2019 Imo Guber: Orlu Elders Rejects Okorocha's Son-In-Law, Nwosu

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2019 Imo Guber: Orlu Elders Rejects Okorocha's Son-In-Law, Nwosu

The Orlu Council of Elders has said they will not support any candidate from the zone, including Chief Uche Nwosu, the son-in-law of Governor Rochas Okorocha.

According to the council of elders, by 2019, the zone would have ruled the state for 16 years through Chief Achike Udenwa and the incumbent governor, Rochas Okorocha.

Secretary of the organisation, Prof. Nathan Uzoma, who stated this during a press briefing yesterday, in Owerri, Imo State capital, disclosed that the elders’ council, headed by Prof. Francis Dike (SAN), had resolved, after its general meeting last month, that there must be equity and balance in the governance of the state.

“The Orlu Elders Council has made it abundantly clear that it will not support any governorship candidate from Orlu in 2019 because of equity and social harmony in the state. By 2019, they would have ruled the state for 16 years and it would be wrong for the zone to be talking of producing another governor in 2019.

“There is a charter of equity in the state which was signed by the three zones on how political power is shared for there to be equity and social harmony in the state.

“What we want is a good and credible candidate from either Owerri or Okigwe and they will have our support because this organisation is made up of opinion leaders, the academia, professionals, businessmen and politicians across the 12 council areas of the zone and our opinion carries weight,” he said.

Just last week, Okorocha’s ex-commissioner for Information and Strategy, Dr. Theodore Ekechi, lambasted the governor for insisting on his son in-law, Chief Nwosu, as his successor.

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2019 Imo Guber: Why I Want My Son-In-Law To Take Over From Me - Okorocha

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2019 Imo Guber: Why I Want My Son-In-Law To Take Over From Me - Okorocha

 

The Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha on Saturday explained that his decision to throw his weight behind his Chief of Staff, Uche Nwosu, as successor in 2019 was informed by age and the need for a governor who can move Imo state beyond his achievements.

He pointed out that of all who have indicated interest in his seat, only Nwosu, who happens to be his son-in-law, qualifies for the job given that aside being below 50 years of age, he has the capacity to immediately drive the state to its desired destination.

The governor, who spoke to newsmen through his Special Adviser on Electoral Matters, Chief Steve Asimobi, and the Special Adviser on Imo State Liason Office in Abuja, Dr. Edward Onyemaechi Ihejirika, said his administration would not condone attempts by some people opposed to his choice to cow him to submission.

Recall that some persons gathering under the aegis of the ImoAPC Restoration Coalition, had reported Okorocha to President Muhammadu Buhariand the party’s national chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, warning that withthe way Okorocha was handling his succession plan, the APC may be headed for a shameful and colossal failure in Imo state next year.

Okorocha on Saturday dismissed claims in some quarters that there was an existing zoning arrangement that governorship of the state be rotated among the three geo-politcal zones of the state.

While describing Nwosu as the best choice for the state in 2019, he called on the people of Imo state to support him so he can take the state to the next level.

Asimobi explained that the decision to have Nwosu as next governor of the state was not that of the governor but the decision of all stakeholders among which included traditional rulers, traders, political leaders from across the council areas of the state and different groups in the state.

He said, “the governor has given quality reasons why he will not hand over power to anybody who is above 50 years of age.

“The Chief of Staff, Uche Nwosu can place his hands on the handle, he can drive the state and he is humble. He’s not vindictive, he’s young and have age on his side so he can inspect projects without getting arthritis.

“The governor has given quality reasons why he would support Uche Nwosu as governor. But contrary to what you may have heard, the governor has not endorsed him even as he is qualified to endorse whoever he wants to endorse.

“Nobody wants his legacy to disappear, so endorsement is a natural process in any democratic system. During last election, the Catholic Church took a decision that they wanted to endorse, traders will endorse, traditional rulers will endorse, communities will endorse. And so the governor is also qualified to endorse whoever he wants to endorse but he has not said so.

“He has not foisted any candidate on the masses because the party will still go through primary. That is the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the party’s guideline as well as the Electoral Act.”

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2019 Election: Nwosu Speaks On His Guber Ambition, Says Okorocha Will Not Dictate For Me

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2019 Election: Nwosu Speaks On His Guber Ambition, Says Okorocha Will Not Dictate For Me

 

Uche Nwosu, son-in-law and Chief of Staff to the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has said that the Governor will not dictate for him if he eventually succeeds him.

Nwosu, who opened up on his governorship aspiration in an interview with Punch, said his father- in-law would not dictate his actions if he becomes governor.

Okorocha’s endorsement of Nwosu had sparked uproar in the state.

He said, “This is another tool of blackmail employed by mischievous politicians who have been dislodged in the state. Some people are saying they do not want me to be governor because I am Okorocha’s son-in-law.

“They claimed that if I become governor, Governor Okorocha would manipulate me and tell me what to do . If tomorrow they say Uche Nwosu is the governor, Okorocha will not say , ‘let me give him a list ’ like other people do.”

He said instead of criticising his ambition, other governorship aspirants in the state should discuss their plans and programmes for the people of the state.

He added, “Yes, I am a son-in-law to Rochas Okorocha and I am very much proud to be his son-in-law.

“In most of the countries of the world, let me just start with (United States ) President Donald Trump; his son – in-law is an adviser and America never went up in flame.

“George Bush was the President of the United States and after his tenure, his son became President and America never went haywire.

“Governor Okorocha will not impose somebody on the people.

“Naturally, the time will come when the people will choose who they want to govern them.”

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