The Imo State Governor, Chief
Rochas Okorocha, has said that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar resigning from the ruling
All Progressives Congress was not a good development for the party.
Atiku recently defected from the
APC to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the 2019 Presidential
Election.
The Imo State Governor spoke with
journalists after receiving an honorary doctorate degree at the Adekunle Ajasin
University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State on Saturday.
He however, described Abubakar as
a heavyweight politician.
He said, “I have taken a holistic
view of our party, it (Atiku’s exit ) is not the best because no matter how
anybody thinks, Atiku carries some political weight . His leaving our party is
not the best.
Okorocha, however, said that
since the former Vice President had decided to move on politically by going to
another political party, the APC would make amend and his (Atiku) place will be
filled up accordingly.
Reacting to Tinubu’s comment on
automatic ticket for Buhari, Okorocha maintained that he would support Buhari
for a second term.
Okorocha said, “The (Tinubu’s)
statement came to me as a surprise, come to think of it, I never referred to
him. I refer to the governors of Nigeria including the PDP governors and I said
only one or two of them have not joined yet.
“Since I made the statement, no
governor has said something contrary to what I said. I am surprised that
Asiwaju will now be speaking for the governors. He looks like somebody crying
more than the bereaved.
“I did not see reason for the
statement actually. But he commands my respect and I don’t want to join issue
with the National Leader of my party.
“What I mentioned was for the
governors and secondly what I said is support.
“The word I use is support that
does not mean there will not be primary.
“Governors can only contribute
only 37 votes, we still have over 5 ,000 votes up there . What I was talking
about was governors.
“I was not talking about other
party members . Governors alone do not determine the flagbearer of a party.
“If you recall, I said but for
Buhari, I would have run for presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“But I found in him a man
credible and he still has four years term to do.
“I will allow him to complete and
I will go back to my political trenches because I would still run for
presidency anyhow.
“I consider myself young enough
to wait until 2023 and I don’t hide my stand on any issue. But for now , my
support goes to President Muhammadu Buhari.”
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Rochas the statue man will fill Nigeria with statues if he becomes president of course that is not possible, there reasonable people who be voted for then, so Rochas better bury that idea from now I know that has been ur plan u cannot buy Nigeria the way u bought Imo state if u like change name or party, we have know u by ur steps and every thing u do
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