{"id":25484,"date":"2020-05-25T14:14:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T14:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=25484"},"modified":"2020-05-25T14:14:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T14:14:34","slug":"ndigbo-remove-joe-igbokwe-as-lagos-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ndigbo-remove-joe-igbokwe-as-lagos-leader","title":{"rendered":"Ndigbo remove Joe Igbokwe as Lagos Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>Joe Igbokwe, the Special Adviser on Drainage and Water Resources to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been removed as the leader of the Ndigbo in Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<p>Eze Ndigbo of Lagos and Chairman of Ndigbo Council of Ndieze in Lagos, Christian Nwachukwu, made this known at a news conference on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>He said Igbokwe had not advanced the cause of the ethnic group in Lagos since he became the leader of the group.<\/p>\n<p>Nwachukwu, however, said the group had found a better leader in Jude Idimogu, the lawmaker representing Oshodi\/Isolo State Constituency 2 in the state House of Assembly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: Joe Igbokwe, the Special Adviser on Drainage and Water Resources to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been removed as the leader of the Ndigbo in Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC). 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