{"id":13391,"date":"2014-12-04T15:00:30","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=13391"},"modified":"2014-12-04T15:00:30","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T15:00:30","slug":"okorocha-promises-imo-apc-lawmakers-return-tickets-even-as-owerri-west-member-innocent-eke-loses-primary-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=13391","title":{"rendered":"Okorocha Promises Imo APC Lawmakers Return Tickets Even As Owerri West Member, Innocent Eke Loses Primary Election"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Names of Winners
\nUju Onwudiwe -Njaba
\nOzuruigbo Ugonna -Nwangele
\nVictor Ikonne – Owerri West
\nLugard Osuji -Municipal
\nEmeka Loyld – Owerri North
\nIfeanyi Nnakaraonye- Mbaitoli
\nThaedeus Oguike – Ikeduru
\nLuke Chukwu -Ohaji\/Egbema
\nEmeka Nwaofor -Ngor-Okpala
\nEjike Anakani -Ahiazu
\nUche Ejiogu -Ihitte Uboma
\nAcho Ihim -Okkigwe <\/p>\n

Ahead the 2015 Election, six Imo lawmakers are said to have been given automatic ticket by the Imo APC party leadership courtesy of Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha.
\nTrumpeta gathered that the lawmakers have a serious pact with the Governor who promised to return them back to power so as to fulfill the agreement he has to make a special request from the APC leadership.
\nThough it was difficult at the initial stage but later on, the party’s leader according to sources considered it necessary to return them back based on earlier agreement making yesterday primaries a formality.
\nThe six lawmakers are (1) Ozurigbo Ugonna (aka OZB) Representing Nwangele LGA (2) Hon Chief Mike Ndubuaka Representing Orlu LGA (3) Hon Acho Ihim Representing Okigwe (4) Hon Nwafor Representing Ngor Okpala (5) Member Representing Njaba LGA
\nOur reporter revealed that the decision to give the six lawmakers automatic ticket sparked off controversies when stakeholders gathered at Imo government House.
\nThe case of Acho Ihim coming back to represent Okigwe people in Imo State House of Assembly was not welcomed by his people because according to few stakeholders in Okigwe, it is the turn of the Okigwe South and not the Okigwe North bloc.
\nInvestigation revealed that people are opposing the automatic ticket to the six lawmakers on the ground that it violates their charter of equity.
\nIn a chat with the information commissioner Hon, Chidi Ibe, he disclosed that there is no cause for Alam
\nIt was terrible for APC stakeholders of Oguta extraction as Police tear gas ended the primaries scheduled at the council secretariat, Oguta yesterday.
\nOur reporter who monitored the development reported that trouble started when the chairman of the party in the LGA, Casmir Ohamara and the Transition Committee Chairman of the party, Okonya were allegedly accused of hijacking electoral materials meant for conduct of the House of Assembly primaries.
\nTrumpeta learnt that when it appeared that the materials meant for the election were kept in custody by the duo in favour of one of the aspirants, Louis Obodo, who was former TC Chairman the camp of his main challenger, Uzoma Ezediaro challenged the action leading to a fierce battle at the council secretariat.
\nPolice intervention in form of tear gas forced everybody to scamper for safety while the materials for the election were said to be kept in Police custody.
\nAs at press time, all the delegates and aspirants had deserted the venue.
\nIt was learnt that of the six aspirants three had stepped down for Ezediaro even as the leaders had earlier adopt the Oguta Amaeshi-born politician. In Mbaitoli, Ifeanyi Nnakaraonye won.
\nOwerri West proved bookmakers wrong when incumbent Innocent Eke (Obilumba) lost to Victor Ikonne. Ironically Obilumba came third. Lugard Osuji was returned unopposed after Akuchie stepped down while Emeka Loyld won in Owerri North.
\nThaddeus Oguike won in Ikeduru
\nLuke Chukwu won in Ohaji\/Egbema, while Isu is deadlocked <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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