Dan Opara
Barely one to the Guber elections in Nigeria, the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, at the Imo Govt. House last Tuesday, Feb.5th 2019, sadly enumerated lists of his political enemies, detractors, and betrayals who does even want him to succeed politically in Imo State and in Nigeria.
The Imo State Governor,Rochas who is also the Imo APC Senatorial candidate for Orlu Zone Senate Seat for the Feb.16th polls,said ” I am not going as a senator for Orlu zone alone, rather I am going to the House of Senate to represent Imo people and Ndi-Igbo, to be their eyes and a strong voice to the entire Igbo race, when elected”.
Okorocha, therefore, frowned bitterly that so many political bigwigs and political juggernauts from the SouthEast in APC and other political parties do not want him to succeed in politics because they knew his leadership capacity and political sagacity, that if he eventually wins as a Senator, that he might likely become the Senate President before 2023.
Some the people he described as his betrayals and enemies from Imo State and outside the state include: “the embattled Imo Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere, the immediate past Secretary to the State Govt.Sir.George Eche, the Former Imo State Secretary to the Govt., Sir.Jude Ejiogu, his former Commissioner for Information, Hon.TEO Ekechi, the Former Managing Director of ISOPADEC, Prince Dr.Henry Okafor, his former Works Commissioner, Ichie Best Mbanaso, the current Senator for Okigwe zone, Rt.Hon.Benjamin Uwajumogu, the current Organising Secretary of APC, Hon.Barr.Emmanuel Ibediro, his own son-in-law, Hon.Engr.Chuks Ololo, his own father-in-law, Sir.Anthony Anwuka, the immediate past Imo APC State Chairman, Amb.Hillary Ekeh, and the immediate past Deputy Speaker of the Imo House of Assembly, Hon.Donatus Odoemena, amongst others too numerous to mention but a few.
Furthermore, the government accused the Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and the National Chairman of APC, Comr.Adams Oshimole as his arch-political detractors who have sworn not to allow him to succeed.
He, therefore, described his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, who is the Imo Guber candidate under the political platform of the Action Alliance, AA, as the best candidate and the people’s choice, come March 2nd, 2019 Guber polls.
Chief Rochas, expressively described some of the political party candidates like that of the Imo APGA, Sen. Ifeanyi Araraume, the Imo PDP, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, that of the Accord Party, Chief Dr.Ikedi Ohakim, that of Imo APC, Sen.Hope Uzodinma and lots more of them excluding his son-in-law, Hon.Uche Nwosu, which of the AA as the political criminals who do not have anything good and tangible to offer, if elected as Governor, other than to come in to loot the state fund and public treasury.
He called on Imolites to campaign, support and vote for his son-in-law in the next month election exercise.
The Governor however sworn not to support the Imo APC Guber candidate, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, but described his candidature as undemocratic whose primary election election was marred with injustice,imposition and evil action of the National Party Chairman,Adams Oshimole,who he described as a big renowned criminal who does have the interest of Imolites at heart rather for his selfish reasons.
He called on Imolites especially the Journalists practicing in the state to shine their eyes and monitor the forthcoming elections with all their hearts, added that INEC alone cannot and can never guarantee transparent election results, rather needs the support and encouragement of all the electoral umpires.