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After watching Imo State Governor, His Excellency, Chief Rochas Okorocha, in an interview with the popular Lagos-based Channels Television on Monday, May 28 from my place in London, I felt I should share some thoughts with people back home. But alas, of the six people I called, including politicians and my colleagues in the pen trade, only one acknowledged to have watched the program. The excuse ranged from “no light “to the normal “I have been very busy”. One fellow responded that he has since stopped listening to Governor Okorocha.…

The intrigues surrounding the conduct of the Congresses of the All Progressive Congress, APC in Imo State are getting more interesting with the faction alleged to be backed by the governor of Imo State, Rochas Anayo Okorocha, going to courts to seek judicial remedy. Divergent claims have dogged the State APC Congress to elect new party executives at Ward, LGA and State levels in Imo. A tinge of drama had characterized the whole exercise with Okorocha and followers dazed by the superior stratagem adopted by the opposing group of the…

In recent time, issues ofmarginalization, political balancing, fairness, equity and justice has occupied the center stage of political discourse in Imo state ahead of 2019 general election. The strongestprotests against marginalization in Imo today is coming from fair minded individuals who believe that Okigwe and Orlu Zones have dominated the governorship position in the state and argue therefore, that Owerri Zone should produce the next governor in the next election. Since Imo is built on the tripod of Owerri, Okigwe & Orlu Zones. Beside the topical issue of marginalization in…

It was a former United States President , Abraham Lincoln who posited that : ” Democracy is government of the people by the people and for the people ” . In the spirit of Democracy Day , a Frontline governorship aspirant in Imo State under Mass Action Joint Alliance Party , Chief (Barr) Aloysius Osundu Osuji celebrates with ndi Imo and the nation the commemoration of this auspicious day ; a landmark event which heralds the return of duly elected government in the country in 1999. According to him, with…

One of the leading governorship aspirants under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Imo State Hon. Uche Onyeagucha has heartily felicitated with the entire good people of Nigeria, particularly the people of state on the occasion to mark Nigeria’s uninterrupted democracy day celebration. Hon. Onyeagucha in a release availed Nigeria Newspoint stated the day provides another opportunity to reflect on the journey to the democratization and also to celebrate the 19th consecutive years of uninterrupted democratic governance in post military history. He explained that one of…

It is an indisputable fact that Sen. Ifeanyi Ararume’s last minute political mutiny enhanced the second straight victory Gov. Rochas Okorocha recorded over the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Imo State. After defeating Chief Ikedi Ohakim, who re-contested the governorship under the platform of the PDP, the rescue mission governor in 2015 also defeated Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, who was nominated as the PDP governorship candidate during the 2015 governorship election in Imo. After a rancorous governorship primary election that produced Ihedioha, the former Deputy Speaker of Federal House of Representatives, Sen.…

In recent time, issues ofmarginalization, political balancing, fairness, equity and justice has occupied the center stage of political discourse in Imo state ahead of 2019 general election. The strongestprotests against marginalization in Imo today is coming from fair minded individuals who believe that Okigwe and Orlu Zones have dominated the governorship position in the state and argue therefore, that Owerri Zone should produce the next governor in the next election. Since Imo is built on the tripod of Owerri, Okigwe & Orlu Zones. Beside the topical issue of marginalization in…

There is a common saying that the Judiciary is the last hope of the common man. It is equally a known fact that the Judiciary is the third Estate of the Realm in the establishment. Matter-of-fact is that one of the cardinal tenets of the principles of Democracy is the essence of upholding the independence of the-Judiciary as a vital safeguard to enable the Judiciary as a vital arm of Government to discharge its duties of Justice dispensation in every fairness to both the individuals and institutions without fear or…

Two Nigerian states have been identified with profound excellence in academic performances. Despite the dwindling state of education in Nigeria, the citizens from these States have maintained an unshakable faith in the use of educational advantages to effect positive social provisions that are paramount for a sustainable and all-round developmental blueprint. These two states are Imo and Etiki, all from the Southern part of Nigeria. Before now, there was a huge fallacious and ungrounded conclusion that the Nigerians from the South West have the highest number of most educated citizens…