Former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has accused his successor, Hope Uzodinma, of being determined for political energy, alleging that he might do something to retain management.
Okorocha made the allegation throughout an interview on Arise Prime Time, the place he criticised Uzodinma’s political ambitions and accused him of prioritising energy over the welfare of the individuals of Imo State.
According to the previous governor, Uzodinma’s ambition has made him pursue a number of political positions and management roles on the expense of efficient governance.
“There is only one problem in the South-East, and that is Hope,” Okorocha stated.
He urged the governor to focus on governing Imo State quite than pursuing a number of political ambitions.
“Sit down, govern for God. Sit down and govern your people,” he stated.
Okorocha additional alleged that Uzodinma was excessively aggressive in his pursuit of energy, claiming that the governor would quite sacrifice the pursuits of the individuals than relinquish political management.
“If you ask Hope, ‘Let’s get rid of one million Imolites so that you may have power, or get rid of your power and keep one Imolite’, you would hear him say, ‘Let one million Imolites go. Let me keep my power’,” he stated.
The former governor additionally alleged that he had suffered humiliation and confronted threats underneath Uzodinma’s administration.
He recounted an incident during which he claimed armed males opened fireplace at a resort belonging to his spouse, alleging that his in-law was shot within the leg and subsequently spent eight months within the United States receiving therapy.
Okorocha additionally made allegations regarding the therapy of different political figures in Imo State, claiming that incidents of violence and intimidation had occurred underneath the present administration.
The allegations couldn’t be independently verified from the interview excerpt supplied.
Uzodinma’s response to the allegations was not included within the materials out there for this report.
LEADERSHIP had beforehand reported that the Federal High Court in Abuja sacked Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma because the Imo West senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 basic elections and changed him with Rochas Okorocha.
In a judgement on Thursday, Judge Obiora Egwuatu ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish the identify of Mr Okorocha, a former governor of the state who was beforehand elected to signify the district within the Nigerian Senate, because the validly nominated candidate of the APC for the upcoming senatorial election.
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