Category: POLITICS

As Imo State Local Government Election is fast approaching, the National Council for Women Societies, (NCWS) has paid a courtesy visit to Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) to enable them press for increased gender participation in politics. Speaking during the visit the ISIEC Chairman, Barr. Julius Onyenucheya noted with regret the poor female representation in electoral positions and suggested that Women must eschew envy, jealousy, and embrace synergy and networking. Barr. Onyenucheya urged Women who desire to succeed to be courageous, bold and ready to make the necessary sacrifices…

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The State Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has thumbed up the transition committee chairman of Ngor Okpala Local Government Area, Hon Charles Abara for carrying the party structures in the council along in his administration. The party leadership which spoke during a visit to the chairman in his office in Umuneke, the council headquarters on Tuesday, 29, October 2019, further described him as committed and loyal party man whose love for party and members remains unparalleled in the council. The leader of the team and State Secretary…

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Governor Emeka Ihedioha’s engagement with international Development Agencies to aid his administration in the task of rebuilding the state, has again yielded desired results. The Africa Export Import Bank is set to make Imo State a huge investment hub, by setting up an Africa Quality Assurance Centre (AQAC) for the entire South East and South South regions in the country. The AfrExim Bank is an export-import Bank which strongly supports expansion, diversification, promotion and development of intra and inter-African trade. The $50 million (N18 billion) investment/Centre under the quality assurance…

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A renowned social critic and university don, Prof Protus Nathan Uzorma, has said that it is in the best interest of Imo people that the government of Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha takes her time to get things right once and for all. Prof Protus stated this in Owerri recently while fielding questions from journalists, while responding to question on alleged sluggishness of the government of Ihedioha to hit the ground running even after 100 days in office. Prof Protus said that Imo people should be cautious with any government that…

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Concerned Imo State citizen and political analyst, Mr. Geo Cassidy Josiah has advised the state governor, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha and the deputy governor of the state, Hon Engr. Gerald Irona to prove cynics and doubting Thomases insinuating that the governor and his deputy are persons of violent temper who would soon be driven apart by personal ego and pride wrong. According to Geo Cassidy, some people are of the opinion that time shall come when Rt. Hon. Ihedioha and Gerald Irona would hardly agree on any issue concerning the…

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The Interim Management Committee Chairmen of the twenty-seven local government areas of the State, have allegedly contributed three million Naira, (N3m), each, with which they intend to allegedly induce members of the Imo State House of Assembly, to pass into law, a bill elongating their tenure, which is expected to end by December. A highly dependable source disclosed to our reporter that the intermediary between the lawmakers and the Council Chairmen on the tenure elongation project is a lawmaker from Orlu zone. The motion for the bill, according to the…

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A university don and renowned social critic, Prof Protus Nathan Uzorma,(the Reformer) has called on former governor Rochas Okorocha to shut up his mouth and hide his face in shame for plunging Imo into excruciating suffering through his inept government of 8years. Prof Protus made the statement on Wednesday, while reacting to questions from press men who accosted him and asked him to respond to a front page story in one of the local tabloids where Okorocha asked governor Emeka Ihedioha to stop excuses and fix the roads. The prolific…

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Imo State Commissioner for Lands, Survey and Physical Planning, Sir Bon Unachukwu has expressed the desire of his ministry to establish new layouts in each of the local government areas of the state. According to him, this move is to foster development across the state. Sir. Unachukwu made the disclosure while speaking on a radio program on Gov. Emeka Ihedioha’s first 100 days in office. He said the new layouts when established will bring development to the various local governments, as well as decongest the state capital and reduce the…

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The Imo Newspaper Publishers Association (INPA) will today (Friday, 20th September, 2019) roll out the drums and cymbals in honour of the wife of the governor of Ondo State, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu. Also, to be honoured by the association is the wife of governor of Imo State, Barrister Ebere Ihedioha. The ceremony holds at the highbrow Main Event Hall of Rockview Hotel in Owerri, Imo State. The publishers are honouring the Ondo State First Lady for her contributions to the fight against breast cancer and the empowerment of the girl-child…

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By Mohammed Ogbo The state government has declared youth development as one of its cardinal objective of past administration. The state deputy governor made this declaration while speaking on behalf of the Governor, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha during the flagging off of a free training for youths in Mobile Money and Information Communication Technology (ICT). The programme was organized by Imo state Ministry of Technology Development, in partnership with the Iwuanyanwu Foundation, with support from the Ministry of Youths Development. The deputy governor made it clear that the multiplier effects…

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