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GOVERNMENTOF IMO STATE PRESSRELEASE Covid-19:Gregory University Donates Medical, Food Items to Imo State Government As Imo State battlessuccessfully to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the state, Governor Hope Uzodimma has continued toattract support and partnership from corporate bodies and organizations operatingboth within and outside the state. On Tuesday, adelegation from the Gregory University, Uturu (GUU), led by their Ag. Vice-Chancellor,Prof. Augustine Uwakwe came to deliver 250 Covid-19 Test Kits, Two Thermal DigitalInfra-Red Thermometers, 600 Bottles of GUU Comprehensive Hand Sanitizers, 150Bottles of GUU Sniff-Sniff, 50 Bottles of GUU Herbal Honey, 50 Bottles of GUUAdonis yellow, 50 cartons of instant Noodles and 100 pieces of Nose Masks. The delegation alsocomprised the GUU fumigation team, kitted with chemicals for decontamination ofpublic places for four days as part of efforts to help the state in the fightagainst Covid-19 pandemic. Receivi

GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE Convid19: Uzodimma lends Support to the Church In a bid to cushion the effects of the lockdown and its economic effects on the people, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has continued in his efforts to provide succour to the people through the provision of palliatives to various faith groups and Organizations.   In the recent move, the State Government has donated 4000 bags of 10kg rice, 1000 tubers of yam, 40 cartons of tomatoes and 40 cartons of vegetable oil to the Catholic Arch-Diocese of Owerri to assist them in the provision of food items to the poor and vulnerable group of the Arch-Diocese.   In a similar vein, the Anglican Arch-Diocese of Owerri and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have also received donations of the same magnitude from the State government for their members.   The Anglican Arch-Diocese of Owerri has received 2000 bags of 10kg rice, 1000 tubers of yam, 10 cartons of vegetable oil and 10 cartons

23 APR Uzodimma Appoints Okoro, Retired Commissioner Of Police, Special Adviser On Security Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has appointed Mr. Dan Okoro, a retired Commissioner of Police (CP) as his Special Adviser on Security. Okoro comes into the job with a huge experience garnered both nationally and internationally over the years as a tested cop. Okoro is expected to assist Governor Uzodimma in fine-tuning and implementing the governor’s security policies and programmes that are in sync with his three “R” mantra of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Recovery. The governor’s choice of Okoro has a lot to do with the former Commissioner Police’s profile and records of service in Nigeria Police Force where he retired after 35 years of service. While in service, Okoro was one of the most decorated policemen for his iconic breakthroughs like the arrest of the Sierra Leonean rebel leader of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), Foday Sankoh at the Lagos Airport. He

GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE FUTO Parleys Imo State Government on Covid-19, Donates Sanitisers Expectations of the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma is being met on daily basis as delegation from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) registered their presence with donation of cartons of sanitizers to the State Government to assist in the fight against Coronavirus disease.   Receiving the team at the Government House, Owerri on Tuesday, the governor stated that the response of the FUTO team to the clarion call of the state government demonstrates their determination to help in the growth of the state, especially now that the state is battling with the Covid-19 situation.   Expressing delight on the provision of 2,000 pieces of 100ml sanitizers which were produced by the institution, Governor Uzodimma charged them on result-oriented research to further develop other scientific items to save our people from coronavirus scourge and other d

GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE PDP, Fake News and Gutter Politics on Abba Kyari The attention of the Office of the Chief Press Secretary/Media Adviser to the Governor has been drawn to a fake news circulating on the social media, purporting that Governor Hope Uzodimma wants to rename Imo State University, Owerri, after the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari. The author(s) of the fake news had not only credited to the governor what he could not have said, but they criminally wrote the name of his Chief Press Secretary/Media Adviser, Mr. Oguwike Nwachuku as the one who signed the purported statement. Since last weekend that Kyari passed on, the same persons have been issuing press statements, forging the logo of government and the name of Mr. Nwachuku with the intent to deceive Imolites in particular and the public in general into believing their propaganda and fake news to be real. Ordinarily, the blackmail by the Peoples Democratic Party

IMOLITES | Gov. Hope Administration Uncovers N19.63 Billion LG Fund, Siphoned By Emeka Ihedioha Administration                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Imo state government has approved the request of the Auditor General for Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, to take all necessary steps to recover the sum of N19.63Billion siphoned from the State-Local Government Joint Accounts Allocation Committee (JAAC), through the Bureau for Local government and Chieftaincy Affairs (BLGCA), by the sacked government of Emeka Ihedioha, in just 7 months in office. The staggering amount was siphoned for undisclosed purposes. At a press conference in Owerri yesterday the State commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, said the N19.63Billion misappropriated Funds was discovered during a ro

His Excellency Distinquish Sen Hope Uzodinma, the Governor of Imo state, has approved the constitution of interim management committee in the 27 LGA of Imo state. The chairmen of the interim management are as follows: 1. Bar. Emma Njoku - Aboh Mbaise 2. Chief Larry Obinna Chikwe - Ahiazu Mbaise 3. Chief Francis Onyeberechi - Ezinihitte Mbaise 4. Bar. Chidi Okechukwu - Ehime Mbano 5. Olemgbe Chike - Ihette Uboma 6. Hon. C. C ihejirike - Obowo 7. Mrs. Nkechi Mbaonu - Okigwe 8. Charles Mathew Ijezie - Onuimo 9. Chika Okoroike - Isialla Mbano 10. Gloria Mbadigwe - Idea to North 11. Mayor Obinna Nweke -  Ngor Okpalla 12. Ambrose Nkwodinma - Owerri municipal 13. Chukwuma Ikeaka - Ideato South 14. Enyioha okechukwu - owerri west 15. Frank Onyejiaka - Nkwerre 16. Kenneth Uka -  Isu 17. Emeka Iheanacho - Njaba 18. Cosmos Iwuagwu - Nwangele 19. Mrs. Ifeoma Ndukwu - Orlu 20. Hon. Uchenna Osigwe - Orsu 21. Nze Nyerere Ogbonna - Oru east 22.

GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE Imo State Government Uncovers Ghost Workers, vows to end Rot in Civil, Public Service Rising from a crucial meeting with Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies in Imo State, Governor Hope Uzodimma expressed dismay and surprise over the level of rot and fraud discovered in the Civil and Public Service sector and vowed to end the abnormally immediately. Addressing newsmen shortly after a meeting of Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Parastatals in the state, the Commissioner for Information, Declan Emelumba stated that huge revenue has been lost by the State Government due to double entries in salary payroll, a situation he stressed people used fictitious names and additional Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) to short-change the government. Emelumba further stated that about 1000 ghost workers have been linked to the scam with some earning salaries and pensions at the same time. The Commissioner warned that it will no

GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE EEDC Donates 60 Cartons of Sanitizers to Imo State Government The Enugu Electric Development Commission (EEDC) has donated 60 cartons of sanitisers to Imo State Government as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility to assist the state cushion the effects of the lockdown resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. The Chief of Staff Government House, Barr. Nnamdi Anyaehie who represented Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State during the presentation commended the company for their kind donation to the state, especially in this trying period of COVID-19 scourge. Anayehie noted that the donation from the EEDC came at a time when the state most needed assistance from well meaning Nigerians and Corporate entities to fight the global disease. He stressed that time has come when everybody must face the realities about the coronavirus disease and play by the rules to avoid the spread. He assured the EEDC that the items they brought would be d

                                                        GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE                                                                           PRESS RELEASE Uzodimma Moves to Decongest Imo Prisons, Inaugurates State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has inaugurated a nine-man State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy with a task to decongest the correctional services in the state. While inaugurating members of the Committee at the Government House, Owerri, on Friday, the Governor noted that on assumption of office he discovered that there were over 3,000 prison inmates in the State Correctional Service located at Okigwe and Owerri, which he said is outrageous. He said following the development, the Correctional Service had written to recommend  that some of the inmates, especially those that are not facing capital punishment and who have spent years on awaiting trial for minimal crimes be granted pardon to decong

GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE Uzodimma fetes Inmates in Imo, extendsPalliatives to Orphanage Homes Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has extended palliatives toinmates of Owerri and Okigwe Correctional Services to alleviate theirdifficulties at this period of economic crisis caused by the coronaviruspandemic (Covid-19).   Presenting the items, which included cooked food and drinks tothe inmates at the Owerri Correctional Services on behalf of the Governor, theChief Press Secretary/Media Adviser to the Governor, Mr. Oguwike Nwachuku saidthe gesture was Governor Uzodimma’s way of extending love to the inmates duringEaster, and to assist the authorities of the Correctional Services meet theneeds of the inmates because of the statewide lockdown.   While urging the management of the Correctional Services toensure that the food and drinks get to all the inmates, Mr. Nwachuku further enjoinedthem to adhere strictly to all government directives as they c

GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE Covid-19: Uzodimma flags off Distribution of Food Items in Imo As part of the efforts of Imo State Government to ensure that the global emergency caused by Covid-19 with its attendant economic stagnation does not strangulate the people, Governor Hope Uzodimma, Saturday, commenced the distribution of relief materials and food items to the 27 local government areas of the state.   Delivering the items to the Interim Management Committee Chairmen of the various local government areas after flag-off, Governor Uzodimma tasked them to liaise with all political appointees in their domain and ensure that the items get to the vulnerable and less privileged in the communities.   He warned that any act of greed or attempt to share the items to the wrong people would be sanctioned. The Governor gave the councils a template for the distribution and promised to monitor how the template was complied with or not.   The Governor said: “You mu