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Why Many Nigerians Are Angry With Federal Govt – Okorocha

Why Many Nigerians Are Angry With Federal Govt – Okorocha

May 12, 2021 6:39 am

Former Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has said over 75% of Nigerian citizens are angry at the turn of events in the country.

Okorocha stated this in Abuja when he hosted the Ona of Abaji and dozens of other Muslim faithful, including the physically challenged, to break Ramadan fast on Monday evening.

He said that nothing useful can come out of a country with so much bitterness and anger.

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‘You can’t solve a problem unless you know the causative factor.

‘The cause of our Nigerian problem lies in …

Hope Uzodinma Probes Okorocha, Ohakim And Ihedioha

January 16, 2020 3:25 pm

The newly-inaugurated governor of Imo state, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has ordered an investigation into the administrations of three former governors of the state.

They are Ikedi Ohakim, Rochas Okorocha and and his immediate-predecessor, Emeka Ihedioha. Uzodinma gave the order in his inaugural speech immediately he was sworn-in.

He also ordered the Accountant General of the state to forward to him within four days from Wednesday, a comprehensive financial status of the state from May 29, 2010, till date.

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He also ordered all Permanent Secretaries of all the ministries …

Imo : How Okorocha Reacted To Uzodinma’s Victory

January 15, 2020 4:15 am
Former Imo Gov. Rochas Okorocha has felicitated Sen. Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the Supreme Court ruling declaring him the winner of the 2019 governorship election in the State.

NAN  reports that the Supreme Court nullified election of Emeka Ihedioha of the PDP as the governor of the state and declared Uzodinma winner of the governorship election held in Imo.

It ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to withdraw the certificate of return from former Governor Emeka Ihedioha and issue Uzodinma with certificate of return as governor of the state.

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Ihedioha Vs Okorocha: Reaction Trails Sack Of LG Chairmen

January 12, 2020 7:59 am
Accord, one of Nigeria’s registered political parties, has thrown its weight behind the decision of Governor Emeka Ihedioha to suspend officials of the Local Governments in Imo State, describing their election as unconstitutional.

The Party also wants perpetrators of the January 6, 2020, invasion of the twenty seven local government areas in the state prosecuted.

In a statement on Sunday by the party chairman, Elder ThankGod Ibe, Accord condemned the invasion of Council Headquarters by the suspended Local Government Chairmen, other officials and ex-appointees of the Rochas Okorocha administration.

It said: “We have taken time to study and review the

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Okorocha Urges FG To Take Advantage Of Entertainment Industry

Okorocha, Araraume Join Forces Against Ihedioha

January 5, 2020 6:33 am

Immediate past governor of Imo State and the Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and his erstwhile political foe, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, ex-governorship candidate of the All Progressives  Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2019 gubernatorial election, have formed a new political alliance as a counter force against the incumbent governor, Chief Emeka Ihedioha.

This was just as different committees were set up while Okorocha announced that about N20 million would be set aside for mobilization and meetings at community levels by the various committees.

The new political alliance between the two was forged at the meeting hosted …

No Gov Has Done One-Tenth Of What I Did In Imo – Okorocha

December 31, 2019 7:48 am
Rochas Okorocha, Imo West Senator, has described himself as the most highly misunderstood person in Nigeria, saying that no governor, past or present in Imo State has been able to beat his record of achievements.

Okorocha, who was the immediate past governor of Imo State, anchored his claim on the feedback he gets from people who define him differently.

The lawmaker spoke on Channels Television programme, Newsnight.

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Okorocha insisted that no governor past or present has been able to do one-tenth of the projects he embarked on during his tenure.

He

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Corruption Index: Ihedioha Must Apologise To Okorocha

December 9, 2019 10:44 am

A group, Association of Imo Patriots, has called on the Governor of Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha to apologise to the immediate past governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha following the recently released Second Corruption Survey in Nigeria by the National Bureau of Statistics, which ranked Imo as the least corrupt of the 36 States.

In a statement issued on Monday by the Spokesman of the group, Emma Ezekwe, said that the report was especially timely, considering the enormous resources being wasted by Ihedioha in his bid to malign his predecessor.

He stated: “We have received with delight the recently released …

Okorocha: Igbo Presidency Not Realistic Without North

December 8, 2019 3:07 am
  • Ethnicity, religion shouldn’t be factors in politics
  • Recommends structural redesign to save APC

 

A former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha saturday said that Igbo presidency was not possible without support of the north, saying Igbo alone could not make themselves the President of Nigeria in 2023.

Okorocha, currently representing Imo West Senatorial District, however warned that ethnicity and religion should not be a factor in politics in the country, noting that poverty “does not know any religion or ethnicity.”

He made the remarks at a session with journalists yesterday in Abuja, where he expressed concern about the …

Hospital Linked To Okorocha Forfeited To Federal Govt

December 7, 2019 2:49 am

Okorocha forfeits state-of-the art hospital to Federal Government

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC secured another victory Friday in its campaign against grand corruption in public service as Justice T.G Ringin of a Federal High Court sitting in Owerri, ordered the final forfeiture of a hospital linked to former governor Rochas Okorocha.

Dews of Hope Hospital, located in the heart of Imo capital of Owerri Dews of Hope Hospital is a N1.5 Billion state-of-the-art 200-bed hospital, whose ownership was denied by a former aide to Okorocha.
The forfeiture came a day after the commission secured the conviction and sentencing …

Okorocha: Ihedioha Gathered PDP Chieftains To Abuse Me

December 3, 2019 9:31 am

The immediate past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has said his successor, Emeka Ihedioha, assembled the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel; former ministers of Aviation, Osita Chidoka and Fani Kayode; and other chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party in Owerri on Saturday during the 40th Ahiajoku lecture to abuse him.

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Okorocha, in a statement by his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo, described the event as a gathering of the PDP members.

The statement said “Chief Emeka Ihedioha is governing Imo State with a stolen mandate. Since then, …

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How Okorocha Planned To Privatise Imo – Mbakwe,

November 22, 2019 9:07 am
The loss of former Governor Okorocha’s son in law, Uche Nwosu at the 2019 gubernatorial election in Imo State and the victory of Governor Emeka Ihedioha  are seen as redemption and freedom by many in the state. In this interview, the Imo PDP Woman leader, Chief Mrs. Maria Mbakwe highlights the many sins of former Governor and how he planned to privatize and run Imo as his family business. She spoke on various issues.

 

How did you climb to your present position as leader of PDP women in Imo?

I started during Achike Udenwa’s administration in 2004, …

Court Of Appeal Affirms Okorocha’s Victory

November 7, 2019 5:11 pm

A Court of Appeal Court sitting in Owerri on Thursday upheld the election of Owelle Rochas Okorocha of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as senator representing Imo West Senatorial District.

The Chairman of the panel, Justice R.A. Ada, said that the appeals by Senators Osita Izunaso of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Jones Onyereri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Okorocha lacked merit.

Ada however, reaffirmed the judgement of the State and National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal which upheld Okorocha’s election, adding that it was in order.

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