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Dr. Chike Okogwu. Harvard Adaptive Leadership Specialist; Former Advisor to Prof. Dean Williams on Africa Matters in Harvard KSG.35 Years Active Political Experience as an Able & now Disabled politician as ADC National Leader, PWD. Purpose of This Briefing. This briefing provides strategic guidance to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on resolving emerging internal fractures between financially powerful political actors (money-bag bigwigs) and INEC-recognized original party owners. The goal is to protect party cohesion, strengthen legitimacy and ensure transparent, constitutionally compliant congresses nationwide. Context and Background. i. Internal Fractures Emerging. Several states, most notably Delta, Akwa Ibom and Cross Rivers…

Gold. C. W. Emmanuel, PhD; CPsychol. AbstractThis brief interrogates the security implications of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to run on a Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2023 general elections. It explores the correlation between religious political symbolism and insurgency dynamics in Nigeria, drawing on empirical data from 2023 to 2025. The analysis situates the discourse within frameworks of identity politics, securitisation theory, and conflict spiral models. It further provides projections on terrorism trends and policy recommendations for mitigating the escalating crisis. IntroductionNigeria’s political architecture has historically relied on informal norms of religious balancing to maintain fragile national cohesion. The Muslim-Muslim…

African Heritage, Lagos 28 Nov. 2025 Hon. Dr. Kenneth Chibuogwu Gbandi, Diaspora Leader and ADC chieftain who recently chaired the highly successful Coalition Unveiling Committee of the Delta State ADC, has extended heartfelt congratulations to the members and leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Edo State on the landmark defection of Senator Ehigie Uzamare. Hon. Gbandi at Voice Award and Business Dialogue, Eko Hotel, Lagos Speaking from Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos, where he served as a panelist alongside Michel Deelen, Consul General of The Netherlands, at the business dialogue “Debunking Notions, Reshaping Mindsets in Doing Business with…

by Collins and Tonia Nweke It’s strange how the mind plays tricks on you when someone you love departs this world. About two weeks after Nna’s passing on Friday, 1 August 2025, Tonia and I were deep in one of those long conversations that so often led us back to him. The topic was an old Igbuzo cultural practice — one that, as is often the case, leaned unfairly against women. We had spoken to Nna about it a few years earlier, seeking his counsel as we always did when a matter touched both conscience and custom. He had listened patiently,…

AH International Magazine, Asaba 27 Nov. 2025 Hon. Kenneth Chibuogwu Gbandi, prominent Nigerian Diaspora leader, former Senatorial candidate, and a long-standing advocate for good governance and diaspora inclusion, has issued a decisive 14-day legal ultimatum to Mr. Sylvester Maver Avworo over what his legal team describes as a “malicious, fabricated, and reputation-destroying” publication circulated on the ADC Delta State Official WhatsApp platform. The pre-action notice, delivered by his counsel, M.O. Ogbodu Esq., demands an unconditional written apology, a full retraction across all channels where the defamatory content was disseminated, and the immediate payment of ₦100 million in damages. The notice…

AH Asaba 26 Nov. 2025 In a firm and strongly worded communication, the Delta State Leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has moved to quell what it describes as a wave of desperate and unlawful activities aimed at destabilizing the party’s structure in the state. The statement, issued under the authority of the State Chairman, Engr. Austine C. Okolie, follows growing concerns over individuals who have recently begun parading themselves as emissaries of the National Leadership while claiming to possess powers to announce or compile a so-called new list of the ADC Delta State Executive. According to the release,…

AH Nigeria Delta ADC has inaugurated its State Leadership Committee, with Senator Andrew Uchendu describing the team as a very serious and exemplary one. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Delta State has once again demonstrated its readiness to take over governance come 2027 by successfully inaugurating the State Leadership Team to work harmoniously with the existing structure of the party at all levels. The inauguration was performed by the Chief Whip, Elder Festus Igbenoba, as directed and witnessed by the National Vice Chairman of the ADC South-South, Senator Andrew Uchendu. Senator Uchendu and Elder Festus commended the leadership at…

By Roy Ofori, African Heritage Global Affairs Editor, Diaspora, 22nd November 2025 ADC-DN Strategic Youth Summit Convenes Nigerian Youth Leaders to Chart National Growth Path. In a powerful demonstration of youth leadership advocacy, the African Democratic Congress – Diaspora Network (ADC-DN) successfully hosted its Strategic Youth Summit, convening young leaders, influencers, and experts from across Nigeria and the diaspora. The summit, themed “Nigerian Youth as the Engine of National Growth,” was opened by Hon. Kenneth Chibuogwu Gbandi, leader of ADC-DN’s 7th Zone, who set the tone for a dialogue centered on youth empowerment, national development, and strategic engagement. Speakers Hosted…

In a renewed spirit of grassroots political engagement, Hon. Kenneth Chibuogwu Gbandi embarked on a two-day thank-you, monitoring, and mobilization tour across the wards of Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State from 21 to 22 November 2025. The visit followed the resounding success of the Delta State ADC unveiling held on 15 November at Orchid Hotel, Asaba, an event that drew unprecedented participation and marked a new phase of reawakening within the party. Acting in alignment with the directive of the National Chairman, H.E. David Mark, who urged leaders to return to their states and wards to deepen…

Roy Ofori African Heritage Global Affairs Editor The recent comment by the anchor of DBS Morning Ride 18th Nov. edition on the state of the nation about how difficult it is to track Hon. Gbandi is not an exaggeration. From political meetings in Nigeria to Diaspora engagements both physical and virtual. But finally, the Africa Heritage Global Affairs Editor caught up with him to seek his reactions to escalating international concerns about the fate of Christians in Nigeria and the government’s failure to offer protection, just as a double tragedy struck, this time inside a church in Kwara State and…