PDP leaders, members re-affirm support for Kalu

Opeyemi Adesina

The leadership and members of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Wards A and B, Igbere, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State again paid a visit to a former Governor of the state, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, in his country home, reaffirming their support and acceptance on his readmission into the party.

During the visit, the PDP Chairman for Igbere Ward B, Gideon Amaechi Uko, said no amount of intimidation would make them relent in the reconciliation efforts of the party at the ward level.

Uko also encouraged Kalu that he should keep up the good work in ensuring the betterment of Abia State.
The PDP Woman Leader, Ward B, Ifekwe Chike, reiterated the unalloyed support of the women of the entire ward for Kalu.

Chike said Kalu's return to the PDP was the best thing to happen to democracy in the South East in recent times.

She said anytime the women are called upon by Kalu, they will heed to the core.

The Secretary of the PDP in Ward B, Princewill Destiny Akoma, said the decision to re-admit Kalu was in line with the PDP constitution and the reconciliatory initiative of the leadership of the party.

Akoma said that Kalu, having fulfilled all constitutional requirements of the party, is now a full fledged member of the PDP.

He advised Kalu not to be distracted by the negative antics of some political half wits in the state but to keep an open mind and focus on bringing positive changes to the PDP and Abia State.

In his response Kalu said he was one of the founding members of the PDP and was instrumental to the formation of the party in Abia State.

He also showed his appreciation to the PDP in Igbere Wards A and B for a repeat visit to reaffirm their support for his return to the PDP.

He told them that he remains in support of their course and that the he will do his best to strengthen and reposition the party both in the state and nationally.

Don't turn Lagos to fascist state, Lagos PDP warns Fashola

Opeyemi Adesina

The Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm that Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has skeletons in his cupboard and desperate to cover up his misdeeds, even If he has to turn the state into a fully fascist State.

The Alarm is a reaction to the recent directive by the Governor to his commissioners and Senior Civil Servants not to speak to the Press on matters of Governance in the State.

In a press release issued by the State Chairman of the Party, Chief Tunji Shelle, the party asserts that only an attempt to cover up misdeeds can necessitate the hoarding of  information by a Governor who had severally touted himself as running an open door Government. Similarly, such a step pre supposes that all is not well in Alausa and the governor is panicking.

The party posited that such a reactionary directive can only be sustained in a fascist regime which the governor may turn the state into if not checked. The Party further holds that no wonder the LAHA is so slow to domesticate the FOI Act, which would allow private persons to get information on the workings of the Government.

"We have said severally that Governor Fashola is not on the seat to serve Lagosians selflessly. We have equally stated too that the huge IGR, now over 40B naira Monthly, are being shared between the Governor and the ACN Leadership and that the assumed developments in the state are by Concessionaires, Philanthropists, FG and needless Loans.

"Now that the Governor is jittery and has come out to ban his Commissioners and Senior Civil servants from speaking to the Press, then he has admitted failure and misdeeds. We are now indeed Vindicated"

It would be recalled that the same Governor had sometime sacked certain Media houses from reporting from the State Secretariat, claiming that they are Anti ACN-policies.

"We make bold to say that Governor Fashola is now obviously fatigued of ideas to further govern Lagos State. He is now so overwhelmed by the self imposed pressures and no more has original ideas for lagosians. Lagos state is too sophisticated to be used as experiment. Rather than become a "taiwan" idea Governor, we advise Governor Fashola to apologise to lagosians and bow out honourably", the party added.

We didn’t endorse Obanikoro for 2015– Lagos PDP

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday said it did not endorse Senator Musiliu Obanikoro for the 2015 governorship election in the state.

Obanikoro was the party’s candidate in the 2007 governorship election in the state.

The party, in a statement on Sunday by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Taofik Gani, said the party was dissociating itself from a news report indicating that it had selected the ex-envoy for 2015.

He said the party had neither chosen any individual nor looking in the direction of a particular person to become the party’s governorship candidate in the next election.

According to him, the report is orchestrated to cause disaffection within the Lagos PDP.

The party said, “We are saying emphatically that we have not endorsed or focused on any particular person to be our governorship candidate in 2015.

“Presently, we are occupied with ensuring conducive environment for a free and fair primary as may be directed by our National Headquarters. Our party is a fully democratic one and we don’t intend to deviate from that identity, especially in selecting our candidates at all levels.’’

It added that it was aware that the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria was not comfortable with its new popularity in the state.

The party also alleged that the ACN had disappointed Lagosians so much that ‘‘they have become lepers and like the proverbial leper that cannot squeeze out milk, they will rather opt to spill the milk”.

He added, “We cannot underestimate   the desperation of ACN to hold onto power in Lagos State. Consequently, we shall intensify our prayers this time so that no harm will befall any of our would-be candidates”

2015: Ndigbo will provide qualitative leadership - Kalu

Opeyemi Adesina 

Embattled former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that the Igbo will provide qualitative leadership for Nigeria and Nigerians if given the opportunity to lead the country in 2015.

Kalu, the Protem Coordinator of Njiko Igbo, said he has no doubt that the economic fortune of the country would be turned around if a president of South East extraction leads Nigeria.

The former governor spoke at a dinner with the Nigerian community in Belgium at Speidemberger Hotel Resort, Brussels on Friday.

He said anyone who will emerge president from the South East will have dynamic leadership qualities that can turn around the economy.

Kalu decried the unfair treatment by the government to the people of the South East when compared to other regions in all spheres of life.

Speaking on Njiko Igbo, Kalu described it as a non partisan and apolitical movement conceptualized to correct the anomalies Ndigbo have suffered over the years. 

He stated that the association is not in competition with other groups but playing a complimentary role to other established social, economic and political and cultural bodies, with the collective interest of Igbo sons and daughters at home and in Diaspora in mind. 

He noted that what Nigeria needs at this critical period is dynamic leadership that will be responsive to the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians. 

He said that Ndigbo, having excelled in various fields of endeavour, with qualified people who can bring their vast experiences in the private and public sectors into play if given the chance to rule the nation, should be given the nod to rule the country.

He said: "Igbos are the salt of the nation.

"Anywhere you don’t see Ndigbo, the economy is incomplete." 

Kalu said Njiko Igbo, in partnership with other stakeholders, is preparing a policy paper anchored on three focal areas - internal security, infrastructure and agriculture - for the nation.

He said this will serve as a manifesto for any Igbo presidential candidate in 2015. 

He noted that the people of the South East are not just clamoring for the zoning of the presidency to their region but are ready to change Nigeria for better, adding: "We absolutely believe in pragmatic strategies for rebuilding the nation.”

Dr. Kalu lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission for deregistering some political parties, noting that in a democratic setting, only functional parties should be in existence so they could contribute constructively to governance. 

He tasked the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attairu Jega, to conduct all elections in a day and ban everyone, including government officials, from the collation centres in future elections. 

He decried the payment of money by politicians to the electorate in exchange for votes and admonished Nigerians on the need to participate in the political process by voting genuinely for leaders of their choice for a better Nigeria.

In his remarks, Mr. Nuhu Tadeh, a classmate of Kalu at the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, lauded the courageous effort of Njiko Igbo in championing a genuine cause and providing a common platform for Ndigbo to seek for a chance to rule the nation. 

Tadeh stated that with the challenges facing the country, there is no doubt that Nigeria needed someone with vast experience in the private and public sector to steer the affairs of the nation.

He said: "I believe in Dr. Orji Kalu, who has wide acceptability in all the regions of Nigeria."

He advised Kalu to join the presidential race in 2015, stating that he is a detribalized Nigerian with wide network of contacts and goodwill across the geographical regions of Nigeria.

Dr. Ebe Ozua, a medical practitioner in Brussels, in his vote of thanks, appealed to Nigerians to live in peace and harmony. 

Ozua commended Njiko Igbo for its noble efforts in mending fences and faces in the South East in order to reposition Ndigbo and reaffirmed the support and commitment of Nigerians in Diaspora to any cause that will make Nigeria a great country.

Igbos cannot produce president with five states- Onwe

The theoretical case for the emergence of a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction has been eloquently established beyond any reasonable doubt. The economic case is persuasive; the legal case, which is a derivate of the constitutional principle of federal character, is incontrovertible; the political case is self-evident and the moral case is utterly compelling.

But the establishment of the case at the intellectual and theoretical plane is quite clearly insufficient to meet the rigorous demands of our ambition. Genuine ambition is contingent upon action.

Ndigbo have, for decades, expressed the desire and the thirst for the prime political office in this country. We have clearly shown, by oral advocacy, why we have that desire and thirst. Now we must take the forward steps in the direction of the oasis from which we hope to quench our thirst for justice and our desire for equity in Nigeria.

The next step is the crusade that will take our case to the other three cardinal points of our nation – west, south and north. The legwork and mobilisation that must underpin the theoretical case has been commenced by Njiko Igbo. Igbos should crave, plead and obtain – rather than presume, expect or demand – the support and solidarity of ALL Nigerians.

The component tribal groups that make up the Nigerian republic have unique experiences arising from their history of participation in the union; but none is quite as unique as the Igbo experience, made so by being the only tribe to have pledged allegiance to two different nations within the same territorial borders – first to Nigeria and then to the Republic of Biafra and then back to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In between this shifting citizenship have occurred pogrom/genocide, starvation and conquest.

This history and experience place us in a complex category in our union. And no Igbo citizen should be in any doubt that our quest for the presidency has remained a mirage precisely because of this unique experiential history – and nothing to do with the popular myth about disunity amongst us. 

Accordingly, our challenge in attaining the prime office in this land remains herculean and requires efforts of corresponding proportions to prevail.

No authentic Igbo citizen should fold his or her arms and wait to be recruited into, or consulted about, this dream. Instead, our recruitment efforts and consultations should be directed at non-Igbo Nigerians. The focus of our pleas and arguments should be firmly directed at those who remain unpersuaded or unsympathetic to the justice of our cause.

This crusade is an Igbo one, the staff and the rod is Njiko Igbo. But Njiko is not claiming an exclusive right to arms. Other warriors are welcome and, in fact, encouraged to rise to the occasion. Our job is to motivate, consult, mobilise and persuade both Igbos and non-Igbos alike. 

Additionally, Njiko Igbo is a platform for debate and exploration of deeper ideas about the place of Ndigbo in the Nigerian federation.

What I have said elsewhere bears repetition on these pages: “As an Igbo man, I harbour a deep sense of sadness at the manner in which we, as a people, have been consigned to the peripheral reaches of the Nigerian power structure for more than four decades. Where is the justice or equity or the idea of equal opportunities in a pluralistic society such as ours? When shall these be accorded Ndigbo in order that we can have the assurance that, yes, we are not Osu (outcasts) in a nation family where we have played a brave and distinguished role to make its history more solid and more enduring? As a Nigerian, observing our unending national degradation, I feel a sense of outrage that the Igbo option appears never to be in contemplation as a legitimate instrumentality through which our national challenges could be finally confronted in a manner that could genuinely yield transformation.”

Of course, it’s self evident that we cannot achieve our goal without first putting our house in order. We must show a unity of purpose which must be demonstrated through the pursuit of this one and irreducible ambition. It will entail the sacrifice of the personal on the altar of the collective - which must be demonstrated through allowing ourselves to be dedicated to a purpose greater than our individual selfish commitments.

The battle spirit of our old struggles must be summoned. A genuine hand of friendship and solidarity must be stretched across and over the Niger to other tribes and tongues. We must summon the courage to take a stand and the stamina to stay the course.

These are some of the ways and means through we can attain the goal of ascending to the presidency. 

But let me add that the organising principle of our struggle is not founded solely on the capture of power. In the coming days, weeks and months, we shall lead a national debate on what the Igbo option truly means for Nigeria and why our national regression is due in part to our indifference to, or rejection of, this option.

A Nigerian president of Igbo extraction may or may not be able to transform our country into the Singapore of our dream in 4 or 8 years, but how might we know what is possible until we have explored all the options at our disposal? There is one certainty, however. It will place a crown of truth and seriousness on the much trumpeted “No victor nor vanquished” slogan. And it will release us, finally, from the political ghetto-status to which we have been confined for over four decades.

ONWE is the Director of Operations, Njiko Igbo.

Their merger is a fantasy – PDP

In this interview with ALLWELL OKPI, the Publicity Secretary of the Lagos Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Taofik Gani, dismisses the merger of the opposition as no threat

The opposition has maintained that PDP is afraid of the planned merger of the Action Congress of Nigeria, the CPC and the ANPP. Is there truth in that?

I can tell you that the leadership of the PDP is not bothered at all by their merger plan. I think they are capitalising on the fact that Nigerians are quick to jump at any new thing. So, that the merger is likely to bring about a new thing is only a fantasy. PDP is not bothered at all. PDP is the only party that has clear party structure in the country and we control majority of the states and majority in the National Assembly. You win election by looking at the number of people carrying your banner at the local government, the state houses of assembly and of course the governors. As far as PDP is concerned, they should go ahead and form the merger. If it succeeds good, but for it to succeed against PDP is just an imagination. They are just dreaming. I think their merger plan could spur PDP to dominate.

But do you think the plan would succeed?

There are different characters involved in the merger. The leader of the CPC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, is very moral. You cannot compare the attitude of Buhari with that of the national leader of the ACN, Bola Tinubu. If you look at the other people who are interested in the merger, you would see that they have very different ideas. The national leadership of our party is not interested in thwarting the arrangement because we don’t see it as a threat.

Looking at the result the 2011 election, the CPC won states in the North and the ACN controls the South, are you sure their combination won’t be a threat?

ANPP is the same as CPC. Even before CPC pulled out of ANPP, ANPP was already disintegrating. PDP was already winning the states back from ANPP. Even governors elected for under the banner of ANPP, were already decamping to PDP, when they saw the wind blowing. Talking about the CPC, it has only Nassarawa State. And we all know what happened in the state. It was the internal crisis is the PDP that resulted in CPC winning in Nassarawa, just like it happened in Ogun State. For ACN, it did not win the states in the South-West through the ballot. They got them through the Court of Appeal and we all know how it happened. People have always voted for PDP. That they are controlling the states does not mean that the people want them.

The opposition has said it would be easier for them to win if PDP fields Jonathan, citing poor performance as the reason. Do you agree?

They have spoken as a disillusioned opposition that does not believe in the tenets of development.  Otherwise, how can an opposition say that President Goodluck Jonathan would be a bad candidate? The President of China has come out to say that in the next five years, the world would focus on Nigeria’s economy. And for the first time, we have a President that has guaranteed us a credible electoral process. In fact, they want to form merger and contest election because they are confident that their votes can now count. President Jonathan remains the best candidate that PDP can have. Even if the PDP comes out with a template that disqualifies President Jonathan, I can tell you that anyone that PDP brings out as candidate would still win. I think Jonathan has tried in terms of reforms. Power has improved. There is development in the agricultural sector and so on. I think they don’t want President Jonathan to contest. And I’m sure, that is because they are against a person from a minority group being the President. For allowing a person from the minority to become President, is a credit for the PDP. All these other parties would not do that.

Apart from the presidency, don’t you think the merger would challenge PDP in the states?

ACN is now a bad product. In fact, the reason they are forming this merger is that the ACN has been exposed as a party of pseudo-democrats and a party of people who do not like development. So, the only way they can help themselves is to rebrand and change the nomenclature of the party.

-punch

Obasanjo blesses Lagos PDP exco; harps on unity to win Lagos State

Opeyemi Adesina 

The Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state Working Committee on wednesday paid a 3 fold visit to the former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his Abeokuta home.

The lagos PDP team which was led by the party's chairman, Tunji Shelle, also had some leaders of the party in attendance.

Speaking, Tunji Shelle described the visit as; to empathise with the former president on the recent unfortunate fire incidence at his office section within the abeokuta house; rejoicing with the former president for witnessing the new year in good health; and to particularly get his blessing to make the party a winning party in the state.

The former president thanked the lagos PDP team for their efforts and wisdom in moving the party forward in the state. 

He however regretted that the Party has not been able to win the State. He admonished the leaders to eschew self centeredness and reconcile their differences in the overall interest of the party and lagosians whom he believes are craving for change in the state.

The former President prayed for the success of the present State working committee headed by Tunji Shelle.

Addressing the Press outside the premises, the state Chairman, tunji Shelle pledged to bring all interest on board as the task to win lagos State from the ACN is a joint project. He eulogised the inestimable worth of the former president in the Nations Politics in general and SouthWest in particular.

‘’Baba’s advice is invaluable and we are going back to Lagos as a happy family.

``We would return to build our party on the platform of his advice in order to re-launch our party into recognition, ‘’ he said.

Profile of great philanthropist of our time, Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo

Profile of indigenious philantrophist,

KEMI OMOLOLU- OLUNLOYO

KemiForSenate@Gmail.com

Twitter @HipHossip @Snitchlady @MyGlobalTeen @KemiforSenate 

08184870269 

PHARMACIST RESUME HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALFICATIONS

Worked over 20 years as a Registered Pharmacist in 3 US states at retail/hospital settings.

Worked as Healthwise coordinator providing community with health fairs and school programs educating kids.

Worked as a Pharmacy Manager alongside retail store Manager for over 20 years while managing day to day duties of pharmacy staff.

Obtained training and certification as a CVS ProCare Pharmacist, an expertise in HIV and Fertility drugs.

Excellent customer service skills serving pharmacy patients and medical staff.

Balanced efficiency/accuracy when dispensing prescriptions in retail settings.

Received and processed medication orders from doctors, filled prescriptions and counseled patients adequately in retail pharmacy setting.

Organized pharmacy contests for community involvement and thus generating more store profit.

MEDIA /PUBLIC RELATIONS RESUME HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALFICATIONS

Proven experience as a News Writer on various topics including Health, Entertainment, Technology and Crime beats in TV, print, online and radio.

Proven experience as a Radio talk show Host and Anchor/Medical Reporter.

Licensed U.S Pharmacist with over 15 years experience--a proven asset as a Health Reporter in any media outlet.

Highly creative with excellent communications skills and organization.

Expert in building strong working relationships with other media outlets, the public and government organizations.

Proficient and comfortable using technologies like MS Word, various blogging software, Adobe Audition, Photoshop programs, AP ENPS news writing computer software and superb internet capabilities.

Great ability to coordinate and access newswires effectively in writing prompt stories for print, online, TV and radio newscasts.

Excellent experience reporting live shots, breaking news and also great ad lib skills for broadcast.

Proven PR booking ability getting guests on media shows, representing famous clients. Proven PR expertise in crisis, marketing and publicity. Appeared on CNN American Morning, Larry King Live, CTV National, Greta Van Susteren Show and American News HQ on FOX News. Global TV and CTV Newsnet.

Editor and Creator of International Famous Music Blog HipHossip.com @HipHossip on Twitter

MEDIA/PR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 

RCI Communications (Entertainment Editor and Reporter for website reddingnewsreview.com and XM radio show U.S                                     

Keminications Media/PR representing music and corporate clients                                  

Global TV Ontario (Freelance News Writer)                                              

Radio Nigeria’s Premier FM (On air personality)                                  

WBAL 1090AM Radio, Baltimore, U.S (Producer, Reporter)               

CNN USA  (Health and News Contributor)                                            

Baltimore Times, Baltimore, U.S (Health Reporter/Columnist)             

V103FM, Baltimore U.S (Talk show host/ Medical Reporter)               

Guest Expert Analysis on CNN, FOX News, CTV Newsnet              

PHARMACY EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Pharmastat Inc. Pharmacy Agency, Baltimore, USA                              

CVS Pharmacy, Lancaster, USA                                                            

CVS Pharmacy, Baltimore, USA                                                             

CVS Pharmacy, Atlanta, USA                                                                      

Loblaw Pharmacy, Kingston, CANADA                                              

COMMUNITY ACTIVISM

My community outreach and advocacy focuses on, addressing the root causes related to the homicides, the cause of these murders and the lack of community help for the Toronto Police in solving these cases. Also the lack of resources for the youth and after school programs leading to increased violence that leaves many in a state of grief and poverty.

As a Toronto Police 12 Division Volunteer on the CPLC team. (Community Police Liaison Committee) fostering better relationships between police and members of the community. I took the initiative in creating change. I promoted social cohesion and economic inclusion as well as improve Civic Democracy and Diversity. I promotes a community with one voice.

Since 2008, I have held several news conferences to appeal for info on many murdered victims in Toronto, alongside homicide officers and the then Homicide Chief Mark Saunders. The Police and Media have consistently hailed my work in this area. CBC said “Kemi has a very powerful voice in Toronto” I lead the grassroots launch of the 2011 National Victims of Crime Awareness week, attended Crime Stoppers Launch every January since 2008, National Crime Prevention Week and many others. Nearly all of us know someone who have been affected by crime or even died as a result. I have consistently made a difference in the lives of young people as a Crime Victim and Anti-Violence Advocate.

Throughout my work within communities and agencies, to reduce violence and build solidarity, I established a website on Facebook educating the community about being aware of homicides especially in the black male population and helping police with their investigations.https://www.Facebook.com/whataboutoursons I believe Safety is very important in any community for children and community members to grow and live healthier and happier lives. 

MEDIA ENDORSEMENTS, APPEARANCES AND EXPERTISE

I was featured in several media stories in Canada’s Toronto Sun, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, National Post, CTV, CITYTV, Global News and CBC. Also Maryland, USA’s WJZ-TV on my work in curbing drug abuse in the city of Baltimore.

Featured in several Canadian newspapers quotes below...

*The Globe and Mail : "the self-appointed voice of the victims of gun violence."

*The Toronto Sun: "a whirlwind and the outspoken voice of the victims."

*The Toronto Star:"a thunderbolt." *The National Post: “deeply caring about the community” and interviewed me Aug 2010 about what she would do if she were Mayor in the weekly "If I were Mayor Column."

* Featured in Macleans magazine 2010 Year End issue regarding my mentoring of murdered rapper Donald “Don Kartel” Grant who never believed in having a firearm.

* Interviewed by CityNews, CBC, Global News, CTV News, Rogers TV's GTA's Most Wanted on homicides and gun violence in Toronto.

*Appeared on Fox News Greta Van Susteren, Geraldo Riviera, Eric Shawn, Shannon Bream shows, Larry King Live as well as "CNN American Morning" and CTV National on the 2009 Mutallab terror story and the Boko Haram 2011 Christmas bombing in Nigeria.

*Appeared on several radio shows in Canada with regards to Black community issues, Crime and Homicides. These prominent radio shows are namely the Motts radio show, CFRB-John Tory Show, Jim Richards Show, Ted Woloshyn Show, Jerry Agar, John Moore, Ryan Doyle, Joe Warmington’s Lateshift radio show, John Oakley’s 640AM talk show, AM640 Arlene Bynum show, 680 news radio and more.

*Interviewed by the Miami Herald on my Toronto4Trayvon awareness march and rally I co-hosted and organized with former Toronto Mayoral candidate and black community leader Dewitt Lee on 3/31

 AWARDS, CITATIONS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS

We Support our Law Enforcement Community Award (A group of retired law enforcement officers) on myCrime Advocacy work.

Nominated for Rogers Communications Chatelaine Magazine 2011 Women of the Year Awards for community crusader category.

Two hour Brainstorming session with Toronto Police Spokesman Tony Vella in 2011 to discuss ways Toronto’s urban communities could start helping police with homicide investigations.

Community Assignment for Homicide Chief Inspector Mark Saunders on a research project to find out from Torontonians if they think the Witness Protection program works.

Continuous online volunteer time for Toronto Police Social Media in helping solving homicides by bringing public awareness to each case.

Featured in the Toronto Sun November 2011 as one of the LEADING Crime fighting Twitter handles in Canada. @Snitchlady.

Featured in a Toronto Star PSA Thanksgiving 2011 on my vigil for previous years Thanksgiving murdered victims.

Participated as media and community advocate in Project Summit and Project Marvel, the guns and gangs bust netting 67 arrests, $110,000, 27 guns and drugs.

May 2011 Launch of @MyGlobalTeen twitter feed designed for Toronto and global youth to enable them to empower themselves by reading all the latest news about young people.

1997 Maryland’s Most Beautiful People (Governor and Mayor’s Volunteer Awards.)

1999 Winner of the Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Company: “My favorite Pharmacist contest.”

2007 Pharmacist of Distinction: Pharmaceutical Association of Nigeria.

Countless school awards, community citations in US and Canada.

 EDUCATION/LICENSES

The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. BS Pharmacy: Licensed in 3 American states

Broadcasting Institute of Maryland, Baltimore, MD-USA. Associate Broadcast News Diploma

Goucher College, Baltimore, MD-USA. Certificate in Public Relations Management

I am a full Nigerian citizen with no dual passports and residency in any foreign country. I was a US resident for 29 years and 10 months and a temporary asylum resident in Canada for 5 years.  I schooled in the U.K for two years on a student visa. I have no assets in any foreign country. Aside from being a licensed automobile driver, I am a licensed Helicopter Pilot/Traffic Reporter and Pleasure Craft Boat Operator in US and Canada in addition to being a Pharmacist, Journalist and Publicist. I am a multi-faceted woman that can LEAD in any capacity.

Media interview requests must be sent to and approved by my campaign at KemiforSenate@gmail.com. All information on this Facebook page is PUBLIC.

Community Contribution Award African Entertainment awards Toronto, Canada 2012