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The Ndubuisi structure of the Labour Party in Imo State has declared total support for the PDP Governorship candidate, Senator Samuel Anyanwu.

The group, which is led by Mr. Anukanti Vigillus said that the decision to throw their weight behind the PDP candidate was on account of his clear message and plans for the State.
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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL, IMO PDP NEW MEDIA DIRECTORATE

September 9, 2023

PRESS RELEASE

NIRSAL Loan: Again Uzodimma Exposes His Inclination To Fraud

—Must account for the N4 bn quoted in loan scam

On Friday, we uncovered a fraudulent scheme orchestrated by the Hope Uzodimma administration, which deceived thousands of Imo people into obtaining loans from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through Nirsal Microfinance Bank under the pretense of receiving start-up grants.

Our concern stems from Uzodimma's announcement in June 2021, where he promised to empower 15,000 Imo residents with start-up grants worth N250,000 each, totaling N4 billion. Many were enticed by this promise and eagerly participated, subsequently receiving the aforementioned amount. Uzodimma and his supporters celebrated this initiative as an accomplishment of his government, marking its launch with a grand ceremony at the Dan Anyiam stadium.

On Thursday, September 7, 2023, the beneficiaries were in for a rude awakening as they realized that what was touted as a grant by Uzodimma was, in fact, a loan. It was part of the targeted credit facilities (TCF) program introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria to support households and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic nationwide. The deception by Uzodimma left the unsuspecting beneficiaries shocked and disappointed.

This was after the beneficiaries had their accounts with their respective deposit money banks debited sums ranging from N70,000 to N230,000 depending on the amount in each individual's account.

We condemn in the strongest possible terms the cruel and thoughtless actions of the Governor and his co-conspirators. Not only were the beneficiaries deceived into taking a loan under false pretenses, but they are also left facing the burden of repaying it without a flexible or accommodating repayment plan [moratorium]. It is appalling to consider the impact of suddenly losing over N150,000 on small-scale businesses that already face numerous challenges. This callous manipulation of vulnerable citizens is entirely unacceptable and must not go unaddressed.

This is an insult to the sensibilities of Imo people who know the difference between a loan and a grant. While the former is repaid, the latter is given out freely. We demand that Uzodimma apologize to Imo people for playing on their intelligence to fleece the State.

And now that it is proven that the scheme was a CBN loan, the State Government cannot claim to have spent N4 billion of tax-payers money to freely give out grants to the masses. This is an organized crime and Uzodimma must account for the sum.

We are not surprised by Governor Uzodimma's actions. Prior to his appointment by the Supreme Court, he had faced corruption charges, and his track record showed a clear inclination towards fraud. The recent incident where he deceived vulnerable citizens further confirms this. This is a Governor who appointed over 240 SAs, yet has shamefully neglected them for the past eight months. They do not even have terms of reference, and have not been paid a single penny as salary. This reveals a clear lack of empathy and responsibility on the part of the Governor, and he must be held accountable for his actions.

However, the good news is that Uzodimma is currently spending his last days as Governor as on November 11, 2023, he will be given a shameful defeat that will spell the freedom of the State from his despotic grips and occasion his retirement from politics.

Imo must be safe again!

Signed:

Lancelot Obiaku
Director-General
Imo PDP New Media

IMO GUBER 2023: SEN SAMUEL ANYANWU A BEAUTIFUL TREE FULL OF FRUITS

By: Patrick Stanley

It's often said that a good tree full of fruits attract stones from all angles and that is why the People's Democratic Party candidate for the November 11th Imo gubernatorial election and the incoming Governor of Imo State Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu (Sam Daddy) is on a daily basis receiving stones from the enemies of the state.

When people throw you stones, it's because you are a good tree full of fruits. They see a lot of harvest in you. You just don't need to go down to their level by throwing them back the stones, but throw them your fruits so the seeds of yourself may inspire them to change their ways.

It's no longer news that Imolites will change her leadership come 11th of November 2023 and usher in good governance devoid of rascality, intimidation, poor governmental policies, infrastructural decay, high rate of insecurity and so many other vices which has bedeviled the state in recent time.

Sam Daddy as a good man has shown readiness to bring good things out of his good store of treasure. He has displayed this beautiful gesture during his thank you tour across the 27 LGAs of the state as he reassured Imolites on the need to make Imo safe again which according to him is a top priority that can change the narrative and bring back the state lost glory.

Recently, the bad driver of the state has released all manner of arsenals against the man whose time has come to possibly paint him black before the people of the state having seen how the people of the state have accepted him. But every efforts targeting to bring Dee Sam to the mud has seemed abortive just like the beautiful seed planted by the river side that bear its fruit on its season, he keep soaring and shining like a star on a daily.

Those hatchet men of the current occupant of Douglas House has not left any stone unturned to drag the man sent by God himself (Samuel) to the mud by releasing all kinds of propaganda, in against Dee Sam but those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.

It's already an established fact that An evil man cannot do good works, nor a good man evil works. Therefore if an evil man would do good things, let him first become good. But as long as he continue to be evil, he cannot bring forth good fruits. It's on this premise that I call on the good spirited Imolites irrespective of party affiliations to join hands with Dee Sam (Sam Daddy) on the 11th of November 2023 to usher in the state of our collective dreams by voting massively for PDP and also to defend our votes from the pooling units to the collection center. With that, the people of the state shall rejoice again.
Power to the people.

*Imo North 2023: The truth and the miscarriage of justice...*

We have received with dismay, the miscarriage of justice which emanated from the Imo State Election Petitions Tribunal which has been sitting in Nasarawa state in the case of Chief Emmanuel Okewulonu (Ikeoha) PDP vs Hon. Patrick Ndubueze (APC) regarding the Imo North Senatorial election which took place on February 25, 2023.

We don't want to bore you with the truth you already know but it is important to give you a picture of the electoral fraud perpetrated by APC in Okigwe LGA, the LGA of the APC candidate.

Imo North is made up of six LGAs. Chief Emmanuel Okewulonu of PDP won in four LGAs - Obowo, Ihitte-Uboma, Ehime Mbano and Onuimo. He came second in Isiala-Mbano where Labour party came first. In the sixth LGA, Okigwe, the LGA of Hon. Patrick Ndubueze of APC, elections did not hold in seven of the eleven wards due to insecurity. The Imo REC was even captured on video saying that she will not be sending INEC officials to the seven wards where security was not guaranteed. The Director of NYSC also instructed that Corpers should not be released to work as INEC adhoc staff in those areas for security reasons. So, INEC conducted elections only in four wards.

CTC copy of INEC BVAS backend server report showed election and accreditation took place in four wards of Okigwe LGA with a total accreditation of 2,730 voters out of 3,780 registered voters. More disturbing is the fact that Umualumoke ward, the electoral ward of the APC candidate recorded only 225 accredited voters.

The question everybody is asking is; where did the more than 40,000 votes INEC accepted from APC as having been garnered by the APC candidate in Okigwe LGA come from? Remember, the total number of accredited voters in the entire Okigwe LGA as recorded by BVAS was 2,730.

With pressure from Douglas House, INEC which never conducted elections in the seven wards in question, accepted the results, collated it and declared the APC candidate as winner of the Imo North Senatorial election. We are not surprised because since 2019, Imo state has become a place where people who come last in elections suddenly "Ben Johnson" their way to the top.

We sought justice from the Imo State Election Petitions Tribunal. But unfortunately, justice was not served.

We want to thank all the people who gave Ikeoha their votes and stood by him while he sought to retrieve his mandate especially the youths, men and women and the widows who he celebrates every 26th of December. We also thank the leadership and members of PDP who entrusted him with the Senatorial ticket. May God bless you all.

As God pleases...

Eze Anyanwu
DG, Ikeoha New Media Center
7th September, 2023

Busted: Uzodimma, INEC in Secret Plot to Rig Guber Election Using FUTO

*Gov. Payrolls staff, distributes subsidy palliative to them

Facts have emerged of plans being hatched by the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma in connivance with INEC to use the Professors, Lecturers and junior staff at Federal University of Technology Owerri [FUTO] to rig the November 11, 2023, governorship election in the State.

As of the time of this report, discussions are said to be ongoing and the plan has remained a secret between the Governor, Imo INEC REC, Prof. Sylvia Agu, the FUTO Vice Chancellor Prof. Nnena Oti and other top management staff of the university.

A source in the University who does not want her name published revealed that the plan will see the State Government pay compliant FUTO staff members huge sums of money and other benefits and then facilitate their use as Presiding Officers, Collation Officers and Returning Officers during the election.

“Leveraging the relationship, the Governor wants to use them to his advantage. They will help him manipulate the outcome of the polls in connivance with INEC. The Governor's ally and Commissioner for Justice, C.O.C Akolisa, whose brother is a professor in the University, is strongly involved in pushing the plan.” she said.

The source forwarded to our correspondent a private message sent to a FUTO staff member by the VC which pointed to the plan.

The message partly read: “I met with the Governor of Imo State yesterday HE Hope Uzodinma and he has graciously approved the following palliatives for my beloved FUTO Staff
1) Food stuff: details for delivery and distribution will be communicated ASAP”.

“2) Direct CASH TRANSFER TO ALL FUTO JUNIOR STAFF: Please liaise immediately with your members and Bursar to provide the following details immediately for ALL FUTO JUNIOR STAFF ON OUR PAY ROLL: Name: JS No: Grade Level: Bank Account details: BVN. Above information should get to the VC this week for immediate disbursement”

The message also said that “the State government will use FUTO staff as consultants” and will as well use them as “enumerators”.

Mr. Matthew Mbanaso Ugo, a concerned citizen who got the wind of the information said that FUTO must now be watched closely, describing the deal with the Governor as suspicious, especially as it is a Federal University.

He said: “It's hard to understand what that means because FUTO is even a federal university. Imagine the Governor distributing palliatives made for the less privileged citizens to them and paying them as well. Journalists and civil society organizations have to wade in and investigate what is going on.”

“It seems that the plan is to use FUTO staff to conduct the election. Akaolisa's elder brother is a Professor in FUTO, Ikpamezie still has his groups in the university. The Imo REC Prof. Sylvia Agu is always a willing tool and we all saw her shameful outing in the last election” he concluded.

Source: The Eagle News

IMO GUBER 2023: SAMDADDY'S ASPIRATION GAINS MOMENTUM DAILY

By Patrick Stanley

It's often said that proper planning will indubitably prevent poor performance while put differently it is said that "he who fails to plan has already planned to fail". In this regard, the gubernatorial candidate and governorship hopeful of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu (Sam Daddy) and his running mate Rt Hon. (Dr) Jones Onyeriri has demonstrated distinctive preparedness to pilot the affairs of Imo to a more effective, productive and secure state come 11th November 2023.

Recently, the candidacy of Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu and Rt Hon Dr. Jones Onyeriri has gained momentum as the majority of Imolites are now left with no other choice than to support the man who they have seen as very prepared to "Make Imo safe again" and to return Imo to the glory days. For some couple of years now stagnation, insecurity, poor governmental policies and lack of trust have eaten deep into the state, therefore the choice of making Imo safe again becomes paramount. That as a new slogan in our dear State is on visually everybody's mouth. Both males, female, young and old have joined to echo "Make Imo Safe Again" whenever they sighted the convoy of SamJones anywhere around the state.

This particular gesture by Imolites who have been left with no other option than to seek refuge in the hands of Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu and Dr. Jones Onyeriri has mounted a very big pressure on other political parties including the ruling APC led by the Supreme Court imposed governor in the state, to the extent of using security operatives to detain, harass and clamp down on the opposition leaders in the state in a bid to possibly instigate fear on the people in other to have their way as usual.

Suffice me to say that the "thank you tour" organized by the Governorship and Deputy Governorship candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Sam Daddy and his Deputy Jones has shown general acceptance as their massage of Making Imo Safe again has spread like wide fire in the entire state. Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu who has listened to the cries of the people and like Samuel in the bible has decided to throw himself into the ring properly to liberate the state from the hardship and insecurity bedeviling the state for 3 and half years now.

The good news is that SamJones has excited the masses by revealing some of his strategic plans for the total recovery and repositioning of our dear state while thanking them for the remarkable warm reception and wide acceptance given to him. Imolites are increasingly expectant and cannot wait for the dawn of a new era where the SamJones and PDP will reposition the State and put her on a speed lane for the good of all.

Power to the People 💪💪💪

Nwosu Patrick Stanley
Okigwe Zonal coordinator
Imo PDP New Media.