The Imo State Authorities has introduced plans to honour 50 distinguished people—comprising indigenes and associates of the state—as a part of actions marking the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the state.
The Commissioner for Info, Public Orientation and Technique, Mr. Declan Emelumba, disclosed this in an announcement issued in Owerri, noting that the honours are in recognition of the recipients’ vital contributions to the expansion and improvement of Imo State.
Based on Emelumba, the ultimate checklist of the awardees, which is able to embody each dwelling and posthumous recipients, can be formally unveiled on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. The awards can be offered on Saturday, February 7, 2026, on the grand finale of the week-long golden jubilee celebrations.
He mentioned the jubilee actions will start on Sunday, February 1, with an interdenominational thanksgiving service on the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri. The identical day may also mark the graduation of the aggressive section of the celebration with the Golden Jubilee Quiz, which can be carried out fully on-line to permit for extensive participation.
contributors and members of the general public, he added, are invited to register and participate within the quiz by the official jubilee portal at www.imo50quiz.ng
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Outlining the programme of occasions, the commissioner mentioned the winners of the Golden Jubilee Quiz can be introduced on Monday, February 2, whereas a Cultural and Stars Evening that includes Nollywood comedians and the presentation of prizes to quiz winners will maintain on Tuesday, February 3.
On Wednesday, February 4, Governor Hope Uzodimma is predicted to carry out the ground-breaking ceremony for the development of the Imo Corridor of Fame and Archives, on the identical day the 50 recipients of the Golden Jubilee Star Honours can be introduced.
Different actions embody a media parley and reside radio phone-in programme with the governor on Thursday, February 5 (tentative), and the finals of the Zonal Soccer Competitors on the Dan Anyiam Stadium on Friday, February 6.
The celebrations will climax on Saturday, February 7, with the grand finale, that includes the conferment of honours on the awardees and the revealing of a commemorative guide titled Imo@50: The Full Story by the governor.
Emelumba additional disclosed that the Central Planning Committee has constituted 14 sub-committees to make sure the graceful execution of the jubilee celebrations. These embody committees on Works, Media, Protocol, Safety, Well being, Awards, Leisure, Contact and Mobilisation, amongst others.
He urged Imo indigenes to examine the Statesman newspaper on Monday, January 26, 2026, to verify the sub-committees to which they’ve been nominated to serve.
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