Governor Rochas Okorocha has
declared that he is bigger than Nigeria and his state, Imo.
He said this while giving reasons
he appointed his sister as commissioner for happiness and purpose fulfilment.
He explained further that he has
gone beyond Imo State and Nigeria, adding that he is now African.
He told Vanguard, “Rochas is
bigger than Imo State. I am bigger than Nigeria.
“No, when I say “bigger”, I mean
that this is not the only place I belong to. I mean I have gone beyond being an
Imo man, beyond being a Nigerian. I am now an African.
“So, don’t put me like a small
rat in a small hole. I have a bigger image than what people see. If you say I
run a family government, that means I run a very big government. I have thirty
commissioners.
“All of them are members of the
same family with me. What a fantastic family! I have 27 Special Advisers and 30
Special Assistants.
“They are all members of my
family. I have Perm Secs, all are members of my family. Without running a
family government, you cannot make progress.
“But if they are talking about
biological relationship, that my younger sister is made a Supervisory
Commissioner for Happiness and Purpose Fulfilment, I also want to explain that
Ministry.
“But before I go into that, the
young lady is my sister. She has committed no offence. My predecessor appointed
his brother as Chief of Staff; same mother, same father.
“There was nothing wrong with
that. This young lady has been with me for the past seven years as my Deputy
Chief of Staff. She does not take salary as Commissioner; she takes salary as
Deputy Chief of Staff. She will supervise the new ministry until a substantive
commissioner is appointed.
“She is a Deputy Chief of Staff
(Domestic), which is even higher than a Commissioner. The young lady is
qualified. Because she is the governor’s sister, she should not play a role?
“So, if my son wants to run for
governor he cannot run because he has committed the offence of being the
governor’s son? What is important is delivering the goods.
“She is just a supervisory
Commissioner for a new ideology, new vision I bring to bear when I make
pronouncements on the cardinal points of happiness, for people to fulfil their
purpose in life.
“This is the ministry that deals
directly with the ordinary people in the streets. It is the pivot upon which
the missions of other ministries must revolve. The yardstick of every
government is to provide happiness to the people.”
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Okorocha the giddy dancer!!!
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