Congratulations again on your inauguration as the Governor of our beloved Imo State. It’s such a remarkable event that brought many hopes to Imolite and trusting your tenure will be prosperous and that through your policies, many families will come out of poverty and our youths and children will inherit the best future they deserve. The motive of this letter is to advocate for the appointment of women to serve in crucial capacities in your cabinet. It is imperative that as the state is rejoicing in it’s liberation from the…
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Aftermath of defeat: Okorocha Govt. admits sale of vehicles, equipment
…Denies backdating documents Few days after the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Imo State made a startling revelation of what is described as on-going sale-off of 71 state government vehicles and other heavy duty equipment by the out-going Rescue Mission administration of Governor Rochas Okorocha after failing to install his son-inlaw as successor, the present APC government in the state has finally admitted selling the said vehicles. In a press briefing Friday in Owerri, the Secretary to the Government of Imo State, SGI, Mr. Mark Uchendu told newsmen that the administration…
Read MoreAbia guber: APC faithful agitate for allege stolen mandate or they’ll take to streets
Abians are crying to the INEC, requesting them, to give them back their mandate, which they sold out again to PDP in the state. They are now agitating to take to the streets if their mandate is not restored to them, an APC stalwart in the state Hon. Austin Eugene Uche has stated this. This is even as he called on President Muhammadu Buhari to use his good offices to see to the restoration of the mandate of the APC in the state, as the electorate will take nothing short…
Read MoreAbia Govt orders closure all brothels, as Sex workers go into hiding
On March 20, 2019, Commercial sex workers in Umuahia, the Abia capital, have gone into hiding to evade police arrest, following state government’s directives to shut down all brothels in the city. Our Newspoint correspondent in Umuahia, who went round and monitored the enforcement of the government’s directive, reports that the sex workers now lived in palpable fear. Our correspondant reports that Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu on last Monday ordered for the immediate shutdown of brothels located at Orlu, Kaduna, Arochukwu streets, Imo lane, Bende road and among others, in the…
Read MoreSouth East PDP Elders forum congratulates Ihedioha
By Buchi Iwuji Weekend, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, CON, Imo State Governor Elect, received in audience the leadership of PDP South East Elders Forum led by Senator Ben Ndi Obi, the Ojeligbo Ozi, at his Owerri Civic Centre residence. The leader of the delegation Sen. Ben Obi, while speaking commended the leadership qualities of the Imo State Governor Elect, Emeka Ihedioha, describing him as a well groomed politician who will at all times fight for the collective benefits of his people. He noted that with Ihedioha as the…
Read MoreUnknown Gun Men Unleash Mayhem In Ezinihitte Mbaise In Imo
…Set houses ablaze, lives lost, property worth millions Destroyed The sleeping Umuakam, Akpodim Community in Ezinihitte Mbaise LGA of Imo State is being rocked by a fresh crisis which has led to the loss of life of six persons, including the destruction of few houses of some indigenes of the area. The ugly incident happened on March, 15, 2019. An eye witness who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed that the horrendous incident resulted to the setting ablaze of some houses in the community.adding that lives and property worth millions…
Read MoreImo guber: Uzodinma’s Candidacy Receives Major Boost As Njaba Keys Into Door-2-Door Campain
The ambition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate in Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma to govern the state in 2019 received a major boost on New Year day as one of the senator’s support groups, under the auspices of Door-2-Door with Hope, inaugurated its Njaba local government area chapter with pomp and celebrations. Door-2-Door with Hope is a grassroots-based group, whose sole mandate is to ensure successful election Senator Hope Uzodinma as the next governor of Imo State through galvanising voters by visiting them in their various houses…
Read MoreI‘ll Offset Imo’s Huge Debt Burden –Ohakim
The former Governor of Imo State and governorship candidate of Accord party for the 2019 governorship election, His Excellency Dr. Ikedi Ohakim, has called on the people of Imo State not to worry so much about the huge debt profile of the state as a result of the financial recklessness of the present administration, saying that he will offset the debts when reelected for one term only in 2019. Ohakim noted that the N350bn and N150bn debts respectively hanging on the neck of the state are made up of borrowings…
Read More2019 Governorship: Araraume Splashes 157 Buses To Coordinators
“APGA set to win Imo” …Promise to give quality education, infrastructure …Says: Imo free Education is fluke The governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Imo State, and a former two term Senator of Imo North (Okigwe zone), Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Araraume has berated the incumbent administration for running policies and programmes without human face, describing the state free education under the incumbent as a fluke. Senator Araraume who made the observation during the formal inauguration of the state Campaign council of Araraume/Nwoga joint ticket held on the…
Read MoreOppression Will End In Imo After 2019 Polls
…Expresses optimism that APC will win 2019 presidency, governorship The Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere, has assured the people of Imo State that 2019 will mark the end to oppression in the state, calling on them to vote out all anti-people elements. The Deputy Governor’s statement was contained in a press release signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Uche Onwuchekwa. According to Madumere, he called on the people to rejoice for being alive to tell their own stories and make their plans and projects, describing it…
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