Feud with Uzodinma: Embattled Okorocha takes case to presidency, meets Osinbajo

THE former Governor of Imo State and Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Owelle Rochas Okorocha Wednesday took the feud between him and Governor Hope Uzodinma to the Presidency.

Senator Okorocha after meeting behind closed doors with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo told State House correspondents that he would not want an escalation of the conflict arising from the government’s sealing of some of his property in Owerri, the Imo State capital, insisting that he wants peace to reign in the state. The proponent of ‘Iberiberism’ doctrine also said that becoming governor was a sacrifice for him.

According to him, “The whole thing to me sounds like a movie, a joke, a dream that does not reflect any practical reality, but I am a father, I’m a leader of that state and I am trying to make sure things don’t escalate beyond control. “But for what has been done to me, I am human; I can bear it just for the purpose of peace to reign.

Senator Okorocha, who governed Imo State from 2011 to 2019, said he was waiting to understand why he was being attacked, pointing out that the earlier allegations against him had been changed. He said, “I am still waiting to understand the reason why all the attack because before, the allegation was that the money used in building was government money.

“Now it has changed; it is no longer the issue of government money, but that it is built on the green verge and allocation where government house was supposed to be built. I am still waiting and only time will tell.

“But let it be known that I was Rochas Okorocha before governor and I am still Rochas Okorocha after governor. “Government House never made me. I was who I was before becoming governor. Rather, I would say that becoming governor was a sacrifice on my own part.” Vanguard