Okorocha To Run For President Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Friday said he was considering taking a shot at the Presidency in the 2015 election, in response to persistent pressure from indigenes of the state. Declaring that he was sure to clinch victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC), if given the party’s ticket to run, the governor dismissed the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as an embodiment of unprogressive minds who have taken the country several years backward in growth because of their lack of vision. “I am considering taking a shot at the Presidency because the pressure is too much and I believe I have the capacity to transform our country for the better,” he said. The governor, who spoke with newsmen at Government House, Owerri, gave a graphic picture of allocations to some states of the federation from the federation account in the past three years, and said that only N179 billion had so far accrued to the state, in sharp contrast with such states as Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Delta and Lagos. The governor, who once more brandished the score card of his administration, insisted that he had, through effective and judicious utilisation of lean resources, salvaged the state from its previous state of bankruptcy. He listed some of his achievements to include: massive construction of roads, general hospitals, schools, free education, regular payment of pensions and gratuities, construction an international convention centre, employment generation, revival of ailing industries and enhancement of monthly allocation to the Imo State University. He dismissed allegations of non-adherence to due process in the award of contracts and urged indigenes of the state to shun unwarranted criticism against his administration to enable him to move the state forward.
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 11:27:04 +0000
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