Nigeria’s leading anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, revealed that it has obtained orders for the interim forfeiture of assets traced to a former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, and his wife. The Head, Enugu Zonal Office of the commission, Usman Imam, made this known in Enugu while briefing reporters on the activities of the ...
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Okorocha fumes over seizure of property by Imo govt
The immediate-past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has expressed outrage over the confiscation of one of his personal houses by the state government. He threatened that he could no longer hold on and see his successor, Emeka Ihedioha, continue to ridicule him. Okorocha, speaking on telephone with our correspondent, alleged that the Secretary to the State Government, Uche Onyeagucha, ...
Read More »Imo government demolishes 6 houses belonging to kidnap kingpins
The Imo State government has demolished six buildings belonging to three alleged kidnap kingpins and armed robbers in the state. The buildings, comprising of one hotel and five houses, belong to men who allegedly kidnapped and murdered a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Amos Akano. The demolition was done in conjunction with men of the ...
Read More »Rochas Okorocha revokes ownership of untilized lands in Imo State
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has said that the state government would revoke the ownership of all unused lands especially those at the industrial layouts in the State, regretting that people acquired those lands and kept them for years without developing them but waiting to sell them at a very exorbitant prices. The Governor gave the hint when members ...
Read More »Okorocha donates land for NIESV office complexes
“Governor Rochas Okorocha has donated land to the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) for the construction of its branch and zonal offices in Imo State. Represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), George Eche, the governor made the announce at the opening ceremony of the association’s two-day 47th annual national conference tagged Imo 2017 in ...
Read More »Imo state, Federal Mortgage Bank partner to build 2,000 housing units
The Imo State Government has concluded arrangement with the Federal Mortgage Bank (FMB) to build 2,000 housing units, comprising semi- detached duplexes and blocks of flats, for its workers in the three senatorial zones under the Imo Model Scheme. Governor Rochas Okorocha, who disclosed this to journalists at the weekend in Owerri, after a meeting with the officials of the ...
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