Lawrence Odoemelem

Jan

2026

IEADA Commends Gov. Otti on Appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Meribole as SSG

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The Ibeku Egwu Asaa Development Association (IEADA) has commended the Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, for the appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Meribole as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG), describing the decision as a well-considered and timely move. In a statement jointly signed by the President-General of the association, Chief Hon. Lawrence Okezie Odoemelem (Ikemba–Ibeku), and the Chairman of the Council of Ndi Eze Ibeku, HRH Eze Dr. Emmanuel Onwubuariri, the group congratulated Governor Otti for what it termed a “round peg in a round hole” appointment. The association noted that Dr. Meribole’s…

Mar

2022

By OHAFIATV

2023, UMUAHIA CENTRAL STATE CONSTITUENCY: WHO WILL SUCCEED IKUKU?

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The battle over who will succeed Engr. Chinedum Orji, in the Abia State House of Assembly, to represent Umuahia Central State constituency is currently raging silently. It is a contest that is attracting strong permutations, especially, considering the general belief that the current Abia State Speaker raised the bar of representation at that level through his policies and programmes that reverberated beyond the boundaries of Abia State, across to Nigerians. He was christened "the speaking speaker", to sum it up. To make the race more competitive, Rt. Hon Chinedum Orji had at a recent meeting with his constituency’s stakeholders declared…