The governor of Imo state, Chief Rochas Okorocha has said that he prefers being a president of Nigeria rather being a state governor. The governor said he had no intention of challenging President Muhammadu Buhari, in 2019 if he (Buhari) re-contests. “Governor does not fit me. What fits me is president of the Federal Republic……
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BIAFRA: Okorocha insists Kanu is a distraction as S’East govs move for his release
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has insisted that the actions of Nnamdi Kanu were nothing but youthful exuberance. He said he believes that his continued detention is a distraction. Okorocha, who stated this at the meeting of South East Governors Forum meeting in Enugu, added that some leaders in the region are already uniting…
Imo International Cargo Airport to be ready in May – Okorocha
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo said on Tuesday in Owerri that the State International Cargo Airport will be ready for use in May 2017. Okorocha said this during an interaction with newsmen in Owerri. He said that the airport which costs over N7 billion to upgrade, would improve the economy of the state. The governor……
Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha poses with President Buhari (PHOTOS)
President Muhammadu Buhari pictured with the governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha.
Okorocha Laments: “One Of The Greatest Danger Of Colonisation Is The Removal Of Our Culture”
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Thursday in Abuja expressed concerns over the effects of western culture on the society. Okorocha who was the guest speaker at the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) Quarterly Public Lecture entitled: “Promoting Culture, Developing the Economy’’ said relegating our culture and embracing that culture,`is a problem.’ “People that…
Police kills Dreaded Kidnap Kingpin, Henry Chibueze aka ‘Vampire’
The police said they had killed a dreaded and deadly kidnap-for-ransom kingpin, Henry Chibueze, notoriously known as `Vampire’, in Omu Awa forest, Ikwerre Local Government Area in Rivers state. Police Spokesman, CSP Jimoh Moshood, said Chibueze was killed by the Police Special Forces, led by the IGP’s Intelligence Response Team at 1 a.m. on Thursday….
South East GovernorsSouth East Governors laud Ohaneze’s new leadership, agree on security, economic integration
Governors of the South East zone on Sunday met in Enugu and agreed to fight security challenges in the zone. They also resolved to pursue an economic agenda to improve the living conditions of the people of the zone and Nigeria, as whole. The Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, who emerged as the new…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo rally South-east governors to first meeting in 2 years
In what may signal an attempt to create greater cohesion within a seemingly fractured Southeast geo-political zone, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, led by Nnia Nwodo, has rallied governors of the Igbo-speaking states to their first meeting in two years. The meeting which held in Enugu on Sunday comes against the background of a recent public altercation between…
Crises brews as Ngige says Okorocha has no right to declare Nnamani S’East APC leader
It appears the South East chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is having a divided house as the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, has faulted the recent declaration of former Senate President Ken Nnamani as the party’s leader in the zone. He said the pronouncement by Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha…
Ndigbo have nothing to show for being part of APC, Okorocha laments
Imo State’s governor and the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) chairman, Rochas Okorocha, has like many other Igbo leaders, decried the marginalisation of the people of the South East part of the country. The governor who stated this when Acting President Yemi Osinbajo visited the state on Tuesday, said despite the efforts the region has made…
Okorocha, Obiano are a shame to Ndigbo, MASSOB laments
The Movement for Actualization of Sovereign of State (MASSOB) has described as shameful, the banter between governors Rochas Okorocha and Willy Obiano of Imo and Anambra States respectively. The group also threatened to invoke the “bitter wrath” of Ndigbo “ancient Oracles” against both men. Following a claim by Okorocha that three governor of the region…
SECOND TERM FOR BUHARI: Okorocha on his own, Ohanaeze says
Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Thursday said that the Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha does not speak for Ndigbo people on the issue of giving support to President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office. According to pan-Igbo group, Okorocha can speak for himself, and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo state, but…