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IHEKWEME DEMANDS N500M FROM UZODIMMA TO STOP ATTACKS ….IMO, GOVT

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8 months ago

November 7, 2024

IHEKWEME DEMANDS N500M FROM UZODIMMA TO STOP ATTACKS ....IMO, GOVT

Imo State Government has revealed that one of its critics has begun moves to reach Gov Hope Uzodimma with a view to striking a deal to stop the verbal attacks on the administration.

According to the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hon Declan Emelumba, the critic, Dr Fabian Ihekweme has made contacts with friends of the Governor, offering to ” cease fire” If he is offered the whopping sum of Five Hundred million Naira( N500m).

In a statement he issued Thursday, Emelumba noted that the demand from Ihekweme has vindicated the government’s earlier position that the former Commissioner for International Affairs is neither fighting for the public nor is he motivated by morality.

” When we described him as an extortionist and blackmailer, the public thought we were too hard on him, but now it is clear that frustration and hunger are his sole motivation for his unwarranted and unsubstantiated allegations against the Governor ”

Emelumba disclosed that many friends of the governor and government officials have been reached by Ihekweme, asking that he be settled with N500m as a condition to stop his baseless attacks on the governor in the media.

Said he, ” We can confirm that Fabian Ihekweme has reached out to several people, including some government officials asking them to convince the governor to release N500m to him so as to stop the baseless attacks on Uzodimma. One of such persons he reached is a Lagos based businessman whom he spoke on the phone with on Wednesday and later sent his Opay account number for his ticket to Lagos to seal the deal. We have records of similar conversations, “Emelumba disclosed.

The Commissioner described as unfortunate the activities of Ihekweme who was offered an opportunity to serve as a commissioner but failed woefully on the job.

He said the most painful aspect of the whole saga is that Ihekweme case files in the police where he was indicted for stealing government’s property were still open.

On whether the government will consider buying the silence of Ihekweme as he is demanding, Emelumba said he should perish the thought as Uzodimma has nothing to hide.

” Never shall we condescend that low to even negotiate with a traitor and blackmailer not to talk of settling him. I just pity some gullible members of the society who have time to read the rubbish he churns out, “he said.

The commissioner insisted that the governor would never be distracted by the antics of one man who had already betrayed the trust of Imo people by selling government property.

Politics

Imo State Govt Demolishes Drug Peddling, Gun Runners’ Hideout In Owerri…

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14 minutes ago

July 4, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

The Imo State Government has demolished a notorious criminal hideout located in Ama Hausa, Owerri, identified as a hub for drug peddling, gun running, and other illicit activities.

In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Electronic/Creative Media, Ambrose Nwaogwugwu, the operation was led by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Monitoring and Compliance, Hon. Nze Chinasa Nwaneri.

According to the statement, the hideout had been under surveillance for some time after it was identified as a den for hardened criminals involved in trafficking hard drugs, illegal arms, and other violent crimes that posed a threat to public safety.

During the operation, several suspects were apprehended and handed over to relevant security agencies for interrogation and prosecution.

“Our message is clear: Imo State will not be a safe haven for criminals. We are going after every syndicate, every drug peddler, and every gun runner. No one is above the law, and no criminal enterprise will be tolerated,” Hon. Nwaneri stated during the demolition.

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He’s pained that Tinubu, Shettima, Akpabio are commissioning projects – Wike knocks Amaechi

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6 hours ago

July 4, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Friday said a chieftain of the opposition coalition is “pained” that President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other top government dignitaries are commissioning projects across Abuja.

He made the remark in response to claims by a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rotimi Amaechi, that Nigerians are angry with Tinubu’s administration.

Amaechi had made the remark during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today last night.

However, Wike rubbished Amaechi’s claim, during the commissioning of the Newly Rehabilitated Aguma Palace-Radio Nigeria-New Market Road in the Gwagwalada area council of the FCT.

He said: “Mr President, it is the 16th day [that] you have devoted time to personally participate in the commissioning ceremony and I never knew that people were so pained that so many things were going on very well in the FCT until last night when I was watching Politics Today that I saw one of the presidential aspirants of coalition so pained.

“He was so pained by the fact that Mr President, Vice President, Senate President, Senate President, Speaker, SGF, are coming to commission projects, yet they said that Nigerians are angry.

“Gwagwalada people, are you angry? It’s important to ask you this question so that we will hear from Nigerians.”

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Senate begins constitution review hearings in Lagos today

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11 hours ago

July 4, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central), has announced that the Senate will today commence its public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution in Lagos.

Bamidele explained that the exercise will open up discussions on national issues, including proposals for the creation of 18 additional local government areas, the establishment of state police, and comprehensive reforms of the electoral system, among others.

As part of efforts to ensure inclusive participation, the Senate has also arranged for simultaneous public hearings to take place across other geopolitical zones of the country, excluding the North-West region.

The hearing scheduled for the North-West was postponed in respect of the passing of renowned Kano industrialist and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, who died on Saturday.

In a statement released yesterday, Senator Bamidele, who also serves as the Chairman of the South-West Zonal Constitution Review Committee, outlined the programme for the two-day hearing.

He emphasized that the forum provides Nigerians with a vital platform to express their views on critical issues shaping the nation’s governance framework.