Senator representing Imo West Senatorial district, Rochas Okorocha has denied dumping the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The ex-Governor of Imo State, made the clarification on Thursday, January 5, 2023, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media), Sam Onwuemeodo. Okorocha said those behind the rumour do not […]
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The Imo State government has threatened sanctions against civil servants who adhere to Monday’s sit at home directive from the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB. The threat was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Mbadiwe Emelumba on Monday. The statement reads: “This is to inform all indigenes and […]
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The Government of Imo state has said some suspects have named former Governor Rochas Okorocha and Uche Nwosu as sponsors of bandits and kidnappers. Nwosu, Okorocha’s son-in-law, was a Deputy Chief of Staff and also Action Alliance (AA) Imo governorship candidate in 2019. A statement by Oguwike Nwachuku, Governor Hope Uzodinma’s Chief Press Secretary, on […]
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A committee set up to investigate Imo government’s assets says officials of the Rochas Okorocha administratio looted all property in their possession including chairs, spoons and other cutleries among others. The committee on recovery of missing government movable property in Imo state was set up by Emeka Ihedioha, governor of Imo state, shortly after he […]
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Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may be planning to organise a special event to issue him a certificate of return. Okorocha stated this on the backdrop of the omission of his name from those that INEC issued certificates of return. He stated this on Thursday in Abuja […]
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Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo state, says he led nine governors of the All progressives Congress (APC) to President Muhammadu Buhari because of the controversies which trailed the party’s primaries for 2019 elections. The national working committee (NWC) of the ruling party had screened out preferred candidates of some governors and also cancelled elections in […]
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Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the results being circulated as the outcome of the parallel Imo governorship primaries are fake. Two factions of the APC conducted primaries in Imo. Uche Nwosu was declared winner of one primary while Hope Uzodinma emerged victorious in the other exercise. Oshiohmole spoke on […]
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Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has advised residents and citizens of the state to collect their Permanent Voter Registration Cards (PVC) to ensure political relevance in the forthcoming general elections. Mr Okorocha, who gave the advice in Owerri, the state capital on Thursday during a news briefing, decried the poor response of Imo residents […]
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The Imo House of Assembly on Monday impeached the Deputy Governor of the state, Mr Eze Madumere, over alleged gross misconduct and appointed the Head of Service, Mr Callistus Ekenze as his replacement. The action was in defiance of the ruling of a state High Court by Justice Ben Iheka on July 30, restraining the […]
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The bridge at the Children’s Amusement Park located at the Ikemba Ojukwu Centre in Owerri, Imo, built by Gov. Rochas Okorocha’s administration has collapsed. Witnesses at the scene told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Owerri on Wednesday that nobody was killed or injured in the incident. The incident which caused pandemonium in the […]
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