The Special Adviser to Governor Rochas Okorocha on Mobilization, Prince Chinedu Nwadike has stated that people should nation from hate speech which is he said is very destructive to a political system. Nwadike disclosed that his responsibility is to sensitize they to ensure that Imolites do not engage in hate speech. Prince Nwadike said that with his position, he has been able to inform the masses to take advantage of the free education programme of the Imo State Government in sending their children and wards to school as no child…
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Imo 2019: We’ll end dependence on oil revenues – Okey Ezeh
Frontline governorship aspirant in Imo State, Mr. OkeyEzeh, has said one of his top priorities is to usher in an economically resurgent state that will no longer be dependent on federal allocations. The ex-banker who is gunning for the coveted seat on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, revealed that presently, 77% of Imo resources are accruable from federal allocations, even as he regretted the vulnerability of Imo State in view of the advancements in technology which have made crude oil increasingly obsolete. Addressing his teeming supporters…
Read MoreNneji concludes LGA tours in grand style
Top contender for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, against the 2019 general elections. Mr. Frank Nneji has concluded his tour of the 27 LGAs of the state in grand style with the ceremony marking its conclusion turning out to be harvest of activities as several party leaders and aspirants under the platform of APGA graced the event. Speaking during the ceremony marking the conclusion of the state tours last Saturday at Enyiogugu, the Aboh Mbaise born governorship hopeful and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Associated…
Read MoreAPC Convention: Okorocha’s bid to disqualify Izunaso fails, again
The protracted battle between Imo State governor,Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha’s “Agburu”camp and the Imo Coalition, alias Allied Forces is now being fought in Abuja ahead of the party’s national convention,this weekend. Reports indicates that Gov Okorocha has failed again in his spirited attempt to disqualify Sen. Osita Izunaso from running for the office of national organizing secretary of the party. The governor who is the chairman sub-committee on appeal,according to party sources allegedly tried to leverage this position to disqualify the man whose camp accused of being responsible for the…
Read MoreNeed for 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 MoreFrank Nneji: The task of revitalizing Imo economy
By all known indexes available, the economy of Imo state is presently in coma if not completely dead and the state is no longer viable.* This obvious fact is evident in three shocking and unplatable economic reports which show that the state is deeply going insolvent on daily basis instead of getting strong economically. First, few months ago National Bureau of Statistics tagged Imo state’s internal and external debt profile at #103 billion and $60.4 million respectively. The internal debt does not include the ones inccured as results of damages…
Read MoreImo suffers total regression – Okey Ezeh
There is consensus across board that Imo State needs to urgently part company with poor leadership. The state, it has dawned on many, has performed below average in almost every sector, and the status quo, which is now intolerable, must be changed. One mistake which nobody seems ready to make again is to toe the path of easy, lazy and hasty endorsement of aspirants driven conjointly by primordial and pecuniary considerations. The people have become painstaking, thorough and meticulous in assessing public office seekers in the state; they now ask…
Read MoreDoris Akubuo floats NGO for rural development
The good people of Isu Njaba, Nwangele, Nkwerre Federal Constituency of Imo State, is blessed to have this great woman of substance, in the person of Hon Bar Doris Akubuo a reputed grassroot mobilizer, a legal luminary, notable women leader and a wonderful philanthropist in their midst. Her vision towards the betterment of the lots of her constituents, led to her formation of her foundation known as Bar Doris Shelter foundation. Hon. Bar Doris Akubuo in a chat with Nigeria Newspoint, maintained that her aim of setting up her foundation…
Read More2019 Ideato Federal Constituency: Ukabam Joins APGA amidst jubilation
As the people of Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency long for inclusive and people-oriented representation, Barr. Sunny Chuks Ukabam has joined All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to offer the desired legislation. Speaking during the formal entry into APGA which took place at Ndiakeme Uno in Arondizogu, Ideato North LGA, last Friday , Barr. Sunny Ukabam who left his former party, All Progressives Congress (APC), said that he joined APGA because the party’s constitution is in tandem with his vision for his people, adding that it is time to identify with…
Read MoreImo govt rally: Anger over plan to force workers to participate
Angry reactions have continued to trail the alleged plot of the state government to compel civil servants in the state to participate in a mega rally allegedly being organized in support of Ugwumba Uche Nwosu’s guber ambition. The government Nigeria Newspoint learnt is planning what it calls mother of all rallies for Thursday this week ostensibly to show that the people of the state are still in support of Gov Rochas Okorocha’s succession plan. However, several Imolites individually and collectively have being condemning the alleged plot describing it as unacceptable…
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