The All Progressive Congress, APC has said it has enough time to officially name the governorship candidate of the party in Imo State.

This was revealed by Lanre Onilu, the party’s National Publicity Secretary who spoke in Abuja on the party’s position on Zamfara, Rivers and Imo States.

He said the party would comply with the court decision on the submission of governorship candidate of the party in Imo.
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The drumbeats of war may not be over in the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA in Imo State.

The party has been in turmoil lately since 12 governorship aspirants fumed at the party’s governorship primaries won by Senator Ifeanyi Araraume.

The aspirants say there were no primary election accusing the national and State leadership of the party of manipulating the process to favour Araraume.

The angry aspirants had pulled out of APGA forming what it called a “New APGA” . It had also announced that it has sacked the party leadership at the national and state levels.
READ MORE:https://innonews.com.ng/2018/10/imo-2019-fresh-rumble-in-apga/

Hon. Obinna Mbata is an enigma, an exceptional character and a perfect gentleman.

He represents one of the emerging leaders of contemporary Imo politics. Not a core politician, he is a reflection of new generation of leaders who understands and sees politics as a platform to bequeath good governance that will lead to the well being of the people.

An encounter with the Amawom born Owerri Municipal banker and lawyer reveals a man with amiable mien, humble, humane and soft spoken with sharp eye for details on any issue.This could be attributed to his training as a banker, lawyer and a humble family background.

Mbata is an interviewer’s delight. He radiates so much confidence, calm and a good communicator who knows how to convey his views. No air of arrogance or display of insensitivity that usually goes with public office holders.

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The uncertainty surrounding the All Progressive Congress, APC governorship ticket in Imo State still hovers as an Abuja High Court, Tuesday adjourned indefinitely a matter brought before it on the matter.

The party in Imo State has been engulfed by a fierce and intense struggle for the governorship ticket, a clear battle between Governor Rochas Okorocha, who is backing his son in law and Chief of Staff, Uche Nwosu and Senator Hope Uzodinma.

READ MORE:https://innonews.com.ng/2018/10/imo-apc-risks-not-fielding-guber-candidate/

There is an unfolding drama in the Imo State chapter of the Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party, ANRP.

The looming crisis stem from a Memorandum of Understanding alleged to have entered into on behalf of ANRP by the Governorship candidate of the party, Prof Alphonsus Ekwerike.

Reacting on the MOU, the Chairman of Imo ANRP, Mr. Chibuike Oziri Nwachukwu told this newspaper in an interview that there is no such MOU between the ANRP and the legacy party or any other political party in the state.
READ MORE:https://innonews.com.ng/2018/10/imo-anrp-boils-state-chairman-disowns-mou-with-legacy-party/

Following the controversy that trailed his nomination as Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has met with Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi in Abakaliki.

Umahi had kicked against Mr.Obi’s nomination alleging that South East leaders were never consulted.

Speaking on Monday when Mr.Obi visited him in Abakaliki, Governor Umahi assured that he would work for the victory Obi and Atiku ticket.
READ MORE:https://innonews.com.ng/2018/10/pdp-vp-slot-peter-obi-parleys-umahi/

The jostle for the post of running mate to the PDP Governorship Candidate in Imo State, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha has been settled.

This newspaper had gathered that top shots of the party in the State had scrambled for the post.

Ihedioha finally settled for a former Member of House of Representatives, Hon. Gerald Irona. He is also the National Deputy Financial Secretary of the PDP.

According to a statement by Ihedioha’s campaign Organization Director General, Vin Udokwu, the choice of Irona was as a result of wide range consultation with relevant stakeholders across the State.
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Members of the All Progressive Congress, APC in Imo State have embarked on protest on the streets of Owerri.They are opposed to the imposition of candidates by the party. The protest is a fallout of the removal of some party candidates believed to have won the primary and replaced those who “did not” win or participate in the primary election.

Two factions exist in Imo APC and the intensity of the rivalry had increased after the party primary.
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As the 2019 governorship election comes close, the Governorship candidate of the United Progressive Party, UPP, in Imo State, Hon Tony Nwulu, has spoken on the need to give youths the opportunity to mount the saddle of leadership.

He also harped on the need for youths to get their acts together, form a united front and prepare for the task of governance as the next dispensation draws very near.

Nwulu who was guest speaker at the 2018 edition of Leadership Lecture Series organized by the Youth Fellowship of Living Faith Ministries (Winners Chapel) in Owerri, at the weekend, said the past generation had failed and this should be a wake up call for the youths in the State and beyond to rise to take over leadership.
READ MORE:https://innonews.com.ng/2018/10/2019-upp-guber-candidate-nwulu-speaks-on-imo-youths-taking-over-governance/

There are ticking time bombs in both the Peoples Democratic and All Progressive Congress, APC in Imo State just as the delay by an Abuja High Court in deciding who is the authentic governorship flagbearer of the All Progressive Congress, APC in Imo State has further increased anxiety in the party.

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The Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA in Imo State, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume has initiated moves aimed at getting back the bits and pieces of the party together.

Araraume who made a “triumphant return” to Owerri on Friday and received by a mammoth crowd of supporters after winning the party’s governorship primaries is spinning his political web aimed at getting a fractured APGA to become one political family.
READ MORE:https://innonews.com.ng/2018/10/araraume-moves-to-glue-imo-apga-together/

he United Progressive Party, UPP in Imo State has continued to grow in leaps and bounds, as frontline politicians in the State have continued to flock into the party.

The latest entrants are Ugo Sly, a former PDP Owerri zone Senatorial aspirant who has joined the UPP and emerged the party’s candidate for Owerri Senatorial zone
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A new five man credential committee has been inaugurated by the Imo NUJ to begin the process of conducting fresh elections into various offices of the council.
READ MORE:https://innonews.com.ng/2018/10/imo-nuj-election-fresh-five-man-committee-constituted/

Former Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim has accused the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA of insulting the church and its leadership in Imo State.

Ohakim said APGA has been converted to a “trading port” by fraudsters who paraded them as party leaders.

The former Imo State Governor is among 12 governorship aspirants who expressed dissatisfaction on the manner APGA held its governorship primary.
READ MORE:https://innonews.com.ng/2018/10/ohakim-knocks-apga-accuses-party-of-insulting-the-church/

A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha has said explained why former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, deserves to be nominated as PDP Vice Presidential candidate.

Mr. Obi was last week named as running mate to PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
READ MORE:https://innonews.com.ng/2018/10/ihedioha-reveals-why-peter-obi-deserves-pdp-vice-presidential-ticket/

he Imo Awareness Coalition, ICA, a political study group based in Owerri has given its verdict on the 2019 governorship election in Imo State.

Speaking to this newspaper in an interview on Sunday, President of the Coalition, Chief Emmanuel Okwu, said based on recent political undercurrents in the State and after the conclusion of primaries by various political parties, three political parties namely the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the All Progressive Congress, APC and the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA are likely to produce the next Governor of Imo State.

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Governorship aspirants that constitute the “New APGA” in Imo State may be heading into a dilemma over modalities on how to produce a consensus candidate.

More than 13 governorship aspirants of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA in the State had dumped the party accusing the national and State leadership of fraud.
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Following the controversy that trailed the outcome of the governorship primary in the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA in Imo State, aggrieved aspirants who lost out in the vicious power play that rocked APGA governorship primary have thrown many options for them.

While a report said the aspirants may leave APGA enmasse for a “New APGA”, concerns were raised on the workability of such idea since registering such a party with such a name with the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC may be time bad.
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As at 7th October 2018, official outcome of party primaries of some major political parties have revealed some of its governorship candidates.

This analysis highlights their strong and weak points which is subject to change since the governorship election in Imo State is four months away.
READ MORE:https://innonews.com.ng/2018/10/road-to-imo-2019-how-political-parties-candidates-stand-so-far/

Following the postponement of the governorship primary to Saturday, October 6, some governorship aspirants have raised an alarm.

The primary scheduled for Friday, October was postponed for late arrival of materials and officials that were to conduct the exercise.
Former Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim in a statement alleged that thugs wer brought in to disrupt the Primary on Friday
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Dr.Mike Nwachukwu has emerged the winner of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA senatorial ticket for Owerri Zone.

Nwachukwu polled 150 votes to defeat Mr.George Irechukwu who got 37 votes.Other contestants such as AIG Charles Ogumuo got 17 votes while Mr.Igbokwe Ibekwe secured 4 votes.
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To the consternation of political watchers, a former Secretary to Imo State Government, Chris Okewulonu has lost the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP Senate ticket for Okigwe zone.
He lost to Hon Patrick Nwabueze in the party’s delegate election .

Nwabueze polled a total of 399 votes to defeat Okewulonu who got 250 votes. 2 votes were declared void.
READ MORE:https://innonews.com.ng/2018/10/imo-apc-announce-direct-primaries-to-hold-oct-5-consensus-candidate-option-crumble/

Member representing Owerri Federal Constituency, Hon. Ezenwa Onyewuchi has won the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Owerri zone senate ticket.
At the party’s delegate election held at the Kanu Nwankwo sports complex, Owerri, Onyewuchi polled 755 votes to defeat Senator C. Anyanwu who got 195 votes. Barr Paschal got 1 vote while 14 votes were recorded as void.
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A governorship aspirant on the platform of the United Progressive Party, UPP in Imo State, Hon. Tony Nwulu has called on Nigerians to continue to believe and remain hopeful in Nigeria.

In his message to celebrate Nigeria’s 58th independence anniversary, the Imo State born member representing Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives harped on the need for Nigerians to remain one, stating “what unites us is way bigger than what strives to divide us”

READ MORE:https://innonews.com.ng/2018/10/nigeria58-tony-nwulu-harps-on-national-unity/

Governor David Umahi has emerged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for Ebonyi State governorship election in 2019

Umahi emerged the sole aspirant for the office of the governor in the absence of any other contestants which made him go into the contest unchallenged.

READ MORE: https://innonews.com.ng/2018/09/gov-umahi-wins-ebonyi-pdp-guber-ticket/

Chieftains of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA in Imo State have continued to bemoan the deliberate attempt by some elements within APGA to throw the party into crisis by altering and falsifying the lists of delegates to its governorship primaries.

APGA in Imo State had decided not to organise ward congresses and had opted for harmonisation which was supposed to take place in the various wards among their leaders. The harmonisation, as conceived by its proponents, was geared towards mitigating crisis and ensuring that all shades of opinions were accommodated.

READ MORE: https://innonews.com.ng/2018/09/harmonization-of-delegates-list-tears-apga-apart-in-imo/

Ahead of Monday’s governorship primaries in the All Progressive Congress, APC in Imo State, plans to produce a consensus candidate among the governorship aspirants from Owerri zone failed.
The aspirants were said to have muted the idea in a bid to stop Uche Nwosu, another governorship aspirant and Governor Rochas Okorocha preferred choice for the party ticket.
READ MORE:https://innonews.com.ng/2018/09/imo-apc-primaries-consensus-candidate-option-crumbles/

London trained constitutional Lawyer, Chief Barr Aloysius Osuji has emerged the governorship candidate of Mass Action Joint Alliance, MAJA Party in Imo State.

Osuji emerged victorious after party delegates unanimously voted for him at the party’s governorship primaries which took place at the party’s State Secretariat, Okigwe Road, Owerri, Friday.
READ MORE: https://innonews.com.ng/2018/09/aloysius-osuji-emerges-maja-party-guber-candidatevows-to-restore-imo/

As primaries to elect the governorship candidate of the PDP in Imo State hots up, a former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives and a governorship aspirant, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha has raised an alarm.
READ MORE:https://innonews.com.ng/2018/09/ahead-of-pdp-primaries-ihedioha-raises-alarm/

Those agitating for Direct Primaries in the All Progressive Congress, APC in Imo State may have lost the battle.
Most of the governorship aspirants in Imo State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC have been advocating for the use of Direct Primaries.
READ MORE:https://innonews.com.ng/2018/09/advocates-of-direct-primaries-harmonization-in-imo-apc-loose-out/

Despite concerted efforts to unite for a common cause which is to win the 2019 governorship election in Imo State, a splinter group named “Original All Progressive Grand Alliance, “O APGA” have emerged with its Chaiman, Dr. David Chimaobi Iwuagwu, KSC blowing hot.
READ MORE:https://innonews.com.ng/2018/09/why-i-formed-o-apga-iwuagwu/

A template that would lead to the emergence of the next Governor of Imo State has been unveiled.

The 8 point template was revealed by the Amalgamation of Imo Professional Bodies and Association (AIPA) at a news conference in Owerri, Imo State capital.

Speaking to newsmen on the template, Chief Emeka Diwe, Co- coordinator of the Amalgamation, he said the need for the template was driven by the necessity to get Imo State out of the doldrums and launch it among the league of prosperous States in Nigeria.

READ MORE:https://innonews.com.ng/2018/09/2019how-next-imo-state-governor-will-emerge-aipa/