Imo Guber: Okorocha's Move To Impose His Son-Inlaw On Imo People Won't Work - Ajumbe

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Imo Guber: Okorocha's Move To Impose His Son-Inlaw On Imo People Won't Work - Ajumbe

A former Commissioner of Information in Imo state, and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Vitalis Ajumbe has vowed that the people of Imo state would resist any attempt by Governor Rochas Okorocha to impose his Chief of Staff and son-in-law, Uche Nwosu as governor of the state in 2019.

Speaking to newsmen shortly after an APC function in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of Abia state, Ajumbe noted that the Governor has right to endorse whoever he want, but can not decide to Imo people who will be their next governor.

He pointed out that Imo people would choose their next governor at the appropriate time, insisting that Okorocha cannot force his in-law on the members of the party in the state.

Ajumbe said,”Governor Okorocha has the right to endorse any person. As a governor he has his structures. He has a right to endorse any person within his group”.

“But what I’m trying to say is that he cannot impose that on Imo people and APC. So, if he endorses Uche Nwosu, he has the right to endorse whoever he wants to support.

“That does not mean at the end, that person will fly. No. Imo people will decide at the poll. Let him endorse. But Imo people will elect.”

The APC chieftain expressed confidence that the APC primary election in the state would be free and fair, devoid of malpractices.

“The primaries is going to be free and fair. The delegates’ election will be free and fair. That very day Imo people will speak and Rochas”.

Okorocha had in February publicly endorsed his Chief of Staff, Mr. Uche Nwosu as next Imo governor in 2019.

But the endorsement has pitched Okorocha against majority stakeholders of APC in the state.

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2019 Imo Guber: Orlu Elders Rejects Okorocha's Son-In-Law, Nwosu

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2019 Imo Guber: Orlu Elders Rejects Okorocha's Son-In-Law, Nwosu

The Orlu Council of Elders has said they will not support any candidate from the zone, including Chief Uche Nwosu, the son-in-law of Governor Rochas Okorocha.

According to the council of elders, by 2019, the zone would have ruled the state for 16 years through Chief Achike Udenwa and the incumbent governor, Rochas Okorocha.

Secretary of the organisation, Prof. Nathan Uzoma, who stated this during a press briefing yesterday, in Owerri, Imo State capital, disclosed that the elders’ council, headed by Prof. Francis Dike (SAN), had resolved, after its general meeting last month, that there must be equity and balance in the governance of the state.

“The Orlu Elders Council has made it abundantly clear that it will not support any governorship candidate from Orlu in 2019 because of equity and social harmony in the state. By 2019, they would have ruled the state for 16 years and it would be wrong for the zone to be talking of producing another governor in 2019.

“There is a charter of equity in the state which was signed by the three zones on how political power is shared for there to be equity and social harmony in the state.

“What we want is a good and credible candidate from either Owerri or Okigwe and they will have our support because this organisation is made up of opinion leaders, the academia, professionals, businessmen and politicians across the 12 council areas of the zone and our opinion carries weight,” he said.

Just last week, Okorocha’s ex-commissioner for Information and Strategy, Dr. Theodore Ekechi, lambasted the governor for insisting on his son in-law, Chief Nwosu, as his successor.

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2019 Imo Guber: Why I Want My Son-In-Law To Take Over From Me - Okorocha

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2019 Imo Guber: Why I Want My Son-In-Law To Take Over From Me - Okorocha

 

The Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha on Saturday explained that his decision to throw his weight behind his Chief of Staff, Uche Nwosu, as successor in 2019 was informed by age and the need for a governor who can move Imo state beyond his achievements.

He pointed out that of all who have indicated interest in his seat, only Nwosu, who happens to be his son-in-law, qualifies for the job given that aside being below 50 years of age, he has the capacity to immediately drive the state to its desired destination.

The governor, who spoke to newsmen through his Special Adviser on Electoral Matters, Chief Steve Asimobi, and the Special Adviser on Imo State Liason Office in Abuja, Dr. Edward Onyemaechi Ihejirika, said his administration would not condone attempts by some people opposed to his choice to cow him to submission.

Recall that some persons gathering under the aegis of the ImoAPC Restoration Coalition, had reported Okorocha to President Muhammadu Buhariand the party’s national chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, warning that withthe way Okorocha was handling his succession plan, the APC may be headed for a shameful and colossal failure in Imo state next year.

Okorocha on Saturday dismissed claims in some quarters that there was an existing zoning arrangement that governorship of the state be rotated among the three geo-politcal zones of the state.

While describing Nwosu as the best choice for the state in 2019, he called on the people of Imo state to support him so he can take the state to the next level.

Asimobi explained that the decision to have Nwosu as next governor of the state was not that of the governor but the decision of all stakeholders among which included traditional rulers, traders, political leaders from across the council areas of the state and different groups in the state.

He said, “the governor has given quality reasons why he will not hand over power to anybody who is above 50 years of age.

“The Chief of Staff, Uche Nwosu can place his hands on the handle, he can drive the state and he is humble. He’s not vindictive, he’s young and have age on his side so he can inspect projects without getting arthritis.

“The governor has given quality reasons why he would support Uche Nwosu as governor. But contrary to what you may have heard, the governor has not endorsed him even as he is qualified to endorse whoever he wants to endorse.

“Nobody wants his legacy to disappear, so endorsement is a natural process in any democratic system. During last election, the Catholic Church took a decision that they wanted to endorse, traders will endorse, traditional rulers will endorse, communities will endorse. And so the governor is also qualified to endorse whoever he wants to endorse but he has not said so.

“He has not foisted any candidate on the masses because the party will still go through primary. That is the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the party’s guideline as well as the Electoral Act.”

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2019 Election: Nwosu Speaks On His Guber Ambition, Says Okorocha Will Not Dictate For Me

 

Uche Nwosu, son-in-law and Chief of Staff to the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has said that the Governor will not dictate for him if he eventually succeeds him.

Nwosu, who opened up on his governorship aspiration in an interview with Punch, said his father- in-law would not dictate his actions if he becomes governor.

Okorocha’s endorsement of Nwosu had sparked uproar in the state.

He said, “This is another tool of blackmail employed by mischievous politicians who have been dislodged in the state. Some people are saying they do not want me to be governor because I am Okorocha’s son-in-law.

“They claimed that if I become governor, Governor Okorocha would manipulate me and tell me what to do . If tomorrow they say Uche Nwosu is the governor, Okorocha will not say , ‘let me give him a list ’ like other people do.”

He said instead of criticising his ambition, other governorship aspirants in the state should discuss their plans and programmes for the people of the state.

He added, “Yes, I am a son-in-law to Rochas Okorocha and I am very much proud to be his son-in-law.

“In most of the countries of the world, let me just start with (United States ) President Donald Trump; his son – in-law is an adviser and America never went up in flame.

“George Bush was the President of the United States and after his tenure, his son became President and America never went haywire.

“Governor Okorocha will not impose somebody on the people.

“Naturally, the time will come when the people will choose who they want to govern them.”

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2019 Election: How Okorocha Is Imposing His Son-In-Law On People Of Imo State

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2019 Election: How Okorocha Is Imposing His Son-In-Law On People Of Imo State

 

The Senator representing Imo North at the National Assembly on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ben Uwajimogu, has declared that the party will fail woefully in the 2019 election if Governor Rochas Okorocha forces his son-in-law on the people of the state.

The lawmaker advised the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party to heed President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent warning that they should not allow imposition of candidates.

Speaking to Sun on the move by Okorocha to replace him with one Prof. Obiageli as Senator that will represent Imo North, come 2019, he said, “I’m also surprised just like many over the statement credited to Governor Rochas Okorocha.

“Prof Obiageli who is running as a proxy of Okorocha is going round Okigwe zone claiming to be the next Senator that will represent them in the 9th Senate.

“My reaction is that it is a tragedy because the governor appears not to realise that in a democracy he doesn’t have the capacity to determine who will represent Imo North at the National Assembly in 2019.

“The power resides with the people of Okigwe to decide who will represent them. When the time comes Okigwe people will choose those that will represent them in different capacities. No doubt, they will speak with their votes.

“Like I have said at different fora, the governor is distracting his administration by promising so many people positions he cannot guarantee.

“Okorocha should realise that power belongs to God. God is the one that will decide who gets into any position. So, my advice to OKorocha is not to play God because the way God made him governor so he will enthrone others into positions as it pleases Him.

“Therefore, any attempt by anybody no matter how highly placed to cow the people will be resisted.”

On Okorocha’s son-in-law replacing him as governor, the Senator added, “The young man in question need more experience in other areas of life to be able to govern a state like Imo.

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