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Imo State Government has debunked the claim by some media outlets that Gov Hope Uzodimma  advocated a Muslim- Muslim ticket for the presidential candidate of APC. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba in a statement in Owerri on Wednesday (June 15th) said at no time did the governor canvass such a position. He said rather, Uzodimma was emphatic that religion was not mentioned as a factor in the Constitution for the election of a President or his Vice. But he added that what the country needed was a good government that will accommodate the religious and ethnic diversity of the country. "How can this position amount to advocating for Muslim/ Muslim presidential ticket?" the Commissioner asked  He regretted that mischief makers twisted the answer given by Uzodimma to state House correspondents. Emelumba noted that the exact words of Uzodimma on the choice of a vice presidential candidate was that it was the prerogative of the presidential candidate alon...

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has reacted to a news report which broke in an online newspaper - “The Razor”, with the headline “CRAZY BILLS: ANAMBRA CONSUMERS PROTEST AGAINST EEDC”, in respect of a purported protest by Landlords and residents of Okpoko, in Ogbaru Local Government Area, Anambra State, on Tuesday. This was contained in a reaction made today by the Head of Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh.   Ezeh expressed surprise as there was no protest by any such group on Tuesday at any of EEDC offices in Ogabru, Anambra State. “I wonder what form this purported protest took, as there was no such situation at any of our offices in Ogbaru”, Ezeh affirmed. While acknowledging that the company has nothing against any group carrying out protest to express their grievances, provided it is done in a responsible and peaceful manner. However, customers are encouraged to exhaust all available redress options before opting for a protest. He reitera...

  After the post-convention meeting yesterday between the Progressive Governors and President Muhammadu Buhari, I had a private official discussion with Mr President over State matters and sundry issues. Prominent on our discussion was the recorded achievements, so far, on the security situation in our dear State and my continual appeal for Federal Government's intervention in some infrastructural projects within the State. Mr President expressed happiness over the restoration of peace within the State while praying for its sustenance. He also, reassured of Federal Government's partnership with the State as we explore our potentials for development. Our avowed commitment to the transformation and security of Imo State remains active and on course. - Hope Uzodimma

Governor Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, says democracy all over the world is a continuous struggle towards a better society. Governor Soludo stated this during a special mass to mark Nigeria's June 12 Democracy Day Celebration at the Governor's Lodge, Amawbia. The Governor hinted that nation building is a consequence of struggle for class, social or otherwise. He said that values such as focus, determination and perseverance are indispensable in this kind of struggle. According to Governor Soludo, there is no perfect society anywhere in the world, accounting for various contestations and contradictions, adding however that they bring out the best in the society. The Governor pointed out that for Ndi Anambra, it is a struggle to build a liveable and prosperous homeland where everybody has very fundamental role to play. Governor Soludo recalled that bonding together, Nigeria consistently struggled against dictatorship during which many people even paid the ultimate price. He stressed that...

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) wishes to inform her esteemed customers that it has since commenced restoration of its outgoing feeders, following the restoration of the National grid which collapsed yesterday evening, However, due to the low energy allocation to EEDC, occasioned by the poor generation, some of our feeders are currently put on System Loadshedding by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). We therefore thank our esteemed customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States for their support and understanding during the period we lost supply, while assuring them of our continued commitment towards providing improved services. Thank you. Signed: EMEKA EZEH Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC 13/06/2022

The Supreme Court has affirmed MacDonald Ebere as the rightful chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Imo State. This followed its unanimous judgment setting aside an earlier ruling by an FCT High Court which recognised Mr Dan Nwafor as the chairman. In the Supreme Court judgment read by Justice Adamu Jauro on behalf of four other justices,it was held that the FCT High Court lacked jurisdiction to have heard the suit abinitio. "The trial court lacked the territorial jurisdictional competence to have entertained the suit in the first place, hence rendering the decision it reached a nullity" The Supreme Court further held thus," the law is settled that a suit should be filed in the High Court of the state in which the facts constituting the cause of action occurred; that is the High Court of the state in which the events occurred". It further held that for the first respondent to have left imo state where the events in dispute occurred and rushed to Abuja to fi...

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) wishes to inform her esteemed customers of a system collapse which occurred at 6.49pm this evening, Sunday, 12th June, 2022.   As a result of this development, all our outgoing feeders are out and this has affected supply to our customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States. We are on standby, awaiting further information on restoration of supply from the National Control Centre (NCC).  Thank you. Signed:  Emeka Ezeh Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC

The prophets of doom had already written off the APC special convention before it started. But they didn't contend with the adroitness of the planners. The media was awash with screaming and scary  headlines of their imaginary and impending implosion of the party over a botched convention. But they didn't reckon with the resilience of the organizers. If they knew who was behind the wheel in the just concluded national convention of the ruling ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS (APC), they would not have been consumed by that negative energy. H.E Governor HOPE UZODIMMA deserves a big congrats for chairing a committee that delivered a flawless and most competitive party primary election in a Democratic nigeria. He worked with a team of committed party members including governors and ministers, Uzodimma delivered an awesome convention which will continue to resonate in the political firmament of Nigeria. If Asiwaju Bola Tinubu  eventually emerges the president of Nigeria next year, nobody ...

Governor Chukwuma Soludo says the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, is the first registered progressive party in the country whose mission is to promote true federalism in the Country. The Governor was speaking when the candidate of the party in Abia State, Prof. Greg Ibeh, paid him a consultative visit, following the successful conclusion of the primary election of the party. According to Prof. Soludo, the election of the Presidency has grown beyond being a social media thing, saying that it is time for Ndi Igbo to calibrate their approach because  election will only be won by forming methodical, systematic, concrete networks and alliances. The Governor asked some South easterners who are dissipating into other platforms to come back under APGA to expand the frontiers of development and revealed that the bulk votes in the country are in the South West and North West, and not elsewhere. While stating that salvaging the country from decadence should be a down to up approach str...

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday appointed the Imo State Givernor, Senator Hope Uzodinma into the presidential Council on E-Government and Digital Economy. Uzodinma along with 26 other Nigerians will henceforth fashion out ways in which digital technologies will be employed to transform every sector of the country's economy. At the inauguration of the Council, President Buhari said the choice of Uzodinma and others was arrived at after "a painstaking and thorough process." He told Uzodinma to ensure that he works hard to justify the confidence the nation has reposed on him. He said the Imo State Governor will be working alongside five other governors,  ministers and members of the private sector to realize the federal government's goals in E-Government and Digital Economy. He tasked Uzodinma and the other members to consider their appointment as a national assignment that requires utmost dedication. While announcing that the Minister of Communication and Digital Econ...