After watching Imo State Governor, His Excellency, Chief Rochas Okorocha, in an interview with the popular Lagos-based Channels Television on Monday, May 28 from my place in London, I felt I should share some thoughts with people back home. But alas, of the six people I called, including politicians and my colleagues in the pen trade, only one acknowledged to have watched the program. The excuse ranged from “no light “to the normal “I have been very busy”. One fellow responded that he has since stopped listening to Governor Okorocha.…
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No faction in Imo APC, says BOT member, Azuatalam …There is no allocation of LGAs to stakeholders
Board of Trustee Member of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Hon. Jasper Azuatalam has described the party as an entity that cannot be factionalized in Imo State, adding that the constitution of the party does not guarantee the position of acting Chairmanship. According to Hon Azuatalam, the emergence of Coalition otherwise known as “Allied Forces” made up of stakeholders in the state was as a result of the anti-people policies of Governor Rochas Okorocha, which has thrown the entire state into abject poverty. Hon. Azuatalam while condemning the attitude…
Read MoreReps: I’ll sponsor quality bills -Akwara
An Ngor-Okpala born legal practitioner, Sir Patrice Eberechukwu Akwara, says, his interest in vying for the Aboh Mbaise/Ngor-Okpala federal constituency seat in the House of Representatives, was borne out of his desire to contribute in making legislation that will add value to the lives of his constituents, and Nigerians in general. Sir, Akwara, an astute public administrator and security strategist, who is aspiring for the position on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, POP, in an interview with a section of the press, yesterday, in Owerri, said, apart from…
Read MoreNUJ chairmanship candidate Ojukwu, visits chapels in Imo …Promise improved welfare for journalists
The Imo State council of Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ) will soon wear a new look and boast of rebranded journalists to shore up the corporate image of the union in order to serve the society, well. This formed the highpoint of Elder Lambert Ojukwu one of the candidates vying for NUJ chairmanship is on familiarization tour of all the chapels in the state. Elder Ojukwu, the Editor-in-chief of Newspoint in one of his recent visit to the information chapel in Owerri, stated that his purpose of seeking to emerge…
Read MoreMbaitoli ADC inaugurates Amaike Ward exco …As Opara declares for Council Chairmanship
Ahead of the awaited Local Government Council election in Imo State, the African Democratic Congress, ADC in Mbaitoli LGA of the State, has sworn in members of the newly constituted executive council of the party in Amaike-Mbieri ward in the area, with a call on the executives to live up the expectations of ADC faithful and constitution of the party. Addressing party supporters, shortly before the inauguration of the excos, chairman of the party in the LGA, Chief Chris Opara, said that, the essence is to reposition the party for…
Read MoreBattle for soul of APC: Okorocha dares APC national leadership …Refuses to recognize Eke as Imo party chair …Oguoma is clowning- Ekechi
Gov Rochas Okorocha has called the bluff of the national leadership of the All Progressive Congress, APC led by Chief John Odigie Oyegun insisting that the inauguration of Chief Hillary Eke as the sate chairman of the party is in contravention of a subsisting court order. Against this backdrop the state government it seems is continuing its recognition and funding of the faction led by Mr. Chris Oguoma which it recently put in place as the acting state executive of the party. Making the feelings of the government public in…
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