Earlier today, Imo State Governor elect, Rt. Hon Emeka Ihedioha received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). At the ceremony which took place at the commission’s headquarters in Owerri, the Governor elect pledged to abide by the rule of law in administering the state. He assured that …
Our forefathers may not have had the opportunity of embracing the Western style of education, but they had a lot of wisdom! Please, take time and ruminate over the Igbo saying that “a recalcitrant house fly is often buried with the corpse “, or “if the ear refuses to hear, …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Wednesday issue a Certificate of Return to the winner of March 9 governorship election in Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha. A statement signed by the state INEC Public Relations Officer, Emmanuella Okpara, said the ceremony would be performed by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Wednesday issue a Certificate of Return to the winner of March 9 governorship election in Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha. A statement signed by the state INEC Public Relations Officer, Emmanuella Okpara, said the ceremony would be performed by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, …
Our attention has been drawn to the trending online video of an explicitly nude and violent scenes of an alleged adulterous female paraded while being tortured naked (something near pornography) but raising concerns of grave human rights abuse and indignity of the human person. In the said video, a …
The Federal High Court 2, sitting in OWERRI this morning struck out the suit brought by agents of Uche Nwosu the candidate of the Action Alliance and the party, seeking to restrain INEC from issuing Hon. Emeka Ihedioha with a Certificate of Return, having been declared winner of the Governorship …
I have read and heard people argue that the law is that once a Returning Officer announces a winner then that declaration is final and INEC cannot withdraw it. That is neither wrong nor entirely correct. We must read the relevant provision in full and within context to understand …
Only recently, the internet was awash with video clips of a certain Professor Ibeabuchi who was the Returning Officer in the Imo West Senatorial District election that held on 23 February 2019 claiming that he “calling the result” of the said election under “duress”. Ordinarily that type of allegation of …
The attention of the Peoples Democratic Party, Imo State has been drawn to the poorly crafted rejoinder by the disgraced outgoing Governor of Imo State, Chief Ethelbert Okorocha on his outrageous and unexplained withdrawal of N17 billion, within the last four days. We are not surprised that the shamed …
Governor Rochas Okorocha has replied the Imo Governor elect, Rt. Hon Emeka Ihedioha over the laters allegation that he had withdrawn the sum of N17bn from the state coffers within three days.Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had raised the alarm over alleged banking transactions leading to …
Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm over alleged banking transactions leading to massive withdrawals to the tune of over N17 billion in the last three days since the declaration of governorship election results by governor Rochas Okorocha and his cronies. Disclosing this to …
GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE SUBJECT: GOVERNOR ROCHAS OKOROCHA HAS ACCUSED THE RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER (REC) IMO STATE, PROF. EZEONU OF WRECKING DEMOCRACY IN IMO – SAYS HE HAS SHOWN THAT HE WAS POSTED TO IMO AFTER 2015 ELECTION TO RETURN PDP TO POWER & HAS ALSO BECOME A …