As a fallout of the recent Owerri APC zonal summit at Nwaorieubi, Mbaitoli LGA Council headquarters, which recorded low turn out of the party’s executives in the 12 INEC wards in the LGA, Chairman of APC in Ifakala ward,Mr.Moses Ewurum,has appealed for all-inclusive participation of people in the on-going campaign for the reelection of Gov. Hope Uzodimma, especially the grassroot leaders of the party, come, November, 11,2023. Speaking with newsmen shortly after the meeting of the wards and LGA executives of the party with the State Working Committee,SWC, of the…
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Imo Govt Hostile To Investors, Says Achonu
The Imo State Labour Party standard bearer, Senator Athan Achonu has disclosed that the reason investors are not coming to Imo State results from the hostility of the government. He made the disclosure last weekend at his MCC-Uratta Road, campaign office in a media parley with Imo journalists. He took a swipe on the government insisting that their actions have been scary and frustrating to would be investors, reason the unemployment rate in the state has kept soaring. He lamented that even investors from the state locating their businesses elsewhere…
Read MoreUzodinma/Ekomaru Ticket: Mbaitoli APC Chieftain Reiterates Support
Ahead of the awaited November, 11Governorship Election in Imo state,an All Progressive Congress, APC chieftain, and former Transition Committee chairman of Mbaitoli LGA of the state, Dr. Pat Nna, has lauded the Governor, Sen.Hope Uzodinma on the recent occasion of unveailing of Mrs.Chinyere Ekomaru as running mate in the election. Speaking in an interactive session with newsmen in his country-home,Okwu-Ogbaku in Mbaitoli LGA on Saturday, August,11,2023,Dr.Nna, said that the selection of the deputy governor-designate from Umunoha Community in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo state is an indication of renewed hope for…
Read MoreImo Guber: Mbaitoli Council Boss Rallies Grassroots Campaign For Uzodimma’s Reelection
…Receives Accord Party decampees to APC Ahead of the November, 11,2023 Governorship Election in Imo state, the Sole Administrator of Mbaitoli Local Government Area in the state,Chief Hamilton Chinasa Opara (JP),has intensified efforts aimed at ensuring that the APC Governorship candidate,Sen.Hope Uzodimma wins an all-round victory in Mbaitoli LGA, using the campaign-platform’Mbaitoli For Hope-11:11′ as springboard. Addressing a meeting of political leaders and stakeholders from across political party-divide in his country-home at Achi-Mbieri,on Sunday, August,13,2023, Chief Opara, said that Mbaitoli LGA reputed as’ most populous’ in Imo state and Nigeria…
Read More2023 Governorship: APGA Will Provide Steady Electricity With Imo Gas, Raise IGR -Ejiogu
…Insists: Power, Crucial To Industrialization The standard bearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, for the scheduled November 11 governorship election in Imo State, Hon Tony Ejiogu says steady electricity supply remains crucial to industrialization as well as job creation and boosting the internally generated revenue (IGR) of the state. Ejiogu who made the assertion recently in an interview, hinted that he placed much premium on the germane issue of electricity generation because of its nexus with industrialisation, job creation and economic growth; the reason he said, prompted him…
Read MoreImo Govt Felicitates Eze Akujobi On ‘Ita Oka’ Awaka Festival
The good people of Awaka Autonomous Community in Owerri North LGA, trooped out enmass in their colourful attires last Saturday to mark this year’s “Ita Oka” Awaka cultural festival. The cultural festival showcasing the rich tradition of the people was presided over by HRM Eze Akujobi David Osuagwu, the Ezikoche II of Awaka Ancient Kingdom, while several other Traditional rulers also came to play their solidarity to him. Traditional Chieftaincy titles were conferred on the crown prince, Obinna Onyekachi Davids Osuagwu, Chief Prof. Alexander D. Wozuzu Acholonu, Chief Mr &…
Read MoreImo LP Guber: Appeal Court Rules Against Apapa Group Over Lack Of Locus Standi, Asks Parties To Maintain Statusquo
It was another devastating blow for the Lamidi Apapa led dissident group as the Court of Appeal Owerri, sitting in Abuja today, Thursday August 24, 2023 dismissed the appeal filed by one Mr Basil Maduka, who is contending for the Labour Party governorship candidacy for Imo state. The court further held that the appeal by the Labour Party was not necessary as the decision of the trial court was in its favour and that mere comments of the trial judge in the matter was NOT A JUDGEMENT and should be…
Read MoreSuspected Counter Coup: Niger Military Leader May Have Fled As Soldiers Stage Another Coup
…Protest Unpaid Salaries The situation in Niger may be taking a dramatic turn as emerging reports tend to indicate that mutiny was underway at the presidential palace in Niamey. As at the time of filing this report the Niger Coup Leader Gen.Abdourahmane Tchiani was said to have fled the Palace. Reports are pointing to the President guards protesting over unpaid salaries. A delegation of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, said to be led by former Nigerian Military Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, was…
Read MoreAlleged Order To Pay-In N91m: Imo 27 LGAs Killed, Cold Than Grave Yard, No Actions, Laments Samdaddy
…Calls for votes for PDP …Says: Imo debt, highest in Nigeria The Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party,PDP in Imo State, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu(Samdaddy) has described the 27 LGAs in the state as existing in shadow and being quite cold than the grave yard as result of no activities in them. The PDP Guber hopeful added that the situation has become much terrible with the latest Gov.Uzodinma’s alleged directive to each LGA to give “kick-back”of over N91 million to him at the end of every month. Anyanwu…
Read MoreNew Hope For Nov 11: Imo In Reverse Gear, Nmezi, ADP Boss Declares
…Flays underdevelopment, Insecurity …Presents Nwoga for guber Imo state African Development Party,ADP Boss,Dr Uzor Nmezi has described the state as moving in a reverse gear and losing out the gains of yester years especially in the areas of peace, security and human capital development.Nmezi is of the view that despite the hues,cries,praise singing and adulation of the incumbent Governor, Hope Uzodinma,there is practically nothing to write home about the so called Shared Prosperity government. The Imo ADP Boss also lamented that the state is sinking and sliding into abyss and…
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