Joe Igbokwe Accuses Igbos of Playing Ethnic Politics – Trending With Ojy Okpe

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Reactions are trailing the conviction of Abdulrasheed Maina, a former chairperson of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, who was sentenced to eight years’ in prison On Monday, for money laundering offences involving N2billion Naira in pension fund.

Joe Igbokwe a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, has accused people of the Southeast of playing ethnic politics. In a post on his Facebook page, the Chieftain, who is also an aide to the Governor of lagos state Babajide Sanwo-Olu said people of the southeast should be working towards connecting with the Federal Government politically, otherwise they’ll continue to be onlookers in Nigeria’s political sphere

The story of a three year old who was flogged brutally by her teacher known as Mr. Taiwo, in an elementary school In Ogun State, has caught the attention of the state Governmet. A Twitter user who goes by the name Chinaza Egondi raised the alarm and posted a picture of the girl that captured several Cain marks on her legs.. She said the mother of the 3-year-old noticed the cane marks after she returned from school and that the little girl was running a fever. The mother Elizabeth Nwocha Ebere later took to Facebook to call out the school; ADEOYE international SCHOOL, in the Sango Area of Ogun State, after the school sent teachers to resolve the issue; She said the teachers however left her house angrily without taking responsibility.

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