The Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Emeka Ihedioha, has emerged the Imo State governor-elect. He polled 273,404 votes to defeat 69 other candidates including his closest rival, Uche Nwosu of Action Alliance who scored 190,364 votes.
Announcing the results at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Owerri at exactly 10.08 pm on Monday, the state returning officer, Prof. Francis Otunta, said the All Progressives Grand Alliance candidate, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, polled 114,676 followed by the All Progressives Congress candidate, Senator Hope Uzodimma, who scored 96,458 votes.
The Accord Party candidate, Ikedi Ohakim secured 6,864 votes.
He said,
“We have been working since Saturday to elect a credible governor for Imo State. The total registered voters is 2,221,008; Accredited voters is 823,743.
“The total votes cast is 714,35; rejected votes 25,130; total valid votes is 739,485.”
Declaring Ihedioha the winner of the polls, the returning officer said, “I, Francis Otunta, hereby certify that I am the returning officer for the Imo state elections. That the election was contested and the candidates received the following votes.
According to the new elected Imo state new elected governor cousin brother "Ezeugomoh" The CEO, New Monument Concept who is also one of imo state multi talented singer, reacted to the outcome of the gubernatorial election in Imo state with massive post on the social media
According to the The CEO, New Monument Concept, Ezeugomoh, congratulations are in order to the new governor-elect, Emeka Ihedioha as Imo has been liberated.
Wrote on the Twitter: "I Don't want any position in my state government, I just want to be (Nwanne Governor)"
According to an interview asking him why he did all his things alone during the campaign, he said:
"Why I did a one man campaign with my own social media platform is because he is my brother he doesn't need to beg for it or even pay for it, I don't need to attend to his meetings because I'm not an outsider I started supporting him with my little money since I know him and I'm happy he made me proud in 2019 governorship election being his brother is enough for me let other Zone enjoy his Government I'm son of the soil and I want the best for my state "IMO State"
Former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, has said the need for Imo State to have a government that will sincerely and conscientiously work for the people was one of the reasons he joined the Imo governorship race for the second time.
“The fact that the health of the state, between when I contested the 2015 governorship election and now, has further deteriorated including the concerns of well-meaning stakeholders spurred me to offer myself, again for service,” Ihedioha, a top contender for the Imo Government House, said.
The former deputy speaker stated this in Owerri, during his statewide-ward toward consultation with PDP stakeholders and leaders ahead of the party’s governorship primaries.
He maintained that
“our dear state has gone through avoidable maladministration. We have not only become an object of caricature among the comity of states but have become a reference for a collapse of the government.”
Continuing, the PDP governorship flag-bearer in the 2015 general election noted,
“that I am roundly experienced with relevant capacities and indeed prepared for governance, especially for the Imo State of today which is in dire need of a physician in government and called for a partnership with the people of the state. What Imo State requires now is a contented, sincere and accomplished man who will not misuse the commonwealth of the people, but to apply same, prudently to critical sectors, to instigate the desired economic development across the state.”
The former lawmaker assured that he would repair the state by offering quality leadership, hard work and sincerity of purpose. He called on leaders and members of the PDP in Owerri Municipal to look towards his direction as the primary elections draw close.
Earlier in their separate remarks, the PDP Chairman in the area, Engr. Okechukwu Opara, former party chairmen and leaders in the area, described the former lawmaker as a blessing to the party and the state in general and assured him of their support ahead of the party primaries.
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Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, Thursday, fired back at his predecessor, Ikedi Ohakim and former Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, for kicking against the creation of the Ministry of Happiness and Purpose Fulfillment.
He said both did not have what it takes to compete with him in terms of governance.
Okorocha’s statement came through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sam Onwuemeodo to newsmen in Owerri, following the backlashes from the duo on the newly created Ministry of Happiness and Purpose Fulfilment by his government.
The ministry is headed by Governor Okorocha’s younger sister, Mrs. Ogechi Ololo, who is also the Deputy Chief of Staff, Domestic, Government House.
According to the release, “At the end of the day, the achievements of the new Ministry of Happiness and Purpose Fulfilment, will be so amazing that the critics of the initiative, will not only be shocked but will also regret to have drawn the curtain for the new Ministry even before it takes off.
“Ideas are like bullets. They pierce greatly. And Rochas Okorocha is a man of tremendous ideas who thinks about the present and the generations yet unborn.
“He does not misfire on any issue, the attendant criticisms notwithstanding. When the new ministry begins to bear the expected fruits, the accolades will envelop the early criticisms.
“Some people have also talked about Jacob Zuma’s Statue as a referenced case. The criticisms that greeted Zuma’s Statue were all anchored on the Corruption allegations against the South African President.
“Yet, the fact remains that the man is still the President of that Country. He has neither been sentenced to imprisonment nor impeached as president following these corruption claims.”
Okorocha went further to say : “We also want to let the public know that the former governor of the State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim and the 2015 PDP governorship Candidate in the State Chief Emeka Ihedioha are the least qualified to criticize Okorocha on any policy or programme.
“Ohakim was governor for four years and has no achievement to his Credit. And that administration could only be associated with the flogging of Citizens, including a Priest. Today, Owerri has twelve lane roads, 3 tunnels, two fly-overs, five in-land roads, four pedestrian bridges, street lights and befitting structures, Courtesy of Governor Okorocha.
“Chief Ihedioha was in the House of Representatives for 12 years and ended up being the Deputy Speaker but could not fix the only market called Nkwo-Mbutu in his ward, Mbutu, and all the NDDC Projects that have developed K-legs in the State are directly or indirectly linked to him.”
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