Ahead of 2015 polls: Edo state PVC: His Excellency Prince Frank Ukonga , the Edo state chairman of IPAC-[Inter Party Advisory Council] commend INEC Chairman Prof. Atahiru Jega, Edo state governor comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Edo state INEC REC-Hon Barito Gpagil, IPAC Monitoring team, all the political parties of Edo state, INEC staffs, the security agencies and the electorate for the tremendous success of the PVC Exercise in Edo state of Nigeria…Prince Ukonga made this known to the media today while collecting his PVC in ward 1 Ugbogbo Igarra. Akoko Edo LGA.

Ahead of 2015 polls: Edo state PVC: His Excellency Prince Frank Ukonga , the Edo state chairman of IPAC-[Inter Party Advisory Council] commend INEC Chairman Prof. Atahiru Jega, Edo state governor comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Edo state INEC REC-Hon Barito Gpagil, IPAC Monitoring team, all the political parties of Edo state, INEC  staffs, the security agencies and the electorate for the tremendous success of the PVC Exercise in Edo state of Nigeria…Prince Ukonga made this known to the media today while collecting his PVC in ward 1 Ugbogbo Igarra. Akoko Edo LGA.

H.E. Prince Ukonga also use the opportunity to thank all the agencies ,NOA, and political parties and their candidates that participated actively in mobilizing Edo state peoples to come out en mass to collect their PVC. But an observation by IPAC Monitoring team was that as at 3pm on Sunday the 9^th of November an hour to the end of the collection of the PVC in polling units a large chunk of PVC still remained uncollected all over the state by the owners…Prince Ukonga advised those that have not collected their cards can do so in the various LGA Headquarters where they registered.

Finally the Prince called on the youth who have just attained the age of 18 yrs and those who have not registered before to come out en mass on the 12^th of November to the 17 th of November to register.- Basiru Ayandiran – Desk Editor National Peoples News

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H.E Prince Frank Ukonga IPAC Chairman Edo state & IPAC Exco of 7 chairmen of various political parties of Edo state, pay condolence visit to the family of the late EDHA member Peter Aliu @ the EDHA Estate, Benin city. His Excellency Prince Frank Ukonga the Chairman of Inter Party Advisory Council IPAC Edo state chapter accompanied by the members of Exco of IPAC of chairmen of Seven Political parties in Edo state paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Edo state House of Assembly Member Hon Peter Aliu today the 5th of Nov 2014.

Mrs Aliu and His Excellency Prince Frank Ukonga

H.E Prince Frank Ukonga IPAC Chairman Edo state & IPAC Exco of 7 chairmen of various political parties  of Edo state, pay condolence visit to the family of the late EDHA member Peter Aliu @ the EDHA Estate, Benin city.

His Excellency Prince Frank Ukonga the Chairman of Inter Party Advisory Council IPAC Edo state chapter accompanied by the members of Exco of IPAC of chairmen of Seven Political parties in Edo state paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Edo state House of Assembly Member Hon Peter Aliu today the 5^th of Nov 2014.

 Prince Ukonga   and IPAC Exco were received by the wife and other members of the family of late Hon. Peter Aliu at the EDHA Estate in Benin. His Excellency Prince Frank Ukonga on the behalf of all members of IPAC Edo state, comprising of all the chairmen of all the political parties in Edo state eulogized the virtues of the Late Hon. Peter Aliu and his impressive contributions to the development of Edo state of the Nigerian federation as a lawmaker who partnered with his other EDHA members, as a team player in constructive partnership with the comrade governor of Edo state His Excellency Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to move Edo into a novae status quo where Edo state can stand its ground as a presentable progressive ,developmental  center and modern state of international standard practice.  Furthermore the Prince prayed for the soul of late Hon Peter Aliu to rest in peace in the bosom of the lord and admonished the family, EDHA and the entire peoples of Edo state to bear this irreparable loss philosophically. The entourage of the Head of Service of the Edo state government Mr. Jerry Igbaekemen met the entourage of His Excellency Prince Frank Ukonga in the house and the two entourages jointly held prayers for the late Hon. Peter Aliu led by the chairperson of PPN Party Edo State Hon. Tracy Agol. And later His Excellency Prince Frank Ukonga and the Head of Service of the Edo state of the Nigerian federation exchanged greetings. And Prince ukonga went outside to sign the condolence register.

In her reply the wife of the late Aliu thanked His Excellency Prince Frank Ukonga and other chairmen of political parties in his entourage saying the family appreciated the condolence visit. By Basiru Ayandiran – Desk Editor – National Peoples News.

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Public Notice from IPAC [Inter Party Advisory Council] Edo state of Nigeria to all citizens of the Edo state of Nigeria: PVC and Voter Registration: Your PVC is your democratic Power to choose credible leaders and you can also use it as an identity card as it is accepted in the banks and all official functions… This is calling on all citizens of the Edo state in Nigeria and in Diaspora to come out en mass on the 7th -9th of November 2014 to collect their PVC- Permanent Voters Card, and to those who have not registered or lost their voter cards to come out on the 12th -17th to come and registrar…

Public Notice from IPAC [Inter Party Advisory Council] Edo state of Nigeria to all citizens of the Edo state of Nigeria: PVC and Voter Registration: Your PVC is your democratic Power to choose credible leaders and you can also use it as an identity card as it is accepted in the banks and all official functions…

This is calling on all citizens of the Edo state in Nigeria and in Diaspora to come out en mass on the

 7th -9^th of November 2014 to collect their PVC- Permanent Voters Card, and to those who have not registered or lost their voter cards to come out on the 12^th -17^th to  come and registrar… Many people have been asking where is the power of the Mid West Region, as a regional capital of the 4 Regions of the Nigerian federation the Mid West is the only region lacking behind in terms of all developments comparatively on regional basis., we lost the power to catch up because most people are not interested in politics nor in voting nor in governance, this we are paying for today in several omissions and commissions as the presence of multinational cooperation, factories are portable in the               Mid West; but if we all stand up today and heed the clarion call our, lost glories would return when we can show a voting power of more than 3 million voters by coming out en mass to register and collect the PVC: everybody in the entire world would immediately respect Edo state and investments s, factories, jobs, and what have you would move into Edo state; even the Stock Exchange would move in..This is the time to re assert our Mid West Regional strength addressed to promote greater fortunes for all Edolites of to enhancing the glories of the Nigeria Federation and the Human Race in generality…

 Long Live Edo State of Nigeria; Long Live the Nigerian Federation…

Hon Victor Ogba- IPAC Secretary Edo state of Nigeria

His Excellency Prince Frank Ukonga, Executive chairman- IPAC Edo state of Nigeria.

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Breaking News:IRI-International Republican Institute of USA Hold International workshop @ Best Western Hotel- Benin city Nigeria; On how to establish vibrant Democracy IN Nigeria and Africa by maintaining Genuine internal party Democracy-Guest Lecturer Dr Peter Mac Manu- the Chairman of NPP- the former Ruling Party of Ghana; Special Guest of Honor –His Excellency Prince Frank Ukonga- IPAC [Inter Party Advisory Council] Chairman Edo state of Nigeria: Host- Country Director of IRI represented by Mr. Emeka Duru of IRI :attended by Chief Olufemi Adebayo PDP sec Ekiti state, Hon, Mr. Arinze Ekwenchi-Sec Kogi, Hon Gegede Olaosebikan Sec Osun Labour Party, Lawrence Korekpughe-Sec labour party Bayelsa, Mr. Saka Sedu- Sec SDP Edo, Mr. Elder Godfrey chairman APGA Edo, Chief Emerone Sunday Labour Sec Party Anambra, Comrade Victor Ogba Chairman NCP Edo, Prince Eweka chairman UPN Edo, Yinka Oladayo-Sec-Oyo Labor Party, Hon Odufuwa labour Kwara, and many others from almost all the states of Nigeria….

Dr Peter Mac Manu, H.E. Frank Ukonga & Delegates

Breaking News:IRI-International Republican Institute of USA Hold International workshop  @ Best Western Hotel- Benin city Nigeria; On how to establish vibrant Democracy IN Nigeria and Africa by maintaining Genuine internal party Democracy-Guest Lecturer Dr  Peter Mac Manu- the Chairman of NPP- the former Ruling Party of Ghana; Special Guest of Honor –His Excellency Prince Frank Ukonga- IPAC [Inter Party Advisory Council] Chairman Edo state of Nigeria: Host- Country Director of IRI represented by Mr. Emeka Duru of IRI :attended by Chief Olufemi Adebayo PDP sec Ekiti state, Hon, Mr. Arinze Ekwenchi-Sec Kogi, Hon Gegede Olaosebikan Sec Osun Labour Party,  Lawrence Korekpughe-Sec labour party Bayelsa, Mr. Saka Sedu- Sec SDP Edo, Mr. Elder Godfrey chairman APGA Edo, Chief Emerone Sunday Labour Sec Party Anambra, Comrade Victor Ogba Chairman NCP Edo, Prince Eweka chairman UPN Edo,  Yinka Oladayo-Sec-Oyo Labor Party, Hon Odufuwa   labour Kwara, and many others from almost all the states of Nigeria….

The IRI- International Republican Institute of the United States of America on the 30^th of October 2014 held an International workshop at the prestigious five star Hotel – Best Western Hotel  in Benin city on How to establish vibrant democracy in Nigeria and the African continent through the maintenance of genuine internal party democracy of international standard practice . It was a well attended workshop of party stalwarts from across the country. The special Guest of Honor was His Excellency Prince Frank Ukonga the Executive chairman of IPAC- Iter party Advisory Council] Edo state chapter, and the guest lecturer was the chairman of the former Ruling party of Ghana- NPP workshop DrPeter Mac Manu, Hosted by the country Director of IRI Represented Mr. Emeka Duru of IRI. The participant includes Chief Olufemi Adebayo PDP Sec Ekiti state, Hon, Mr. Arinze Ekwenchi-Sec Kogi, Hon Gegede Olaosebikan Sec Osun Labour Party, Lawrence Korekpughe-sec labour party Bayelsa, Mr. Saka Sedu- Sec SDP Edo, Mr. Elder Godfrey chairman APGA Edo, Chief Emerone Sunday Labour sec Party Anambra, Comrade Victor Ogba Chairman NCP Edo, Prince Eweka chairman UPN Edo,  Yinka Oladayo-Sec-Oyo Labor Party, Hon Odufuwa   labour Kwara, and many others from almost all the states of Nigeria….

In his keynote address to the participants His Excellency Prince frank Ukonga the IPAC Chairman Edo state said: “on the behalf of Edo state and the entire people  of Nigeria we thank the IRI- International Republican Institute of the United states of America, we thank the President of the United States of America His Excellency Barack Obama, for hosting the prestigious international workshop in Edo state of the Nigerian federation  emphasizing the imperatives of such strategic workshop as the 2015 polls of the Nigerian federation is just by the corner and we empathized with all the participants who are chairmen and secretaries of political Parties in various states of the Nigerian federation to imbibe the nutty gritty of the lecture in the context of establishing genuine democratic culture of international standard practice in Nigerian and sub Saharan Africa”….

The guest Lecturer of the workshop Dr Peter Mac Manu- the chairman of the former Ruling Party of Ghana of John Kufour, dueled on six topics which includes the followings-1] Introduction and overview of the Training, 2] Understanding Nomination Process;3] Sharing International Best practices in Organizing Conventions 4] Understanding the Roles And Responsibility of convention delegates, 5] Developing a checklist for Party Primaries and conventions- 6] Questions and Answer/ Evaluation. It was a multi media workshop with projector showing films of primaries of countries like Ghana, Kenya, and Serria Leone. The lectures were totally all embracing acquainting all the participants on how to organize successful congress, primaries, how to organize delegate list, proxy voting, avoid fracas, thugs, fights etc- another segment of the workshop focused on how to raise funds to organize congress, primaries and conventions which was very interesting.-BY Basiru Ayandiran- Desk Editor National Peoples News

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Public Announcement- The Edo state distribution of permanent Voters Card-PVC Will take place Between the 7 TH -9th of November 2014 and the continuous Registration will be between the 12th -17th , Nov 2014 IPAC call on all the citizens of Edo state of Nigeria to come out en- mass to collect their PVC and those who have not registered to do so...your PVC is your right to choose credible leaders during elections...Long Live Edo state , Long Live Nigeria..from IPAC-Inter-Party Advisory Council- Edo State Chapter Comrade Victor Ogba - Publicity sec H.E.Prince Frank Ukonga- chairman IPAC-Edo state.

Public Announcement- The Edo state distribution of permanent Voters Card-PVC Will take place Between the 7 TH -9th of November 2014 and the continuous Registration will be between the 12th -17th , Nov 2014
IPAC call on all the citizens of Edo state of Nigeria to come out en- mass to collect their PVC and those who have not registered to do so...your PVC is your right to choose credible leaders during elections...Long Live Edo state , Long Live Nigeria..from IPAC-Inter-Party Advisory Council- Edo State Chapter
Comrade Victor Ogba - Publicity sec
H.E.Prince Frank Ukonga- chairman IPAC-Edo state.

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Breaking News: IPAC-Inter Party Advisory Council-Edo state chapter- Press Release- Press statement by Inter- Party Advisory Council –Edo state Chapter on the Unfolding Drama at Edo State House of Assembly- In the Executive Council meeting of IPAC, Edo state held on Wednesday 22ed of Oct 2014 during which the unfortunate events emanating from Edo state House of Assembly were reviewed, the following observations were made:IPAC - A body with the mandate to collaborate with INEC to regulate the conduct of all political parties in Nigeria – Holds, and very strongly too, that we cannot sit back fold our hands and watch Edo state being gradually turned into a terrorist and war ravaged enclave.

H.E. Prince Frank Uonga- IPAC Chairman Edo state

Breaking News: IPAC-Inter Party Advisory Council-Edo state chapter- Press Release-

Press statement by Inter- Party Advisory Council –Edo state Chapter on the Unfolding Drama at Edo State House of Assembly-

In the Executive Council meeting of IPAC, Edo state held on Wednesday 22ed of Oct 2014 during which the unfortunate events emanating from Edo state House of Assembly were reviewed, the following observations were made:

1]IPAC - A body with the mandate to collaborate with INEC to regulate the conduct of all political parties in Nigeria – Holds, and very strongly too, that we cannot sit back fold our hands and watch Edo state being gradually turned into a terrorist and war ravaged enclave.

2] That the disagreement between the APC and the PDP members of Edo state House of Assembly which had since resulted to one in which there are now two houses of Assembly in the state – one convening at the designated chambers at Chief Anthony Enahoro  Complex, Ring Road, Benin City, and the other at the old Exco chambers at Edo state Government complex at Dennis Osadebe avenue, Benin City – is long overdue.

3] That the resultant cold war to which it had deteriorated , such that both groups now tend to haunt themselves as replete in the event that occurred on the 6^th of October 2014 in which Hon. Rasaq Momoh representing Etsako West constituency in the House was beaten to a comatose state, and the seeming reprisal attack on the 10^th of October 2014 which saw the flagrant display of acts of terrorism and vandalism snowballing in the hospitalization of several mortally wounded persons and collateral damages to properties at Edo state House of Assembly Quarters along Ehama Road are all anti Edo people, barbaric and therefore condemnable in equivocal terms…

In the face of these sad occurrences therefore, we the members of the Edo state chapter of IPAC- A body with the mandate to collaborate with INEC to regulate the conduct of all political parties in Nigeria – Holds, and very strongly too, that we cannot sit back fold our hands and watch Edo state being gradually turned into a terrorist and war ravaged enclave.

We therefore call on all concerned parties to this visible avoidable dispute to henceforth sheathe their swords, go into reconciliation, promote peace in all ramifications and urgently start delivering on their electoral promises to the peace loving and hard working peoples of Edo state who presently are being terrorized, pauperized and even maimed by their actions.

Edo state deserve nothing less than a conducive atmosphere which would engender the delivery of the dividends of democracy!

SIGN

Comrade Victor Ogba- Publicity Secretary IPAC- Edo state

Hon. Esokpowan Dave- Secretary IPAC- Edo state

Hon. Odiase Aire – Deputy Secretary IPAC-Edo state

Hon Tracy Agol- Deputy Chairperson –IPAC-Edo state

H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga- Executive Chairman – IPAC- Edo state of Nigeria

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Breaking News: 2015 Polls: INEC Edo state hold stakeholders meeting on PVC: Permanent Voters Cards; PVC to be distributed within 3 days- Nov 7th -Nov 9th- 2014;Hon. Baritor Gbagil Edo state INEC REC- Appeal to all stakeholders to mobilize Edo peoples to come out en mass to collect the PVC;the stakeholders summit in Benin-City, was attended by: INEC stalwarts, IPAC-[Inter Party Advisory Council] Chairman H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga, APC Chairman Hon Anselm Ojezua, PDP,SDP, NCP,PPN , LP ,APGA,KOWA,AA,PPA,,PDM, UPN ,UPP, CPN ,and the gentlemen of press.

Hon Baritor Gbagil -Edo state INEC REC-center

Breaking News: 2015 Polls: INEC Edo state hold stakeholders meeting on PVC: Permanent Voters Cards; PVC to be distributed within 3 days- Nov 7th -Nov 9th- 2014;Hon. Baritor Gbagil Edo state INEC REC- Appeal to all stakeholders to mobilize Edo peoples to come out en mass to collect the PVC;the stakeholders summit in Benin-City, was attended by: INEC stalwarts, IPAC-[Inter Party Advisory Council] Chairman H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga, APC Chairman Hon Anselm Ojezua, PDP,SDP, NCP,PPN , LP ,APGA,KOWA,AA,PPA,,PDM, UPN ,UPP, CPN ,and the gentlemen of press.

In a well attended stakeholders meeting held today the 23ed of October 2014 by Edo state INEC, the Edo state INEC REC, Hon Baritor Gbagil unveiled INEC programs ahead of 2015 general elections in the state hinting that the PVC- Permanent Voters card would be distributed to all Edo state citizen from the 7th Nov to the 9th of Nov 2014 and called on all Edo state citizens to come out en mass to collect the cards. The PVC he said contains all the bio metric data of the person that is registered to vote and it cannot be issued by proxy,it cannot be forged nor can another person use it during elections as the new technology of card reader computers would be deployed during accreditation period of polls.This would totally eliminate all forms of rigging during polls. Again he said that the continuous voters registration would also commence during this period for those who have attained the age of 18 years, for those who have not registered before and also for those who have lost their cards..

The Edo State Chairman of IPAC- Inter- Party Advisory Council of Nigeria- His Excellency Prince Frank Ukonga lauding the current innovations of INEC, appealed to INEC in the stakeholders summit to extend the period from 3 days to one week of seven days for the PVC exercise but the INEC REC said extending the days would mean putting in more human and financial resources in the field in the face of paucity of resources but said that the exercise would continue as those who could not collect their cards within the 3 days can still do so in the local govt headquarters were they registered....

The Edo state Chairman of APC Hon Anselm Ojezua lauded the commitments and innovations of INEC to conducting credible polls in Edo state of Nigeria and hinted that some persons are alleged planning to buy out the PVC from the voters in areas of perceived disadvantaged to the persons in the context of depriving popular candidates in some areas from emerging winners and warned that all voters should be aware of these hideous plots...

INEC served refreshments after the lively interactive sessions among all chairmen and secretaries of political parties and later the INEC REC briefed the Media Executives and Reporters...Basiru Ayandiran- Desk Editor-National Peoples News

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