Owerri—Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha,
has announced that the long awaited Local
Government election in the state will now hold
January, 2017.
He stated this through a press release issued by
the Commissioner for Information, Tourism and
Public Utilities, Hon. Vitalis Ajumbe.
The release which the commissioner said
contained the resolutions they had at the State
Executive Council, did not state who presided
over the executive session.
According to the release, the State Independent
Electoral Commission is now expected to begin
early preparations towards conducting free and
fair election in the state while interested
aspirants who had severally been disappointed as
a result of the inability of the government to hold
the Local Government election will start
strategizing ahead of time.
Another controversial issue that featured
prominently was the planned relocation of some
selected markets in metropolitan city, on
September 30, 2016 among which are, Ekeukwu
market, Ama Awusa.
The release reads, “During the Imo State
Executive Council meeting held on Friday 2nd
September 2016 at the Ndubuisi Kanu Executive
Council Chambers, Government House Owerri,
the Executive Council made the following
approvals among others;
“Imo State Independent Electoral Commission to
conduct the Local Government Council Election
by January, 2017, The relocation of the Eke-
ukwu Owerri Market, Ama Awusa, Yam sellers all
at Douglas Road and all the street traders along
Douglas Road Owerri by September 30, 2016. By
this, the affected traders have been given till
September 30, 2016 to relocate.
“To employ 5 graduates per ward (from the 305
Inec wards) to beefup the civil service of Imo
State. The graduates MUST be computer
literate.”
“To pay the pensioners in the State for the
Month of August 2016, while Government
continues its negotiations with the Pension Union
on how to clear the rest of the pension arears.”
Source: Vanguard
has announced that the long awaited Local
Government election in the state will now hold
January, 2017.
He stated this through a press release issued by
the Commissioner for Information, Tourism and
Public Utilities, Hon. Vitalis Ajumbe.
The release which the commissioner said
contained the resolutions they had at the State
Executive Council, did not state who presided
over the executive session.
According to the release, the State Independent
Electoral Commission is now expected to begin
early preparations towards conducting free and
fair election in the state while interested
aspirants who had severally been disappointed as
a result of the inability of the government to hold
the Local Government election will start
strategizing ahead of time.
Another controversial issue that featured
prominently was the planned relocation of some
selected markets in metropolitan city, on
September 30, 2016 among which are, Ekeukwu
market, Ama Awusa.
The release reads, “During the Imo State
Executive Council meeting held on Friday 2nd
September 2016 at the Ndubuisi Kanu Executive
Council Chambers, Government House Owerri,
the Executive Council made the following
approvals among others;
“Imo State Independent Electoral Commission to
conduct the Local Government Council Election
by January, 2017, The relocation of the Eke-
ukwu Owerri Market, Ama Awusa, Yam sellers all
at Douglas Road and all the street traders along
Douglas Road Owerri by September 30, 2016. By
this, the affected traders have been given till
September 30, 2016 to relocate.
“To employ 5 graduates per ward (from the 305
Inec wards) to beefup the civil service of Imo
State. The graduates MUST be computer
literate.”
“To pay the pensioners in the State for the
Month of August 2016, while Government
continues its negotiations with the Pension Union
on how to clear the rest of the pension arears.”
Source: Vanguard
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