Imo APC Moves to Expel Okorocha
The 9-man disciplinary committee of the Imo State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC has recommended the expulsion of the state governor, Rochas Okorocha, for his anti-party engagements. In a letter signed by the committee chairman Matthew Omeghara and secretary Kevin Ugwu, the committee revealed that the Imo State governor could not appear before…
Okorocha Sacks Son-In-Law, SSG, 11 others
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has, in a dramatic way terminated the appointments of 13 members of his cabinet including his Son-In-Law, Uche Nwosu, his Chief of Staff, whom he has been positioning to succeed him in office. Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Sam Onwuemeodo, in a statement issued in Owerri, the state…
PDP Supporters Protest in Owerri
Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, protesting the outcome of the governorship election in Imo State, went on the rampage in Owerri, the state capital on Monday. PDP supporters, who displayed placards demanding that Governor Rochas Okorocha should vacate Government House for their candidate, Emeka Ihedioha, stopped and harassed motorists on Okigwe Road. The…
Voters Detained in Imo
An unknown number of voters were detained in an emergency cell in Ogboko, hometown of Governor Rochas Okorocha in Ideato South Local Government Area of the state as elections proceeded on Saturday. Voting went on normally in the area but Okorocha complained that “they have arrested innocent citizens who have registered here for frivolous allegations.”…
‘Boko Haram has been commercialised in Nigeria’ – Rochas Okorocha
Rochas Okorocha, governor, Imo State, has said that the current insecurity challenge in Nigeria can be tackled if the government engages community leaders and the people in the affected areas. He stated this yesterday in Owerri while receiving journalists who had come to Imo State for the annual Nigeria Media Merit Awards, NMMA. He urged…
Martin Agbaso Returns to PDP
Acclaimed strong man of Imo politics, Martin Agbaso, on whose back the current governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha rode to power in 2011 on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has dumped the party for his former party, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Agbaso, who formally rejoined the PDP, at…
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