The outgoing Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, Monday gave what he described as two reasons the Igbo people failed woefully in Nigeria politics.
According to Okorocha, while briefing newsmen at the
government House in Owerri, said that one of the reasons was that the
Igbo people failed to accept the light coming to them.
He also said that the Igbo also did not appreciate the person who came to assist them.
Okorocha
went on to say that he was confident that his certificate of return as
Senator-elect for Imo West, would be given to him attributing what has
been delaying his certificate of return, to game of politics.
The
governor also said he gave banks in Nigeria, seven days ultimatum to
tell the world whether he has borrowed any money from them. He also
challenged civil servants in the state, to open up whether his
government was owing them.
On the Imo West senatorial election,
he said: “Elections have come and gone and we are dealing with the
outcome. For the Imo West senatorial election, somebody said that he
declared the result under duress. The truth is that the gentleman was
employed to do a hatchet job and he could not do that.
“The drama
is that he had another option he wanted to declare it in Owerri, at
first he said there was no result and at a point he entered the toilet
and suddenly he saw the results sheets and shouted who dropped this
result here. What it means is that there is a game.
“I think that
the INEC, should do the needful. We are in court and I think that we
don’t need much procedure to do the right thing.”
On the
allegation that he was engaging in illegal withdrawal of funds and
selling government property, Okorocha said: “After that declaration, Imo
PDP, went to town with the allegation that I have withdrew N17 billion.
It is not possible.
“I have said this time without number, and I
gave banks in Nigeria, seven days ultimatum to come and tell the world
If I have borrowed from the banks any money not only that, I am not
owing any worker in Imo state, I also challenged them in seven days to
come out and say the truth.
“I am happy to bow out of government
but I want to appeal that there should be peace in the land. There
should be tolerance in the land. I here that they are counting my
property, they should also go to Abuja, and count the ones in Abuja.”
Adding that, “Igbo have failed politically for two reason, not to accept the light that has come to them and also not to appreciate the leaders that have come to help them.”
Source:- Vanguardngr
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