Supporters of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, and his predecessor, Rochas Okorocha, have clashed over an alleged plan to recall Okorocha as the Senator representing Imo West District at the National Assembly. A group of Uzodinma’s supporters under the auspices of Orlu Political Consecutive Assembly (OPOCA) had insisted on continuing with the plans to recall
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Imo Crisis: Okorocha’s Son-in-law to be flown abroad after failed surgeries
Son-in-law to former governor of Imo State, Dr Uzor Anwuka, who was allegedly shot in Owerri, the Imo State capital, will be flown abroad for treatment after three failed surgeries. Okorocha who is also the senator representing Imo West was attacked when he attempted to unseal one of his properties, the Royal Spring Palm Hotel,
Read moreDefection looming as Okorocha visits Wike again
Former Governor of Imo State and the lawmaker representing Imo West in the senate, Rochas Okorocha, may be planning to dump the All Progressives Congress as he visits the Rivers State Governor for the second time in one month. Okorocha in his first visit to the Rivers State to commission a project which was put
Read moreCourt grants order of forfeiture of property against Okorocha
An Owerri High Court, presided over by Hon. Justice E.F Njemanze, today 24/2/2021 granted an Order of Interim forfeiture against all the property illegally acquired by former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha. Ruling on an ex-parte application for an order for interim forfeiture, filed by L.M Alozie (SAN) on behalf of Imo State Government, Justice
Read moreOkorocha accuses Uzodinma’s aide of attacking him with 1,000 thugs
The Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha, on Sunday accused the aide of the State governor, Hope Uzodinma, of attacking him with 1,000 thugs. Police on Sunday arrested the former Imo State governor and two of his aides in connection with a crisis that trailed the state government’s move to seal a residential
Read moreYour commitment to citizens welfare unwavering – Buhari tells Okorocha at 58
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with former Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha, on his 58th birthday, joining friends and family to celebrate the consummate entrepreneur and philanthropist, whose kindness cuts across the nation. A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari affirmed that
Read moreGovernor Uzodinma After Me And My Family – Okorocha Cries Out
The immediate past governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has raised the alarm that the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma is haunting him and his family. Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, Okorocha’s media aide, in a statement issued yesterday, said that Uzodinma’s ongoing probe of Okorocha’s administration was targeted at humiliating him. According to him,
Read moreRochas Okorocha Breaks Silence After EFCC Said It Recovered N7.9 Billion From Him.
Senator Rochas Okorocha has countered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission claim that it recovered N7.9 billion from him. The former Imo Governor and now senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of peddling falsehood against him. He said the commission lied when it
Read moreOkorocha In Trouble As EFCC Returns 5.7bn Out Of N7.9bn Seized From Him.
Rochas Okorocha might end up in prison after the EFCC revealed it has recovered N7.9 billion from the former governor. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed it recovered a whopping N7.9bn from a former Governor of Imo State and Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Rochas Okorocha.
Read moreContract Fraud: Panel Indicts Former Imo Governor, Okorocha
The Imo State Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Contracts has indicted former Governor Rochas Okorocha over the alleged fraudulent award of contracts during his time as governor. The panel, therefore, ordered the state Auditor General and the Auditor General for Local Governments to submit their audited reports from June 2011 to May 2019 within seven
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