“No motion, but announcement used to sack them” The Imo State House of Assembly has,on Tuesday, Yesterday, July 2,suspended four of its Lawmakers over an alleged plot to remove the Speaker, Rt. Hon.Chike Olemgbe. The suspended four Lawmakers are; Hons.Chidiebere Ogbunikpa, Okigwe Constituency, Samuel Otuibe, Ahiazu Mbaise Constituency, Henry Agbasonu, Ezinihitte Mbaise Constituency and Dominic Ezerioha of Oru West Constituency. The suspension of the Lawmakers did not come as a motion, rather it came through an announcement at the floor of the House by the Speaker,Rt Hon OLemgbe who revealed…
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Keyamo reveals Private jets are used for money laundering, other illegal activities
Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, claims that some private planes are used for money laundering, drug trafficking, and other criminal activities. The Ministry of Aviation in Abuja stated this on Thursday. Keyamo announced the formation of a Ministerial Taskforce Committee devoted to reducing illegal charter activities in the country’s aviation sector. The minister underlined that these illegal operations have cost the sector billions of dollars while posing substantial security risks. Keyamo pointed out that specific individuals involved in these illegal practices had obtained permits for operating non-commercial…
Read MoreMadumere Dynasty Matriarch Burial: Imo Ex-Deputy Gov Hosts Politicians, Bishops, Friends, As Mother-Marlinda Is interred, Weekend
…Uzodinma, Ihedioha, Onyewuchi, others condole Family The burial of Ugoeze Marlinda Madumere of Achi Mbieri Autonomous community in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State turned out to become a Political pilgrimage as many politicians of Imo extraction and beyond congregated on the sleeping community to pay condolence to former Deputy Governor of the state ,Eze Madumere. Among the glitterati of personalities who converged at the Lake Marlinda Country home of the former Deputy Governor were Imo state Governor, Sen Hope Uzodinma represented by his deputy, Lady Ihuoma Ekomaru,Ex-Imo Governor, Rt.Hon.Emeka Ihedioha,…
Read MoreMadumere Dynasty Matriarch Burial: Imo Ex-Deputy Gov Hosts Politicians, Bishops, Friends, As Mother-Marlinda Is interred, Weekend
…Uzodinma, Ihedioha, Onyewuchi, others condole Family. The burial of Ugoeze Marlinda Madumere of Achi Mbieri Autonomous community in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State turned out to become a Political pilgrimage as many politicians of Imo extraction and beyond congregated on the sleeping community to pay condolence to former Deputy Governor of the state ,Eze Madumere. Among the glitterati of personalities who converged at the Lake Marlinda Country home of the former Deputy Governor were Imo state Governor, Sen Hope Uzodinma represented by his deputy, Lady Ihuoma Ekomaru,Ex-Imo Governor, Rt.Hon.Emeka Ihedioha,…
Read MoreAlleged Incompetence: Imo Assembly Speaker- OLemgbe Risks Impeachment, As Plot Thickens
Indications are rife that a plot by lawmakers to impeach the Speaker of the Imo House of Assembly, Hon Chike Olemgbe for alleged incompetence and reducing the Assembly to the status of mere ‘chorus singers’, may be thickening. A source hinted Nigeria Newspoint that the impeachment may not be unconnected to what seems to be a feeling on the part of most of the lawmakers that they may have been reduced to the level where they are now seen as ‘Rubber Stamp’ for the Executive which they are constitutionally supposed…
Read MoreStop Your Blame Games, Uwadi Tells Eugene Dibiagwu
Ohaji/Egbema born ace writer and politician Comrade Kenneth Uwadi has advised the Member representing Ohaji-Egbema-Oguta-Oru West Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Engr. Eugene Dibiagwu to stop the blame game and face his responsibilities as a representative of his people, adding that his blame game has become worrisome. Uwadi wrote in his piece, titled, “Eugene Dibiagwu And His Blame Game”, “There is no doubt that the member representing Ohaji/Egbema/Oguta/Oru West Federal constituency at the National Assembly, Hon Eugene Dibiagwu performed poorly in his one year in office. His performance…
Read MoreRivers Crisis: Wike Sacked Elected LG Chairmen Under Amaechi Govt –Ugochinyere
…Says: Tenure extention, illegal, undemocratic, unconditional Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, the House of Repres entatives member from Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State, has claimed that the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike dissolved the tenures of Local Government chairmen elected under Rotimi Amaechi immediately he took over as Governor. Ugochinyere said this was in contrast to what Siminalayi Fubara did as Governor of Rivers State. The lawmaker said despite the insults Fubara received from some of the Local Government chairmen, he still allowed them…
Read MoreCholera Outbreak: Imo Assembly Urges Health Ministry To Stop Spread Of Ailment Via Media Campaign
By Williams Odunze Following the devastating effects of the outbreak of cholera disease spreading across the Nigeria, the Imo State House of Assembly,IMHA has called on the Ministry of Health to embark on serious sensitization programme through the media to caution the spread of the disease. The resolution was reached on the floor of the house following the adoption of the motion moved by the Deputy Speaker of the House and member representing Nwangele State Constituency, Rt.Hon.Amara Chyna Iwuanyanwu. Presenting the motion, the Deputy Speaker, informed that the spread of…
Read MoreOrluzurumee Youths To Politicians, Stop Heating Up Polity Over 2027 Guber Polls
…Say: Uzodinma should be encourged to deliver campaign promises to Ndi Imo The Orluzurumee Youth Assembly,OYA, the apex socio-cultural umbrella organization of youths in Orlu zone,Imo state has taken a swipe at the different groups clandestinely campaigning for some Orlu leaders who have secretly declared for the 2027 Imo State governorship election to stop heating up the polity. Among the group mentioned in the release is Orlu Political Consultative Assembly,OPOCA led by Rex Anunobi and Isu Nation Convention led by Dr Batos Nwadike OYA, in a release signed by the…
Read MoreI will run an all inclusive administration -Njaba SOLAD, Hon Anaemem
The Sole Administrator, Njaba Local Government Area, Imo State, Hon Obikaeze Alexander Anaemem has expressed his resolve to run an all inclusive administration. Hon Anaemem stated this in an interview with newsmen shortly after the Njaba Unity Thanksgiving organized in his honour held last Saturday at the Local Government Headquarters, Nnenasaa. He revealed that many people from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Labour Party, LP in the LGA have been decamping to All Progressives Congress, APC because of his emergence. He added that they have been thanking the governor,…
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