Okorocha eyes presidency
Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, said at the weekend that he his seriously considering the option of taking a shot at the Presidency, following pressure from indigenes of the state.
Okorocha, who stated this while fielding questions from journalists in Owerri, equally boasted that he was sure to record victory for All Progressives Congress, APC, if he is given the party’s ticket ahead of the 2015 general elections.
*Imo state Governor, Okorocha
The Governor described the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as an embodiment of unprogressive minds who have taken the country several years backward because of poverty of vision.
“I am considering taking a shot at the Presidency because the pressure is too high and I believe I have the capacity to transform our country for the better”, Okorocha said.
He gave a graphic account of monies accruing to some states from the federation account in the past three years said that “only N179 billion had so far accrued to Imo State”.
Continuing, Okorocha described it as “a sharp contrast to the intimidating and unbelievable figures that accrued to such states as Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Delta and Lagos States”, adding that over 60 to 70 percent of the federal allocation to Imo, went into recurrent expenditure.
After brandishing what he called “the score card” of his administration, insisted that he had through effective and judicious use of the lean resources, salvaged the state from stagnation.
He denied allegations that his administration has no respect for rule of law and to due process in the award of contracts and pleaded with Imo people to shun unwarranted criticism against his administration.
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