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22 July 2018 As the race for the governorship of Imo State in 2019 heats up, over 42 candidates have their eyes on the top prize of replacing two-term incumbent Rochas Okorocha, who has anointed his son-in-law Uche Nwosu as his successor.  Two of the others in the race have other ideas and were at the Imo Community Europe Conference …

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Imo State governor Rochas Okorocha’s plans to install his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, as the next governor appear to be have been derailed by interests allied against the governor at the state’s All Progressives Congress (APC) ward congress on 5 May. The majority of the ward officials elected are aligned against Okorocha and he has since tried to have the results …

Many Nigerians would have heard by now about the ward congress of the Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that went down last Saturday, much to the dissatisfaction of incumbent governor Rochas Okorocha.  What many people may not know is what was at the root of the controversy in which one group claimed victory in the congress, …

Senator Hope Uzodinma, representing Orlu (Imo West) constituency,  on 26 April left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Uzodinma, as Naijiant.com has previously reported, had set his eyes on being the PDP candidate for governor in Imo State in 2019, but seems to have abandoned that hope.  A source has told Naijiant.com that Uzodinma has done …

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As the battle to replace Rochas Okorocha as governor of Imo State in 2019 heats up, the truth has become the first casualty.  Okorocha has endorsed his son-in-law and chief of staff, Uche Nwosu, as his replacement – much to the chagrin of many in the state including the influential Catholic Archbishop of Owerri, Anthony Obinna. Obinna has been one …

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