Imo charter of equity has become source of division — Ohakim

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By Chidi Nkwopara
OWERRI — Former Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, has lamented that the state’s Charter of Equity, designed to promote political stability and power rotation, has become a source of division rather than unity.
Ohakim spoke at the weekend while delivering the keynote address at the 2026 Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Isi-Mbano, held at St. Paul’s Church, Umuduru, Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of the state.
In his address titled, “The Imo Charter of Equity: Anatomy of a Broken Covenant, the Moral Wound and a Framework for Restorative Justice,” the former governor revisited the ...