Breaking News:Ahead of 2019 Polls: H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga and Political leaders meet with Top Brass of IRI &NDI on Pre Election Assessment Mission to Nigeria at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Briefing.

H.E.Prince Frank Ukonga Presidential Candidate of DA-Democratic Alternative with IRI Regional Director for African Ambassador John Tomaszewski 

H.E.Prince Frank Ukonga Presidential Candidate of DA-Democratic Alternative with Ambassador Sentell Barnes Country Director of IRI in Nigeria

H.E.Prince Frank Ukonga Presidential Candidate of DA-Democratic Alternative with Ambassador Sentell Barnes Country Director of IRI in Nigeria and other participants at the briefing

H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga- Presidential Candidate of DA-Democratic Alternative Party with  Senior Associate and Regional Director Central and Eastern Europe -Ambassador Robert Benjamin.

Breaking News:Ahead of 2019 Polls: H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga and Political leaders meet with Top Brass of IRI &NDI on Pre Election Assessment Mission to Nigeria at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Briefing.
A high power delegation of the IRI-International Republican Institute and the National Democratic Institute on Pre election Assessment Mission to Nigeria held a well attended briefing at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja a few days ago and H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga the Presidential Flag Bearer of Democratic Alternative Party was invited along with other top brass of the Nigerian political turfs and Media Executives.
The High powered delegation of these prestigious global institutions are in Nigeria on Pre 2019 Election Assessment Mission.
The IRI was led by the IRI Regional Director for African Ambassador John Tomaszewski and the Nigerian Country Director of IRI Ambassador Sentell Barnes , while the NDI- National Democratic Institute was led by the Senior Associate and Regional Director Central and Eastern Europe Ambassador Robert Benjamin.
Other members of the delegation were Mvemba Dizolele Professor of John Hopkin University,Sarah Jegede -Toe Co Chair Liberia National Electoral Commission and Anna Jones of National Network Coordinator WANEP [Gambia]
The Pre election assessment for Nigeria was good in particular they focused on the success of Not Too Young to Run bill that has expanded the democratic space of the federation towards 2019 polls, they commended on the improvement of the election administration through enhancement of the ballot secrecy, enhancement of the bio metric verification system, strong commitment by civil society to improve the electoral process and they urged improvement in the delay in finalizing legal framework for 2019 polls,delay in the release of funds for the 2019 polls,security threats,Vote buying,Barriers to Internal Party Democracy, women participation in electoral process, incitement to violence and disinformation.
They had very positive recommendations for the Federal government , the Political Parties, Civil Society, INEC, Media, and the International community addressed to achieve a free , fair and credible elections in 2019

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WORLD NEWS: Vote for DA in 2019 election:Vote Frank Ukonga for President :58th Independence Anniversary Message from DA-Democratic Alternative Party.

HOPE 2019- H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga Presidential Campaign- Vote for DA-
Democratic Alternative :Vote Frank Ukonga for President

WORLD NEWS: Vote for DA in 2019 election:Vote Frank Ukonga for President :58th Independence Anniversary Message from DA-Democratic Alternative Party.

Fellow compatriots, the 58th Independence Anniversary Message of DA-Democratic Alternative Party to all Nigerians is that you should Vote for DA- in the 2019 elections. Vote H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga for President of the Nigerian Federation.
On the behalf of all Members of DA- in Nigeria and the diaspora, I Prince Frank Ukonga the Presidential Flag bearer of Democratic Alternative Party of the 9th Republic of the Nigerian Federation solemnly offer the following promissory notes if voted to power as President of Nigeria in 2019 elections..
"HOPE- 2019"
1]Free and qualitative Education at all levels
2] Job Creation: We promise to create 20 million direct jobs and over 50 million jobs in the down stream sector economy.
4.Industrial Revolution: We promise to industrialize Nigeria through the creation of many cottage industries in all the 774 lgs of Nigeria.
5.Economic Revolution: The government of DA target a GNP of $3,5 Trillion dollars by 2024 if elected to power and this would position Nigeria as among the top ten economic giant of the world.
6.Electricity: DA would generate and distribute within the first year in office over 50,000 MW and this by the DA Research and Development department would be suitable to jump start the DA Marshal Plans of Economic , Industrial and Agric Revolution.
7. Agriculture Revolution: DA will invest heavily in mechanized Agriculture with focus on cash crops and export of agro allied products with added value advantage
8. Healthcare: DA plan to build well equipped hospitals all over the 774 lga if voted to power in 2019.
9. Security:DA is committed to the continuous strengthening of the Security Forces of Nigeria addressed to support them to protect lives and properties and the integrity of the sovereignty.
10. Youth, Women Empowerment, Sports and Foreign Policy Thrust: DA would continue with new pragmatic programs to empower the youth, women and vulnerable in the polity. We shall also promote sports and proactive foreign policy thrust of Economic and diplomatic reciprocity.
Vote FRANK UKONGA FOR PRESIDENT COME 2019 POLLS:VOTE FOR DA: We promise not to let you down but to set forth at dawn. Gratitude

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Breaking News: H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga elected the Presidential flag bearer of DA-Democratic Alternative Party at the Party National /Presidential Primaries convention held in Abuja on the 29th September 2018. Monitored by top INEC Officials.

Breaking News: H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga elected the Presidential flag bearer of DA-Democratic Alternative Party at the Party National /Presidential Primaries convention held in Abuja on the 29th September 2018. Monitored by top INEC Officials. H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga in his acceptance speech promised to do his best to win the 2019 Presidential election of March 2, 2019.He exploded on a Ten points agenda to carry Nigeria to the promised land Tagged "HOPE 2019"- He offered the following promissory Notes if voted to power as the President of Nigeria in 2019:
1]Free and qualitative Education at all levels
2] Job Creation: He promised to create 20 million direct jobs and over 50 million jobs in the down stream sector economy.
4.Industrial Revolution: He promised to industrialize Nigeria through the creation of many cottage industries in all the 774 lgs of Nigeria.
5.Economic Revolution: the government of DA target a GNP of $3,5 Trillion dollars by 2024 if elected to power and this would position Nigeria as among the top ten economic giant of the world.
6.Electricity: DA would generate and distribute within the first year in office over 50,000 MW and this by the DA Research and Development department would be suitable to jump start the DA Marshal Plans of Economic , Industrial and Agric Revolution.
7. Agriculture Revolution: DA will invest heavily in mechanized Agriculture with focus on cash crops and export of agro allied products with added value advantage
8. Healthcare: DA plans to build well equipped hospitals all over the 774 lga if voted to power in 2019.
9. Security:DA is committed to the continuous strengthening of the Security Forces of Nigeria addressed to support them to protect lives and properties and the integrity of the sovereignty.
10. Youth, Women Empowerment, Sports and Foreign Policy Thrust: DA would continue with new pragmatic programs to empower the youth, women and vulnerable in the polity. We shall also promote sports and proactive foreign policy thrust of Economic and diplomatic reciprocity.
Vote FRANK UKONGA FOR PRESIDENT COME 2019 POLLS:VOTE FOR DA: We promise not to let you down but to set forth at dawn. Gratitude

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Breaking News:2019 Polls: H.E. Abdulsalami Abubakar Former Head of State,Frank Ukonga-DA Nat Chair,Commodore Ukiwe former CGS, Bishop Kukah, IPAC Chair Peter Ameh, and others Storms National Peace Committee Summit:

H.E. Major General Abdulsalami Abubakar former Head of State, Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe Former CGS, H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga- National Chairman of DA- Democratic Alternative Party at the Peace Summit held in Abuja.

Breaking News:2019 Polls: H.E. Abdulsalami Abubakar Former Head of State,Frank Ukonga-DA Nat Chair,Commodore Ukiwe former CGS, Bishop Kukah, IPAC Chair Peter Ameh,  and others Storms National Peace Committee Summit:
Ahead of the 2019 presidential elections, the National Peace Committee chaired by the former Head of State of the Nigerian Federation held a Peace Parlay with stakeholders at the National University Commission Hall Maitama Abuja yesterday and in attendance were the former Head of state H.E. Major General Abdulsalami Abubakar, Former Chief of  General Staff of the Nigerian Federation Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe, Bishop Mathew Kukah, Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga National Chairman of Democratic Alternative Party-DA,High Chief Peter Ameh IPAC Chairman, and many other stakeholders in the Nigerian political turfs.
The former Head of state H.E.Abdulsalam Abubakar sued for peace on the backdrop of the charged political atmosphere in the build up toward the 2019 general elections and called on stakeholders to be peaceful , law abiding and to allow peace to reign in the polity.
H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga in his contributions said peace is important to having credible elections as well as imperative to guarantee sustainable political, socio -economic development of any polity. He pledged the cooperation of DA- Democratic Alternative Party in this lofty project of entrenchment of sustainable democracy in Nigeria and Sub Saharan Africa.

H.E. Genral Abdulsalami Abubakar Former Head of State in a warm Handshake with H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga - National Chairman of DA-Democratic Alternative Party at the Peace Summit in Abuja.

Bishop Mathew Kukah,General Abdusalami Abubakar Former Head of State, Commodore Ukiwe former CGS, H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga- National Chairman of DA-Democratic Alternative Party, Dr Jeff Ojinika of C4C, Dr Yinusa Tanko National Chairman of NCP

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Breaking News:2019 polls:Aspirants rush DA Offices Nationwide for Nomination & Interest forms:H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga -DA Nat Chair urge Aspirants to come over to DA: As DA is the party destined to win the 2019 polls.

H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga - National Chairman of DA- Democratic Alternative Party Present Interest and Nomination forms to 2019 polls -Borno State guber Aspirant Malam Babagana Galawaji in Abuja office of DA Today

Breaking News:2019 polls:Aspirants rush DA Offices Nationwide for Nomination & Interest forms:H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga -DA Nat Chair urge Aspirants to come over to DA: As  DA is the party destined to win the 2019 polls.
Today was a busy day in the National Secretariat of DA-Democratic Alternative Party as the National Chairman H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga received a delegation from Borno State who came to obtain the 2019 governorship forms of Interests and Nomination forms to contest the 2019 guber polls of the state.H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga presented the forms to Malam Babagana Galawaji the Borno State guber Aspirant contesting the 2019 election on DA platform.
H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga urged the entire Aspirants and citizens of Nigeria to come over to DA- as DA is the party that is destined to win the 2019 election with great destiny to take Nigeria and her illustrious citizens to the promised land of greatness and prosperity of all times.
The DA Ten Points Agenda for the 2019 election includes free Education at all levels, Industrial, Economic and Agric Revolution, Pro Active Security and Healthcare programs, Quality infrastructural development, targets to generate cheap electricity of 50, 000 MW to jump-start the industrial and economic revolution and a GNP of over 3,5 Trillion Dollars that would position  Nigerian among the top ten industrial giants by 2024 and would create over 30 million direct jobs and over 40 million jobs in the down stream sectors economy.

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Osun state guber polls: DA FINAL RALLY:VOTE DA- VOTE Hon. Mutiu Ibrahim as governor: the plans of DA governorship Candidate Hon. Mutiu Ibrahim to take Osun state to the Promised Land.

H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga National Chairman of DA Democratic Alternative party- Flag off the final Road Rally for the Osun guber polls of DA-Gives flag to Hon. Mutiu Ibrahim- DA Guber candidate in the Osun polls.

H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga- DA National Chairman flag up Road Rally for the Osun guber polls

cross section of DA Stalwarts at the Osun guber polls Road Rally flag off by H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga- DA National Chairman

Osun state guber polls: VOTE DA- VOTE Hon. Mutiu Ibrahim as governor: the plans of DA governorship Candidate Hon. Mutiu Ibrahim to take Osun state to the Promised Land.

1. Education: The Democratic Alternative policy thrust on Education if voted to power is to offer free qualitative EDUCATON TO ALL CITIZENS OF Osun sate to all levels.

2. Industrialization: DA- Democratic Alternative is committed to industrialized Osun state to produce goods and services to higher qualitative and energized standard of production and post modern production Relations

3. Agricultural Revolution: Our policy thrust on Industrial revolution is to commence modern mechanized industrial policy trust that would produce numerous agric products with added value advantage of growing, harvesting, processing of agric products with value added advantage and to export finished agricultural products all over Nigerian, Sub Saharan Africa and to all parts of the world.

4. Economic Revolution: Our policy thrust on Osun sate is to make Osun state the center of trade and Commerce in Nigeria by implementing the DA Marshal plans of supporting trade, industry and investors. To attract FDI to the state addressed to raise the GDP of Osun state to above 2 trillion Naira annually.

5. Job Creation: DA is committed to creating over 2 million jobs in Osun state through Industrial, Agricultural, and Economic revolution of the state.

6. Healthcare: DA healthcare policy thrust is to build Modern Hospitals in each of the 30 LGA of Osun state. We shall invest in preventive medicine by keeping the state clean. We shall not tolerate fake drugs. We have a health insurance policy thrust to make healthcare cheap and available to all and sundry.

7. Security: We shall be proactive and dedicated to securing life and properties of all the citizens of Osun state

8. Infrastructural Development: We shall invest in building state of Art infrastructures in Osun State. We promise to build an Airport so as to open Osun state as the truly transportation hob of the central western aspects of Nigeria and Sub Saharan Africa.

9. Women and Youth: We shall invest in the building of quality human resource development. We shall give start up support to women and youth to engage in business and investments. We shall train and retain women and youth through incubator programs of Skill acquisition.

10. Sports & Tourism: We shall invest in sports and promote tourism to the highest level addressed to raise the IGR of the state to all time high.

Vote Hon. Mutiu Ibrahim as governor of Osun state come September 22 governorship polls. Vote DA for progress and prosperity to all the peoples of Osun state.

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Breaking News: 2019 Polls’ Summit on Ending Vote Buying & Selling: Prof Mahmud Yakubu-INEC Chairman, Frank Ukonga-DA Nat Chair, Chief Peter Ameh-IPAC Chair, etc storms YIAGA Summit on “Ending the scourge of Vote Buying & Selling in Nigerian Elections”-Focus on Ekiti, Osun & 2019 guber Polls.

H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga - National Chairman of DA-Democratic Alternative Party in a warm Handshake with Prof. Mahmud Yakubu- National Chairman of INEC

From rt: H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga -National Chairman of DA-Democratic Alternative Party with High Chief Peter Ameh- National Chairman of IPAC and Mr. Williams- Deputy National Chairman of DPC

H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga- National Chairman of DA-Democratic Alternative Party with Hon. Samson Itodo- CEO YIAGA Africa- Sponsor of the NOT TOO YOUNG TO RUN BILL

Breaking News: 2019 Polls’ Summit on Ending Vote Buying & Selling: Prof Mahmud Yakubu-INEC Chairman, Frank Ukonga-DA Nat Chair, Chief Peter Ameh-IPAC Chair, etc storms YIAGA Summit on “Ending the scourge of Vote Buying & Selling in Nigerian Elections”-Focus on Ekiti, Osun & 2019 guber Polls.

Today was a historic day in the annals of Nigerian Democratic dispensation as major stakeholders engage on round table discussion at the Sheraton Hotel, Abuja on the auspices of YIAGA Africa to discuss on the Theme of “Ending the Scourge of Vote Buying and Selling in Nigeria Elections”.

The Executive Director of YIAGA, Hon Samson Itodo the successful sponsor of the “Not Too Young to Run Bill” anchored the program as a panelist.

The INEC National Chairman Hon. Prof. Mahmud Yakubu was the Special Guest of Honour and the Key Note speaker. And he was very candid in his speech that if there is a buyer them there is a seller and all are culpable. He asked a tactical question: Who are the Vote Buyers? And all the political Parties Chairmen and representatives were taken by surprise as to if and how the scourge was to be stopped has been revealed. It is dialectical that the political parties and their candidates have to stop inducing voters with money. He stressed the importance of Voter Education. Another issue on prosecuting electoral offenses was raised and he said that INEC is doing all to cooperate with the other security agencies to prosecute offenders. Finally he assured all the participants that the issue of Vote Buying and selling would soon be a thing of the past as INEC is putting serious measures in place to stem the scourge.

In his remarks the National Chairman of IPAC [Inter Party Advisory Council] High Chief Peter Ameh noted that the scourge is real and could truncate the democratic exercise. He made case for other political parties that have no access to neither federal nor state funds as the parties have not produced the president or governors of states and thereby are among the victims of these obnoxious practice. He pledged the readiness of IPAC to support and work hand in gloves with INEC and other relevant agencies to check this scourge before it conflagrate to burn out the resilient democratic dispensation of the Nigerian Nation state.

Addressing the Media in Sheraton Hotel, the venue of the historic event, H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga the National Chairman of Democratic Alternative offered the following Observations: that all quick fix solutions to stem the scourge would only be a temporary solution as the root cause of the problem is the winner takes it all syndrome of the presidential system of government that is being practiced by Nigeria. So the stakes are so high that all Parties want to win at whatever cost and by whatever means. He advocated the inclusion of Proportional Representation [PR] into the constitution of the Republic to ameliorate the anxieties; where if a political party scores a certain percentage of votes in an election the party would produce a legislator to represent the people in the various Houses. If this is implemented the parties and candidates would only be competing to win say 25% of total vote cast in an election to be in government and not the win  or lose system. That is the practice in advance democracies of Germany, Russia, France, and Canada and in many other countries. This would stem the practice of vote buying and selling and eliminate other electoral offenses, expand the political space, create jobs, guarantee quality legislations and even representation.

The conveners of the historic event Mr. Samson Itodo presented a well researched Journal tagged “Duly Elected or Duly Purchased?” - Report on Vote Buying and Selling in the 2018 Ekiti governorship Election.

BY National Peoples News. Desk Editor: Bashiru Majiyagbe

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