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 chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) says it has shifted Saturday’s local government congress in the state to Monday, citing advice by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) as reason. Chairman of the party in the state, Mr Hilary Eke, said in a statement on Saturday in Owerri, that the advice to […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Daura, Katsina state met behind closed doors with Governors Rochas Okorocha of Imo and Abdul aziz Yari of Zamfara. The President’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Alhaji Bashir Ahmad confirmed this development on his Twitter handle on Sunday. He posted: “President Muhammadu Buhari this evening received chairman of the […]
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Controversial Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has publicly declared his backing for Uche Nwosu, his son-in-law, if he shows interest in the 2019 governorship election. The governor who spoke on Monday when he received leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Owerri municipal council, said Nwosu, who is married to his first daughter, has all […]
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Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has sworn in 28 new commissioners, including his sister and 27 Transition Committee Chairmen for the 27 local government councils in the state. One of the commissioners sworn in by the governor is his biological sister, Ogechi Ololo (nee Okorocha). She is now the state’s Commissioner for Happiness and […]
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Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Wednesday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to use his “magic hand” to give them Tony Nwoye as governor of Anambra state. “Kogi is a young man, you made it possible for him. Kebbi is a young man, Niger is a young man, Edo is a young man, Katsina is […]
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Weeks after coming under criticism for unveiling a multi-million naira statue of President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state is set to unveil the statue of another African president. Okorocha’s latest statue, is a monument of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia and it is scheduled to be unveiled on November […]
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Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, says there is no automatic ticket for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. The governor stated this on Thursday while speaking with state house correspondents after a meeting with the president. Okorocha, who is chairman of the Progressives governors’ forum, an association of governors under the platform of the ruling All Progressives […]
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Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, has accused Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose of deliberately heating up the polity, appealing to Nigerians to disregard Fayose’s controversial statement. Fayose addressed a press conference on Wednesday, where he alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari had been on a life support machine for 20 days, calling for the president […]
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Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, has sacked the state executive council and 27 local government transition committees, with immediate effect. A statement by Pascal Obi, principal secretary to the governor, directed all former members of the executive to hand over to permanent secretaries or the most senior director in their ministries. Obi quoted the […]
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