Browsing: Governor Okezie Ikpeazu

A statement signed by Ikonne and issued to newsmen on Monday in Abuja, stated that rehabilitation of the roads would alleviate the sufferings of Aba residents

Ikpeazu called on them to pray and sacrifice for the peace and unity of the country

Abia State turned 25 on Saturday

Now is the time to pull those expertise, resources and passion together for the good of our state. I make this call solemnly in the belief that all will hear and heed my call

Okoro made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Umuahia on Friday

Hints from reliable sources revealed that all the illegal task forces operating in Aba are coordinated for Obewu by one tout called Power or Show Bobo

Also, the Governor has directed a Special Task Force made up of government officials and men of the Nigerian Police to arrest members of any illegal task force, fake revenue agents and touts extorting money from motorists at railway crossing, along Factory Road and other locations at the commercial city of Aba

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had pronounced Ikpeazu sacked

A statement issued on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Enyinnaya Appolos, said Iwuanyanwu, the State born former presidential aspirant and respected Igbo leader, spoke during a visit to Governor Ikpeazu at the Government House, Umuahia on Tuesday

Ikpeazu noted that the development of Igboland is a duty every Igbo son and daughter must be part of, stressing that all hands must be deck to ensure a holistic development of the South East region

Rising from a stakeholders meeting of the Zone in Ohafia, the Abia North PDP in a statement jointly signed by over 130 leaders of the party in the zone, dissociated themselves from Ogah, who hails from the zone, stressing that he wants to throw Abia State into a state of anarchy

The state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, who received the team and another team from the Federal Ministry of Works, Abuja, that accompanied the AfDB team to the Government House, Umuahia, said Abia State cannot wait to see the commencement of the reconstruction of some major roads in Aba, especially Port Harcourt Road and Ikot Ekpene Road, among others

Following the issuance of the Certificate of Return as affirmation of one duly elected, attempt was made to swear-in Ogah as governor of the state

The ruling was on the matter filed by Friday Nwosu against Ikpeazu; Uche Ogah; the Peoples Democratic Party; and the Independent National Electoral Commission on alleged forgery of tax documents by the Governor

Was Okezie Ikpeazu on trial before Justice Okon Abang on charges of forgery and tax evasion? Who was the Investigating Police Officer? Who were the witnesses? Who examined, cross-examined or reexamined them? Where is the proof of evidence? How does a judge, in chambers, come to the conclusion that a citizen is guilty of heinous crimes, simply by scrutinizing documents the citizen didn’t make even if the judge happened to be armed with the biggest pair of magnifying lenses ever made?

The Governor spoke when he received members of the Abia State Executive Council who paid him a solidarity visit in the Government House, Umuahia, over the Federal High Court judgment against him

The news had filtered out that Uzokwe had gone into hiding last week in order to avoid swearing-in Samson Uchechukwu Ogah as the Governor of Abia State

Indeed, God gave Ekiti governor a second chance after his disastrous first time. Fayose was forced to abruptly leave the governorship seat and the country after he was impeached

Ikpeazu in a statement he personally signed on Thursday, urged the people of the State to remain calm

Justice Abang had on Monday ruled that Ikpeazu should vacate his seat immediately for Samson Ogah against whom he stood for the primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party in December 2014