Imo State APC Coalition members fought Each other... Find out why and how

Finally,  Imo State APC Coalition torn apart as irreconcilable interests led to members holding each other at throat

...members labelled each other as Irresponsible Political Bandits

...Ararume's intention to move to APGA blamed

The members of Imo State APC Coalition a.k.a Imo Allied Forces has finally crumbled as irreconcilable Political interests tear the group apart.

Information from reliable source had it that the members held a crucial meeting at the home of the Chairman of Coalition group, Chief Obiyo in Ugiri Ike village, Ikeduru LGA, Imo State.

In attendance were some key members of the Coalition.

Out of the 27 Coalition LGA Chairmen in Imo State, only 14 attended. They are

12 LGAs in Orlu Zone mobilised by Senator Osita Izunaso and 2 LGA's from Okigwe Zone.

The rest 13 LGA's purported to be Loyal to the duo of Prince Eze Madumere and Sir Jude Ejiogu from Owerri Zone and remaining of Okigwe Zone we learnt boycotted the meeting and held a collision meeting another place.

This showed that Zonal interest also contributed to tearing the Coalition group apart.

The reasons for the meeting that truly brought out the true colours of members of the APC Coalition as a group of people with unquenchable selfish interest and political criminality was not unconnected to the recently released Timetable for Party Primaries and probably the decision on whether to use direct primary or not which they saw that it,is not favouring them.

Another key critical reason was the affirmed decision of Senator Ifeanyi Ararume to port to APGA in other to pursue his guber ambition.

This was made known by Nwanda, former House of representatives member.

At this juncture,the suspended Deputy Chairman of APC , Hon. Ugochukwu Nzekwe took the floor, collected the microphone and querried about the rational behind the intention to move to another Party. He was blunt to blame the plan to move to APGA as the brain child of defeated former  National Organizing Secratery of Party,  Senator Osita Izunaso out of his selfishness and desperation to be the Governor of Imo State. Hon. Ugochukwu Nzekwe noted that it was as a result of the selfishness of former Senator Osita Izunaso that made them to mess up things during the Congress and he selfishly grabbed the result sheets,deceived other members and wrote the results in his own favour in other for him to achieve his own selfish Interest.

Speaking further, Hon. Nzekwe gave a condition before the plan to move to APGA will commence which was for Senator Izunaso to make known his political interest first and not when they finally move to APGA, Izunaso will spring up surprise again by declaring to run for Governorship race.

According to Nzekwe, the Nkwerre LGA born politician maintained that his reason for the demand was because Senator Ifeanyi Ararume is their collective interest.

At this juncture, angrily,  Senator Osita Izunaso snatched the Phone from Nzekwe and responded by calling them CONGREGATION OF IRRESPONSIBLE POLITICAL BANDITS.

In his speech,  Senator Izunaso accused the members of Coalition as terrible set of human beings that are too dangerous to work with.

Informing further, Senator Izunaso noted that because of the Coalition,

1.He lost his plum position as the National Organising Secretary of APC made possible by Owelle Anayo Rochas Okorocha.

2. He also accused Senator Ararume of bringing 7 Candidates to run again him for the post of National Organising Secretary which he contested and as a result,  he lost the election.

3. And also poor planning of hijacking of the result sheets.

At this juncture, the Media people present were chased out because they have started washing thier dirty linens in public.

Laying claim that he has contrbubted immensely in the struggle and should not be bared from running for Imo State governorship race on the back of the Coalition group, Senator Osita Izunaso exposed themselves by reminding them that they should not forget that no Congress was actually conducted as the Coalition group claimed as the entire result sheets from Ward Level to State were all written in his House before the Federal High Court cancelled the purported Congress and requested for fresh one.

In his words, having done all these, it's highly irresponsible for anyone to tell him not to run for Governor of Imo State.

At this juncture, he asked for accreditation. The asked the coalition LGA Chairmen from Orlu Zone to stand up which they did and that pointed to the fact that out of the 14 LGA Chairmen, only two present did not come from Orlu.

He later violently threw the microphone away and stormed out of the meeting with the 12 coalition LGA Chairmen.

While leaving, he called Senator Ararume an Impostor who knew nothing about their plan to move to APGA.

After this,  Sir TOE Ekechi took the floor and sternly warned Senator Ararume not to use the group to negotiate his move to APGA, they they have resolved to remain in APC.

Adding his voice,Chief Longers Anyanwu from Okigwe Zone accused the duo of Senators Osita Izunaso and Ararume of being responsible for the confusion in Coalition Camp.

According to him,  both of them are very bad Leaders using the group to pursue their personal selfish interests.

Chief Longers labelled Senator Osita Izunaso as the worst person on earth to work with, describing him as someone who want to reap where he did not sow.

He further wondered how Owelle Anayo Rochas Okorocha was managing him.

Another member of the group,  Gen. Gbuje who is also running for the gubernatorial election said that him and his supporters will not leave APC. According to him, a General does not abandon a battle Field.

In all these,  Senator Benjamin Uwajiumogu described as Lily livered could not make any contribution affirming whether he is in coalition or not.

Rather, he informed them that he recently had meeting with the National Chairman of APC, Comrade Oshimole on how to get automatic ticket back to the Red Chamber. This extremely angered other members of coalition present which led to booing and shutting him down even as a serving Senator.

After the meeting, the expression on Senator Ararume showed that he had a bitter taste as the outcome of the meeting did not favour him.

Hilary Ekeh, Ugochukwu Nzekwe, TOE Ekechi all stated that they will remain in APC.

Kano State House of Assembly Speaker impeached as new Speaker has being sworn in

Kano State House of Assembly Speaker Abdullahi Yusuf  Atta has being impeached.

The impeachment took place on Monday morning.

The new Speaker, Alhaji Kabiru Alhassan Rurum(Turakin Rano) has been sworn in and already presiding over plenary.

Alhaji Alhassan Kabiru Rurum was the deputy Speaker and prior to that was the immediate past Speaker that resigned last year over bribery allegation .

He was later exonerated by the committee set up to investigate the allegation.

OKOROCHA DOLES OUT N27B TO IMO COUNCILS FOR RURAL ROADS

Imo State Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha has doled out one billion naira to each of the twenty (27) Local Government areas in the state.

The amount which totals twenty billion naira is according to the governor meant for rural roads and other Infrastructural developments in the council area.

Governor Okorocha who announced this on Wednesday during the presentation of the 2018 budget tagged Budget of Consolidation and Continuity III also reeled out over 1000 completed projects in various socio-economic sectors.

The budget estimate is 190,921,464,290 (One hundred and Ninety Billion, Nine Hundred and Twenty One Million, Four Hundred and Sixty Four Thousand, Two Hundred and Nine Naira
Out of this figure,the Imo state government is allocating 132,977,495,866 or 69.7% on Capital expenditure while recurrent expenditure is expected to gulp N57,943,968,424.

Speaking after the budget presentation, the SA Electronic Media to the Imo state governor Dr Ebere Nzewuji explained that the N1b given to each of the 27 local government areas in the State is not part of the 2018 budget.

According to him " it is part of the robust economic interventions of the administration in 2017 to enhance rural development in the state"

Nzewuji added that Governor Okorocha has also put in place mechanisms to ensure that the funds are well utilised in line with his administration's creed of good governance at all tiers of government.

Ohaji Egbema Mourns the Death of PDP Chieftain, Prince Ikegwuruka

The news of the sudden death of a vibrant, charismatic, humorous politician, a
Prince from Ikegwuruka Royal dynasty of Mgbirichi Ohaji Egbema local government area has reached our news desk with a big shock.

Prince Chinonye Ikegwuruka (Alums aluma Amara Dike) is a grassroot politician, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and 2019 Imo State House of Assembly aspirant.

According to information made available to Ifeanyicy.com, the Royal Prince was said to have slumped and died in his home at Mgbirichi Ohaji after attending political meeting last night.

Before his death, Prince Ikegwuruka was the pioneer chairman Consumer Protection Council  CPC, Imo State during Governor Achike Udenwa regime . He was appointed Transition Committee Chairman of Ohaji Egbema LGA by former Governor of Imo State, Dr Ikedi Ohakim and later was elected the Local Government Chairman of Ohaji Egbema under Ikedi Ohakim administration. His tenure in office was affected by Governor Rochas Okorocha unconstitutional sack from office in 2011.

He is currently the South Coordinator consumers protection council, CPC, with office at Port Harcourt, Rivers State
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How I spent 11hours on treetop to escape abduction - DINO MELAYE

In a lengthy discussion with PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday afternoon, Mr Melaye narrated his own version of what he said unfolded along the Abuja-Lokoja Highway.
In all, he confirmed he was not abducted, but that he was not the architect of his ordeal either.

He said he was travelling from Abuja to Lokoja for a court appearance on Thursday morning and shortly after passing Gwagwalada, which is roughly 50 kilometres southwest of Abuja, a convoy of three vehicles drove recklessly by his vehicle, intercepting him on the highway and forcing him to stop.

He said the assailants tried to open fire to force themselves into the vehicle, only to realise that it was a well-fortified vehicle with bullet-proof. Without much time to waste at the scene, the attackers devised an alternative.

“They started shouting that they wanted to burn me, they said ‘burn him, burn him down,’ and crossed the road to look for tyres to set the vehicle on fire,” Mr Melaye said.

As the attackers dispersed in different directions to scavenge for tyres, Mr Melaye said he feared for his life and made instinctive calculation to jump into the bush and bolt, rather than remained in the car in defiance.

“I jumped into the bush, and I started running,” Mr Melaye said. “They pursued me and I was able to outmanoeuvre them and climb a tree.

“I was on top of the three when I saw them run past looking frantically for me. When they didn’t find me, they also ran back.”

The senator said it was on the tree that he perched until his assailants left. While on the tree, he saw four of them passing, but remained hushed to avoid being detected.
He would go on to spend 11 hours trying to ensure that he was no longer at immediate risk from his assailants and navigating his way out of the overgrown weeds.

He also said he could not identify any of them, even if there is an identification parade by authorities, largely because he was more apprehensive of his survival than anything else at that traumatic moment.

Mr Melaye said he believed those who attempted to attack him were police-sponsored elements.

He said when he appeared in court on Wednesday for his attempted suicide trial at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, he saw some men trailing him after the proceeding.

He described the vehicles the men were driving as two Toyota Hilux trucks and a Toyota Sienna minivan.

“They were exactly the same vehicle that were used to attack me on Thursday morning,” he said.
He was driving to Lokoja in a vehicle not previously known with him, in a bid to disguise his move to those who were trailing him.

“I was going in a totally different vehicle, but I asked my brother to drive behind me in an SUV as a back-up,” he said. “But I was shocked to see the attackers run into the middle, creating wall between my brother and I before attacking me.”

He said his brother immediately performed a U-turn, a task that was by and large seamless since he was not the target of the assailants.

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Dismissed US soldier nabbed in Owerri for defrauding visa seekers

Operatives of the Federal Special Anti -Robbery Squad in the Imo State Police Command have arrested one Garrick Slacks , a dismissed United States soldier , for allegedly defrauding Nigerians with fake promises to secure visas and other travelling documents to US.

Southern City News learnt on Sunday that the suspect , who was arrested on Saturday , was in the custody of the state Police Command in Owerri .

The police source, who did not want his name in print , said , “He was a serial fraudster who had used his position as a foreigner to defraud Nigerians , who are desperate to travel abroad , especially to the US. ”

The source alleged that the dismissed soldier was in Nigeria on a special mission to defraud Nigerians , adding that he changed his location immediately money was paid to him .

“He is a serial and sophisticated fraudster . He was arrested this afternoon ( Saturday ) while he was hurriedly leaving Owerri for Port Harcourt .
“He is equally impersonating the US Army and Nigerian Army at the same time . His targets are mostly women . He would promise them marriage and tell them that he had the capacity to secure their visas and other travelling documents to America with his position as a colonel in the US Marine Army and as an American citizen .

“He has confessed to the crime and the forensic investigation we have done using his fingerprints revealed that he is a wanted man in California and he only ran to Nigeria in February to continue his heinous crimes .

“Just five days ago , he defrauded a young widow N 500 ,000 with a fake promise that he would secure stay visa for the widow’ s three children. He was about running away from Owerri before we tracked him. Could you imagine that the lady we used in tracking him, he had promised to marry her on meeting her for the first time this afternoon ( Saturday ) .”

Exhibits recovered from the suspect , according to the police included a cash of over N 2m , two pairs of military uniform, military fez cap , jungle boot , fake military identity card , fake driving licence and a car , which he used in making his fraud look real .

“All the exhibits we recovered from him are fake . The military identities which he used to make his fraudulent activities look genuine . He was even beating security men to this game until we nabbed him ,” he said .

When interviewed , the suspect told Southern City News that he was sorry for his actions and was ready to make amends if given the opportunity .

He admitted that he was dismissed from the US military in 2015 over his involvement in cocaine peddling .

He said that he came into the country in February and was ready to refund one of his victims ( the widow ) her money.

The widow , who was one of his victims , told our correspondent that she fell into the suspect ’s trap in her bid to afford good life for her three children.

The state Commissioner of Police , Mr Dasuki Galandanchi , confirmed the arrest .

He described the development as one of the dividends of community policing in the state as instructed by the Inspector -General of Police , Mr Ibrahim Idris .

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Dwarf husband and bride release lovely wedding photo

- Photo from wedding of a dwarf man and his bride has gone viral

- The adorable wedding photo reflects the bond the couple shares despite all odds

If pictures could speak then a photo of a dwarf man and his bride that is now making waves on the internet will express the power of a united couple who have chosen to be together against the world.

The viral photo shows the couple in their fancy wedding attire looking like they exchanged vows to be husband and wife, till death tears them apart.

Social media users have managed to find the loved up photo of the couple inspiring. In reality, it shows that anyone can find love and there's truly someone out there for everyone.