APC Will Rule Imo For 24 Years Says Okorocha

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha Thursday, vowed to stop at nothing in making the party very strong in the whole of South East.

Speaking during the meeting with leaders and officials of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state, Okorocha said the APC would not only remain strong in the state but would be in power in the state for the next twenty-four years.

The governor equally hinted that the local government election will be conducted as soon as the court cases involving the councils are over, adding that until that is done, and his government would continue to make do with transition committees in running the councils.

He promised that his government would clear all outstanding salaries and that the action being taken to sanitize the system would be sustained, while workshops would be organized for party officials at all levels in the state to keep them abreast of what their role should be in the policy thrust of the administration.

On the issue of political appointments, the governor said commissioners would soon be appointed, assuring that the next four years of his administration would be worthy of celebration in the state.

“The Community Government Council [CGC] is to be re-structured to make it functional and more effective. We are also going to review the performances of the party in the booths at all levels during the last elections.

“A committee will also be set up to look into the cases or reports of party members or leaders who erred in one way or the other especially during the elections. “The party will look into the case of erring members”

The Deputy Chairman of the party in the state, Hon. Ugochukwu Nzekwe who spoke to journalists at the end of the meeting said the party would work in tandem with the governor and the APC government in the state to make progress, adding that the party would sustain the tempo it generated during the elections.

Source: www.vanguardngr.com