These are not the best times for the Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Acho Ihim, as he may be facing suspension from the party following unilateral and illegal removal of the Majority leader and alleged impeachment plot against the Deputy Governor, Prince Ezeakonobi Madumere. It was gathered that the All Progressives Congress, Imo State chapter, has expressed astonishment over the unilateral removal of the Majority leader of Imo State House of Assembly, Barr. Uche Oguike, saying that such responsibility is the prerogative of the party. A…
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Okorocha: Another plot to impeach Madumere ….As Assembly sacks Majority Leader
Speculations are rife that the Imo State Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere may finally get the boots following yesterday’s surprise and shocking removal of the relatively new majority leader of Imo House of Assembly. Hon Uche Oguwike who represents Ikeduru state constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC. HON. Oguwike believed to be a staunch loyalist of the deputy governor, took over the office of majority leader few months ago from Hon Lugard Osuji after the Owerri Municipal lawmaker was removed last year December following his alleged…
Read MoreEkeukwu Owerri: Court slams Imo Govt. “Stop work at market”
An Imo State High Court presided over by Justice Kemakolam A. Ojiako, has issued an order restraining the Governor from carrying out any developmental activity in Ekeukwu Owerri Market. Justice Ojiako said he gave the order upon reading through the Motion on Notice for interlocutory injunction, dated and filed February 7, 2018, the 31-paragraph affidavit deposed by the plaintiffs/applicants, the counter affidavit filed February 23, 2018, as well as the adoption of arguments by counsel on both sides. “The defendants by themselves, their servants, agents, officers and/or hirelings, are restrained…
Read MoreImo APC Ward Congress not cancelled-Nzekwe …Rochas: Opposing tenure elongation, my ordeal
For not backing the tenure elongation of the National Working Committee, NWC of the All Progressive Congress, APC led by the National Chairman, John Odigie Oyegun is the price Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha says he has to pay over his stand on the matter. The Governor had lost out to his political opponents in Imo APC called the “Allied Forces” during last Saturday’s ward congresses. Part of the statement reads “The stealing of the Sensitive materials meant for the Ward Congresses of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State…
Read MoreDon’t derail our democracy Guber aspirant counsels politicians
A front runner for the governorship ticket of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Imo state, Sir Bruno Chidiebere Oparaocha has advised politicians in the country to play the game according to the rules so that they will not derail the country’s democracy. Sir Bruno who was speaking in a chat with the press recently said politics is not a do or die affair and should be played with the spirit of sportsmanship. Sir Bruno while condemning politicians who introduce violence into the game of politics argued that such people have…
Read MoreCrack in Rochas’ Camp: Iwunze set to join Araraume
Report making rounds had it that following the crisis rocking the Imo State chapter of the All Progressive Congress ,APC, some loyalists of the state governor, Rochas Anayo Okorocha are on the verge of joining the political camp of the governor’s arch rival, Sen. Ifeanyi Araraume. It is gathered that the experiences of the last Saturday’s ward congress of the party in the state has thrown some of the Okorocha’s men off balance as a good number of them especially aspirants are making underground efforts to cross borders. According to…
Read More2019 guber: Okey Ezeh consults with Nkwerre APGA
It was an exciting moment in Nkwerre LGA of Imo State on Wednesday when an APGA front line governorship aspirant, Mr. OkeyEzeh, visited the area to consult with the party leadership and seek their support for his vision to reinvent Imo State. The overwhelming turnout of the people and their many surprises, especially their various musical displays, added glamour to the event. In his address, the Nkwerre LGA Chairman of the party, Hon. Ben Emenike, thanked Mr. OkeyEzeh for being a trusted, reliable and steadfast party man whose benevolence to…
Read MoreNeed for Imo govt to re-open Douglas Road
Douglas road in Owerri, the Imo state capital is strategically located, and also the commercial nerve center of the state. The nerve centre of an organization or place is where its activities are controlled as well as where bulk of revenue is generated. All over the world, nerve centers exist from where the prosperity of a state or nation is determined. The constituents of these commercial centers may include banks, corporate offices, markets, parks etc. Economic activities around most nerve centers determine the healthy or otherwise nature of the most…
Read MoreOhaji/Egbema APC welcomes hundreds of PDP decampees
In a well-attended leadership meeting of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) in Ohaji/Egbema today, not fewer than 500 staunch members of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) were warmly received by the leaders of the APC in Ohaji/Egbema under the able chairmanship of Rev. Sympathy Emmanuel Ebomuche. The meeting which took place at the Amafor residence of one of the most tactical politicians in Imo State, Chief Goddy Esom Obodo, Who happens to be one of the arrow heads championing the re-election of the APC in Imo State had in attendance people…
Read MoreAPC conducts successful congress in Owerri Municipal
The APC Congress in Owerri Municipal Council was held in the 11 Wards hitch free as party members turned out in their great number. At Uzii Primary School, Mbaise Road, a leader of APC in Azuzi Ward IV, Surv. Ferd Anoruo (KSJI, MIMIS) said it is a wonderful congress for APC is intact in the Ward an there is no division in the party saying that Owerri Municipal Council is APC compliant. He stated that the congress was held in a peaceful atmosphere, there was no problem, it went on…
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