Browsing: Rochas Okorocha

Okorocha in a statement on Wednesday in Owerri, the state capital, by his media aide, Sam Omwuemeodo, said that he had no hand in Agbaso’s impeachment by the State House of Assembly in 2013.

Justice Inyang Ekwo, who granted the permission, ordered the Registrar of the Court to release the traveling passport of the former governor to him to undertake the medical trip.

Okorocha, who is on N500m bail, was arraigned before the court on May 31 this year, with a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Anyim Nyerere Chinenye and five companies on 17 counts of money laundering filed by the Economic and Finance Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Addressing a press conference at his Church on Sunday, Bakare, who had in 2019 said God told him he would succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, said he wears his zero votes with confidence

The aspirants announced their decisions in their speeches to the leadership of the party and delegates at the Eagle Square

The declaration is contained in a statement jointly signed by the aspirants, including: Ogbonaya Onu, Ben Ayade, Rochas Okorocha, Emeka Nwajiuba and Jack-Rich Tien.

Among the recommendations to the leadership of the party are those on consensus and the presidential primaries.

Okorocha had been in the detention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged N2.9 billion fraud.

The agency said the senator will be released after meeting his bail conditions as ordered by the court.

The ex-governor also denied the claim that he had briefed five Senior Advocates of Nigeria to commence legal action against the Federal Government.

The former two-term governor of Imo State was arraigned in the early hours of Monday alongside six other accused

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja gave the remand order on Monday.

Justice Inyang Ekwo, instead, ordered Okorocha, through his lawyer, Ola Olanipekun, SAN, to put the anti-graft agency on notice.

The case was assigned to Honourable Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja but attempts to arraign Senator Okorocha were twice stalled owing to the absence of the ex-governor who evaded service of processes.

Okorocha was finally arrested Tuesday evening at about 6:30 p.m. at his residence in the Maitama area of Abuja.

The Senator’s second son, Amen Okorocha, was wounded in the melee and was being attended to as at the time of filing this report.

The anti-graft agency team stormed the residence of the former governor in the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to arrest him.

The mourning was sequel to a point of order raised by Senator Rochas Okorocha representing Imo West Senatorial District.

Okorocha said that the Igbo were not Nigeria’s problem, rather they were an asset to the country since they could be found everywhere.

The matter, which was for mention on the cause list, could not proceed because of the judge’s absence.