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Governor Hope Uzodimma
By CHARLES IWUOHA
The Imo State Government has debunked the claim of resignation by erstwhile Managing Director of Imo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (ISOPADEC), Chief Charles Orie.
A press release signed by the Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, said the purported resignation was false and misleading.
Emulumba stated that Chief Orie’s tenure as chairman of the Commission had long expired, and that the Governor of the State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, did not renew it.
He added in the statement issued on Tuesday that Orie could not have resigned from a non-existent position since his tenure was not renewed.
The Commissioner further stated that while the State Government has no issue with Chief Orie, it was necessary to put the records straight so as not to mislead members of the public.
“The truth of the matter is that Chief Charles Orie’s tenure as Managing Director of ISOPADEC was not renewed. He, therefore, could not have resigned,” he stressed.
Orie, in a statement issued yesterday, August 12, 2024, had announced his voluntary resignation for personal reasons, saying he had no problem with Governor Uzodimma.
