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- ↑ Odunze, Williams (2024-10-29). "Lawmaker begs Imo youths to shelve protest over killing of pregnant woman at Imo airport". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ↑ Trumpeta, Imo (2024-11-28). "Obinna Egu's Motion Gets Standing Ovation, As Imo Assembly Adopts Call For Skill Acquisition Training Centers In Govt Sec Schools". Imo Trumpeta newspaper. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
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