In a bid to prevent the ugly experience of misgovernance in Imo, a group under the auspices of Amalgamation of Imo Professional Bodies and Associations, AIPA, has raised a template that will determine who takes over as Imo governor next year. In an address presented by the group at a press conference in Owerri signed by Chief Emeka Diwe, President General Orlu Zuruumme and 11 others, Imo Amalgamation noted that in carrying out the onerous task of scrutinizing the records and antecedents of the would-be Imo governor, it has had…
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APGA Primaries: Why I will go on exile, if Okey Ezeh is denied ticket
I mo politics is replete with stories of people who threatened to go on exile if A or Z candidate wins or loses election. The recent story that hit newspaper headlines was when Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, governorship aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, visited a ward in Owerri Municipal Council as part of his consultation exercise. After his address, journalists accosted Dr Josiah Odunna, one of the major political voices in the state to seek his views on the visit. Dr Odunna came in solidarity with…
Read MoreNUPENG Imo State chapter holds election October 6
The State Chapter of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers will hold its general election on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Benchmark Hotels Ltd, Oduobi Crescent, Ikenegbu Owerri. The notice for the election, signed by the State Chairman and PortHarcourt Zonal Chairman of NUPENG ELD. Comrade Paulinus Anumma and the Secretary, Comrade Sonny Signs Ozoh, stated that the sale of forms for all elective offices will commence on Wednesday, September 19, and close on Monday, October 1, from 9am-3.3pm, at the State Secretariat of the organization, No…
Read MoreGuber: Imo professionals drum support for Samdaddy…Urges PDP delegates to make history
The governorship aspiration of Senator Samuel Anyanwu has again received boost as a non political group promoting good governance in the State, Imo Professionals has said that the general acceptance of Sen. Anyanwu by citizens across the State would ensure his victory in 2019 if he gets the PDP nomination. Dr Emma Anoshiri, the President -General of the group, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Owerri. Anoshiri said that Sen. Samuel Anyanwu’s landmark achievements in politics especially in the areas of youth and women empowerment, sponsorship of…
Read MoreYPP guber candidate reaffirms commitment to restore Imo
The Young Peoples Party YPP, governorship candidate, Dr. Linus Okorie has continuously stated that he is going to ensure that Imo State is one of the technological hubs of the world if given the opportunity to govern the state. Dr. Okorie in a recent briefing with newsmen in Owerri unveiled that the major thrust of his administration is to strengthened the infrastructural base of the state so that there will be opportunities for the state economy to bloom. He said that the road map of the administration will be led…
Read MoreNANS honours Amuchie as Grand Patron
Governorship aspirant of the- All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), in the forthcoming 2019 general election, Mr Stanley Amuchie, was on Saturday 15th September, 2018, honoured with the prestigious Grand Patron award by “Zone B” of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), the apex umbrella body of Nigerian students at home and in the disapora. The event which held at Bohncynthia Luxuria, behind Concorde hotel, Owerri, was attended by student leaders and youths from various parts of the country. In his speech, before formally presenting the award, the Coordinator of…
Read MoreAmid jubilation, Imo APGA exco recieves Araraume
Frontline governorship aspirant in the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has officially declared his membership of the party to the expanded State Working Committee members and leaders of the party. It was a celebration galore on Monday, the 17th Sept., 2018 as the Imo 2019 governorship hopeful was at the party’s secretariat to interact with the party leadership in Owerri, Imo state capital, to streamline ways to move the party forward ahead of the general elections. Speaking to the capacity audience, Senator Araraume informed the SWC members…
Read MoreN200m dud cheque:Court orders Hope Uzodinma’s arrest
Chairman of the Senate Joint Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff; and Marine Transport, Senator Hope Uzodinma A Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court , Abuja , on Tuesday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Senator Hope Uzodinma , accused of issuing N200 million dud cheque . Uzodinma , a serving senator representing Imo -West, Smiec Engineering and Chemical Construction Company, Niger Global Engineering and Technical Company, were charged with alleged issuance of N200 million dud cheque to Chitex Ventures and Chima Akuzie . The judge, Mr Abdulwahab Mohammed…
Read MoreImo lawmaker- Madumere pays 250 Nkwerre students bursary…As APC, Anyaehie laud gesture
The lawmaker representing Nkwerre State Constituency in the Imo House of Assembly, Hon. Chika Madumere, Monday began the disbursement to bursary allowances to university and tertiary institution students from his constituency. Well over 250 students drawn from different tertiary institutions in Imo State who are from Nkwerre State Constituency benefited from the scheme. Speaking during the official disbursement of cash allowances to the students, Hon. Madumere who is also an engineer, disclosed that each of the beneficiaries drawn from all the wards in Nkwerre constituency, was screened accordingly to determine…
Read More2019: Group nominates Nneji for Imo governorship…Okorocha can’t sponsor him -Integrity …Says: “He’s prudent, patriotic, transparent”
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, a group going under the aegis of Imo Integrity Group (IIG) has zeroed in on the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Associated Bus Company, ABC, Mr. Frank Nneji, to take the mantle of leadership of the state next year. According to a press release signed by the leader of the group, Prince Vincon Uwakwe Uwandu which was also made available to Nigeria Newspoint, IIG hinged their choice of Nneji on the fact that the ABC Transport boss comes from Owerri Zone which…
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