Imo State Government

Imo Govt Slashes Revised Budget From ₦140bn To ₦89bn

July 16, 2020 7:27 am

In a fresh development, the Imo state government has finalised on the state’s budget review thereby arriving at the decision to slash the state’s budget from ₦140bn to a considerable ₦89bn.

Imo State, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba who made the announcement yesterday at the Sam Mbakwe Executive Council Chambers, Government Hous told newsmen that on the directives of the State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, the council had decided to trim the state budget to align with the economic discrepancies which the state is going through.

He said that the Federal Allocation and the State Internally Generated Revenue

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Vivian Ottih: ‘Be Warned’ – YCN, IPC Warn Uzodinma Over Suspension Of Journalist

May 20, 2020 5:32 am

The Young Citizens of Nigeria (YCN) has asked Imo State Government to reverse the indefinite suspension of a journalist, Vivian Ottih.

This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by its Director of Media, Augustine Nwaobi.

Ottih, also a lawyer, is a Senior Editor with Imo Broadcasting Corporation-owned Orient FM in Owerri, the state capital.

YCN advised the Governor Hope Uzodinma and his administration to “thread cautiously on issues of public importance”.

They condemned the suspension of Ottih, the Chairperson of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), over the request for payment of three months’ salary on Facebook.

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Uzodinma Denies Paying Herdsmen N8m For Missing Cows

Uzodinma Denies Paying Herdsmen ₦8m For Missing Cows

May 15, 2020 8:52 am

Accuses PDP as sponsors of fake news

Imo State Government Thursday denied paying ₦8million to herdsmen, who allegedly lost their cows at Ezinihitte Mbaise describing the report making round on social media as fake news orchestrated by the opposition.

In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Hope Uzodinma, Oguwike Nwachuku disclosed that in the said fake news, “the criminals also purportedly wrote that the Governor met with the leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) at the Government House, Owerri.”