obviously didn’t know anything about timing; nor did he understands the priorities of the people. As soon as the news about the “empowerment programme” broke, the constituents united in protests.

Apart from giving to his people what they may not necessarily need, the sharing was bias and ashamedly selective.

Also, the “empowerment” has a carelessly-hidden political undertone. Last month, the federal lawmakers vowed to “mobilise grassroots support for [Tinubu’s] second term”. Unfortunately, however, Anayo Onwuegbu lacks the kind of influence he is hoping to exert few months before the campaigns for 2027 elections kickstart. He is not in touch with the grassroots as several surveys has shown, and he is not in touch with the socioeconomic realities inside his constituency.

“Anayo Onwuegbu – do we know him? Yes, we know his name. But do we know him, I ask?” one furious constituent, Onyeka Igwe, spoke with Info Wars.

He lost abysmally to Labour Party’s Chijioke Okereke in the 2023 election. But the People’s Democratic Party – seeing the need to fight LP serious incursions in Enugu – went to court, wrenched the mandate from LP and placed it on Onwuegbu’s waiting hands.

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The ongoing backlashes would not just serve as a slap, but they also highlighted Onwuegbu’s emptiness and shown that he is a painful liability inside the circles of power brokers in the state.

His major opponents are only hoping that the protests reach ears of Governor Peter Mbah.

Former PDP spokesman, Ologbondiyan, defects to another party

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Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has just announced his resignation. He is no longer going to be part of PDP; he has dumped the party and moved on.

Ologbondiyan wrote, yesterday, to the Chairman of Okekoko Ward (Ward 09) – his ward – which is in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. Then, he proceeded to share the letter on his verified X handle.

“Let me start by thanking you as well as other levels of leadership in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the opportunities provided for me to serve the party as well as our fatherland, Nigeria,” Ologbondiyan started. Then, threw the bombshell.

Even his obvious painstaking effort to hide his contempt for PDP didn’t work. It wasn’t all that blunt but his “personal reasons” for exiting the once most powerful political party in Nigeria was another nail on PDP pretty coffin.

Apart from serving PDP at its highest level in the past, Ologbondiyan is a skilled journalist. During the 2029 elections, he served as Director of Media and Publicity for the PDP Presidential Campaign Council.

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Interestingly, Ologbondiyan didn’t mention where he was going from PDP.

But that could be predicted. His former boss, ex-President of the Senate David Mark, now sit as the Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Ologbondiyan may or may not be heading to join Mark. That’s not certain, anyways. But what is certain is that another prominent PDP member has left the room.

Waves of defection has hit PDP since earlier this year, only heightening to the level of utter destruction just months before another election cycle.