IMO DEMOCRATIC WATCHDOG

Friday, Feb 28 2020.

We are constrained to alert the people of Imo State and Nigerians on general that Imo State is on the verge of being entrapped into the cocoon of political jobbers whose stock in trade include fraudulent schemes to siphon the Commonwealth of the State.

This is why it is worrisome that Imo State, if the staquo remains, will become a den of fraudsters who wear the garment of officialdom to pepertrate fraudulent activities.

The Imo Democratic Watchdog which has beamed its searchlight on the activities of Governor Hope Uzodinma since his surprise emergence as Imo State Governor by the Supreme Court pronouncenent on January 14, 2020,  has resorted to his usual antics which has remained his trademark.

A leopard they say cannot change its spots.This is why barely 44 days as Governor of the State, Uzodinma has used Imo Concorde hotel as his first case of his fraudulent activities which he intends to unleash on the Commonwealth of the people of the  State.

Recently, in a viral video and photographs personally posted by Governor Uzodinma,  he claimed that he has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, with Marriot Hotel international to take over the Imo Concorde Hotel, Owerri.

In the words of Gov. Uzodinma: " Today also, I sighed a memorandum of understanding with Marriot International Incorporated (MII) for the renovation and management of Imo Concorde hotel to meet international standards and hospitality".

But a visit to the website of the Marriot International, shows that the company do have 30 hotel brands in Africa and the Middle East. Imo Concorde hotel, Owerri is not listed  among its brands despite signing an "MOU" with Imo State Government.

From our findings, Marriot International is a World  leader in hotel management.We wonder how such a well respected international  hotel management company could send a "ragtag" delegation to Imo State to seal a deal of such economic importance without documentation, due diligence as seen in the photos released by Uzodinma's media team.

Furthermore, deals of this kind usually take about 6 months to seal. This is because the necessary due diligence will take some time to be completed and an MOU entered after consultation. 

But in the photos released, there were no documents, no pen, no paper to sign an "MOU" as the Governor in his usual scheme, never allowed the so called Representatives of Marriot International to give details of the "MOU" or speak to journalists on the gains of the deal.

We have made further  independent inquiry to Marriot International and we can reveal to the good people of Imo State, that Marriot International has denied visiting the Governor talk more of entering any deal with Governor Hope Uzodinma to take over the management of Imo Concorde hotel, Owerri.

This is a tip of the iceberg of the monumental fraud and deceit Governor Uzodinma intends to unleash on viable economic ventures in Imo State such as ADAPALM, Imo Transport Company, Oguta Lake Resort, Avutu Poultry and others.

We have also uncovered a grand design by Uzodinma and his agents to lure banks in the State to fund these imaginary schemes including the MOU with Marriot International on Imo Concorde hotel

Imo State and it's citizens should recall that Hope Uzodinma, prior to his emergence as Governor of Imo State was on the travel ban list of the Federal Government for fraud and was also on the  radar of anti corruption agencies in the country for defrauding the Federal Government $12 million dollars earmarked for the dredging of Calabar seaport.


Mrs. Doris Anyanwu
Executive Director, 
Imo Democratic Watchdog.