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Uzodinma killed Gulak, traditional rulers, others, Okorocha alleges

January 8, 2022January 8, 2022 Aminu Imam

The controversy surrounding the causes of insecurity and killings in Imo State, has taken a new twist as a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, has openly accused incumbent governor, Hope Uzodimma, of instigating the killings of a former presidential adviser, Ahmed Gulak, some traditional rulers and over 140 innocent people during the unknown gunmen reign. Dismissing Uzodinma�s recent stakeholders� meeting as an exercise in futility, Okorocha wondered why his legacies, which impacted positively on the lives of the people were being attributed to the Uzodinma administration. According to…

Imo: Uzodinma to �publicly� name sponsors of Imo insecurity today

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Aminu Imam

Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, is set to publicly name those behind the spate of insecurity in the State, today. The State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hon. Declan Emelumba, disclosed this in a statement issued in Owerri, the State capital. Emelumba said, �The governor will use the occasion of the 6th edition of the Imo Stakeholders Forum to name those who are sponsors and financiers of insecurity in the State�. According to the Commissioner, �The Government is in possession of crack evidence of the involvement of those responsible…

APC Governors Hail Uzodinma At 63

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 Aminu Imam

Godwin Amunde The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) – the umbrella body of Nigerian Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) – has commended one of its own, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo tate for his ‘insightful and resolute inputs to the processes of managing governance at both state and national levels’. The Forum gave the commendation in a statement issued by its Chairman, Gov. Abubakar Bagudu, of Kebbi state, on Sunday in Abuja while felicitating with Uzodinma on his 63rd birthday. The statement reads: “The…

Sit-At-Home: Roads deserted, Banks, others shut down as Buhari lands in Imo

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 Aminu Imam

Following the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari in Imo State, economic activities in Owerri and other parts of the State have been shut down. It had earlier been reported that the President arrived in the State on Thursday morning for the commissioning of some projects executed by the State governor, Hope Uzodinma. It would be recalled that Buhari�s decision to visit the State had stimulated tension in the entire South-eastern region following the ‘sit-at-home’ directive issued by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), in solidarity with its leader, Nnamdi…

“No plan to attack Imo again”, – Gov. Uzodimma

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Says people behind attacks have willingly confessed Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, has asked the residents of the State to dispel the speculation that hoodlums want to attack the State again. Uzodimma spoke after a Church Service at the Government House Chaplaincy in Owerri, the State capital. The governor, who described as a false alarm the rumour that some bandits want to attacks institutions and Government facilities, assured that the security agents have the capacity to safeguard the State. He further stated that some persons have confessed to being behind…

Gunmen raze Imo gov�s country home, kill 2 security aides

April 24, 2021April 24, 2021 Aminu Imam

Suspected gunmen in the early hours of Saturday attacked and razed the country home of Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma. The gunmen, who stormed the governor�s house, in Omuma, Oru-East local government area of the state, also reportedly shot dead two security men on duty before setting the house on fire. One of the security men killed was identified as an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC). A source, who pleaded anonymity, said cars parked inside the compound and part of the building were set on…

‘Politicians behind banditry to run down Buhari�s govt’ � Uzodinma

April 24, 2021April 24, 2021 Aminu Imam

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has accused politicians of funding banditry to run down the government led by President Muhammadu Buhari. Uzodinma made the allegation while briefing reporters shortly after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Uzodinma condemned the recent attacks by armed bandits on communities, especially in the northern part of the country and challenged the security agencies to urgently reveal the names of their sponsors. �This country is blessed by God. From 2015 to date, I…

‘I used to be an orphan as APC governor until Umahi�s defection’, says Uzodinma

November 29, 2020November 29, 2020 Aminu Imam

The governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma has stated that those who are not in the All Progressives Congress (APC) will continue to fast until God answers their prayers. The statement was made by Uzodinma while speaking on Friday with journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. Uzodimma commended the defection of Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to APC, noting that politicians on the APC platform are �close� to the federal government, and that this will enable them to address challenges…

Supreme Court may sack Uzodinma � Primate Ayodele

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

The leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Tuesday, issued what he termed �fearful prophecy� to the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma. Primate Ayodele predicted that the Supreme Court may review and reserve its judgment, which pronounced Uzodinma governor of Imo State. The clergyman said he doesn�t know how it will happen but the governor needs to act immediately to prevent the unthinkable from happening. In a statement, the clergyman said: �In what seems to be the most fearful prophecy of the year, I have…