The embattled governor of Imo state, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has warned the party leaders that anything short of submitting his anointed candidate, and son in-law, Uche Nwosu as the party’s gubernatorial flag bearer will cause trouble in the state as such action will not go down well with the people, IGBERE TV reports.
Mr Okorocha stated this on Thursday after meeting with Mr Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The governor whose tenure winds down next year has been leading a front-line battle to ensure Mr Nwosu succeeds him in office.
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The move has thrown the state chapter of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) into chaos with the national leadership of the party.
It has also led to several governorship primaries of the APC being conducted in the state, pitching Mr Okorocha against Adams Oshiomhole, the national chairman of the party.
The governor said two gubernatorial primaries conducted in the state was won by Nwosu and other candidates of the party but the national leadership have shortchanged the winners with their preferred candidates.
“The truth is that APC holds it as a point of duty and honour to declare winners of election and anything short of that will not go down well with the people and the history of APC in Nigeria and I beg to disagree with those who try to change the issue from what it is,” Okorocha said.
“So people are trying to change the truth but that is not going to work.
“APC must remain APC and our party’s NWC holds it as a point of duty to defend the integrity for which APC is known.
“Anything short of that will amount to self-destruction of the party.
“So when people try to change the narrative and to say Governors are bad losers, the governors want to impose people, excuse me, democracy is about the people.
“If the people have spoken, who are you to change what the people have said?
“Buhari is a President today because the people spoke and if Buhari can be a President because people spoke, then the party must respect that and allow the voice of the people to prevail in whatever election and avoid sentiments.
“The campaign they try to put forward is that Uche Nwosu can’t go because he is Okorocha’s son-in-law and I say to them, has Uche Nwosu gone contrary to any section of the Nigerian constitution?
“Nobody has been able to give an answer to that.
“Nobody has come forward to say that the young man is a criminal or that he is corrupt or does not have capacity.
“It is not just enough to sit back in Abuja and be talking.
“They should come to the state to understand the feelings of the people down home.
It is less than six hours to INEC Deadline for submission of Governorship lists by the parties.
IGBERE TV will continue to monitor the situation and bring you updates as event unfold.
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