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Breaking: Imo Deputy Governor Impeached


By Josephine Ella-Ejeh

The Deputy Governor of Imo State, Eze Madumere, has been impeached.

Channels Television reports that Madumere was impeached by 19 of the 37 members of the Imo House of Assembly.


The Assembly had earlier received a report by a panel set up by the state chief judge which allegedly indicted the deputy governor of gross misconduct.

Madumere has been having a political tussle  with Governor Rochas Okorocha over who succeeds him in 2019.

While he  seeks to succeed Okorocha, the governor is said to be  supporting his son-in-law.
The crisis, it would seem, assumed a more worrisome dimension during the APC local and state congresses in the state with Mr Okorocha and his deputy supporting separate factions.

Although, the APC faction supported by Madumere and a senator, Osita Izunaso,  was initially recognised by the party's  national leadership,  the court upturned its election.
Efforts by Premuim Times to reach Madumere as at press time proved abortive.

He could not be reached on phone as repeated calls to his number were unanswered.

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