Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo
state, says he is not going to pull down the statue of Jacob Zuma, former South
African president, which was erected last year.
Okorocha said this on Friday in
reaction to recent calls for the statue to be pulled down.
In October 2017, the Imo
government erected a statue of the former South African president in Owerri,
the state capital, a move that had irked many Nigerians.
Following his resignation amid
allegations of fraud, some Nigerians asked the govenror to destroy the statue.
But in a statement by Sam
Onwuemeodo, his chief press secretary, Okorocha insisted erection of the statue
is justified.
He said the statue was erected
when Zuma was in power and not after he left office and that the former leader
also resigned “honourably.”
“On the Jacob Zuma’s statue in
Owerri and the resignation of the man few days ago as president of South
Africa, the statue will not be pulled down,” the statement read.
“The statue was erected when the
man was a sitting president. We should also be keen in his life story.
“For instance, a man who didn’t
receive any formal education but rose to play a major role in the freedom of
his people and also became president of one of the leading African nations
calls for sober reflection. He also resigned honourably.”
He added that following Zuma’s
condemnation of the killing of Nigerians in South Africa, “the situation came
under control to a large extent”.
The governor said the former
South African leader did not come to the state “for politics”, rather, he came
“to partner Rochas Foundation College for Africa.”
“And even after his departure as
president, he would still go ahead to make his contributions to the education
of the less privileged children in Africa,” he said.
“And whatever Okorocha has done
in Imo, he has done so for the good of the people.
“Imo people have seen our
monumental achievements and have also read criticisms against us. But seeing
they say, is believing and not reading.”
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