Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha is currently fighting hard to ensure that the Igbos do not lose out totally in the scheme of things politically at the national level following the victory of General Muhammadu Buhari as the president of Nigeria.
It is a known fact that the All Progressives Congress (APC) didn’t win the any national assembly seats in the whole of the South-East region, which will hinder the region’s chances of providing principal officers in the assembly.
Okorocha in his capacity as the southeast leader of the APC is determined to ensure that the South-Eastern states have a firm place in the scheme of things and particularly to enjoy the dividends of aligning with the government at the centre.
The governor who is reputed for always fighting for the cause of the Igbos has finalised move to bring the much- loved President-elect Buhari to the region today.
The “People’s General” as Buhari is fondly called, will meet with all stakeholders in the region, use the opportunity to thank all the Igbos, and encourage them to have a rethink by voting APC in next weekend’s governorship election.
An aide to Okorocha told Splendour Magazine, “There is danger looming for the South-East if urgent steps are not taken to let the Igbos realise why they should vote APC next weekend. Of course, there have always been clarion calls sounded by His Excellency Owelle Anayo Rochas Okorocha to all Igbos, but our people refused to listen. Now see where we are about to find ourselves in the emerging political equation following the Presidential election last weekend. There is nothing like being part of the government at the centre and fortunately, the Igbos still have one more chance in this election by voting APC in next Saturday’s governorship election. They won’t say that we didn’t warn them”.
Buhari’s coming back to say thank you to the Ndi Igbo, may be worthy of note and speaks volume as against, PDP’s Goodluck Jonathan who never returned to show appreciation despite getting majority votes of the Igbos-1.3million votes in Imo and about 7 million votes in the entire South-East in the last election.
By mediating for a cordial relationship between the president-elect and the Igbos who turned their back against him in last weekend’s poll, Rochas Okorocha is also once again as in recent time, demonstrating his significant role in reclaiming the political rights of the Igbo race and her political alignment to the center which voting of APC next weekend will ensure.
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