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Governor Hope Uzodimma, Imo people ‘ll decide next governor, OPOCA tells ex-Minister

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Orlu Political Consultative Assembly

 

By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri

The battle for Imo 2027 governorship election is brewing, as the Imo West Senatorial District Political highest decision making body, called Orlu Political Consultative Assembly ,OPOCA, on Thursday warned the former Minister of Interior, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho, to stop immediately with his arrangement on setting up of campaign structure for 2027 Imo governorship or get ready to contend with OPOCA in days ahead.

The National Coordinator and Secretary of OPOCA, Rex Anunobi and Esom Obodo Obodo, respectively stated this to newsmen in Owerri, while reacting to the setting up of Imo Harmony Project to actualize the governorship ambition of Imo East Senatorial zone led by Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho.

The worry of the OPOCA group was that the Imo harmony project was to heat up the Imo polity ahead of 2027.

Therefore they were of the opinion that; “It is a common knowledge that OPOCA had earlier assumed position of harmony, political understanding and seamless workability of Imo Charter of Equity through a detailed correspondence to Imo Elders. Council advising compatriots and leaders of Owerri and Okigwe zones to dismantle every perceived political encumbrances including the fandom legal action filed against the landslide and overwhelming
Victory that democratically guaranteed the second term of His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma (Onwa) and Orlu Zone under the renewed spirit of the Charter of Equity.

“Considering the foregoing, the Orlu Political Consultative Assembly
(OPOCA) wishes to restate and assume the following positions: That OPOCA views this development as an orchestrated distraction to the second term administration of Dist. Senator Hope Uzodimma which has just taken off. What the governor deserves at this moment is nothing but the total support of all Imolites to enable the Governor
consolidates on the gains of his first term achievements geared towards taking Imo to a higher level of development and economic prosperity.”

“We therefore reinforce our earlier stand that issues of who becomes the next governor of Imo State shall be democratically determined by our dear Governor and Imolites at the ripe and appropriate time. Definitely it cannot be by blackmailing the Governor and the Imo Elders Council. That the early formation of the so-called Imo Harmony Project committees and structure for the purpose of staging premature campaigns for 2027 Owerri zone governor is an affront to the present government and a seeming parallel government which no doubt spells an illegality of some sort against known democratic principles. That it is strange and unfortunate that Capt. Iheanacho has never activated any medium to acknowledge the good works of the governor or commend him for the landmark reconstruction and dualization of Owerri-Mbaise- Umuahia road which crosses his Emekuku country home and Compound.

“We therefore call on the government of Senator Hope Uzodimma to take decisive action against political desperadoes and clandestine moves Capable of heating up the pollty as well as inordinate political Structures likely to undermine the government of the state and Overheat the polity again considering the fact that the state is only
just recovering from volcanic insecurity largely heaped on us by another group of political renegades,” he said.

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President Tinubu Approves Membership For US-nigeria Working Group

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November 27, 2025

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the constitution of the Nigerian side of the US-Nigeria Joint Working Group as part of steps to deepen collaboration in tackling security challenges in the country.

The composition of the Joint Working Group was part of the agreement reached during the recent trip to Washington, DC, by a high-level Nigerian delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.

Ribadu is to lead the Nigerian side of the Joint Working Group, supported by a multi-stakeholder team comprising senior officials from relevant government establishments.

Members of the Joint Working Group include the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Bernard M. Doro, Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Mohammed Mohammed and the Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force, Mr Kayode Egbetokun.

Ms Idayat Hassan of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and Mr Paul Alabi of the Embassy of Nigeria in the US will serve as the secretariat.

President Tinubu has urged members of the Joint Working Group to work assiduously with their US counterparts to ensure smooth operationalisation of all agreements across sectors.

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AU, ECOWAS, and WAEF Condemn Guinea-Bissau Military Takeover, Demand Restoration of Democratic Order

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Election-observation missions from the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) have jointly condemned the military takeover in Guinea-Bissau, calling it a direct assault on the country’s democratic process.

In a strongly worded statement, the observer groups denounced the suspension of the presidential and legislative elections, which had been conducted peacefully on 23 November. They praised the citizens of Guinea-Bissau for their orderly participation and commended electoral officials and security personnel for maintaining professionalism throughout the vote.

The missions described the military intervention as a “blatant attempt to disrupt the democratic process,” noting that the takeover occurred while the nation awaited the official announcement of election results. With both leading presidential candidates having pledged to respect the final outcome, observers said the coup threatened to erode confidence in the country’s democratic institutions.

The joint statement also expressed deep concern over the detention of government and electoral officials by the military, urging their immediate release and the swift restoration of constitutional rule. The observers warned that halting the electoral process could reverse years of regional efforts to strengthen political stability and democratic norms in Guinea-Bissau.

Regional and international bodies are now intensifying calls for the reinstatement of civilian authority and the continuation of the electoral process, emphasising the need to safeguard the will of the people at a critical moment in the country’s political trajectory.

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Nnamdi Kanu is in the prison, we should not get angry and it is not issue to use knives, gun or fighting ourselves in order to solve it- Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu

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‎The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu, has urged the South-East people to use dialogue and peaceful means to address the recent imprisonment of Nnamdi Kanu

‎She added that the people of the South-East should emulate other zones and learn to solve their challenges “through dialogue and peaceful ways.”

Bianca ‎Ojukwu made the remarks at the 14th edition of the Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Memorial Day Celebration held at the Ojukwu Memorial Library, Owerri, Imo State, on Wednesday
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‎She noted that although the court of first instance had sentenced Kanu to imprisonment, “all hope are not lost,” adding that through dialogue and peaceful methods, Nnamdi Kanu could be released from the Sokoto Correctional Centre.
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‎The Ojukwu’s annual memorial day was instituted by Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, the founder of the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASOB
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‎The event is usually attended by Igbo people from the five South-East states and beyond.
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‎During her address, Mrs. Ojukwu called for a minute of silence for the late BBC journalist, Mr. Frederick Forsyth, “who resigned her job to cover all things that happened during the 1967 to 1970 Biafra and Nigeria civil war.”
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‎She said, “Nnamdi Kanu is in the prison, we should not get angry and it is not issue to use knives, gun or fighting ourselves in order to solve it”
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“‎This coming Christmas, all of us should endeavour to meet with our National Assembly members and our governors, ask them the way forward to ensure that Kanu is freed from the prison”
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‎“Also, all of us should come together, plan ourselves on how to use peaceful means to settle this matter, we should plan how to meet with President Bola Tinubu and amicably resolve this matter.”

 

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