Rochas Okorocha voices out: EFCC didn’t recover N7.9 Billion from me

Nigeria - Former Imo state Governor and Senator representing Imo West, Rochas Okorocha, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of transmitting false information against him, stating that no money was recovered from him by the anti-graft agency.

Scrap House of Representatives, cut down cost, Senator Rochas Okorocha voices out

Nigeria - Senator Rochas Anayo Okorocha has canvassed for the reduction of Parliamentarians representing each state of the federation, saying the nation cannot afford their expenditure anymore.

Senator Rochas Okorocha says APC repaid him with evil

Nigeria - Rochas Okorocha, the immediate past Imo State governor has lamented how he was badly treated by the All Progressives Congress (APC).  

How youths stopped ‘raid’ of Senator Rochas Okorocha’s home

Nigeria - There was tension in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Thursday, as angry youths prevented members of the government taskforce from breaking into the private residence of former Governor Rochas Okorocha.

Governor Ihedioha orders arrest of Senator Rochas Okorocha over alleged assault on a government official

Nigeria - Imo state government has ordered a citizen’s arrest against Senator Rochas Okorocha, over alleged assault on a government official, Mr Jasper Ndubuaku. 

KABOOM!!! Hehehe... Gov. Rochas Okorocha gives Imo workers 18 days Xmas holiday

Nigeria - Gov. Okorocha of Imo state has directed that the civil servants in the state to vacate for the Christmas holiday on Friday, December 22, 2017 and resume on Monday, January 8, 2018.

According to a press statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, workers on essential duties were exempted from this development.

KABOOM! Hehehe... Okorocha to Imo workers: Contact Ministry of Happiness if you haven’t received your salary

Nigeria - Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has told the state workers who have difficulties with getting their salaries to contact the Ministry of Happiness and fulfilment.

This is coming after he approved the payment of November and December salaries for civil servants in the state.

Oh boy! See VIDEO as Charlyboy bombs Rochas Okorocha after Statues and Happiness saga

One of Nigeria’s most controversial entertainers, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charlyboy has once again taken to the social media to slam the governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha.

Charlyboy called the governor out, saying he has – by his bad leadership – made the state an enclave of hunger. He expressed hash words on the governor in Igbo language, also asking if God was still watching what was happening in the state.

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KABOOM!!! Okorocha in defense of his Ministry of Happiness says 89% of Nigerians are unhappy

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has said that 89 per cent of Nigerians are unhappy “in the real sense of the word happiness”.

According to him, only 4 per cent could really be happy to some extent, while 7 per cent might claim to be happy. He added that the vital aspect of human existence, which is happiness, must be addressed.

Oh wow! Hehehe... Okorocha names sister as Happiness and Couple's Fulfillment commissioner

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has sworn in 28 new commissioners and 27 Transition Committee Chairmen for the 27 local government councils in the state.

He charged them to prove their worth in the service of the state and her people. One of the commissioners sworn in by the governor is his biological sister, Mrs. Ogechi Ololo (nee Okorocha). She is now the state’s Commissioner for Happiness and Couples’ Fulfillment.

Gov. Rochas Okorocha finally reveals amount spent on each statue in Imo

Nigeria - Dr. Ebere Nzeworji, Special Assistant to the Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha on Electronic Media, has revealed the cost of each of the statues of some African leaders erected in the state capital, Owerri.

According to him, each of statues cost between N400,000 and N500,000.

Why I erected Jacob Zuma statue in Imo - Okorocha

Nigeria - Rochas Okorocha, Governor of Imo State, has said he owes no apology for erecting the statue of the South African President, Jacob Zuma in his state.

Okorocha said the reason for erecting the statue was to encourage business relationship between the state and South Africa.

Jacob Zuma seeks end to killing of Nigerians in South Africa

South African President Jacob Zuma has condemned the xenophobic attack on Nigerians residing in South Africa.

Zuma, who spoke in Owerri, the Imo State capital, during a two-day private visit, said: “A South African must not kill a Nigerian and a Nigerian must also not kill a South African.”

Okorocha blasts Nnamdi Kanu and those politicising his activities: He is on his own

Nigeria - Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, yesterday urged the Federal Government and citizens to treat the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, as an individual whose views do not represent those  of the generality of  Igbo.

No reasonable Igbo man, the governor said, “would support secession or division of the country.” Okorocha who spoke at the new Yam festival organised by the State Council of Traditional Rulers said that “everyone that loves Ndigbo has condemned the activities of IPOB.”

Rochas Okorocha blasts Biafra agitation: No reasonable Igbo man backs agitation

Nigeria - Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has described the agitation by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, for a sovereign republic in the South-East as a child’s play.

Okorocha, who doubles a Chairman of Progressive Governors’ Forum, made this statement on Wednesday when he led a delegation of the forum on a visit to internally displaced persons, IDPs, and victims of the recent Benue flood disaster in Benue State.

Imo Govt. Alleges That Charly Boy Was Hired To Attack President Buhari And Gov. Okorocha

Nigeria - The government of Imo State has alleged that Mr. Charles Oputa AKA Charly Boy, Convener of OurMumuDonDo Movement, was hired by the enemies of President Muhammadu Buhari and Mr. Rochas Okorocha, Imo State governor, to damage the reputation of the two men and their administrations. 

The allegation was made in a statement issued by Mr. Sam Onwumeodo, Chief Press Secretary to the Imo State governor.        

See PHOTOS as Aisha Buhari returns to Nigeria, storms Imo State

Wife of Nigeria’s President, Aisha Buhari, has returned from London where she went to visit her ailing husband who is on a second medical vacation this year.

Mrs. Buhari, upon her return, headed to Owerri to grace the 2017 August meeting hosted by women in the state.

She was welcomed at the Sam Mbakwe Cargo International Airport in Owerri,the State capital by the state governor, Rochas Okorocha; his wife, Nneoma Okorocha; wives of Nigerian governors and other government officials.

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KABOOM!!! IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu tells Okorocha: After 2019, we will send you back to Jos

Nigeria - The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said the group will sack Rochas Okorocha as Governor of Imo State.

Kanu, who spoke in Owerri on Friday, insisted that there would be no election in Anambra State in November and in the other four South-East states in 2019.

He added that “restructuring does not have any meaning”.

Okorocha says Buhari knows what is going on in Nigeria following London visit.

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has revealed what transpired during an emergency meeting President Muhammadu Buhari had with leaders and Governors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday night.

The meeting took place in the Abuja House in London.

Okorocha vows: I will never contest against Buhari in 2019

Nigeria - Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has vowed never to contest against President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 general elections.

Okorocha was speaking during a breakfast meeting with journalists in the state at his private residence in Owerri on Tuesday.

“I will never run against President Buhari but would continue to support him in the overall interest of the nation, especially when he has stabilized the nation.