GOVERNOR ROCHAS OKOROCHA SAYS HE WON’T RUN FOR PRESIDENCY IN 2019 BECAUSE OF PRESIDENT BUHARI

 

Governor of Imo State and the chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governors’ Forum, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has said that he won’t contest the 2019 presidential election because of President Mohammadu Buhari, adding that the President has so far shown leadership and should be encouraged to that effect.

 

Governor Okorocha had spoken weekend while answering questions from senior media practitioners who he had conducted around some of the key projects of his administration stressing that his long-time desire for the presidency of the country has been to provide the much needed leadership, and said since President Buhari has shown that kind of courageous, visionary and people-oriented leadership, the best bet for him at the moment is to encourage and support him to continue beyond 2019.

 

He continued, “Yes, I have been running for the presidency of this great nation until God said I should settle for the Imo governorship. And that passion to become the president of the country is not just borne out of the thirst for the position, but had arisen out of the eagerness to offer the nation and her people a strong leadership, the essence would be to build a nation of our collective dreams and aspirations.”

 

He further remarked “President Buhari came in almost one year now and within the one year, Nigeria has once again got the doors of the rest of the world opened for her. He has shown courage, confidence, maturity and strong leadership. There is now high feelings of leadership in the country.

 

According to him, “what the President therefore needs in the circumstance is to be supported and encouraged to continue the good work even after 2019. For that reason, I have decided to keep my presidential ambition aside. It is also believed that others with such ambition would also want President Buhari to be given the required support to continue the good job, to a very large extent.”

 

Governor Okorocha also urged the media personnel in the project tour to also appreciate what President Buhari is doing for the nation at the moment by backing his policies and programmes in the overall interest of the nation, noting that the President has so far shown quality leadership.

 

The Imo Governor said, “God loves this country, and had also shown such love by making it possible for Buhari to emerge as President, because if the PDP had been allowed to continue in power beyond 2015, the nation and her people would have been in for it by now.

 

He urged Nigerians to continue to pray for the president.

 

Sam Onwuemeodo

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor

That's the way to go Your Excellency, Gov Okorocha seems to tell President Buhari

Lalasticlala I dey greet oh

Like he was ever going to win....

No link or anything?
By the way he is never going to win

No way for any other politician in 2019 as far as PMB is still contesting.

And if you doubt me, tell us who you think has a 50% chance of defeating him?

Its just a ploy to get the president to look away from his heavily corrupt activities by giving him his tacit support.
Those of us in the know know that he has shelved his presidential ambition(not to pitch himself against the president as his hands are really messy) but intends to go for senate to bid time for 2023 while his son in law,uche nwosu has been positioned for House of Reps for nkwerre.
These people have bled the state dry.
Someday,am going to release(via other media) the assets(hidden and known) which these people have acquired that were not previously there at the inception of office.
CCB will have to beam a searchlight on these people.

This is not news; he didn't stand any chance before.

DropShot:
No way for any other politician in 2019 as far as PMB is still contesting.

And if you doubt me, tell us who you think has a 50% chance of defeating him?

mheen u reasson dis well well sha.

Is this news

Nigeria was the 3rd fastest growing economy under GEJ/PDP. Now, Nigeria is no longer part of 10 top fastest growing economy in Africa under the Buhari.

What a fabulous achievement for Buhari. Nigeria is now one of the fastest retrogressing economy under Buhari .

https://www.thecable.ng/15-fastest-growing-economies-africa-nigeria-not-one?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C6920219177

GOVERNOR ROCHAS OKOROCHA SAYS HE WON’T RUN FOR PRESIDENCY IN 2019 BECAUSE OF PRESIDENT BUHARI

No its because he doesn't have much to offer Nigeria. We can see his vision for Nigeria in Imo State.

How God go help us carry Imo state go North east

Waste of press release

I doubt there would be a match with Buhari in the next election.
But I have a feeling, Buhari might give us a shocker by not contesting for presidency in 2019.

Haha, even without Buhari, your failure will break the Guinness book of Record.

In fact, I stand a better chance than Okorocha in the presidential elections, because at least my kins men will vote for me..

Who Cares

poticians can lie for Africa! that's how one of them swore on the media that 2011 was his last time of contesting, now he's rulling them with chains.... believe potitifcians at your own peril!

look at this man ..you get luck sef say nah your last tenure be this... do come go tell us how jail dey look like

Was Buhari not running in 2015 when you contested alongside with him? Cheap talk!!!

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Okorocha sorriest excuse for an easterner ...sorriest excuse for a man

Less than useless

You can still contest for the chairman of a local government.

Ok

In other words.. Buhari till 2023

Slave