The Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has told those who ran against him in the 2019 governorship election to put the contest behind them so as to allow for a better Imo State.
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The verdict was passed during a meeting of critical stakeholders and leaders of thought, held at the Imo State Traditional Rulers Chambers, Owerri on Tuesday.
Parading the suspects at the Imo State Police Headquarters, Public Relations Officer, Orlando Ikeokwu, explained that the arrest of the suspects followed discreet investigation and hard work.
Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Friday ordered a former Governor of Imo State, Chief Rochas Okorocha, and his family not to sell or alienate any of the properties that were the subject of an interim order of the court pending the conclusion of investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The agency said Orachi River and Oguta Lake have both risen in volume following the persistent rainfall recently.
Ben Ekwueme, the Commissioner for Works, made this known during an interaction with newsmen at his office in Owerri on Wednesday.
Senator Rochas Okorocha, the immediate past Governor of Imo State, has lamented the humiliating treatment meted out to him by his party, the All Progressives Congress, in spite of his sacrifices and financial contributions.
Okorocha said this in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Sam Onwuemeodo, in Owerri on Friday.
In a three-page address read by the Chairman of the Council, Prof. Francis Dike (SAN), during a courtesy visit to the Deputy Governor of Imo State, Engr. Gerald Irona, the group accused the former Governor of leaving a legacy of Garnishee Orders and indescribable looting of the state treasury.
The Imo State Government on Thursday ordered a citizen’s arrest against Senator Rochas Okorocha, over alleged assault on a government official, Jasper Ndubuaku.
The Chairman of the council, Eze Samuel Ohiri, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday at the end of an emergency meeting of the council where the resolution was taken.
One of the reported kidnap victims in Enugu last Thursday has been found by the operatives of the anti-kidnap team of the Enugu State Police command.
He said that the Nigerian Police Force, being a reputable organisation, should not allow itself to be distracted by “such deceitful petition” which he said lacked merit.
A statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Steve Osuji, described the former Governor’s claim as unfortunate, explaining that only about N25 million was used for the monthly sanitation exercise in the state.
The governor, who made this revelation at a Stakeholders’ Interactive Meeting on Education in Owerri, the state capital, on Tuesday, said the State Government will not play politics with the future of the younger generation.
The event, which took place at the Cenotaph Arena, Concorde Boulevard, Owerri, the state capital, also witnessed the launch of a joint taskforce on security.
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.
Ihedioha made the call on Sunday in Owerri, in a goodwill message conveyed through a statement to Muslim faithful to mark the Eid-el-Kabir.
Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State has directed that civil servants in the state should start receiving their full salaries from this month (August).
Ihedioha gave the charge when the group paid him a courtesy call at Government House, Owerri.