Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has
purportedly shared the reason why he(Rochas) cries
every night. According to the governor, recent voters registration
statistics by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) which shows low voters
registration turnout from the southeast makes him cry
every time because to him, it means the southeast
have lost hence they may become slaves.
Okorocha shared this during an Easter Sunday service
at the Okigwe Catholic diocese where he called on all
clergymen and bishops in the southeast to encourage
their followers to vote. In his words,
“A particular scenario makes me cry;
INEC’s data shows that South-South has nine million
registered voters, North-Central, 12 million registered
voters, North-East, 15 million registered voters, South-
West, 14 million registered voters, North-West, 18 million
registered voters, while South-East has just eight million
registered voters.
“This situation makes me cry. I weep every night
because
of this development. This means that we have lost out
before the 2019 election. If care is not taken, we will
make ourselves slaves.
“My lord bishop, please tell our people to register. Our
bishops must encourage Igbo people to register now. I
have started shouting again, the same way I shouted in
2015.
“If Yoruba people can jettison tribal politics in 2015 to
ensure that the APC won, Igbo people can do the same in
2019. Today, the Yoruba people are occupying sensitive
positions in the Federal Government. ”
