Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo
state, is wondering if it is worth taking pains for the All Progressives
Congress (APC).
Speaking when Vice-President Yemi
Osinbajo inaugurated some projects in the state on Thursday, the governor said
he had worked passionately for the ruling party but what he got in return was
constant hounding by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
“You may not know what this visit
has done to us because out there, people never believe our story that we have
done more than one thousand projects,” Okorocha said.
“Our political detractors have
never spoken anything good about us. The impression out there that this
government has done nothing but believe me, what you are seeing here is one out
of such 1000 projects.
“One of the things EFCC is
investigating is N500million …that has made them close down the account of Imo
state for the past three months and no activity is going on in the state and I
think that is not good to a state that has performed and upgraded the name of
APC.
“Since I became governor, I have
not had one minute of my life; I have worked for this government but what I got
at the end of it all was the seizure of my certificate, and the harassment of
the EFCC. This does not give me joy but makes me wonder if it is worth taking
the pains for APC.”
Osinbajo, who represented
President Muhammadu Buhari in the state, commended Okorocha for the
infrastructural development.
He said by his action, the
governor has demonstrated that he has passion for the people of the state.
The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) had withdrawn the certificate of return of the
governor for Imo west senatorial district, saying the returning officer for the
election declared Okorocha winner under duress.
The governor, who denied the
allegation, is currently in court over the issue.
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