The former Imo State Governor and Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha has dismissed claims of being behind the ugly and worrisome security situation in the state.
The former governor said, “we had decided, even long before now, not to be joining issues again with the government in Imo, especially with regard to their persistent attacks and porous propaganda against me, unprovoked and unwarranted.”
The ex-governor, who stated this In a statement by his Special Adviser (Media) Sam Onwuemeodo, said Governor Hope Uzodinma had come up with the unguarded accusation because he had raised the issue at the Senate plenary.
Okorocha said he had called for the intervention of the Senate and other relevant bodies and people in an effort to end the lingering security problem in Imo.
The statement read: “Instead of taking that path, the lmo governor decided to take the route of abuses and propaganda against his brother Senator, who had governed the State before him and who is also the Senator of his zone. He should have collaborated Okorocha’s fresh ideas on the floor of the Senate, on how to solve the Imo Security problem.
“The good news is that Nigerians in general and Imo people in particular, know Okorocha and his history. He has a history of peace, harmony, and unity. The history of uplifting life and building the Nation.The history of tolerance. He has Conviviality as a guide or principle.”
He requested that the Inspector-General of Police and other concerned security agencies investigate the Imo governor’s accusation against him with the aim of finding out the truth or otherwise.
