In a stunning and totally unexpected political development that has sent immediate shockwaves across Imo State and the broader South-East political establishment, Her Excellency, Mrs Chinyere Ekomaru, the Deputy Governor of Imo State, has formally tendered her resignation from office — bringing her tenure as the state’s second-in-command to an abrupt and dramatic end.
The resignation, which was not publicly anticipated and has caught many political observers and stakeholders completely off guard, marks one of the most significant political developments in Imo State in recent times — raising immediate questions about the circumstances, motivations, and political calculations behind the Deputy Governor’s sudden and decisive decision to vacate one of the most prestigious offices in the state’s executive arm of government.
Sources close to Government House in Owerri indicate that the resignation has already been formally received and accepted, with Governor Hope Uzodimma and his administration moving with remarkable swiftness to manage the political and constitutional fallout from the development — with arrangements already underway to swear in a new Deputy Governor in the shortest possible time in accordance with the constitutional provisions governing the filling of executive vacancies in Nigerian states.
The imminent swearing-in of a new Deputy Governor signals that Governor Uzodimma has a successor already in mind and in place — a development that points to the possibility that the resignation may have been part of a broader and pre-arranged political realignment within the Imo State Government House rather than a spontaneous or acrimonious departure.
Mrs Chinyere Ekomaru had served as Deputy Governor alongside Governor Hope Uzodimma, occupying a position that placed her at the very heart of Imo State’s executive decision-making and governance structure. The full circumstances surrounding her resignation — whether driven by personal, political, health, or other considerations — are yet to be officially disclosed by either the Deputy Governor herself or the Imo State Government at the time of filing this report.
Political analysts in the South-East are already dissecting the implications of the resignation for the internal dynamics of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Governor Uzodimma’s political calculations ahead of 2027, and the broader balance of power within the state’s executive structure.
CDA News Nigeria will bring you full, live, and comprehensive coverage of the swearing-in of the new Imo State Deputy Governor and all further developments in this fast-moving and landmark political story the moment they emerge.
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