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Imo to employ five graduates from 305 wards, fixes LG polls for January


Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has announced that the Local Government election in the state will now hold January, 2017.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Tourism and Public Utilities, Hon. Vitalis Ajumbe.

The announcement was part of resolutions at yesterday’s State Executive Council meeting.

It noted that the State Independent Electoral Commission was now expected to begin early preparations towards conducting free and fair election.

Also discussed was the planned relocation of some selected markets in metropolitan city, on September 30, 2016, among which are, Ekeukwu market and Ama Awusa.

The statement reads in parts, “During the Imo State Executive Council meeting held on Friday 2nd September 2016 at the Ndubuisi Kanu Executive Council Chambers, Government House Owerri, the Executive Council made the following approvals among others;

“Imo State Independent Electoral Commission to conduct the Local Government Council Election by January, 2017.

“To employ 5 graduates per ward (from the 305 Inec wards) to beefup the civil service of Imo State. The graduates MUST be computer literate.

“To pay the pensioners in the State for the Month of August 2016, while Government continues its negotiations with the Pension Union on how to clear the rest of the pension arears.”

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