Rochas Okorocha, Imo state
governor, has informed Emeka Ihedioha, governor-elect, that he has no
constitutional powers to issue directives to financial Institutions in the
state until he has been sworn in as governor.
The outgoing governor said this
in a statement issued by Sam Onwuemeodo, his chief press secretary.
Okorocha demanded that the
governor-elect should wait until May 29, when he has been sworn in as governor,
before he starts giving instructions to banks on the state’s financial
dealings.
“Emeka Ihedioha, who was declared
winner of the governorship election in Imo State by Prof. Francis Ezeonu-led
INEC in Owerri, does not have the right or locus yet to harass or give
directives to the financial institutions in the state over their dealings with
the state government,” he said.
‘The media report quoting Ihedioha
as having given such directive is unfortunate and a sign of ugly things to
come. Otherwise, Ihedioha should not have been the first of all the
governors-elect in the country to issue such directive.”
He said he was not surprised at
the “directive because as a PDP man, his interest, first and foremost, will be
the treasury of the state, and the policy or the slogan of ‘Share the money’
will soon come back. But he should exercise patience and wait till he is
sworn-in.”
“He shouldn’t be in a hurry. There
is a government in place and until May 29, 2019, that government should
continue to work in the interest of the State and her people and also Continue
to carry out programmes and policies for the same purpose, until the end of its
approved life span.
“To begin to harass or give
directives to financial institutions in the State is an act of hostility and he
should know that.
“The financial Institutions in
the State should disregard such directive and continue to do the right thing
and take the right action since the best he can do is to confront the outgoing
government when he takes over on any financial transaction he has reservations
at.”
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