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Election result: Wike behind APC’s positive showing in Rivers – Okocha

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 20:00:31 +0000

Some members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State have attributed the victory of the APC in the state to the effort of Governor Nyesom Wike. However, members of the APC PCC loyal to Tony Okocha, the former Chief of Staff to former Governor Rotimi Amaechi, have insisted that [...]

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2023: Okorocha Not Our Member – APC Denies Endorsing Presidential Ambition

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 20:00:06 +0000

The Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has declared that former governor of the State, Rochas Okorocha is not its member. The State chapter of the party made the remark while denying claims of endorsing Okorocha’s presidential ambition. Cajetan Duke, the State Publicity Secretary of the party, said the Imo West Senator [...]

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Wife Battery Allegation: Stop Trading On Falsehood – Governor Okorocha

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 06:34:32 +0000

The Imo State Government has reacted to reports in the social media that Governor Rochas Okorocha beat his wife, Nneoma Nkechi, to a pulp because she asked him to pay civil servants their salary arrears. Describing the report as unfounded and bare-faced lies, the Imo State Government lamented the activities of those it called “heartless [...]

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#Nigeria > South-East APC Says Governor Okorocha Didn’t Truly Campaign For Buhari, APC

Wale Adebayo — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 21:30:14 +0000

The South-East Zonal Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday said Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State did not “truly” campaign for the party and President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 general elections.The spokesman for the APC in the South East, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, said this in a statement made available to journalists in [...]

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South-East Expected Much, But President Buhari Means Well With His Appointments – Governor Okorocha | #News

Wale Adebayo — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 19:30:44 +0000

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha on Monday expressed the belief that all the appointments so far made by President Muhammadu Buhari are in the best interest of the nation. Okorocha said the president has the rights to appoint anyone from any part of the country, adding that no one can dictate for him on who [...]

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Governor Okorocha Threatens To Embark On Street Protest If Imo Workers Go On Strike Again | #News

Wale Adebayo — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 17:30:52 +0000

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has threatened to protest on the streets of Owerri, the state capital, if workers in the state embark on another round of strike. Speaking at the weekend when he held a meeting with Permanent Secretaries, heads of parastatals and labour leaders in Owerri, Okorocha threatened to reverse the N20,000 minimum [...]

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I Bought My Private Jets Before Becoming Governor – Rochas Okorocha | #Nigeria

Wale Adebayo — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 09:30:08 +0000

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Thursday said he bought his private jets before he became governor in 2011, contrary to speculations in the media that he has bought two private jets since becoming governor. Okorocha, who was reacting to calls by workers in the state that he should sell his private jets and use [...]

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My Ultimate Desire Is To Unite South-East Governors, Ndigbo Leaders To Work With President Buhari – Okorocha | #Nigeria

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 17:29:57 +0000

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has declared that his ultimate desire is to unite the governors and leaders of the South-East to work with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government. Okorocha, who is the Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Governors’ Forum, made this known yesterday, while addressing newsmen at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo [...]

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Why Rochas Okorocha Said APC Will Govern Imo State For 24yrs | #Nigeria

Wale Adebayo — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 07:30:24 +0000

Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has advised loyalists of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop losing sleep over his earlier stand that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would govern Imo for 24 years. The governor gave the advice in a press statement signed by his media aide, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, and made available [...]

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‘Broke’ Imo State To Send Permanent Secretaries To Singapore For Training | #Nigeria

Wale Adebayo — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 10:58:37 +0000

Rochas Okorocha Although Imo state is facing financial difficulties, it will send some permanent secretaries to Singapore on a training programme for optimum service delivery in the civil service. According to the Imo state Head of Service (HoS), Mr. Calistus Ekenze, who spoke after a closed-door meeting between Governor Rochas Okorocha and the permanent secretaries [...]

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Gov Rochas Okorocha’s Aides Defect To PDP

David Folami — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 21:48:20 +0000

The ranks of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State have continued to deplete since the recent return of former governor of Imo State, Chief Achike Udenwa, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. . The Mayor of Owerri, Chief Gibson Njemanze, has joined the league of appointees of Governor Rochas Okorocha that had resigned their [...]

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Gov Rochas Okorocha Suspends Commissioner

David Folami — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 12:47:15 +0000

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has suspended the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Nma Onyechere, “with immediate effect”. . Confirming the development in a telephone interview, the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant, SSA, Media, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, explained that the suspension followed the unwarranted physical assault the woman unleashed on a serving [...]

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Supreme Court Cancels Appeal Court’s Decision On Gov Okorocha

David Folami — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:17:36 +0000

The Supreme Court, today held that the Court of Appeal was not right in joining former Imo governor Ikedi Ohakim as a party in the suit brought by Sen. Ifeanyi Ararume. . Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo had challenged the joinder of Ikedi as a party in the suit. . The top court, in a [...]

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