Governor Uzodinma Sacks Imo Attorney General, Barrister C.O.C. Akaolisa — Again
Breaking News: Imo State Attorney General C.O.C. Akaolisa Removed from Office Published by Uruakpa Onyemaech Charles | May 26, 2025 Owerri - In a move that has sent shockwaves across Imo State’s political landscape, Governor Hope Uzodinma has dismissed the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of Imo State, Barrister Cyprian Okechukwu Akaolisa , with immediate effect. The announcement came on Monday, May 26, 2025, via an official press statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Hon. Declan Emelumba , in Owerri. According to the statement: “The Governor of Imo State, His Excellency, Senator Hope Uzodinma, CON, has approved the immediate removal from office of the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr C.O.C. Akaolisa.” The directive further instructs the former Attorney General to hand over all government property in his possession to the State Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary...