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Ihedioha calls for peace between NAF, communities over land

August 18, 2019 11:12 am

Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of Imo has called for peace between the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and its host communities over a land dispute, according to Mr Chibuike Onyeukwu, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, in a statement.

In the statement issued in Owerri on Saturday, Ihedioha noted that the dispute between Obube and Umuowa communities in Owerri North and Ngor Okpala local government areas respectively and NAF Regiment 211 had lingered.

The governor who visited the area with the Commandant of the Regiment, Group Capt. Phillip Bindul, appealed to the communities to withdraw the case on the matter from …

Ihedioha signs three more bills into law

We are fixing Imo not after propaganda – Governor Ihedioha

July 29, 2019 10:03 am

Governor Emeka Ihedioha took over the mantle of leadership in Imo State on May 29, 2019. In this interview, he says that it is unbelievable that in Imo there is nowhere public water is running. The former Speaker of the House of Representatives also laments that bridges are built in my state without iron rods. He also says that within a few weeks on the saddle, Imo is now a preferred destination for investors.

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What have you done differently since you took the governorship of Imo State?

When I came in, I found out to my shock that there …

Tribunal set to deliver judgment on Okorocha, Izunaso case

Okorocha accuses Ihedioha of destroying his legacies

June 23, 2019 12:56 am

The immediate past Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has accused Governor Emeka Ihedioha of destroying all he built while in office.

Ihedioha has, however, faulted the allegation, saying it was incorrect and lacking in facts.

The governor’s Special Assistant, Research, Ogubundu Nwadike, said the Governor was always mindful of his actions.

In a statement, yesterday, signed by Okorocha’s Special Adviser on Media, Sam Onwuemeodo, the former governor flayed invasion of the College of Nursing and Midwifery, Ogboko in Ideato South Local Government Council of the state (Okorocha’s ancestral home) by hoodlums, who allegedly brutalised the student nurses …

Political appointments: Gov. Ihedioha expands Imo cabinet

June 20, 2019 1:39 am

Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of Imo on Wednesday made more appointments into his cabinet for the administration of the state.

The names and portfolios of the appointees are contained in statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Chibuike Onyeukwu, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Owerri.

The new appointees are Prof. Chudi Uwazurike – Special Adviser (Diaspora), Mr Jones Onyereri – Special Adviser (Political), and Mr Jeff Ojinika – Special Adviser (Inter-party).

Others are Dr Sonny Ogulewe – Senior Special Assistant (Admin), Secretary to State Governments (SSG’s) Office, Mr Richmond Osuji – Senior Special Assistant (Rural …

Imo retirees lament non-payment of over 80 months pensions

Gov. Ihedioha suspends 27 council chairmen, 604 councillors

June 18, 2019 12:03 am

Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha has approved suspension of chairmen, vice chairmen, councillors and political appointees of the 27 councils of the state. He directed the suspended elected officials to hand over government property in their possession to the Directors of Administration and General Services (DAGS) of their various councils.

In a statement yesterday signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Chibuike Onyeukwu, the governor also approved the constitution of interim management committees for the initial period of six months.

The council bosses and the 604 councillors, largely members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), were elected last year for …

Governor Emeka Ihedioha in the eye of the storm

June 2, 2019 11:30 am

By Ejimkeonye Caesar Munachiso

I have never been a fan of former Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State due to gubernatorial flamboyance and his trivialization of governance through constant exhibition of acts of superlative “iberiberism.”

The ‘do or die’ disposition with which he tried to perpetuate himself in office through his son-inlaw easily attest to the mess he made of Imo State and the need to cover it up by hook or by crook.
Thus anyone, especially those who rejected him and voted for Emeka Ihedioha would naturally expect a Hercules in Ihedioha, for the Augean stable needs thorough cleaning. …

No excuse for me not to perform as Imo governor – Ihedioha

June 1, 2019 12:01 am

Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has said his government would not relent in its resolve to deliver dividends of democracy to the people of the state.

Ihedioha stated this yesterday shortly after his official visit to the Government House, Owerri, where he inspected government facilities including the offices, conference halls and residential buildings, among others.

The Imo governor said that despite the deplorable state of facilitates he inherited from the immediate past governor, Rochas Okorocha, he would not give excuses for not performing as governor.

He also accused …

Enemies of Imo, fighting Ihedioha will fail – PDP chieftain

May 11, 2019 2:33 pm

Engr Kingsley Onwubiko, Secretary, Committee on Volunteer Support Group (VSG) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says plot to derail the inauguration of Imo Governor-elect Mr Emeka Ihedioha is an affront on the sensibility of people of the state.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some persons have gone to court to stop the inauguration of the Governor-elect.

Onwubiko told NAN in Abuja on Saturday that the plot is a grand design to scuttle the wish and joy of the people.

He chided the State Government …

INEC declares Ihedioha Imo governor-elect

March 11, 2019 9:26 pm

Former Deputy Speaker and governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Emeka Ihedioha has been declared the winner of the keenly contested Imo State governorship election by the State Returning Officer, Prof. Francis Otunta.

Ihedioha polled a total number of 273404 to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), Uche Nwosu.

The candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and All Progressives Congress (APC), Ifeanyi Araraume and Hope Uzodinma scored 114676 and 96458 votes respectively.

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