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Eze Madumere Still Deputy Governor of Imo State, Says Lawyer

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By Eric Elezuo

Counsel to the embattled Deputy Governor of Imo State, Mr Eze Madumere, Mr. Ken Ehijuele, has said that his client remains the deputy governor of the state in spite of his impeachment carried out by the members of the Imo State House of Assembly.

Mr Ehijuele made the remarks while fielding questions on a live TV programme, Democracy Today, following the court injunction that stopped the swearing in of the ‘new’ deputy governor, Mr. Ekenze, who is the Imo State Head of Civil.

“Eze Madumere remains the deputy governor of Imo State as it stands today. There is a court injunction stopping the purported swearing in of a new deputy governor. A constitution presents the appropriate way of impeaching a public office holder; that process has not been followed here. As a result, there is a reversal to status quo ante,” Ejihuele said.

Recall that the deputy governor and his boss, Owelle Rochas Okorocha have fallen out of favour following the former’s intention the contest the governorship seat in 2019.

Okorocha, it has been reported, prefers his son-in-law, who is presently his chief of staff to replace him. The clash of political interest has therefore, triggered a cold war between the one time best of friends, culminating in the impeachment of the deputy governor.

Madumere is the second deputy governor to be impeached under Okorocha in a space of seven years.

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Police Confirm Abduction of Bayelsa High Court Judge in Yenagoa

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The police in Bayelsa State, on Sunday, confirmed the abduction of Justice E.J. Umokoro in Yenagoa, the capital.

Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, DSP Musa Mohammed, confirmed the alleged kidnap of the Judge on Sunday in Yenagoa.

“Umokoro, a judge at Bayelsa State High Court was on Saturday evening abducted from his car at a fast food outlet at Ekeki area of Yenagoa.

“The command has deployed tactical teams and drones to trail and arrest the hoodlums,” he said.

Reports said that the gunmen fired sporadically at the car park of the eatery before forcing the judge out of his vehicle and whisking him away in a waiting Toyota Hilux.

The judge was waiting for his daughter, who had gone into the outlet to make some purchases.

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Otti Plans Recruitment of 4000 Extra Teachers for Abia Schools

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Abia State governor, Alex Otti, has revealed has revealed plans to recruit additional 4,000 teachers to raise the teaching workforce to 9,394.in the State’s primary and secondary schools.

The governor disclosed this during the June edition of his media chat, dubbed Governor Alex Otti speaks to Abians”, held on Thursday night at the Government House, Umuahia.

He said that the 5,394 first set of teachers already recruited would be deployed after their ongoing orientation in Aba and Umuahia.

According to him, the next set of recruitment will happen immediately after this orientation.

“We expect that the portal will be opened and applications will be received,” he said.

Otti said that the idea was to prepare the schools for the next academic session, given the massive enrollment witnessed since the introduction of free and compulsory education.

The government, in January, introduced free and compulsory education from primary one to junior secondary school.

The policy is to ensure that every child in Abia, regardless of their state of origin, had access to education up to the junior secondary school.

Otti emphasised the need to prepare and ensure quality teachers for primary and secondary schools across the State.

He reiterated his administration’s commitment to continue with the renovation of schools, including the tertiary institutions.

“In addition to the renovation, we are converting 20 schools into smart schools and work is already ongoing,” he said.

The governor also spoke on the government’s activities in the health sector.

He gave assurance that the ongoing renovation of 200 primary healthcare centres across the 17 local government areas of the State would soon be completed and that most of them were ready for use.

“The type of equipment you are expecting to see in the developed countries are already in Abia and we are not opening them without equipping them properly,” he said.

Otti, who highlighted some of his administration’s achievements in other sectors, including security, road infrastructure, sanitation and others, urged the residents to join hands with the administration in building a new Abia.

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Court Grants Natasha N50m Bail in Defamation Case

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The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, bail in the sum of N50 million and one surety who must be a person of reasonable integrity resident in FCT Abuja and owns a landed property within the Abuja Municipal Area Council.

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