I don’t run family govt, says Okorocha

Governor Rochas Okorocha has denied running a ‘family’
government as claimed by some elites in the state, saying those
behind that claim missed the point.

He said more than 4,000 children had gone to University through
Rochas Foundation and more than 15,000 of such children were also
in the various colleges of the Foundation.

Okorocha spoke when more than 5,000 members of the Rochas
Mandate Movement held solidarity rally for him in Owerri, on Friday
December 15, 2017. He stated that those who never offered the
people of the state leadership when they held sway but only shared
the people’s resources would never come back to power in the
state.

He said, “Uche Nwosu who is from Nkwerre Local Government Area
and Prince Eze Madumere, from Mbaitoli LGA are all counted today as
members of my family because they have grown to prominence but when
they took those steps of faith, no one counted them as members of
my family.”

Okorocha also reiterated that he would neither run for Senate
nor for the President in 2019, but would be keen in who succeeds
him and who can sustain the tempo of the achievements recorded by
his administration.

He said “The people I see here are people who are committed.
People that are following me not because of what they could gain
from me, but because of what we have done for the world. As it
stands, come 2019, I’m contesting for nothing. But in my heart, I
have searched out and resolved that one man has good thoughts about
Nigeria in his heart. Secondly, the possibility of leadership will
easily get to the Igbo after him. That man is President Muhammadu
Buhari.”

“My coming as a leader in Imo State was by your efforts. No big
political bigwig supported me and in my stride, I have brought
sitting Heads of states of other countries to Imo State”.

Governor Rochas Okorocha has denied running a ‘family’
government as claimed by some elites in the state, saying those
behind that claim missed the point.

He said more than 4,000 children had gone to University through
Rochas Foundation and more than 15,000 of such children were also
in the various colleges of the Foundation.

Okorocha spoke when more than 5,000 members of the Rochas
Mandate Movement held solidarity rally for him in Owerri, on Friday
December 15, 2017. He stated that those who never offered the
people of the state leadership when they held sway but only shared
the people’s resources would never come back to power in the
state.

He said, “Uche Nwosu who is from Nkwerre Local Government Area
and Prince Eze Madumere, from Mbaitoli LGA are all counted today as
members of my family because they have grown to prominence but when
they took those steps of faith, no one counted them as members of
my family.”

Okorocha also reiterated that he would neither run for Senate
nor for the President in 2019, but would be keen in who succeeds
him and who can sustain the tempo of the achievements recorded by
his administration.

He said “The people I see here are people who are committed.
People that are following me not because of what they could gain
from me, but because of what we have done for the world. As it
stands, come 2019, I’m contesting for nothing. But in my heart, I
have searched out and resolved that one man has good thoughts about
Nigeria in his heart. Secondly, the possibility of leadership will
easily get to the Igbo after him. That man is President Muhammadu
Buhari.”

“My coming as a leader in Imo State was by your efforts. No big
political bigwig supported me and in my stride, I have brought
sitting Heads of states of other countries to Imo State”.