₦airaland Forum

dodelight:
Though I'm no fan of Atiku. But is Obasanjo God?
The earlier we begin to put these 'unstatesmanly' statesmen in their proper place the better for our country. Obasanjo campaigned against Jonathan in 2015 not because of his love for our nation, and not because he saw a better candidate in Buhari; but just because of his personal vendetta against Jonathan.

Obasanjo turned against Jonathan because Jonathan isn't a man of honour. Everyone knew 2015 was for the North and Jonathan had no business contesting in the first place. If Buhari leads till 2023 then it's the turn of Igbo and Obasanjo will support an Igbo man.

The people's President living up to expectation.

Nwambaise:
You don't seem to understand, he gives the contract to himself thru a front, and does direct labour. You can be sure he's owing the sculptor.

Nwambaise go to school you no gree. Imo State cannot add more value to Okorochas wealth other than the legacy he leaves behind. He cannot make useful money from the meager 3 billion monthly income of Imo State.

I guess Nairaland has been paid to blackmail Okorocha. This is a failed mission I must say. Anybody claiming he's owed should bring evidence because no civil servant is owed in Imo State. The statues are many and includes many prominent living and dead Afrjcans honored with Imo merit award whose credibility is rising by the day. The statue beside that of Zuma is Tafawa Balewa and before it is Azikiwe.

Okorocha is the most prominent Igbo man, the most prominent Nigerian Governor and presently on hIs way to becoming one of the most prominent black men in history. No matter how you try to hate him, history will be kind to him in the long run. No African has ever thought of unifying us through education and doing that has made him a living African legend.

Tonythriller:
There is no comparison between Dave Umahi and Rochas. Rochas has beat him but people are ignorant of that becos they are so focused on hearing and making unconfirmed lies about okorocha controversial. Okorocha does not commission projects he believes in "come and see for yourself". Okorocha is Imo's best governor take it or leave it.

Both Umahi and Okorocha are doing their best but Umahi is still in his 1st tenure. Trying to compare them does us no good as we are all moving foward positively.

Tonythriller:
Your father is mad idiot! I am an imolite and Rochas is the best thing that has ever happened to Imo state. All the people on nairaland ranting and cursing him are all either paid fools, people who have not visited Imo state for once, and myopic illiterates and I repeat your father is mad!

A lot of them are jealous people too who know the meal Okorocha is cooking that will soon make him a globally recognized leader. He is today the most popular Governor in Africa and the only African in history to offer free education to children from every African country. That's the major reason Presidents now visit Imo like it's a country of its own and the proposed African Union University is being sited in Imo. Some people want it in their State or region.

NickD:
Twas erected inside the govt house so no access else I'll personally pull them down.

Write on what you know lest you disgrace yourself in public. Imo hall of fame is located inside Ikemba Ojukwu center beside Heroes children park, New Owerri. It is open and people have been taking photos there.

4th will be Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. More world leaders will be honored including those from Western world.

3rd is Jacob Zuma

Akufo-Addo was the 2nd recipient.

This is Alex Ekwueme the 1st man to be honored with Imo merit award with his statue at the Ojukwu center. Why was it not made a topic?

http://sunnewsonline.com/imo-gives-merit-awards-to-ekwueme-ghanaian-president/amp/

Nairaland should stop encouraging fake news from blogs especially if it relates to topics that had in the past been on front page. The image on this thread is old and the statues at the Imo hall of fame are open for everyone to see and it was already in the know that Johnson Sirleaf statue was there as seen on this old thread. Alex Ekwueme, Ghanaian President and his South African counterpart whose statues are there have been honored and more people will be honored with their statue unveiled.


http://sunnewsonline.com/imo-gives-merit-awards-to-ekwueme-ghanaian-president/amp/

https://www.nairaland.com/4126631/more-statues-unveiled-rochas-okorocha

Nigeria is on the rise. I expect a successful budget next year that should perform at least 60%.

Spylord48:
Ladies and Gentlemen,The D day is finally here. Rochas the clown is about to unveil his next statue. And guess whom!!! The first female president of Liberia.
Imo state workers are been owned salaries yet Rochas is spending millions of naira to invite all the 54 presidents in Africa and unveil a statue in their honour.
Is this not wickedness? What have these African presidents done to IMO state that will warrant a statue to be erected in Their honour.

I know Rochas was so good before he was elected but off course Power corrupts but absolute power corrupt more.

Nothing is good in the eyes of the wicked. Even if the leaders do something the wicked will always find a way to deny them. The world appreciates the free education in Imo State and the free education given to poor students from all over Africa by Rochas foundation and that's the reason for the visit of the most powerful people to the State.

Sirleaf was born in Monrovia to a Gola father and Kru-German mother. She was educated at the College of West Africa before moving to the United States, where she studied at Madison Business College and Harvard University. She returned to Liberia to work in William Tolbert's government as Assistant Minister of Finance from 1973–74 and Minister of Finance from 1979–80. After Samuel Doe seized power in a coup d'état and executed Tolbert, Sirleaf fled to the U.S. She worked for the World Bank before moving to Nairobi, where she worked for Citibank and then the Equator Bank.

After returning to Liberia, Sirleaf ran for office, placing second in the 1997 presidential election won by Charles Taylor. She won the 2005 presidential election and took office on 16 January 2006. She was re-elected in 2011. In June 2016, she was elected as the Chair of the Economic Community of West African States, making her the first woman to occupy that position since it was formed.

In 2011, Sirleaf was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Tawakkol Karman of Yemen. The women were recognized "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work."

Sirleaf was conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize by President of India Pranab Mukherjee on 12 September 2013. As of 2016, she is listed as the 83rd-most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine.

DanseMacabre:
Hope her statue is already ready

It's been there for a while. Most of the people still alive that have their statue at Imo hall of fame will likely unveil them personally. The first was Akufo-Addo of Ghana followed by Jacob Zuma of South Africa. Imo is the headquarters of free education in Africa and the African Union University is to be sited in Owerri.

LIBERIAN PRESIDENT, MRS. ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF ARRIVES IMO THURSDAY FOR A 2-DAY VISIT

President of Liberia, Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will on Thursday, November 9, 2017 arrive Owerri Imo State Capital for a 2-Day visit.

The Liberian President is principally coming to meet with students of the Rochas Foundation College of Africa and the Students from Liberia in particular whose parents died of Ebola and she will also be expected to key into Vision 2030 of ROCHAS FOUNDATION COLLEGE, targetted at taking one million children of Africa out of the street and giving them education.

The Rochas Foundation College of Africa is, aside offering free education to children from the Countries of Africa, it’s also aimed at promoting Unity among Africans and African nations.

On arrival on Thursday, Mrs. Sirleaf would be taken to the Palace of Eze Imo to be accorded the African way of receiving an august visitor like her and the Chairman of the State Council of Traditional Rulers, HRM Eze Samuel Ohiri will be expected to decorate her with a Chieftaincy title, taking into account that she took over the leadership of Liberia soon after a bloody Civil War and she has been able to sustain the peace of that Country for ten years now.

The following day being Friday, November 10, 2017, Mrs. Sirleaf will then be at the Rochas Foundation College of Africa where she will meet with the Students and also specifically interact with the Liberian Students. And all these will help to instill confidence in the students and brandish a juicy future for them.

After her outing to the College, the Liberian President will deliver a lecture to Imo women at Imo International Convention Centre (IICC) and the topic will be “Women in Politics”, and the lecture is structured to encourage women in the State to develop interest in leadership, especially when it is recalled that Mrs. Sirleaf is the first female President in Africa.

Finally, she will be appreciated with Imo Merit Award and a road will also be named after her. And with all the feats she has achieved, she earns a Place in the Imo Hall of fame.

President of Ghana, Mr. Nana AdoAkufo and his South African Counterpart, President Jacob Zuma had earlier visited the State for the same purpose and were also honoured. Ambassadors of Nations had also come.

The governor, the good people of the State and the Rescue Mission Government of the State wish Mrs. Sirleaf a hitch-free trip.

Sam Onwuemeodo

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor

It might be an easily curable disease but as Afrucans they preferred praying to seeking medical attention until it's late.

Jonathan might have a hand since it happened when he was asked to appear in court. A man who as President encouraged release of armed militants and use of same to intimidate a sitting Governor is deserves no respect.

EdifiedCEO:
The Willingly Working Governor Willie Obiano flags off 5.5km road linking 4 communities and 3 local governments namely Nnokwa - Akwaeze - Adazi-Enu to Oraeli and Idemili - Anaocha to Aguata respectively...

5.5 km linking 3 LGAs means they are so small that it can take you 5 minutes to drive past all 3 on a good expressway.

hucienda:
If he doesn't rig himself in, of course you can Aisha. Same way you helped bring same grossly incompetent man in.

I just laugh at folks in dreamland who think Buhari and his cronies would pack out without a fight when they have the resources and wherewithal of the state at their disposal. He ain't no gentleman like his immediate past predecessor.

Not just that. APC will rule Nigeria uninterrupted for 16 years if we actually want peace and development.

Hehehehehehe! IPOB how market? Those deceiving you that not coming out ro vote will not produce result will learn their lesson from this one.

Politics of bitterness and media manipulation. Gburugburu commissioned this to show appreciation and not as his project or achievement.

Daewang:
Today is the 12th convocation of Bowen University Iwo, Osun State. To my pleasant surprise once again an Igbo person is the best graduating student. This year an Igbo girl by the name GLORY EZIKE is the best graduating student with a GPA of 4.91. Thank you Lord for making me an Igbo. Praise be to God that gives us power to beat people in their own land year after year.


CHUKWU GOZIE NDIGBO NIILE.

Stop using Imo State people whenever you want to do this tribal nonsense.

These PDP idiiots should keep deceiving themselves with their manufactured figures but fortunately for Imolites they will never smell power again in Imo State. Whoever believed in the past figures of 600 million or this latest one of 850 is demented and whoever still believes Zuma statue cost 500 million needs brain surgery.

python1:
Ogun state has the highest number of appointments with 21, followed by Imo and Kano states with 15 each

Can you imagine this? When they are not getting more than their fair share, they call it marginalisation, wtf is wrong with these people?

Imo State has never claimed being marginalized under Buhari. It is other Igbos and PDP/IPOB Igbos that are wailing. We are completely an APC State with the best Governor.

MXrap:
Abagworo you are a cursed old man. Firstly Obiano is an educated techncrat with B.sc and M.sc and has performed far better in 3yrs than the 8 wasted yrs of Okorocha. Obiano has worked in Chevron and retired as ED in fidelity bank.

Okorocha's highest educational qualification is OND and he has not worked any decent job all his life except being a bus driver before he used his leg for rituals.

Now tell us who is a local champion between the two? I spit on you.


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A man who spent his entire life working for people is nothing to be proud of. The people on same scale as Okorocha are the owners of the firms he worked for. Okorocha is a legend and until the end of time he will be remembered for his foundation.

MXrap:
abagworo aka Imo1stson, come out let us compare notes. This is ABS, show us IBC where Okorocha is owing workers 10months salary arrears.

Chino I am not your Abagworo but Imo and Anambra governmors are not on same level. There is no need to start the comparison. Okorocha is above local championship which Obiano is still grappling with. He mingles with Presidents and is founder of the largest education foundation in Africa.

Okorocha is a handsome man.