INEC officials and journalists were on Sunday held hostage at the commission’s office in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Tension mounted as news filtered in that a group of protesters believed to be supporters of the APC were advancing towards INEC office from the Asumta Cathedral end of Owerri – Port Harcourt Road. Security officials…
Massive Protest in Owerri
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have surrounded the INEC state headquarters in Owerri, Imo State. They are protesting the inconclusive nature of the presidential and national assembly elections in the state.
Voters Detained in Imo
An unknown number of voters were detained in an emergency cell in Ogboko, hometown of Governor Rochas Okorocha in Ideato South Local Government Area of the state as elections proceeded on Saturday. Voting went on normally in the area but Okorocha complained that “they have arrested innocent citizens who have registered here for frivolous allegations.”…
Imo: Late Arrival of Materials Slow Process
Election materials arrived late in most polling stations in Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State. In Umuokara Iheanakwe ward, election materials and officials arrived at about 10:30 am. Accreditation soon got underway but the card reader machine slowed down the process.
Situation Report by Gabriel ADA, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Imo State
What have been the challenges so far? The initial challenges we had was basically the fact that the materials that came had a lot of mix up that necessitated us to do sorting. We have concluded that sorting and we have distributed the materials to the various local government areas. Are you getting enough support…
Imo Launches Electronic Library
Rochas Okorocha, Imo State governor today launched the first phase of a digitalised electronic library and resource management system in the state. While speaking during the launch held at the new Imo Library Complex in Owerri, the state capital, Okorocha explained that the state government adopted the project in recognition of the importance of e-learning…
Imo To Host 2014 NMMA
The 2014 edition of the Nigeria Media Merit Award, NMMA, would be hosted by the Imo State Government in Owerri from Friday, October 31 to Sunday, November 2. This was disclosed on Friday, October 10, by Vincent Maduka, the Chairman of the NMMA, in an interactive session with journalists at the body’s secretariat, Ikeja, Lagos.…
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