Goodluck Nanah Opiah by the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Ebele Goodluck Jonathan as the chairman governing Board of Agricultural and Rural Management Institute (ARMTI) Ilorin, Kwara State in 2012 before being elected in 2015 as a Member, House of Representatives of the National Assembly for Ohaji/Egbema/Oguta/Oru West Federal constituency. Opiah was overwhelming elected to represent Ohaji/Egbema Constituency in Imo State Legislature for second term in the year 2007. His colleagues in the legislature unanimously elected him the 8th Honourable Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly without a dissenting voice on June 5, 2007. He won the March 28,
Goodluck Jonathan interview, the president said Muhammadu Buhari will not be able to fight corruption with nerves, suggesting that technology must be employed in fighting corruption. He said: "You see, under our laws, the best a president can do is sack his appointee or employee and then the EFCC or ICPC will take them to court. There is nothing any Nigerian president can do beyond that. The rest is left to the court. I cannot jail anybody. Our laws do not allow the president to jail anybody. The best Buhari can do is sack people and send them to court. We have