Okorocha
Immediate
past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha on Wednesday blasted
Governor Emeka Ihedioha for doing nothing since he emerged governor
almost one month ago.
Speaking
through his Special Adviser on Media, Sam Onwuemeodo, Okorocha said
that “sooner than later, Imo people would miss Owelle Rochas
Okorocha as governor, because he had governed the State with
unbridled vision, passion and mission and had achieved a lot for the
State, notwithstanding the hostility of the elite and godfathers in
the State.
According
to Onwuemedo, “Owelle Okorocha ran people-oriented government and
in his administration, anybody could be appointed into any position
not minding his background. But today, Governor Emeka Ihedioha has
returned the government of the State to the elite and godfathers. And
the government cannot fly. Since its inauguration on May, 29, 2019,
the government has only been functioning on WhatsApp and
Face-Book, with no action in reality. The State is at the moment,
dormant. Nothing is happening.
“They
have been busy trying to divert attention by constantly talking ill
of Okorocha’s mega or prime projects. They have been reversing all
the sensitive decisions and policies of the former governor without
considering the fact that such decisions and policies were in the
overall interest of the State and her people.
“There
has never been any clear-cut policy statement on any issue. It has
been somewhat cut and nail business with no one clearly in-charge.
The Secretary to the State Government has his own Special Adviser on
media. The Chief of Staff has his own Special Adviser on media. The
Deputy-Governor also has a Special Adviser on media. And the governor
equally has his own Special Adviser on media. And you see all these
Special Media Advisers saying different things on one particular
issue. Infact, Imo people are yet to see a government with a
direction. As we write, there is none in the State.”
He
added that “no sensitive government can close the new University at
Ohaji/Egbema that has taken off with its operational licence intact.
What the government needed to do was to carefully look at the entire
setting and smoothen rough edges if any and allow the University to
continue since it is the property of the State. But they shot it
down.
“They
have not come up with any policy or action but only dealing with some
of the projects or actions of the former governor. Yet, these are the
same people who had told the world that Okorocha did nothing in Imo.
A government that is keen in service would have taken off from where
Rochas Okorocha stopped since the issue is about the good of the
State.
“The
governor is also interested in knowing the operational structure of
Eastern Palm University because it is located at Ogboko but the other
new Universities built in other areas including the one in his area
Aboh Mbaise, with their operational licences gotten, are all waiting
for his action.
“He
has set up more than twenty committees and they have not begun to do
anything meaningful except extorting money from Imo people and
threatening everybody in the State. He has sacked elected Council
Chairmen and Councillors and set up Caretaker Committees not minding
the effects.
“Finally,
Governor Ihedioha should also know that only his achievements would
speak for him against Rochas Okorocha and not insults and blackmail.
Imo people have seen Okorocha’s visible achievements and only
counter achievements by him would settle the matter. If the
fly-overs, the tunnels, the roads, the new Universities, and so on,
Owelle built are not good, the governor should build his own. It is
as simple as that.”
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