"Igbo votes must no longer be taken for granted" - Chief Okorie On Wednesday, 27 August 2025 in Abuja, Chief Dr Chekwas Okorie, pioneer and national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), convened the inaugural meeting of the Igbo Agenda Dialogue (IAD), a newly formed platform seeking to elevate Igbo political agency across Nigeria. During opening remarks, Okorie emphasised the urgent need to reverse decades of political marginalisation. He recalled that a former president had dismissively described Igbos as a “dot in a circle,” despite their unparalleled geographic footprint...