Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, September 28, 2017
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INEC clears Obiano, Obaze, Nwoye, Chidoka, 33 others for Anambra guber poll
ÏÏÏ Thirty-seven political
parties are to contest the Anambra State governorship election coming up on Saturday, November 18, this year. Already, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has released the list of candidates cleared for the election. This according to the Commission is in accordance with Section 31 (3) of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as
Ï Five women get nod amended). A breakdown of the list released by INEC yesterday showed that five female candidates are contesting for the governorship seat, while eight other female candidates are vying for the office of Deputy Governor. The candidates and their running mates in alphabetical order as well as their parties are; Uju Uchendu
Ozoka (female) running on the platform of AA, with Theresa Nnalue (f) as her running mate,, Nwezi Felix Amechi (AGAP), with Okeke Florence Njideka as his deputy and Oby Kate Okafor (f) of the ACD, with Onyekwuluje Chidi as her running mate. Others are; Akunwata Ejoh Ojiba of the ACPN, with Ebele Onyinye An-
gel (f) as his running mate; Paul Chukwudi Obianaso of the ADC, with Francis Amechi Agumadu as the running mate, Ifeanyichukwu Edward Reginald Okonkwo; of the ADP with Nnadozie Ndujekwu Ike as the deputy, Nwoye Tony Okechukwu of the APC with Dozie Ikedife Arinze as deputy and Adaeze Chizube Okafor (f) of APDA with Oguejiofor Franklin (f) as running mate. Others are; Willie Madua-
Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom (left), receiving a symbolic relief item presented by the Executive Director, British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF), Abimbola Okoya (right), during a courtesy visit to the governor, when the Foundation came to deliver relief materials to victims of the Benue flood recently.
buchi Obiano of APGA with Nkemakonam C. Okeke as his deputy, Nweke Christopher Chukwudubem of the APP with Akabike D’law Ifeanyichukwu as running mate, Ohanugo Ikem Ceci of the BNPP with Eze Nnabuike Ogbonna as deputy; Emmanuel Uchenna Nwibe of the DA with Okpezune Nnaemeka Kingsley as running mate; Edochie Yul Chibuike of the DPC with Okeke Oluchukwu as deputy and Onuorah Basil Onyeachonam of the GPN with Chukwuanu Genevieve Nonye as running mate. Others include; Samuel Osita Oraegbunam of the HDP with Arthur Regis Odidika as deputy, Ndife Franklin Ikenna of the ID with Nwabude Stephen Jachike as running mate, RUFUS Okeke Sunday Ezeokolonkwor of KOWA with Ezeonyirimba Charles Izuchukwu as deputy, Christian Okechukwu Enemuo of LP and Okoye Obi Vincent as running mate; Okafor Onyeka Christian of MMN with Onwuka Osita as deputy, Praise Okechukwu (f) MPPP with Ugochukwu Emmanuel Ndubuisi as deputy, Chinedu Uzoma Okpalanma of NCP with Chukwuma Ivan Egeonu as running mate and Benneth Abaniwu of the NDLP with PETER CHUDI OKOYE as deputy.
The list included: Felix A.R. Obi-Okafor of the NEPP with Nneka Anasudu (f) as deputy, Okafor Charles Ogbonna of NNPP with Okolie Oliver Elvis running mate, Val. Okey Oguejiofor of the NPC with Okafor Ejike Samuel as deputy, Nnoli Amechi Justin of the NUP with Agbata Martin Ikechukwu as running mate, Peter Chibike of PDC with Okudo Christian Chukwuemeka as deputy, Oseloka Henry Obaze of PDP with Chidi Alexandra Onyemelukwe as deputy. Others include: Godwin Chukwunaenye Ezeemo of PPA with Prince Leonard Uchendu as running mate; Henry Ikechukwu Onuora of PPN With Igboanusi Glory Ugochi as deputy, Kenneth Ejike Modezie of PPP with Chinweze Ogechukwu (f) as running mate, Stephen Obiorah Mbah of PRP with Onyejiaka Norbert Anabalaonye as deputy, Ifeanyi L. Obalum of SDP with Clement Chukwuraa Okafor as deputy, and Stanley Uche Ezeanyaku of UDP with Eric Chijioke Enemo as running mate the rest are; Osita Chidoka of UPP with Okeke Marcel Ogbonnaya as deputy, Ozoemena Nonso of YDP with Ugochukwu Nwofor as running mate and Nnaemeka Ifeoma Ezibe (f) with Odiniru Chigozie Faminus as running mate.
Electricity debt: Nigeria to normalise supply deal with Niger, Benin republics
Simon Ugwu
ÏÏÏ Nigeria will transfer
its current bilateral power supply deal with the Communauté Électrique du Bénin (CEB), and Société Nigerienne d’Electricité (NIGELEC), to the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Plc to regularise the Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Power, Mr. Louis Edozien, has said. Edozien, stated at a recent meeting involving the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN); and West African Power Pool (WAPP) in Abuja, that the country would migrate the supply pact to PPAs, while encouraging both countries to enter into bilateral supply contracts to generating companies (Gencos)
in Nigeria. Both countries have relied on power supplies procured through bilateral processes from Nigeria to sustain their economy. They also owe the country’s electricity market huge debts for supplies already made. Edozien, however, said at the meeting that, “Concerning proper contracts for electricity consumption by CEB and Nigelec, current policy is to migrate the current supply to power purchase agreements with the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET), while encouraging bilateral contracts with available generators and wheeling contracts with TCN for expanded supply.” He said: “Contracts protect you from negligent
or incompetent default in supply from your contracted generator. Contracts also protect your contracted generator from payment default.” He also spoke on the need to have both countries clear their electricity debts to the country’s electricity market, in addition to having an efficient payment mechanism that would encourage non-stop supplies, saying: “As the power sector in Nigeria progresses, we are disposed to wheeling more electricity to our international customers. Our primary obligation however, is to serve Nigerians; we, therefore, have to be able to justify our continued supply to international customers to continue to export power, and it is very difficult to persuade
our countrymen when the international customers we want to supply have not been paying their bills for electricity supplied”. “It is therefore necessary that all outstanding bills are paid immediately; and payment mechanisms are quickly put in place to ensure bills are paid as and when due,” he added. Furthermore, Edozien said: “Generally, as Dis-
cos are making efforts to expand, TCN and Gencos are also expanding to stay ahead of the requirement. This is where the regional market comes in. We may need the regional market to sustain our expansion drive. “Now that TCN and Gencos are ahead of Discos, we will ensure that it becomes a norm. For the power supply value chain
to be sustained, the trading arrangement must be respected and adhered to.” “For TCN, the only way it can continue to stay ahead financially is that the trading arrangements are viable, so if WAPP/ TCN builds the second Ikeja West-Sekete 330kV DC and other WAPP back bones, they must be paid for wheeling the power, promptly.”