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Okorocha Reads Riot Act To Imo Traditional Rulers by Nobody: 11:09pm On Jul 14, 2015 |
Imo state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha
has warned that any traditional ruler who
constitutes himself into an opposition to his
administration will be severely dealth with.
Governor Okorocha, who gave this stern
warning yesterday while addressing the
traditional rulers and political leaders from the
Mbaise Nation, who paid him a solidarity visit
at the Government House. He said that
traditional rulers who continued to fight his
government would have themselves to blame.
The governor, who disclosed that his
government had set up a committee to look
into the case of 40 traditional rulers who had
dragged him to court over an action he never
took, admonished the traditional rulers
involved not to allow themselves to be deceived
by the old style of the PDP where they used
the then PDP controlled federal government to
disobey the orders of the state government.
His words, “traditional rulers still operating on
the wrong impression created or standard set
by the PDP in the state would have themselves
to blame. The Ezes who have continued to fight
the government will have themselves to blame.
Again, those who believed that they had
relationship with the president of the PDP
extraction are no more in power today. But I
cannot do what they did because I want to
show leadership. I am proud of traditional
rulers from Mbaise.”
Speaking further, he said: “ The level of
impunity displayed by the PDP people who
believed that they were connected with the
president during the election in Mbaise area
was embarrassing. Today, the PDP government
is gone. It is not in my character for
vengeance. Nothing is permanent in life. So,
the period of politics or campaign of calumny
has gone and this is the period of governance.
I am looking at the state now from the angle
of good leadership and not from the angle of
politics.”
Okorocha, who debunked the allegation that he
had instructed the traditional rulers from
Mbaise to persuade Hon. Emeka Ihedioha to
withdraw his petition against him at the
Governorship Election Petition, said that the
Tribunal handling his case with the PDP should
be allowed to do their work.
He assured the traditional rulers from Mbaise
that the proposed University of Agriculture in
the area will become realistic, and that Mbaise
people have benefitted from the free education
policy of his government and other projects
judging from their large population. He pointed
out that in his first tenure, the Mbaise clan
alone had three key commissioners including
that of Finance, and has the chairman of APC
in the state.
The governor, who accepted the invitation to
attend the 2015 Iriji Mbaise (New Yam festival)
, said he was doing so because of his love for
the people of Mbaise whom he said have made
tremendous contributions to the development
and leadership of the state.
Speaking earlier, leader of the delegation and
deputy chairman of the state council of Ndi-
Eze, HRM Eze Chidume Okoro had pledged
their loyalty promising that the traditional
rulers from the Mbaise nation were solidly
behind the Governor and his Rescue Mission
Government in the state, and that the governor
should not allow the actions of few politicians
from the Mbaise nation to sour his relationship
with the entire Mbaise nation.
Eze Okoro stated: “ Your Excellency, you won
your election for second term convincingly,
Mbaise people are solidly behind you. We are
therefore inviting you as one of us to the 2015
Iriji Mbaise. The ugly incident of last year must
not be allowed to repeat itself. We congratulate
you for your second term victory. You love
Mbaise people and we are inviting you
officially to this year’s Iriji Mbaise,” the
Monarch said.
In a related development, the embattled Obi of
Obinugwu and Chairman South East Council of
Traditional Rulers, HRM Cletus Ilomunanya
has dragged the Imo state governor, Rochas
Okorocha to the National Human Rights
Commission for alleged intimidation and
disregard for court judgements.
The royal father, who disclosed this to
Journalists yesterday in Owerri, said that his
action had become necessary as governor
Okorocha had blatantly refused to obey
judicial pronouncements. He noted that since
his unconstitutional removal as the chairman
of the Imo state council of traditional rulers in
spite of court judgements, the governor has
refused to pay him his entitlements or return
personal vehicles which was impounded by the
state government. http://sunnewsonline.com/new/okorocha-reads-riot-act-to-imo-traditional-rulers/ |
Re: Okorocha Reads Riot Act To Imo Traditional Rulers by Nobody: 11:10pm On Jul 14, 2015 |
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Re: Okorocha Reads Riot Act To Imo Traditional Rulers by feldido(m): 11:10pm On Jul 14, 2015 |
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Re: Okorocha Reads Riot Act To Imo Traditional Rulers by lunaticfringe: 11:31pm On Jul 14, 2015 |
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Re: Okorocha Reads Riot Act To Imo Traditional Rulers by ELTON123(m): 2:59am On Jul 15, 2015 |
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