By Jennifer Y Omiloli
Immediate past governor of Imo state, Senator Rochas Okorocha, on Friday, August 30, replied his successor, Emeka Ihedioha, over the order that the former be arrested.
Okorocha describing Ihedioha as tyrannical in his actions since he took over as governor of the state, says the order for his arrest is an invitation to anarchy and chaos in Imo state.
In a statement by Sam Onwuemeodo, Okorocha’s media aide, the past governor explains that he had been in Abuja since the end of his tenure as governor and could not have instigated people against officials of the current administration.
The legislator says attacks on him by the government of Emeka Ihedioha is the result of ‘fear of the unknown’ on the part of the administration.
“The arrest order was an open invitation to anarchy or fracas in the state because Imo people will always come out to defend Okorocha.
“It also shows insensitivity on the side of the government in the state because such arrest order was uncalled for and Uche Onyeaguocha (the secretary to the state government) has no right to issue an order of that nature,” the statement said.
“He was in Abuja when the recovery committee members slapped the daughter, Mrs Uloma Rochas Nwosu, invaded and looted the shops of the wife, Nneoma and that of the daughter too. And just the previous week, Onyeaguocha invaded the private guest house of the former governor,” the statement added.
“They were rattled the day Okorocha came into the state for the first time after May 29, 2019, and he was received by a mammoth crowd. It then occurred to them that their blackmail and lies have not affected the love of Imo people for their beloved former governor.
“That is the reason for all these insensitive actions. Again, the PDP never won the 2019 governorship election. They have that issue to contend with.
“Before his inauguration as governor, Chief Ihedioha said he would step on Okorocha’s toes and he has been doing that, throwing caution to the wind. And forgetting too that when you step on one’s toes unjustly your own could peel.” the statement said.
