A resident of the community, Nnaemeka Emenyonu, told NAN in Owerri, the Imo State capital, that the tree fell on the affected persons around 8pm
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The governor told newsmen at the Government House, Owerri, that the accident occurred when a flat boot Mercedes Benz 200 ran into his convoy and had a head-on coalition. He sustained a minor cut on his scalp
A Federal High Court sitting in Owerri, the Imo State capital, had earlier in the day cleared the way for the investigation and eventual impeachment of Agbaso over the bribe allegation
A good example of a “belletician” in Imo State is Sir Jude Agbaso, the deputy governor of the state. Last week, the media went wild with stories of impending impeachment of Agbaso over allegations that he received bribe monies totaling N458 million from a construction company. Twenty-five out of 27 members of the Imo State House of Assembly have voted for his impeachment. I must commend the Imo House for this move. The Nigerian Constitution specifies that high government officials may be impeached for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanours
Agbaso’s counsel, Patrick Ikwueto, SAN, had sought the order of the court to stop the Imo State House of Assembly from proceeding with the impeachment process against Agbaso
Agbaso is in court to contest the move by the state House of Assembly to impeach and remove him from office
The House, in a statement by the Chairman of the Committee on Information, Hon. Acho Ihim, said the probe of Agbaso began after it was discovered that a road contract being handled by J-Pros International Limited was abandoned by the contractor because the deputy governor, who is also the Commissioner for Works, collected N458 million out of the mobilization fee paid for the contract