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Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Ararume a high wire politics in 2007 when he made an attempt to contest the governorship election of Imo State under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); having lost the primaries of the party due to his deadly background. The party opted for Engr. Charles Ugwu in his place. He got a landmark ruling when the Supreme Court declared him the candidate but could not win the race. This is 2011, he is back and running under the action congress of Nigeria for the same seat. he spoke to a select group of journalists recently and Stanley Nkwocha was there. Some people allege that you are into fraud (419).
So many allegations have been raised against sen ifeanyi ararume after murdering one Mr charles Opara who resides in mbano L.G.A. But it was part of his scheme to ensure that he makes a headway in his political pursuit then. He was told all manner of unthinkable things by the elderly men in mbano for sure a cruel act. They called him a fraudster, a murderer, that he was not from Imo, that he changed his name to beat the law and so on. Ararume said, ” I am telling you today that since I was born, I have changed my name because of personal reasons, My father was a teacher and taught at a Catholic Church, I have been arrested once for one fraud cases and since then I have being mindful of what I do. I don’t engage in anything I cannot explain. I have lived in Benin and have a successful business there, cause that was were I grow up since man dad has a trace from there. I used to be the biggest importer of fish.

When you are in a place where people don’t know much about you, they begin to raise some nasty suspicions. I know my hands are not clean because nobody is perfect. I know I have records with the police for some illegal business I did years ago. But now I am a legitimate businessman with a burning desire to serve my people. It takes courage to accept the success of another friend let alone someone you regard as your enemy.

I can’t give life, I can’t take life. but I have had only one murder case in my life which was a mistake back then in 1999. The business I have pre-dated 1999. The property in Abuja housing my Exclusive Stores was acquired since 1993. This is retail business they thought was the exclusive preserve of the Lebanese, we went into it and we are doing well.

I come from a good family in Imo and benin. My mother was the only one allowed to be buried inside the Church because she lived for the Church and died for the Church.
What Happened in 2007?

Obasanjo was against my going for the governorship after the primaries. He wanted me to support him during his 3rd term tenure declaration, were he gave me and other senators 5billion.After he lost the support from senators, he requested that I should return back the money to him which I refuse. I told him that the money was gotten from the PDTF fund and was meant for the people. He now said it was not possible for me to contest for election and I challenged him; that was all. We started the legal fireworks up to the Supreme Court and they had nothing to use against me so as to stop me. If they had, they would have used it since they wanted to stop me at all cost.

What Obasanjo did to me, he did to others in Sokoto, where Shagari won the primaries and was asked to step down for the current governor to become the deputy. It happened in Niger, Rivers, Yobe and some other states. The difference is that I challenged it, Amaechi also did and I am happy I did what I did.

@Poster,
I think that you are the same person that posted some hand drawn picture of what you called Ohakim big achievement in Imo state and non existing dredging of Nworie River in another thread.

Imo people are smarter than you think with you moronic propangada. I knew little about Ararume until he becomes the apostle of OBJ failed third term ambition. No matter what you say or do, Imo people has resolved to get rid of a 419er as their governor, no matter what it takes. That is the slogan today in the entire Igboland, that anything or anybody is better than Ohakim and the useless Orji in Abia and they must go by all means.

Imo state will rather have Lawrence Anini as governor than to allow Ohakim to be imposed on them ever again. It is the irony of power in Nigeria, that Udenwa instead of allowing the majority to decide in 2007, he rather conspired with OBJ, Maurice Iwu and Orji Kalu and imposed Ohakim who came never closer to winning anything as Imo governor. But today, Udenwa is even suffering more than those he conspired against in the hand of Ohakim intimidating government and now had been chased out of his own party by someone he imported.

In 2007, Imo state people overwelmingly voted for Martin Agbaoso, while Ararume came second and the this rogue called Ohakim came a distance 4th and then the powers that be started turning electric into candle and suddenlly 4th position becomes 1st postion just within 7 days.
Agbaoso did his best to regain his mandate but couldn't afford price of Justice in Nigeria as others had done, while Ohakim had the purse of Imo state at his disposal and Ararume also sabotaged Agbaoso's judicial effort, all in his effort that any justice for Agbaoso will disfavour him.
Today too, he too has been chased out of PDP by an intruder (Ohakim) Udenwa and OBJ imported.

The poster and people like him that works for the 419 govt in Imo state has destroyed a beloved Imo once rule by Sam Mbakwe and Mubarak treatment awaits them if they think that they can use blackmail, kidnapping, intimidation to cow Imo people ever again.

Eziachi:

@Poster,
I think that you are the same person that posted some hand drawn picture of what you called Ohakim big achievement in Imo state and non existing dredging of Nworie River in another thread.

Imo people are smarter than you think with you moronic propangada. I knew little about Ararume until he becomes the apostle of OBJ failed third term ambition. No matter what you say or do, Imo people has resolved to get rid of a 419er as their governor, no matter what it takes. That is the slogan today in the entire Igboland, that anything or anybody is better than Ohakim and the useless Orji in Abia and they must go by all means.

Imo state will rather have Lawrence Anini as governor than to allow Ohakim to be imposed on them ever again. It is the irony of power in Nigeria, that Udenwa instead of allowing the majority to decide in 2007, he rather conspired with OBJ, Maurice Iwu and Orji Kalu and imposed Ohakim who came never closer to winning anything as Imo governor. But today, Udenwa is even suffering more than those he conspired against in the hand of Ohakim intimidating government and now had been chased out of his own party by someone he imported.

In 2007, Imo state people overwelmingly voted for Martin Agbaoso, while Ararume came second and the this rogue called Ohakim came a distance 4th and then the powers that be started turning electric into candle and suddenlly 4th position becomes 1st postion just within 7 days.
Agbaoso did his best to regain his mandate but couldn't afford price of Justice in Nigeria as others had done, while Ohakim had the purse of Imo state at his disposal and Ararume also sabotaged Agbaoso's judicial effort, all in his effort that any justice for Agbaoso will disfavour him.
Today too, he too has been chased out of PDP by an intruder (Ohakim) Udenwa and OBJ imported.

The poster and people like him that works for the 419 govt in Imo state has destroyed a beloved Imo once rule by Sam Mbakwe and Mubarak treatment awaits them if they think that they can use blackmail, kidnapping, intimidation to cow Imo people ever again.

Well Said Eziachi. you are really in tune with the happenings in Imo State.

Eziachi:

@Poster,
I think that you are the same person that posted some hand drawn picture of what you called Ohakim big achievement in Imo state and non existing dredging of Nworie River in another thread.

Imo people are smarter than you think with you moronic propangada. I knew little about Ararume until he becomes the apostle of OBJ failed third term ambition. No matter what you say or do, Imo people has resolved to get rid of a 419er as their governor, no matter what it takes. That is the slogan today in the entire Igboland, that anything or anybody is better than Ohakim and the useless Orji in Abia and they must go by all means.

Imo state will rather have Lawrence Anini as governor than to allow Ohakim to be imposed on them ever again. It is the irony of power in Nigeria, that Udenwa instead of allowing the majority to decide in 2007, he rather conspired with OBJ, Maurice Iwu and Orji Kalu and imposed Ohakim who came never closer to winning anything as Imo governor. But today, Udenwa is even suffering more than those he conspired against in the hand of Ohakim intimidating government and now had been chased out of his own party by someone he imported.

In 2007, Imo state people overwelmingly voted for Martin Agbaoso, while Ararume came second and the this rogue called Ohakim came a distance 4th and then the powers that be started turning electric into candle and suddenlly 4th position becomes 1st postion just within 7 days.
Agbaoso did his best to regain his mandate but couldn't afford price of Justice in Nigeria as others had done, while Ohakim had the purse of Imo state at his disposal and Ararume also sabotaged Agbaoso's judicial effort, all in his effort that any justice for Agbaoso will disfavour him.
Today too, he too has been chased out of PDP by an intruder (Ohakim) Udenwa and OBJ imported.

The poster and people like him that works for the 419 govt in Imo state has destroyed a beloved Imo once rule by Sam Mbakwe and Mubarak treatment awaits them if they think that they can use blackmail, kidnapping, intimidation to cow Imo people ever again.

It's comments like this that make me wish there was a 'Like' feature in this site. Well said, bro.
Precisio Perfecto!

@ Mr comment, You really need to grow up!, what do you mean by 419? what do you know about Dr ikedi Ohakim's past? From my observation and understanding, your comments are flimsy because you dont have one single fact. Probably you might be one of those people that use to get information from "news paper stands" or from "keke riders". The truth is that you probably have a personal grudge for him, maybe for the fact that he dosen't share money like the way his predecessor did.
Try to think carefully before casting your vote cause you might be making a big mistake!

DISSECTING GOV. IKEDIA OHAKIM



Only one project can be credited to Chief Ikedi Godson Ohakim through three years and four months of his administration of Imo State.
That project is; singing of plans and giving the impression that what he wishes in his mind comes alive instantly. He has completed his projects in his mind and is so elated about their value to our people that he thinks of them as completed. That is the fairest comment anyone can credit him with. Unfortunately his mind is self deceptive. His prioritisation is faulty. His mouth is larger than his productivity.

Perhaps he has had to spend Imo State Funds in undesirable and wasteful areas that it gives him some vain comfort to announce plans in the pipeline as projects achieved. He has so sang of his plans that he and his cronies almost believe that they are projects that have become living achievements for Ndimo. There have been some achievements which no one can deny. But there are too many exaggerations of the achievements that diminish the value of the achievements so far made. They could easily be classed as cosmetic achievements. For there are better demands for the commonwealth of Ndimo than the achievements made and oversold as this offering will clearly show.



Let us look at the litany of projects that we have heard of ad nauseam. I must first of all give Ohakim credit for his FIRST HUNDRED DAYS in office. He did build some classrooms in existing schools. He did commission some faulty boreholes for water to run in some villages across the state. He did work on cleaning and clearing Owerri of what he considered out of grain with his concept of a tourism ready state capital to the detriment of our hardworking people. He did succeed later on in providing for and moving builders’ merchants out of Owerri to an area inadequately infrastructured to receive the merchants. He did mount transformers in various local government areas to distribute electricity. He did purchase and distribute graders and perhaps other equipment to local government areas. He did announce jobs to be created and failed to follow through. All these were done along with ensuring that his clan received the longest kilometrage of asphalted roads in the whole state.

He built himself an efficient city complete with own air terminal at Isiala Mbano. We are aware he was not a man of means before his dubious arrangement to become a governor by default following Chief Ifeanyi Ararume’s rejection by the Czar of Peoples Democratic Party, General Olusegun Obasanjo and the most undemocratic avowal that PDP had no candidate. In a matter of months, Isiala Mbano was glowing by day and by night with mind-bugling activity.

Funds due to Local Government Areas were stolen and consequently the LGAs were starved of funds legitimately allocated to them for the continuing development at the grassroots. Funds left after his itchy fingers have touched the funds illegally over the past three years have been grossly inadequate to meet recurrent expenditure commitments of local governments. This treason of denying funds for development at the grassroots where the majority of our citizens dwell, when set against the attention which Owerri received as a settlement, dwarfs his achievements in real terms to so little that all in his administration should hold their heads in their hands and walk away with utter shame. In the meantime, let us take his over-bloated achievements blow by blow.



Oguta Holiday Resort and Conference Centre:

This proposal was one of the first to hit the airwaves as soon as Ohakim entered the portals of Government House Owerri. He probably was fascinated about tourism in one of his travels that nothing else mattered to his shallow reading of the Imo condition than tourism. He was so absorbed with this project that he hired Nzepuome a young man from USA to put the project together for him. I had written for the government to readjust its priorities, prepare the ground for private sector to handle the development of the Tourism Centre. Government has never been able to run a tourism facility anywhere. I learnt later that the project was used to approach the stock market for funding by way of long-term bonds without an enabling law from Imo House of Assembly. A part of the sum initially sought is alleged to have been drawn down but has not reflected on the site of the facility. Only three days ago did it come into the public domain that there has been some litigation that has stalled the project to nothing. It is said to be ready for take off after three solid years of deceit.



Inner Ring Road Project covering many LGAs:

The rains of this year let the cat out of the bag against the Ohakim falsehood peddlers. All communities are now crying for attention to their roads. I was a victim of that deceit on one rainy day on my way to Anambra. My jalopy was almost submerged at Ideato from flood. But lo and behold a smooth drive as soon as I hit the boundary of Imo with Anambra. A new road had been done from our wretched stretch to Awka. Not a bump was visible all the way. It speaks volumes of our so called ebullient and charismatic leader. It is glorification for his Ring Road covering nineteen local government areas. It is still in Ohakim’s fertile mind. If any stretch of the road has been achieved it will be short distance between Owerri and Orji and Egbu Road that have been dualised and lit. The talk about three hundred kilometres of road achieved is hot air. Something sinister has claimed the funds if ever any funds were earmarked for commitment on this plan. Preparations for construction have taken place in multiple places and sites have since two years ago abandoned by the contractors that perhaps mustered to commence work on good word basis that became an unbankable falsehood.



Nworie River Scheme: It was born as a project of Ohakim and metamorphosed into a project of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The lie surfaces unintentionally and it continues to be listed as a project financed by Imo State Government. It is tourism concept too like Oguta. Now it is a well planned drainage scheme for Owerri. It has refused to fly. Crawlers were occasionally sighted on the banks of the river in the immediate past but even that is no longer there. The make-believe programme is called off by the real owners of the machines. Some cleaning up was done long ago on the banks.



Oak Refinery and Petrochemical Company: There is nothing to show for this plan anywhere in Imo State. It is believed to exist as a going concern by cronies of the governor. Obviously a refinery is not child’s play. It is an international project that should hit the media anytime it is close to taking real life. It should be on the internet.



Job Centre and now Ten Thousand Jobs for Youths: I did not see any employee resulting from the initial magic of jobs promised when the job centre located conspicuously near Statesman Newspaper premises on Mbaise Road. Now we have learnt that some who applied for the ten thousand job opening created by Ohakim will muster at the Dan Anyiam Stadium at Owerri to collect their letters of appointment. I hope this is not a ruse for filling up the stadium and claiming that Imo people are happily supporting Ohakim’s second term bid. I strongly feel it is an unpardonable mockery of the youths and their unmitigated deplorable condition. Heaven will not pardon this deceit that has caused so much stress on youth and their parents for jobs that are inexistent given the failed commitments of government to existing staff strength. Existing payroll is scarcely up-to-date.



Clean Owerri: Cleaning Owerri is positive and desirable. Quite some work has been done here. But it has been given uncommon weight. The activity of cleaning is deficient even with the praise-singing. Garbage still litters the main thorough fares in Owerri in overflowing garbage bins. There is nothing sacrosanct yet about their regularity. That is probably why the talk of South African Company has featured recently in the campaign targeted jingles of the administration. Hardship has been caused commuters by the so called New Face Organisation. I am aware that the burden of beautifying and lighting Owerri has brought immense hardship to commuters since the traffic control lights are causes of excruciating hold-ups in the city. I had said that dualising Owerri Roads with existing infrastructure is not positive for the volume of traffic. Government should have created dual carriage ring roads instead of converting low traffic roads to dual carriage. Okada was useful for commuters.



Water for Imo Citizens: Little achievement. Boreholes are still being sunk in Owerri by landlords of the city in order to give comfort to their tenants. Little work has been done on improvement of water supply.



Schools Development. Hot air after the first hundred days.


Federal Projects: Court of Appeal, Stock Exchange, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, etc
Hardly any input attributable to the governor directly. Funds from Distributable Pool have been blown.



Industrial Park at Ngor Okpala: Hardly any sign of project in the pipeline.



Oguta Port : It is a federal project that has been in the pipeline since after the war. Nothing to show yet!




Nekede Building Materials Market: Tremendous achievement that cost the government next to nothing. Now there is a revolt from the self motivated folk that infrastructure is still pending after huge outlay of development levies by government.



Ban on Okada in Owerri: It was a roaring success that has translated into undesirable hardship for commuters since the infrastructure put into design by Fingerhut and Partners, which designed Owerri, did not plan for the current population. Motor bikes could have made life more bearable for the width of roads for commuters. Keke Napep introduced is a downslide for our level of technological appreciation and patronage. The contraptions should not have been bought. It should have been built locally to make sense.



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MACJIVE01, OR WHAT EVER YOU CALL YOURSELF, YOU ARE A CONFUSED PERSON,
ITS EVIDENT THAT YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE ROUGES THAT IS BEING PAID TO PROPAGATE FALSE ALLEGATIONS ABOUT OHAKIMS GOVERNMENT. HOW CAN YOU BE SO CALLOUS TO EVEN OBSERVE HIS ACHIEVEMENT AND VISION FOR IMO STATE, I'LL ADVISE YOU FIND SOMETHING BETTER TO DO WITH YOUR TIME INSTEAD OF DEFAMING OHAKIM, BECAUSE ITS SO OBVIOUS THAT HE IS THE MAN TO BEAT DESPITE ALL THE FALSE ALLEGATIONS AND HEAP AGIANST HIM.

^^^chatap dia! which Ohakim r u tlking about? is it d riffr*aff who robbed us in the name of 10,000 jobs or another Ohakim that u know personally?

Imagine robbing of at least 10,000 unemployed graduates of N2,000 each = N20,000,000.00

Day light robbery at its best.

@ poster, get a life.

Ohakim is as useless as the original poster.

Ohakim, the Usurper is a waste of space.
Is he not the same thug governor who goes about whipping Imo citizens and priests?
Is he not the rascal who has stolen Imo dry?
I am sure he's the same brat drying to blindfold Imo people?

Fallen is Ohakim!
His end has come.

I don't know why someone like Prof (Mrs) Onwuliri is working with the scum called Ohakim.