POLITICS:Ihedioha has no programme, only want to squander N42.5bn I left behind— Okorocha

Former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday, took a swipe at
his successor, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, saying the governor has no programme
for Imo people, but preparing the grounds towards squandering the N42.5
billion he, Okorocha, left in the state government’s coffers.
A statement by Sam Onwuemeodo, Special Adviser, Media to the former
governor, said: “On Tuesday, June 4, Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State
said his predecessor, Rochas Okorocha operated from a bush bar in
Government House, which he said was an eyesore and that is the reason he
has decided to operate from outside at the moment.
Okorocha
“He had earlier described the entire Government House as a decayed place.
From all indications, Chief Ihedioha has no programme for Imo people. He
appears stranded since May 29, when he took over. That is why he has
never made any policy statement or any comment associated with
governance.
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“He has been threatening fire and brimstone and trying to incite Imo people
against Okorocha, but has met brick wall.”
Okorocha said Ihedioha’s constant negative remarks about the brand new
Government House Okorocha handed over to him was just to find a way of
squandering the N42.5 billion the former governor left behind for him.
His words: “He has come with the known Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
style of giving flimsy excuses as prelude to wasteful expenditures
“The Government House Chief Ihedioha is labouring in vain to run down is
the same one of note including front row media practitioners in the country
had visited at one time or the other and made their complimentary remarks.
It is the same Government House most Imo people have also been to.
“We want to say again that the Government House Okorocha handed over to
Governor Ihedioha was brand new with ultra-modern structures, unlike the
ghetto the PDP administrations had operated from for 12 years.
Okorocha urged Ihedioha to appreciate the fact that he is a civilian governor
and not a military administrator and therefore minimise his rate of giving
ultimatums and issuing threats, adding “he is also fond of saying ‘I will do
this I will do that’. The government is not his private property. He should be
advised on certain democratic ethos.

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