Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has come under heavy criticism over the strangulation of economic activities, forceful closure of business premises, proscription of movement and wanton harassment of Owerri residents since this week. In a chat with journalists in Owerri on Tuesday, a front line governorship aspirant in the state on the platform of APGA, Mr. Okey Ezeh bemoaned the action of the Governor, saying that the continued neglect of the wishes and feelings of the people by the Governor portends serious danger for the state, and cautioned the…
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Ihedioha should be allowed to rule Imo – Ozuome
Chief Okafor Izuogu, (Ozuome Izuogu) has posited that Rt. Hon Ihedioha, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship aspirant should be supported and voted for in 2019. He says that by God’s grace, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha as the executive governor of Imo State will be most beneficial to the people of the state as he has an unflinching faith in the theory and practice of human capital development in the belief that the mother of all empowerments is the enhancement of the skills acquisition and vocational training of young people…
Read MoreEx-Imo Speaker, Nwagwu, declares for Senate
After months of mounting pressure from All Progressive Congress (APC) stalwarts in Owerri geo-political zone as well as from non-party elders in the zone, friends and associates, the former speaker of Imo state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Bar) Kelechi Kennedy Nwagwu, has formally declared that he will be vying for the Imo East Senatorial seat under the APC platform. The former speaker explained that after wide consultations and in deference to the persistent clamour from well meaning people in Owerri zone, he has resolved to contest for the Owerri…
Read MoreAGA vows to win Imo LG elections, come July
The newly formed Imo State chapter of the All Grassroots Alliance (AGA) has inaugurated its local government area executive officers with the aim of sweeping the forthcoming local government council elections in the state proposed to be conducted by the Imo State Independence Electorate Commission (ISIEC) on July, 2018. During the inauguration of the LGA officers in Orlu Zone at Orlu over the weekend, the state chairman of the All Grassroots Alliance (AGA), Dr. Jude Anyanwu revealed that they have covered the 27 local government areas in the state with…
Read MoreUwajumuogu emerges APC Congress Com’tte Scribe …Okorocha furious, calls Oyegun
The battle for the soul of the All Progressive Congress, APC in Imo State appears to be tilting for now in favour of “opposition forces” in the State chapter of the party. Governor Rochas Okorocha is up in battle against some political forces in Imo APC who are strongly kicking against his plans to install his son in law and Chief of Staff, Uche Nwosu as his successor. This newspaper had reported this week that Governor Okorocha, a serial governorship aspirant, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume and APC National Organizing Secretary, Osita…
Read MoreImo Assembly: Isu leaders drum support for Uzoma
Ahead of the 2019 polls, no fewer than fifteen (15) organized youths and socio-cultural unions in Isu Local Government Area have drummed support for Ambassador Oluchi Uzoma for Isu State Constituency seat in the Imo State House of Assembly, IMHA. Ambassador Uzoma is seeking the people’s mandate under the All Progressives Congress, APC, and has an edge over others judging from realities on ground, report says. Information reaching newsmen revealed that opinion leaders and king makers in the area have concluded talks at caucus levels at home and in the…
Read MoreAGA Party appoints Ugorji National Vice Chair
All Grassroots Alliance, AGA, has appointed Dr. Edmund Ugorji as the national vice chairman of the party for the South East and South-South Zone. Speaking, Tuesday in Owerri, the National Chairman of AGA Dr. Olukayode Oshiariyo represented by the zonal Secretary for South East, Hon. Paul Ngwoke charged members and officers of the party to work hard in order to sell the programmes of the party as contained in its manifesto to the public. Dr. Olukayode also urged them to de-emphasize money politics which he said could destroy the system…
Read MoreOwerri vows never to support Nwosu
The entire true citizens of the Owerri Federal Constituency have vowed never to support Chief Uche Nwosu guber bid since he is non indigene of their constituency even as they noted that his so called endorsement by a village in the area created by the Rescue Mission government led by Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha was intentionally done in order to politically rob them their mandate. According to Hon. Teddy Ukaegbu a spokesperson of the Real Citizens Association of Owerri in a press chat with media men at Owerri, the problem…
Read MoreOkey Eze, APGA’S guber hopeful, unveils roadmap ….Says: I’ll run Imo without federal allocations
Frontline governorship hopeful of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA in Imo State, Mr. Okey Eze has said that it will take only a technocrat like himself to get Imo State off the woods and turn its economic fortunes around. He made this assertion last Monday April 8, 2018 at an interactive session which held at Jesus Arena Halls, Owerri entitled First Owerri Zone Town Hall meeting/luncheon. The Theme of the meeting which was facilitated by the “Okey Theodore Eze Foundation” was “Imo-without FAAC Allocation the feasibility” In his speech…
Read MoreUnachukwu sues for peace amongst PDP aspirants
The Owerri Zonal chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sir Bon Unachukwu has called for peace and unity of purpose among all the party faithful in the state. Sir Unachukwu who was speaking against the backdrop of the altercation among some party faithful observed that nothing can be achieved in an atmosphere of bitterness and rancour. The zonal party Chieftain appealed for total peace and show of love amongst all aspirants, reminding them that they all belonged to one family. Sir Unachukwu deplored the media war between two governorship…
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