By Francis Igata

ENUGU — Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, yesterday, declared his intention to run for the 2015 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

In an emphatic statement, the Governor said, “I will be Nigeria’s President in 2015.”

He made the declaration at a rally organized by the Enugu State chapter of the APC at the Igbozurume Hall, in Emene, Enugu State.

The governor said Jonathan was not an Igbo man and that the PDP-led government had consistently marginalized the people of the South-East.

According to him: “Jonathan is not from the South-East, the Vice President is not from here, the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, the Inspector General of Police, IGP, and the security chiefs, none of them is from the South-East. Igbo people have no place in Nigeria. How can we say that PDP belongs to Ndigbo?

“Niger Bridge is 419, Enugu/Onitsha and Port-Hacourt Express way are all evidences of their hatred for Ndigbo; they don’t remember the poor, all our leaders in PDP are only interested in their pockets, they don’t care about our children’s education.

“We are angry and we said we have to come out; in Imo State, poor people are happy now, they study from primary to university without paying penny; our God party is bigger than their God, if what they are doing to the poor people here is good, let them continue but if it is bad, God will uproot them.

In 2015, I will be the president of Nigeria, I have gone to Kaduna, I have gone to Lagos, I am in Enugu today, they are already afraid; they are now calling for dialogue. If they are discussing those contesting for presidency on the platform of APC, Owelle will be the first, Buhari and then Kwakwanso; they said it was zoned to the North, I told our party, when did the meeting take place? I also met with my brother Ngige and we zoned it to Ndigbo.

“APC is an emergency party for new Nigeria, if PDP is doing well, I would not have joined APC, when God wants to do something, he does it from anywhere, it doesn’t matter whether Nwobodo, Ken, Nwodo, Ekweremadu are with us or not.

“I heard that some of them are boasting of money, but tell them that Rochas has come; any day you hear that PDP brought money with pick-up, tell me so that I will bring money with trailer. All these PDP leaders in South-East, if you put their money together, it is not equal to half of my money.”


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dis is getting interesting!

btw wat is dis man called Rochas smoking?
All I see is empty ambition cos his presidential dream will be all but buried after the APC primaries. Guess he is just trying to put himself into relevance awaiting the long anticipated igbo presidency.

gibberish!

...."In 2015, I will be the president of Nigeria, I have gone to Kaduna, I have gone to Lagos, I am in Enugu today, they are already afraid; they are now calling for dialogue. If they are discussing those contesting for presidency on the platform of APC, Owelle will be the first, Buhari and then Kwakwanso; they said it was zoned to the North, I told our party, when did the meeting take place? I also met with my brother Ngige and we zoned it to Ndigbo..."

this statement is very pregnant abeg Owelle please explain

We know he won't go that far, but all the same i wish every igbo man supports him, but i fear that will never happen. Even ojukwu was left stranded by his own kit and kin.

All I see is I'll bring the money with trailer

Baby pass me the hookah -__-!

That's my President.

I wish him Success.

Lets see if APC will sell him form first

Rochas just divided the political scene of SE while Ngige has already divided Ohaneze. This ensures that no stronghold for Jonathan come 2015. Not even his own SS cos Rivers under Ameachi is against him while Edo is also not behind him.

jomoh:
^^i dey behind u dey follow wait.

Okorocha for presido, Fashola for vice things on point

Irrelevant mofo

I thought he was going for reelection as governor of imo. Good luck to him

“I heard that some of them are boasting of money, but tell them that Rochas has come; any day you hear that PDP brought money with pick-up, tell me so that I will bring money with trailer. All these PDP leaders in South-East, if you put their money together, it is not equal to half of my money.”

This man is a professional jester

diluminati:
We know he won't go that far, but all the same i wish every igbo man supports him, but i fear that will never happen. Even ojukwu was left stranded by his own kit and kin.

lie again,ojukwus name was removed from the candidate list.His name was not at the ballot box when people came out to vote due to tribalism u better educate yourself before making silly comments.

What of an Okorocha/Buhari ticket with Buhari as vice

I foresee Okorocha crossing to PDP soon

Goddex:
I foresee Okorocha crossing to PDP soon

what makes you think he'll leave APC

This is Okorocha's best move, it's better than to be disgraced in Imo governorship election.

PhockPhockMan:
This is Okorocha's best move, it's better than to be disgraced in Imo governorship election.

in the Nigerian political landscape, it is virtually impossible for an incumbent to be disgraced in elections except in rare cases like the last Ekiti electoral mauling of Fayemi by Fayose

Let's see how primary will go.

Looking exciting ahead.


When is the primary ?

What a man of courage who did nt want to settle 4 less...i fear una o he kept quiet b4 look @ buhari and GEJ 4 one.corner...so u self like the thing...my God help u in dis country Nigeria.

Alhaji Abdul-Rochas fatai Okorocha

ApC keep deceiving urselves. Someone said "the possibility of fvcking berem and or omenka today is very much high than the APC to win presidential polls 2015"

“I heard that some of them are boasting of
money, but tell them that Rochas has come; any day you hear that PDP brought money with pick-up, tell me so that I will bring money with trailer. All these PDP leaders in South-East, if you put their money together, it is not equal to half of my money.”
See the kind of man governin a state! Nigeria is in trouble!

Ok

Rochas you are welcome to the Presidential race.

Jenams:
“I heard that some of them are boasting of
money, but tell them that Rochas has come; any day you hear that PDP brought money with pick-up, tell me so that I will bring money with trailer. All these PDP leaders in South-East, if you put their money together, it is not equal to half of my money.”
See the kind of man governin a state! Nigeria is in trouble!

bro wait till primary election b4 u start boasting and labishing those money

talktimi:
Lets see if APC will sell him form first

na true oo lol

So zoning is the only basis he feels he has ti contest.?

Rochas!My candid advice.U ain't ready 4 da post of d president.Stilll gat a lot to learn.Take it or leave it.

Stop hating.if you wont veto for him,i will.

Descartes:


This man is a professional jester

He should get the APC ticket first.

If Okorocha got the ticket and paradventure his Igbo kinsmen decide not to vote for him massively then i will say that for any Igbo to become the president of Nigeria will takes years again.
My fear is that if he got the ticket and won, he may decamp to pdp.
Anyway, all the best