Who Wants Rochas In His State As Governor?

What does Rochas Okorocha want?


ROCHAS IS OUR MAN. What Rochas wants is to lead Imo out of the hostage hands of PDP. We are in bondage and has been for 12 years. We annoint him Rochas as the peopled man, our Moses to lead Imo into prosperity. Ohakim should start packing his ghana must go because he is done like Opkoroko from Norway. He failed Imo people and shamed Okigwe people. I am ashamed to say he and I are from the same Zone that raised Mbakwe. He is a disgrace in governance. 

All Diaspora Imo will campaign to elect him as one with the intellect, ability  and conscience to bring Imo out of the hostage taking and thieving fingers of PDP Party. My Diaspora Imo people have seen good leadership in the States they now all live and know that Ohakim cannot deliver Squat. It does not matter what PDP looters schedules are on who must loot next, what Imo want is good leadership for Imo people, not minding which zone the governor comes from. We are sick and tired of PDP telling us who should rule. The can steal it but we will never give it to them knowingly. That will not happen.

I too, am from Okigwe. I supported Mbakwe and can be proud to say he was not elected because he was from Okigwe, but because he has programs to build Imo. Ohakim does not have any program to build anything just loot Imo dry. If Zone is an issue, then Mbakwe served for Okigwe and he has been the only governor from Imo that served Imo people to salvage them from poverty. The rest and  Udenwa did not serve Imo people and could not have represented their respective zones as this author claims. Orlu zone was never represented by Udenwa who did nothing in 8 years. There is nothing capitalk with his handiwork. So we must erase that era and never happened because he accomplished nothing. We must also erase the Ohakim 4 years as never happened in same token. Until Imo is served, we can not accept we have been led.

Our belief is that if service is the basis for deciding, then we can say Only Okigwe under Mbakwe has served Imo state. It is the turn of another Zone. We know Rochas will do good job and will elect him. IF Ojukwu says he is good, and brings him up like Zik brought up Mbakwe then we want Rochas. Ojukwu and Mbakwe did joint work in Biafra in which Ojukwu found home and comfort in Obowu as the war heated. Mbakwe was the provincial leader of Okigwe and he made sure Biafra was kept going to the end.   Ohakim does not represent Okigwe because Okigwe people are not looters and did not elect him. We do not know how many votes he got from Okigwe that made him governor, how can he say he represents us. We did not elect him for him. We elected Mbakwe and he served well. We do not want that Ohakjims bad work to our credit. We discowned him already. We do not want our name to be associated with looting the State of Imo into hopelessness as we have nothing in Okigwe to show for the loots.

Obviously, Somebody is scared aaalready of Rochas! I mean very scared. There is onething many in PDP do not understand - PDP arangement is not binding to those not in PDP. Whatever PDP agreed to do in there party in Imo State does not concern the ordinary people of Imo. Nigeria and Imo is a democracy. Competition is integral part of democracy. In demcoracy thereis no coronation. See how thise writer glossed over his "Ohakims MAny Achievments" he failed to list them, because they exist only in their heads. They are saying Rochas should not mention his many philantrophy must are telling us that Ohakim can say he has accomplished alot. What are his accomplishments? Is he now afraid of a competent competition? What does accompaning MASSOB leaders has to do with the ability of Rochas to contest? IS Uwazurilke not an Imo bonafide citizen? Or is he saying being around this man of principle fighting for Igbo people is a crime? You can see their mindset. They are so scared of competition and are hoping for coronation.

Did Rochas sign any documents with PDP not to contest? Did APGA sign that PDP agreement? Why are these people so lazy in their heads to understand that their fantasy may be different from reality. IF Ohakim has done good for Imo, let Imo people decide. They should not begin to piss before the battle whitsle blows. If Imo want Rochas, they will elect him because the election is for Imo people not just Okigwe. I bet Ohakim can only steal votes from Okigwe as nobody can vote him from there given that he has nothing to offer them and has not delivered anything to Okigwe people. Democracy is about competition. Let the best team win if they will count the votes. Only way Ohakim will win is if the votes did not count. I can see they are already shaking in their pants. Whoi who will elect a man to office who has nothing to show for 4 years in office? I like to see that person.

HEN

"Competition is a by-product of productive work, not its goal. A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others". - Ayn Rand

"When the comes come to become, you will know the physicality of man" ... Political Jugernaut,  Kingsley O. Mbadiwe (K.O.)

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You amaze me? What will happen if you get an effective leaders that could grow Imo that is from Orlu. I am Okigwe like Ohakim - whatever that means. But it is obvious he does not represent Okigwe in his actions and performances. So what benefit is he to Okigwe as governor if that have not yielded any political dividend or economic upliftment of the zone. Ohakim has not invested Kobo in Okigwe except you consider his bank account and the mansion he just remodeled with Imo money. Everything he has done is to please himself -from the new governor's lodge to his mansion described here by his hired writers. Can you tell me what your LGA has benefited from since Ohakim?

The idea you are promoted is very unproductive with respect to the state of Imo. Imo need a viable leaders that will take care of all of Imo people and not just represent (loot) for his zone. In the case of Ohakim he loots only for himself and party chronies not for Okigwe. If your argument is rational then we can say the only one that Ohakim represents is his PDP folks. In which case we can zone the position out of PDP so other parties and the rest of Imo can also be represented. Can you tell me how many votes elected Ohakim from Okigwe that you claim he represents? How many elected him from all of Imo? Did Imo people elect him? If you say No to all these, then how can you be saying he represent anyone?

If you say no to all these then how did he get his office in a democracy? If he was not elected as we all know, then should he not belong to some prison for stealing an entire State given that people get imprisoned for doing less? If you steal one individual account from any bank will they give you second term to go still again or will you be prosecuted as criminal? If you willbe branded a criminal then why are those who steal an entire state account not so branded? If I did not know you personally, I will think you are just not serious. It is shocking that one with your education that leaves in democracy like USA will supporting the attrocities going on in Imo State.

Tell me onething that has happened under Ohakim that you are so happy about: Example - Obama pushed the Healthcare bill, DADT Repeal, American Re-investment& development Act, Dream act. He is negotiating new deals with Asia to increase export markets for American products; he has pursued capital projects that created jobs and fixed Americas road infrastructure. Everything he is doing is to help people find jobs, build capaital capacity, live better, put food in the table.

Now can you say the same thing of the Imo government we have today? What policies in Imo is aimed to create jobs for Imo people? What policies aim to improve quality and delivery of Education? What policies aim to increase Imo productive resources? What policies aim to improve the health of Imo people or the availabilities of accessible healthcare? can you tell us how much Ohakim has spent on his clean and green? Is all he is doing not clean and steal?

MAzi, if we do not speak up given what we know, those being hold hostage back there at home can not have the will and motivation to fight the criminals in offices back there and flush them off. There is nothing that says any buffoon who took office must do 8 years as the people smother. By whatever crooked means he has gotten 4 years and we did not see anything, why will any rational person think he needs another 4 years, if not just to completely annihilate Imo and strangle or stupify efforts and the individual struggle. You know,what government does is what makes people properous when they invest their money or build a jobs-creating venture. Individuals can not be successful if the governments are not concerned about their progress. That is why successful people in Imo state almost always live in other States or in the West or North. The same people,find it more useful to live elswehere in Nigeria because in those places their governments care about redevelopment efforts that benefit business and productive people.

All Ohakim has done is turn evert Imo person into government-handout dependent. They all get cash from government every month there is delivery from Abuja and that is all they are happy about. What willhappen to their grandchildren in Imo when Oil money stops flowing? All Ohakim does is collect Abuja money and share it with his looting chronies and nothing is planted to grow tomorrows bounty to share should Oil become nonproductive. Nigeria bases budget on Oil price, Imo basis budget on Oil price. They do not ask themselves where the countries that buy these oil get their own budgets from? Nigeria progressed when she was agric-based and shipped only products that people cultivated from their farms and made with their hands. Why not use the oildmoney to empower people so they can resume productive activities that will increase internally generated revenue?

Government is not good with for profit business, as such the job of government is to empower individuals and groups to engage in productive activties that create jobs for the state? If the government is the thief, then who will arrest the thief?

You need to search your soul and rethink. This is not about Ohakim the man but about what he and his chronies are doing to the State and the people that live in it. They are impoverishing people, causing diliapidation of education facilities, vandalizing economic activities, stiffling productive energy of the people. Unless the generation before are engaged productively those before them have nobody to copy or inherit from. Each generation builds on the efforts of those before them. Father starts a small business with government subsidized loan, then the son takes it to industrial level by refinishing and leveraging on cumulative past experience of fathers employees and business capital resources already in place. That is why each subsequent government must add to and not deplete the state. All Ohakim and Udenwa have done in the past 12 years is deplete the state's seed funds. Imo is not investing in her people or on the land. There are no rich people in Imo that are not depending on or milking the government of the base seed money from Abuja. That is dangerous and why there is need for redirection.

Governance is not about taking turn to share Imo seed allocations from Abuja. That is why we are opposed to the PDP setup only aimed to milk the state turn by turn. Imo should produce a government that willinvest for everybody and grow the state for everybody as opposed to just sharing money from Abuja like we have seen going on in PDP at both state and LGA levels. Think indpendently like you are educated!!






Tell me who are these people who wrote this agreement? It is just like the Northern Leaders Political Forum endorsing Atiku Abubakar as the Northern Leader for the PDP. Did the whole North come together and agree to make Atiku their PDP leader? If a group of 9 men met and agree to make one their leader, do they speak for the entire North? When did Imo people through their representative agree that the governorship position in Imo should rotate among the 3 zones? Mind you this was an internal agreement within PDP. And even in PDP, their internal agreement cannot overide one's constitutional rights as same PDP is going through nationally with President Jonathan. Besides, Rochas is not contesting under PDP. He is contesting under APGA.

My bro, if we get fixated on this zone thing, we won't get anywhere. And even if we have to stick to zoning, biko, bring credible candidates that can perform. Not one with abracada. Ohakim will come out and say he has performed more than all previous governments in Imo state (including Mbakwe). When we ask show me, as in gosim, there is nothing to show for his boast.

I suggest that, like HEN, you open your eyes and see it is not about Orlu, Okigwe and Owerre but about who can help develop our state. What we want is who can move Imo state forward. Tomorrow, nwafor Owerre can be governor of Imo state and you will be very disappointed if he doesn't perform. You will be disappointed because (1) he is not perfoming and (2) he's giving your zone, Owerre, a bad name. This is what HEN is experiencing with Ohakim now.

Before, when we criticize Ohakim, HEN will be angry that ndi Orlu have come again; that all we do is criticize Ohakim, that we don't want this Okigwe zone man to succeed. Now, thank God, he has seen the light and know that what we want is good governance and development of our state. I want you to shine your eye and reason likewise.




It was with deep embarrassment that I received the news that one of our sons, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has declared to contest the 2011 governorship election in Imo State in total defiance to the existing political arrangement in the State. Prior to this Orlu leaders had issued a warning that any Orlu son or daughter who attempts to disrupt, destabilize and defy the zoning and political equation in Imo would be disowned.

For those not conversant with Imo State and her politics, the state has three geo-political zones, namely Orlu with 12 local governments; Owerri with nine local governments and Okigwe with six local governments. In 1998, the elders and political leaders sat and agreed that Orlu should be allowed to produce the governor. Hence at the 1999 governorship election, the two dominant parties, APP and PDP fielded an Orlu sons , namely Dr Ezekiel Izuogu for APP and Chief Achike Udenwa for PDP. Udenwa emerged governor and served for eight years. It was further agreed that after Orlu zone, Okigwe will take its turn from 2007 to 2015 while Owerri will call the shots from 2015 to 2023.

Although Orlu zone by its population and natural endowments is the largest and most viable, it made it clear that it would abide by the zoning arrangement, hence its massive and unwavering support for Okigwe zone in 2007. Thus when the current governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim emerged in 2007, Orlu people restated its avowal to abide by the agreement and therefore threw its weight behind the governor. The subsisting understanding is that Okigwe zone under Ikedi Ohakim will do eight years like Orlu after which Owerri will take over. The message was duly passed on to all political actors in Orlu zone.

That is why I am benumbed by this ambition of Rochas Okorocha who hails from Ideato South local government area of Orlu zone. He contested the PDP primaries in 1999 and lost to Achike Udenwa. I am indeed baffled by this daring attitude of Rochas Okorocha, because Orlu people by nature would never covet that which belongs to their neighbours.  Rochas, why this mud on our faces?

While I acknowledge that the constitution of Nigeria confers on Rochas Okorocha the right to seek election into any political office in the land in 2011, I am disturbed by the implications of his actions vis-à-vis the political stability of Imo State. He wants to trigger off ethnic conflicts by insisting on challenging the rights of Okigwe people to complete their eight years just like Orlu did between 1999 and 2007.

At the return of politics in 1999, Rochas Okorocha contested for the governorship of Imo State. That was under PDP. In 2003, he unsuccessfully sought the position of a senator. In 2007, he contested for the high office of the president under Action Alliance which he founded. Before this current misadventure, Rochas has gone through as many as five political parties before now berthing with All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA).

However, it does appear that Rochas Okorocha wants to hide under APGA and Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu to grab the governorship position in Imo State. His current romance with MASSOB leader, Chief Ralph Uwazurike whom he accompanied to Agulu, Anambra State last month for the burial of Sir Victor Umeh, APGA’S national chairman mother was also part of the gamble.

But unknown to him, and with due respect to Dim Ojukwu, those people cannot make any impact in deciding who governs Imo State in 2011. Sadly for Rochas, just few hours before he declared to contest the election under APGA, the party in Imo State publicly disowned him, saying he was not their member.
 I have also noticed with great consternation that there is always a hyped publicity on the fabled philanthropy of Owelle Okorocha anytime he wants to contest any elective office. Does this not negate the injunction of our Lord Jesus Christ that your left hand should not know what your right hand does when you help out the needy? Can’t he separate philanthropy from politics? Is he not aware that World acclaimed philanthropists like Bill Gates and Ted Turner don’t even dabble into politics?

My position is that Owelle Rochas Okorocha or any other Orlu son or daughter who challenges the Okigwe zone for the governorship election in 2011 is an enemy of the people. This is because we in Orlu zone are men and women of honour and integrity. We cannot probate and reprobate at the same time.
For the avoidance of doubt, I am not advocating the celebration of mediocrity above performance in the name of zonal irredentism. No. The current Governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim has chalked up many achievements that he ought to be re-elected unopposed. The monumental achievements recorded by the governor in all sectors testify to the fact that Imo people would be better off if he serves out his second constitutionally allowed term. Again, to ensure political stability in the state, Ohakim remains the best bet as he won’t seek re-election in 2015. That you cannot say of any of these aspirants strutting the stage in the name of running for the office of the governor.