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As the calculations for the 2015 presidential election continue to gather strength, the Imo State Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere has declared that the state governor, Rochas Okorocha will contest the presidential election.

The implication is that Governor Okorocha will not seek a second term in office as governor of Imo State. This is because; he cannot contest both the office of the president and the governor at the same time.

Okorocha has been at loggerheads with some political stakeholders in the state over whether he would seek a second term in office, as they claimed that he had an agreement with the stakeholders not to seek re-election.

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gbadexy: The story is definitely false.
I'm not saying the dude may not be a womanizer, but only God or a ghost would be able to know their personal conversation in the bedroom or plane even though they were somehow able to retrieve their text messages.
I guess I will call those believing this trash simpletons!
Some folks are just hopeless bigots! If the same was written about GEJ and it sounds outrageous, I would speak against it. I don't like being taken for a fool or playing on one's intelligence.
Lol at the mistress wearing seductive dress! I guess the room service and flight attendants also gave the info or maybe it is sanusi's diary that they stole.

babyosisi: Yes
A camera man will be in the hotel room filming abi?

Pedagogue: Under GEJ, impunity is not only thriving, absurdity is the order of the day!!!


Has anyone checked Section 305 of the 1999 constitution ?

The constitutional expectation for a state of emergency declaration is that all political office holders will seize to exist!!! But GEj's coward brand of state of emergency is that the affected states will still have functioning Governors,commissioners and aides!!! What is the sense in that?

Until a full scale state of emergency is declared in those states and politicians no longer CHOP,d boko haram menace will continue!

mentorken05: The News of the State Of Emergency was a well conceived and political strategised plan to save nigeria from another Civil War ..
Why Some Nigeria feel its a partial one due to the Governors of that state retaining their Executive power , but the Majority believe its a welcome development Long overdue .

In the past in the history of Nigeria , wherever State of Emergency were declared in troubled state by military Presidents ,state powers were delegated to military administrators and in most cases to loyal military officer who supported and planned the coup d e'tal.
GEJ has acted wisely in all sense to make the civilian Governors remain along side the deployment of military officer who will henceforth be in charge of the logistic planning and execution of all security challenges that will be going on in the affected state ..
The Northern elders who kicked against the state of Emergency had an evil and hidden motive , thinking the president might likely appoint non-hausas to become military administrators in Hausa states.
Now he did otherwise the Governors will retain their position while the military will study the situation and if there is any leak the Governors will be heard responsible ... Let's all watch and study this new Democratic definition of State of Emergency and I am fully in support of it knowing it will go along way to bring hope to the hopeless innocent muslims and christians in this affected state ... Long live Nigeria Long live GEJ .

Evestar200: you and generation will die in encouraging corruption,,u fink he is a man of God bcuz he bear d name man of God,,he and Godowell awomakpa na same,,nonsense pple dat encourages corruption,

Tolexander: So CAN uses open ballots to choose their leaders.
Used to think their leaders should be appointed the way Moses, Joshua and Gideon were appointed in the Bible.

biolabee: bros.. why u answer na

too many jambite juveniles on this thread; referring to experiences as nollywood... pity

salt 1: Says who? I have seen a marriage where the wife's infidelity produced a son. The husband was hurt but he forgave and brought up that son along with his other children. The son never knew till the man died. And in the man's old age, it was that son that took care of him.
Op has no healthy option except to forgive and re-build trust. Forgiving is for his own emotional and physical health.
Who said a second wife will be faithful? Women are good at keeping secrets.

WhyMe222: Sincerely my brother. This was my foremost position but wifey said she cannot stay married to me while I bring in another woman. She even said she can't afford to share me. Ain't that laughable? She is just lucky I am the man I am. Age does really make us wiser.

egariyi: I will advise you against divorce/separation. its never the best option especially when threat to life is not involved. Have you considered discussing the reasons why your wife did what she did. May be just may be you may not have been satisfying her sexually. Perhaps, you may be the reason!! There is always a two side to a coin. Also, the Holy Book admonishes us to forgive our offenders 70 x 70 in a day! Have you considered how many women are still married today inspite of the fact that their men are frolicking about? some even produced kids outside wedlock yet the woman 'forgave' d man and remained? Please for the sake of that child, I will strongly advise that you consider the option of 'forgiving her completely from your heart' and also discussing her sexual needs with her. I recommend you to read a book called "the total man". May God guide you in your decision and grant you peace of mind.

Winneygirl: @Op,
I'll say one thing.
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Breath.
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Stop analyzing. Stop trying 2 be logical abt anything. Just take a step back and breath.
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Clear Ur head. Empty Ur mind of all thoughts.
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Truth is, a dissolution of d marriage will not give U peace. Letting go of d hurt/pain will.
It will be hard, but I'll advice dat unless U have taken in some fresh air, any decision U take now will be rash.
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Most pple may not want 2 hear d word 'pray', but believe me God knws Ur every thought/pain. Pour out Ur heart 2 him. U hav been trying 2 deal wt this alone. Now's d time 2 handover everything 2 God.

Danfo: OP,

Having examined all your comments thus far, I can tell you from John Street that she was not prepared to stop the infidelity, if not that you found out unexpectedly.

The implication of the above statement is that SHE WILL DO IT AGAIN under permitting circumstances.Take it or leave it alone.

The call is definitely yours bro... but know that if she stays SHE WILL DO IT AGAIN.

Best wishes to you in arriving at a wise decision on this very sensitive matter.

Symphony007: I don't think the PDP bosses will loose any sleep over an inconsequential confused governour decamping infact they'll beam with glee when he starts rubbing off his lunacy on ACN...when they'll loose sleep is if ameachi decamps, then there's trouble.

eagle,eye:
I am not a Boko apologist, but how come 50 Hilux van will drive into a town starting from 4pm and raze down all structures, yet claim there was no life lost and no security agent challenged them?
Ok, so it is now easy to drive in 50 hilux vans into town for an operation and drive out of town after completing the operation, yet no major newspaper or TV station (even those abroad) will carry the news?
I think this news na wash.......... am sorry to say this, in case am wrong.

CFCfan: Rossikk is right. The financial corruption that goes on in New York, London and Washington DC is infinitely more than anything that occurs in Naija.

the_ripper2: Activate Interlocks

Dino-forms connected

Infra cells up

Ready to form


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Don't know if I got d lines correct o. It have tey sha.

Oh, the wonderful days of yore.

inene: I HAVE NO STAKE IN THIS EXCEPT THAT I COME FROM IMO AND WANTS THE TRUTH TO PREVAIL. I DONT KNOW THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR BUT BY GOING THROUGH THIS INTERVIEW HE HAS MADE A LOT OF SENSE. THE ONUS TO PROVE RESTS ON THE ACCUSER. THE AMOUNT IS NOT CHICKEN FEED AND CAN BE FOUND. BANKING IS NOT VODOO. THERE IS A SCIENCE TO IT. IF A BANK RECEIVES SUCH AN AMOUNT IT WILL HUGE IMPACT IN ITS BOOKS, SO IT IS NOT A BIG DEAL FOR THE SECURITY AND INVESTIGATING AGENCIES TO LOCATE THE MONEY. TO OBTAIN THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OR KNOW HIS HOUSE IN THE VILLAGE IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE. ANY INVESTIGATOR CAN FIND OUT IN A JIFFY. I THINK THE MAN DESERVES TO BE GIVEN THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT

Sincere 9gerian: Deputy Governor of Imo State, Sir Jude Agbaso is embattled no doubt, but the question is; has he resigned? Will he be impeached? In this interview with JAMES UMEH he debunked reports that he has thrown in the towel. Agbaso also advanced reasons for his travails.

Q: There are many conflicting stories coming out from Imo State about you; kindly tell us what you know?

A: Ordinarily I would not have granted this interview but at this point it has become absolutely necessary that I speak to the people of Imo State who freely, a little less than two years ago gave me their mandate that ushered me in as the deputy governor of Imo state. I owe them a duty at this point in time in the history of our state given what is going on, to let them know what has actually transpired.
It is a known fact that the media are awash with stories of the goings-on in the state.

First of all, let me start by addressing the issue of resignation of the deputy governor of Imo State. I put on record and very categorically that at no point in time have I contemplated ever resigning as deputy governor of Imo state.

As I stated earlier, the mandate was freely and massively given me by the people of Imo State as their deputy governor. I still owe them duties today. I never resigned and I do not intend to resign. I will continue to serve the people of Imo State as long as their mandates subsist.

Q: There is this question about what led to the stories of your resignation and non-resignation and the stories in the public domain now that you are being impeached by the Imo State House of Assembly?

A: The matter borders on the issues of allegations by a construction company that I received bribe money to the tune of N458m. I also want to use this opportunity to state in very clear terms that at no pointin time did I demand N458m or any sum of money at that from any company or contractor whatsoever in Imo state, and a tno time did the contractor J-Pros (Joseph Dina) pay me the cumulative sum of N458m as alleged by him.

Let me state this here how this whole issue started: J-Pros is the contractor that is doing the job on the present day Sam Mbakwe Road. Prior to his commencement of work in Imo State on Sam Mbakwe Road, I never knew the construction company, the owners of the construction company or the major holders of the construction company. They were a company that was introduced to the state by the governor who issued and gave the permission for the award ofthe contract to the tune of 1.5bn. A contract of this magnitude can only be issued through the approval of the governor. Such approval was sought by me as the commissioner in the ministry of works and gotten to award the contract to J-Pros International Limited.

Thereafter in the month of February 2012, while I was away on a state duty in India, the permanent secretary in the ministry of works applied for the final approval of the job (so that the governor will give his final approval for the job of N1.5bn); the governor gave his approval and went beyond and gave the approval for the payment of N1.5bn to the contractor via the ministry of finance and the ministry of works. Incidentally his approval was communicated to the commissioner of finance who instead of routing the N1.5bn tothe coffers of works ministry for onward certification by raising of vouchers to pay to the construction company after due processes would have beenfulfilled, the money was routed through the office of the accountant general and paid directly to the contractor, J-Pros Ltd. So at no point did I give the approval, for the payment of the money. At no point did I communicate the approval of the payment, and at no point did I pay the contractor. So the question that comes to mind: why would this contractor pay me N458m; for doing what? I heard from him when I went to the House of Assembly that he paid me N458m in anticipation of a job that I will offer to him in the local government. I was the commissioner for ministry of works; the commissioner in the ministry of works never issues jobs in the local governments. The chairmen of local governments issue jobs in the local governments. I never issued till date one single contract in any local government. So how could this contractor have paid me in anticipation of something I was not in the position to give? Anyhow, to cut the long story short, he said that I conveyed instructions to him via SMS to his phone in the month of April and the month of June 2012 stating the companies, account numbers and the banks to pay the sum of N235m and the sum of N133m, respectively. I state here, also categorically and the records can be gotten from MTN(the carriers of the mobile network I use) that at no point did I convey to this man, Joseph Dina, via SMS to pay money to me or to any account, any bank, any sum of money whatsoever.

So his story is completely false and spurious and intended to malign my person.

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taharqa: Na rain. The rain is too much, so the dams are working at full capacity. Let the rain stop first, lol ....

acidosis™:
buhahahaha

This is a universal principle..! Givers never lack. They keep flourishing..

And did I also say, paying tithes & offerings isn't a must.. Either you pay or not, it changes nothing in his bank account.. paying is for your own good. (you're not helping anyone by paying tithes). If you say you won't pay, praise or serve God, hahaha God will just replace you with stones and grass.

Kingdom Principles & Law of prosperity is at work in the life of this Bishop..
I love him

acidosis™:
It's not the duty of the auditor general to provide employment opportunities.. He is not a politician either.. but a civil servant. Condemn corrupt practices when its right to do so, please.