Former Governor of Imo State, Rt. Honourable Emeka Ihedioha, is set to join the Labour Party, LP, with thousands of his supporters and loyalists.
In preparation, Ihedioha has appointed a new Chief Press Secretary, CPS – Mr. Martins Ori.
Ori, a Senior Journalist, succeeds Chibuike Onyeukwu, who is currently aspiring for the Chairmanship seat of Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of the state on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Onyeukwu, who surprising decamped to the APC, and abandoned his long time boss, served as Ihedioha’s CPS between May 2019 and January 2020 when Ihedioha was Governor. He served in the same position while Ihedioha was the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives.
Ori comes to the job with a rich experience spanning years of robust journalism practice.
He spent 10 years at The Sun newspaper working in various capacities – Assistant Editor, Sports, Assistant Editor, Education and Assistant Editor, Investigation.
Before then, he had worked as South East Bureau Chief, Hallmark Newspaper.
Ori transferred his services in 2021 to the News Echo Newspaper where he served as Managing Editor.
He later teamed up with Afam Echi to co-found Oriental Newspaper, a weekly tabloid based in Owerri, Imo State.
Recall that Hon Emeka Ihedioha, a few months ago, dumped the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, after more than two decades of membership with thousands of his supporters.
He is yet to formally pitch his tent with any political party but indications are that he will eventually join the Labour Party, LP.
Besides consulting with the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the party’s lone Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, his campaign outfit, Rebuild Imo Movement recently announced it was coalescing into the Labour Party.
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