Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has announced that he
would erect three more statues.
He made this known when he addressed newsmen in Owerri, the Imo
state capital on the letters written by both ex-President Olusegun
Obasanjo and former military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida.
The governor informed that Imo state has lined up activities to
mark its 42 anniversary and will also host the Imo Merit Award
where 42 persons shall be honoured.
He listed Chief Sam Mbakwe; Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
and Dr. Michael Okpara for special post-humous recognition. The
trio, whose statues would be erected, would be bestowed with the
highest award of the state.
The award committee will be headed by the Speaker of the Imo
state House of Assembly. Imo was created in 1976.
Commenting on the letters, Governor Okorocha said no amount of
letters can stop President Muhammadu Buhari from running for
President in 2019 if indeed he has resolved to seek
re-election.
He described as the politics of missives by the country’s elites
said that the memo from Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to President Buhari
was a high-level memo that required a high-level answer.
“This is a letter from one General to another, and from a former
President to a seating President. We do not dabble into their
conversations because they know how to convey their messages to one
another beyond the obvious. So we should not cry more than the
bereaved. However, I know for sure that if indeed President Buhari
has resolved to seek re-election in 2019, Obasanjo’s letter would
not stop him.”
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has announced that he
would erect three more statues.
He made this known when he addressed newsmen in Owerri, the Imo
state capital on the letters written by both ex-President Olusegun
Obasanjo and former military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida.
The governor informed that Imo state has lined up activities to
mark its 42 anniversary and will also host the Imo Merit Award
where 42 persons shall be honoured.
He listed Chief Sam Mbakwe; Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
and Dr. Michael Okpara for special post-humous recognition. The
trio, whose statues would be erected, would be bestowed with the
highest award of the state.
The award committee will be headed by the Speaker of the Imo
state House of Assembly. Imo was created in 1976.
Commenting on the letters, Governor Okorocha said no amount of
letters can stop President Muhammadu Buhari from running for
President in 2019 if indeed he has resolved to seek
re-election.
He described as the politics of missives by the country’s elites
said that the memo from Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to President Buhari
was a high-level memo that required a high-level answer.
“This is a letter from one General to another, and from a former
President to a seating President. We do not dabble into their
conversations because they know how to convey their messages to one
another beyond the obvious. So we should not cry more than the
bereaved. However, I know for sure that if indeed President Buhari
has resolved to seek re-election in 2019, Obasanjo’s letter would
not stop him.”
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