Ex-Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha has been hailed by Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the occasion of his 58th birthday. He referred to Okorocha as a man who has lived a life of service to the nation and humanity, Daily Times gathered. Okorocha was Obasanjo’s Adviser on Inter-Party Relations between 1999 and 2007. The former Nigerian […]
Former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has lamented the poor leadership in the All Progressive Congress (APC), saying that the ”there’s no more APC.” He said that only respect for President Muhammadu Buhari is all that is left of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and that the crisis rocking the party was part of […]
Former governor of Imo State and current senator representing Imo West District, Rochas Okorocha has been endorsed by a group of northern coalition under the auspices of coalition of Arewa professionals for 2023 presidency. READ ALSO: 2023 Presidency: Group push for Regina Daniel’s husband for president Daily Times understands that the group president, Barrister Umar Magaji, stated this […]
Government at all levels in Nigeria have been urged to focus on tourism as its remains the only viable sector to revamp the country’s dwindling economic fortune. Senator Rochas Okorocha, also former governor of Imo State and now Chairman of the Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism, made this now recently when he played host […]
The member representing Ideato North and South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rep. Paschal Obi has disclosed that contractors did not sign contract agreements in most of the contracts awarded by the Okorocha administration. Speaking at the resumed sitting of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Contracts awarded in Imo state between June […]
Senator representing Imo East Senatorial District at the 9th Nigerian Senate, and former governor of Imo State, Rochas Anayo Okorocha, has said any child that is out of school is a time bomb to his generation. The Senator said government must take urgent steps to address the alarming rate of out of school children in Nigeria which […]
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state and his predecessor, Senator Rochas Okorocha on Thursday witnessed the defection of two members of the House of Representatives from Imo state from the Action Alliance (AA) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The two House members whose defection was announced at plenary by Speaker Femi Gbajabimila are Rep. […]
Special Adviser to Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Mayor Chukwudi Eze has explained why LGA workers across the state resisted the forceful take over of council headquarters by the sacked LGA officials, elected at the tail end of the administration of former Governor, Rochas Okorocha saying that […]
A panel set up by Governor Emeka Ihedioha’s administration to look into the finances of Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ISOPADEC) between 2011-2019 revealed that former governor of the state, Senator Rochas Okorocha could not account for over N6 billion accrued from the Federation Account. The investigative panel also said that the sum […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State has described the alliance newly formed between the immediate past governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 219 governorship elections in Imo State, Ifeanyi Ararume as unholy and totally unworkable. The Imo State PDP’s Secretary, […]
…To present bill asking for one senator, 3 Reps per state Senator Rochas Okorocha has proposed a reduction in the number of lawmakers in the National Assembly and state Houses of Assembly to cut the cost of governance and further provide dividends of democracy to Nigerians. Sen. Okorocha, who represents Imo West Senatorial District at […]
The police in Imo state on Monday impounded two trailers allegedly deployed to evacuate property stocked in one of the warehouses sealed by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) belonging to the wife of the former Governor of the state, Senator Rochas Okorocha. The warehouse located along Aba Road, Owerri, is […]
Hundreds of Imo women are now heading to 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, to protest against what they described as the involvement of the Army in the controversial declaration of governor Rochas Okorocha, as Imo west senator-elect. Our reporters has observed that the women are from the 12 local government areas of Imo west senatorial district. […]
An Owerri High Court presided over by Justice K A Ojiako today nullified a governorship primary conducted on 6th October, 2018 which declared current Chief of Staff to Imo State Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha as candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2019 governorship election. Uche Nwosu is a son-in-law to Governor Rochas […]
…Says they are feudal leaders Ahead of the 2019 general election and its governorship tickets, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has exploded on governors of Imo, Rochas Okorocha and his Ogun state counterpart, Ibikunle Amosun, describing them as ’emperors’ who are feudal leaders. Oshiomhole, who described Governor Rochas Okorocha […]
…Wants APC chairman to respect rule of law The post primaries elections crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is far from over as the Imo State Governor and Chairman of APC Governors’ Forum, Rochas Okorocha, said that the party’s National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, is acting on aberration and must learn to respect […]
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Imo State, Sam Onwuemeodo has stated that the Governor, Rochas Okorocha and Ugwumba Uche Nwosu are not defecting from the All Progressives Congress (APC) describing the rumor as ‘cock and bull’ story. Onwuemeodo in a press statement on Thursday said barely 48 hours to the submission of […]
Governor Rochas Okorocha has said he will shake his former Chief of Staff, Uche Nwosu, as the incoming governor of the state, after 2019 gubernatorial election in Imo state, adding that by then, he would have become the immediate past governor. Okorocha spoke at the Imo government house, during the swearing ceremony of Mr Mark […]
Imo State governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha has declared Wednesday and Thursday next week as public holiday to enable the people of the state to collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs). This is against the backdrop of the fact that more than 480,000 PVCs were yet to be collected at the various INEC offices across the […]
A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi state has floated a new splinter campaign platform different from the South East for Buhari (SEB), describing the campaign movement headed by the Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha as a pressure group and inferior to the new group. The state Publicity secretary of the faction […]