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	Nigeria: IMO STATE - Imo State
		Hitherto, the area known as tmo State was part of the defunct East Central State which was one of the twelve states initially created by the Federal Military Government (General Yakubu Gowon's regime) in 1967.
		At the state level, it is composed of three arms the Executive, the Legislative and the Judiciary.
		The Office of the Secretary to the State Government is the official secretariat of the state government and is headed by the Secretary to the State Government.
	www.onlinenigeria.com /links/imoadv.asp?blurb=267 (399 words)

	Nigeriaworld Feature Article - Imo State Senators of Shame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Since the inception of the civil administration, no son or daughter of Imo state has risen to the occasion to either present a case for the state nor has the state been fortunate enough to produce a leadership that would tap the latent potential of its natural endowments.
		Imo appointed federal officials are so nationalistic you begin to wonder if they were made to sign the type of agreement which Obasanjo, the head of state signed before he was planted by the Hausa Fulani.
		Imo citizenry are resilient enough to cater for themselves so much so they seem not to bother with federal presence or the lack of it in their territory.
	nigeriaworld.com /columnist/offoaro/102802.html (0 words)

	Imo State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The state is rich in crude oil, natural gas and fertile, arable agricultural land.
		Imo is a predominantly Igbo speaking state and constitutes the heart of Igboland.
		Imo state was also home to the oldest African King of modern times, HRH Eze Patrick Acholonu, Igwe X of Orlu, who had been the King of the Ishiobiukwu Gedegwumwho from March 1937 until his death in 2003.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Imo_State (0 words)

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		The state is bounded by Anambra state to the north, Abia state to the east, and Delta and Rivers to the west and south respectively.
		The main rivers in the state are Imo, Otamiri and Njaba.
		There are five institutions of higher learning in the state namely: Imo State University, Owerri, Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri; Federal University of Science and Technology, Owerri, Michael Okpara College of Agriculture, Umuagwu; and the Polytechnic, Nekede.
	www.nigeria.gov.ng /govt_state_imo.aspx (0 words)

	Imo SIEC
		Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) was established by Imo State Law No. 14 of 2000 ISIEC as a Constitutional creation derives it existence and powers also from the 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria.
		ISIEC as a stakeholder in the state to preserve our nascent democracy has the assemblage of credible men and women as staff who are working harmoniously with registered Political Parties in the State to ensure a smooth conduct of Council elections.
		Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) was established by Imo State Law no.14 of 2000 pursuant of the provision of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
	www.fosiecon.org /imo (0 words)

	Imo v (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		For example Imo could argue that the court should consider the fact that the burden on Kiekert, a corporation that sells its products world-wide, to defend itself in the United States would be slight, and that New Jersey has a substantial interest in adjudicating the claim.
		Imo could counter with the argument that the Calder test turns on the issue of foreseeability, which is not emphasized enough in their three prong test.
		Imo could argue that Kiekert knew where Imo's principle place of business was, and it therefore knew where Imo would feel the pinch of the failed business transaction.
	www.nesl.edu /academics/COX/CIVPRO/imo.htm (0 words)

	Nigeriaworld Feature Article (Political 419 in Imo State) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		During the second Republic, Imo State stood out as a beacon of the selfless industry doggedness and sheer willingness to succeed in the face of odds - all which are attributes with which the average Igbo man is known.
		Imo state University and the entire education infrastructure is in near collapse.
		Fashion a state that boasts a galaxy of academics, professionals, intellectuals who have been shunted aside by contractors and a herd of 419ners who were displaced by the Owerri riots of the years immediately preceding the advent of 1999 - that is your Imo State.
	nigeriaworld.com /feature/publication/offoaro/052102.html (0 words)

	Multi-billion naira state-owned firms wasting in South-East (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Anambra State’s venture into hospitality business with the establishment of Ikenga Hotels, Awka, owned 100 percent by the government, was already heading for failure before it was attacked by hoodlums during the 2004 political disturbances in the state.
		Imo State commerce and industry commissioner, Noel Agwuocha Chukwukadibia, told our correspondent in Owerri that most companies established by the late Mbakwe became moribund, and that former military governors looted property belonging to these companies before civilians took over in 1999.
		The state- owned quarry and the Ebonyi Hotels are the only surviving epithaphs of industrialization in the state known as the Salt of the Nation.
	www.businessdayonline.com /?c=45&a=12000 (0 words)

	Imo State
		Equipment worth N10m was procured for the Technical Colleges in the state to ensure their accreditation by the relevant authorities and a site has been identified and surveyed in preparation for the establishment of the College of Engineering of Imo State University at Umunna, Okigwe.
		It was his considered opinion that the state government placed a lot of premium on road rehabilitation and reconstruction and called on the people to help government by clearing drainages in front of their houses to enable free flow of water in the gutters.
		Ibeh gave an assurance that the state government would not abandon any road project initiated by the administration and called for the cooperation of all to ensure the success of the state’s massive road rehabilitation and reconstruction programme.
	www.igbonews.co.uk /html/imo_state.html (0 words)

	Conventions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		IMO was made responsible for ensuring that the majority of these conventions were kept up to date.
		It stated that "the anticipations of twenty years ago have not been fulfilled" and went on to complain of the effort required by Member States in attending meetings and dealing with the technical problems raised by IMO.
		The study concluded that "any attempt to bring IMO procedure and practice into line with the other organizations would, therefore, entail a change either in the constitutional and institutional structure of the Organization itself or in the procedure and practice of the diplomatic conferences which adopt the conventions of IMO.
	www.imo.org /Conventions/mainframe.asp?topic_id=148 (4775 words)

	Newswatch magazine
		To the Imo State chief executive, poverty has to be confronted frontally so as to realise the objective of his administration towards diminishing it, if not completely eradicating it in the shortest possible time.
		The bureau has established skills acquisition centers in all parts of the state and its activities are closely monitored by its coordinators in all the local government areas.
		Udokwu whose office coordinates and monitors the implementation of the programmes and projects embarked upon by the state government said that Udenwa was determined to leave enduring legacies in Imo State by the time he leaves office in 2007.
	www.newswatchngr.com /editorial/allaccess/special/10905141058.htm (1378 words)

	Imo State
		The EFCC chairman said that in Imo state, Udenwa engaged in the extortion of N56m from each of the state's 27 local councils as contribution for a road construction project that was abandoned a long time ago.
		He further said, one of the local government chairmen in Imo state and a female lawyer, who were involved in the bribery, have already been charged to court.
		It was his considered opinion that the state government placed a lot of premium on road rehabilitation and reconstruction and called on the people to help government by clearing drainages in front of their houses to enable free flow of water in the gutters.
	www.igbofocus.co.uk /html/imo_state.html (0 words)

	Sam Onunaka Mbakwe, ex-Imo governor, dies at 73
		Mbakwe was widely commended for nurturing the young Imo State in 1979 to prominence.
		With the state virtually lacking infrastructure, Mbakwe settled down quickly to the task of governance, mobilising the people and their resources to facilitate its development.
		The state university adopted a multi-campus concept to cater for the increasing number of candidates who could not secure admission in federal universities.
	www.nigeriamasterweb.com /MbakweDead.html (0 words)

	Imo State
		The state is bounded by Anambra state to the north, Abia state to the east, and Delta and Rivers to the west and south respectively.
		The main rivers in the state are Imo, Otamiri and Njaba.
		The economy performance of Imo State, in 2005, is considerably lower compared to that of similar sized entities in and around the developing world.
	www.imostate.com /imo-govt.html (0 words)

	Impacts of the women-in-agriculture (WIA) extension programme on women's lives; implications for subsistence ...
		The Imo state WIA programme was set-up under the Imo state Agricultural Development Project (ISADP) in1991.
		Imo State situated in southeastern Nigeria was chosen for this study.
		Imo state has an undulating topography in the south, which raises gradually towards the north and northeastern parts giving rise to Okigwe rolling hills (Nwadike and Ukawuike 1996).
	www.cipav.org.co /lrrd/lrrd18/2/odur18018.htm (0 words)

	allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Imo State: The Pathway to Peace and Progress (Page 1 of 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		One of the states where the election produced high drama and conflict is Imo State.
		Imo State has held on in the face of imminent crises largely because of what I mentioned earlier.
		That Imo State has held together does not mean that it has not had its fair share of needless political controversy or ineptitude in governance.
	allafrica.com /stories/200705040277.html (0 words)

	Nigeria ---->>> Abia State
		The state is bordered to the east and south east by Cross River and Akwa Ibom States respectively while it shares its southern borders with Rivers State where the Imo River demarcates the two states.
		The state is blessed with rich mineral resources: petroleum which is mined in parts of Ukwa and Ukwa East local government areas, natural gas found and extracted from the oil rich areas of Ukwa, salt mined in the Uburu/Okposi salt lakes of Ohaozara local government area.
		Abia State University at Uturu, and the Akanu Ibiam Polytechnic at Uuwana-Afikpo.
	www.ngex.com /nigeria/places/states/abia.htm (0 words)

	The Sun News On-line/politics
		And if the people of Imo state fail to elect a credible, strong character into office in 2007, all the efforts put in place, the hard work and focus put in place by the Achike Udenwa administration will be scuttled or thwarted.
		It is true that Imo State is endowed with mineral resources and these resources must, as a matter of fact, be harnessed, to ensure that the people are given a new lease of life.
		Because, Imo State is an elite society and for you to govern them, you must be self-disciplined, transparent and you must be a simple person.
	www.sunnewsonline.com /webpages/politics/2006/oct/23/politics-23-10-2006-001.htm (0 words)

	OJHAS: 2006-2-3, Okoli CG etal. Environmental and Public Health Issues of Animal Food Products Delivery System in Imo ...
		Majority of trade animals supplied to the state originated from the northern states of the country and were brought in with trucks by road.
		Secondary data on animal movement was obtained from the state veterinary headquarters and comprised the monthly and annual records of the number of cattle, sheep and goats that entered the state from 2001 to 2004.
		The steady increase in the annual supply to the state may be reflecting increases in the population and purchasing power in the state.
	www.ojhas.org /issue18/2006-2-2.htm (3436 words)

	Ex-Speaker Dares EFCC on Councils Accounts - Economic and Financial Crimes Commission - EFCC
		ALGON in the state has consistently stated that it is not to my knowledge that anybody tampered with LG funds here," he said. Chief Dikeocha used the opportunity to dismiss the motion of Senator Arthur Nzeribe to the effect that the Imo State Government was meddling with council funds, describing it as untrue.
		Dikeocha, a former Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, also expressed dismay that this is the first time where a delay in executing contract had become a crime, asking why Senator Nzeribe had not deemed it necessary to query the Federal Government for not completing the Onitsha—Owerri road contract on time.
		The erstwhile Adviser disclosed that EFCC rather than coming to convict the Imo State government, would surprisingly discover that most of the council chairmen had been sharing their allocations with some Abuja based politicians, adding that for the anti-crime outfit to do a thorough job, they should take off from Oguta Local Government area.
	www.efccnigeria.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=891&Itemid=2 (525 words)

	Arthur Nzeribe
		Fidel Egoro was apart from been compromised by the state government, not legally qualified to preside over the conduct of the vexed election, from the point of view of the party’s guidelines or laws for the election.
		He further stated that results in these three (3) local government areas where Achike deployed state powers to stop his supports from voting, should be canceled, and electoral victory awarded to him, in accordance with PDP’s laid down rule on issue relating to violence and associated malpractices.
		The national leadership of the party later slammed indefinite suspension on the chairman, probably for act capable of throwing Imo State into crisis, as the body saddled with the responsibility of conducting elections, said it canceled the election on the ground of violence, and he went ahead with Achike’s INEC to announce their own result.
	www.gamji.com /article6000/NEWS6579.htm (0 words)

	Port State Control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Port State Control (PSC) is the inspection of foreign ships in national ports to verify that the condition of the ship and its equipment comply with the requirements of international regulations and that the ship is manned and operated in compliance with these rules.
		Many of IMO's most important technical conventions contain provisions for ships to be inspected when they visit foreign ports to ensure that they meet IMO requirements.
		IMO hosted the Third Workshop for Secretaries and Directors of Information Centres of all the regional port State control regimes in June 2004.
	www.imo.org /Safety/mainframe.asp?topic_id=159 (240 words)

	allAfrica.com: Nigeria: For a New Imo State (Page 1 of 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		It is in the light of the foregoing that concerned citizens of Imo State are worried about the unnecessary bad blood that is being created in the state because of the events that followed the gubernatorial primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP).
		Imo politicians should ignore President Obasanjo's inciting statement in Ogun State that the April elections would be a do-or-die affair.
		Imo can boast of hundreds of citizens both in Nigeria and the Diaspora who are anxious to lift the state to the next level of economic development.
	allafrica.com /stories/200703050022.html (0 words)

	The Sun News On-line/politics
		Imo State governorship aspirant, Barrister (Chief) Steve Ugochukwu Ahaneku, says that the country would have no future if the elite fail to take proactive steps to transform the ever growing population of unemployed graduates into knowledgeable workers.
		In what he describes as his “contract with Imo State”, Ahaneku says that he would pursue this aspiration with vigour if he is elected as the next governor of Imo State.
		In a similar way, Ahaneku reveals that he has drawn up a programme for transforming the state into a knowledge economy, which will be patterned after the concept adopted by the city of Bangalore in India.
	www.sunnewsonline.com /webpages/politics/2006/nov/24/politics-24-11-2006-003.htm (0 words)

	Imo State University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The mission of Imo State University is to encourage the advancement of learning through teaching and research; to foster creativity, discipline, and inventiveness, as well as patriotism and community service in Imo State of Nigeria in particular, Nigeria in general, and the world at large.
		Within the ambit of its legislated and conventionally understood mandate, which is to extend higher education to all qualified persons, the Imo State University has set for itself the target of becoming a first class university.
		Third, both the state government and Imo people generally were anxious to join the highly select group of regions in Nigeria that could boast of having their “own” University.
	www.imsung.com /mainindex.html (0 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		As we move towards the end of the two-term tenure of the president and most of the state governors, demands for a new locus of power at the centre and in the states are becoming increasingly contentious in the news media.
		The Westminster parliamentary system with a ceremonial president as head of state and a prime minister as head of government and a formal opposition was the source of endless cut-throat contest for power in the regions and at the centre.
		This attitude is itself inimical to the improvement of the economic circumstances of the states themselves.
	www.nasarawastate.org /news1/speeches1/11201085553.html (0 words)

	NIGERIAN TRIBUNE - MAKANDIGBO - Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		After carefully studying the Chinese free trade zone, the Imo State economic delegation was satisfied with what it saw and decided to ensure that such a project is brought home to enable the state develop economically and create job opportunities to the teeming unemployed youths that are roaming the state aimlessly in search non-existing jobs.
		At the end of the tour, the Imo State economic delegation decided to have a discussion with the top management of the Chinese free trade zone during which the latter accepted to visit the state.
		Speaking further, the Imo State governor, Chief Achike Udenwa, said “perhaps, the biggest economic venture, which the state is set to benefit from is the Imo free trade zone, which we are establishing in conjunction with a Chinese consortium”.
	www.tribune.com.ng /12012007/igbo_biz.html (0 words)

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