The Imo West Senator, Rochas
Okorocha has given his successor, Governor Emeka Ihedioha, seven days to show
proofs that his wife and family members carted away 67 vehicles belonging to
the state.
Okorocha who is the immediate
past governor of the state, dared the state government to publish the
particulars of the vehicles and details of the N50 billion allegedly diverted
by his family.
Recall that the state Committee
on Recovery of Government Property headed by Hon Jasper Ndubuaku had alleged
that Okorocha’s wife and family members made away with the vehicles.
However, Okorocha’s Media Aide,
Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo in a statement insisted that the allegations were aimed at
tarnishing the ex-governor’s image.
The statement reads: “The media
had quoted the Chairman of Governor Emeka Ihedioha’s Committee on Recovery of
Government Properties, Mr. Jasper Ndubuaku as claiming that the former Governor
of the State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and the wife, Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha left
with 67 Vehicles and N50 billion. They also made similar claims against
appointees of the former governor and other related bodies that worked with the
last administration.
“Against the backdrop of these
repeated claims, we want to respond in this manner; We Challenge Governor Emeka
Ihedioha and his appointees to publish the list and particulars of these 67
vehicles and the details of the N50 billion the former governor and the wife
made away with vis-à-vis other items thereto. And we give them 7 days to do the
Publication or bend their heads downward in shame.
“We also challenge them to
publish the properties the former appointees must have left with, either as a
group or as individuals. The burden to publish evidence of all these claims is
now on Governor Ihedioha and his appointees.
“We equally want to ask that they
harmonize their claims because almost all the key appointees of the WhatsApp
and Face-Book government in the State have made their diverse Claims on these
issues, to the extent that nobody knows who among them should be believed. They
should harmonize their claims before the publication.
“The governor himself had made
his own claim talking about Cars and N70billion taken away. The Chief of Staff
of the governor had equally claimed that the former governor left with 31
Vehicles and about N40 billion. Now the Chairman of the Recovery of what they
call government properties, Mr. Ndubuaku has come up with the latest claim of
67 Vehicles and N50 billion. The new Attorney-General, Barr. Ndukwe Nnawuchi
has also added his voice by also making the claim of N20 billion against the
former governor.
“We want to let Nigerians know
that the PDP people in the State are doing their Campaign for possible re-run
because they know that, in all considerations, Chief Ihedioha never won that
election. All these smear Campaigns against Owelle Okorocha and the wife are
geared biasing the minds of Imo people against their beloved former governor in
preparation for the possible re-run. This is the fact.
“That is also the reason no day
passes without their making one invalid claim against the former governor or
the other. If they are not talking about the flyovers built by the former
governor being death traps, they would talk about the tunnels not properly
built or about vehicles and money taken away.
“They have equally embarked on
systematic looting and diverting the attention of Imo people with their
repeated claims over non-existent issues. They are also insulting the former
governor and the wife by talking about cars taken away.
“We have also taken cognizance of
the threat Mr. Ndubuaku issued about mobilizing 6000 youths to go against those
he claimed carried away government properties. We are happy that such threat
has come from them. And they have only succeeded in putting us on notice. We
are now left with no option than to keep our fingers crossed and watch events
as they unfold.
“And with the stories associated
with the Vehicles at the National Assembly when the governor was leaving as
Deputy Speaker, they think that any other person could do such a thing. The PDP
people behave like locusts or vampires and they see every other person from
that dimension.
“Finally, Nigerians should ignore
them until they muster the courage to publish what they have claimed. Since the
burden or the yoke of proof is always on the neck of the accuser”.
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