Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha and his predecessor, Ikedi Ohakim, have engaged each other in a war of words over who is most hated among them both by the citizens of the state.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, Okorocha said that no other than Ohakim is the most hated politician in the state.
Ohakim was said to have in an earlier comment, attributed Okorocha’s projects that collapsed, including the children’s bridge, to poor construction.
According to him, Okorocha has lost credibility among people of the state, who have thus rejected him.
But Okorocha said in the statement by his CPS, “Since the former governor of the state, Chief Ikedi Godson Ohakim announced his intention to contest the governorship election again in the state, he has developed the sickening impression that the only way he can achieve that tall dream is by attacking Governor Rochas Okorocha in the media repeatedly and he has been doing it to the best of his ability.
“He does not even talk like someone who has governed the state before. He does not also watch the conduct of Chief Achike Udenwa, also a former governor.
“When the government began the remodeling of the children park’s bridge to connect it with Heroes’ Square to avoid the traffic jam along that Concord Hotel road. When there was a big function at the place, Chief Ohakim would picked an unfounded information from the social media and said the bridge collapsed, which was not true.”
Replying Okorocha, Ohakim argued that in terms of governance that the incumbent governor has lost credibility and has been rejected by Imo people.
Ohakim’s CPS, Mr. Collins Ughalla, who stated this in a statement on Wednesday added, “Okorocha does not like the truth. Going by the 2011 governorship election, Imo people loved Ohakim, so much.
“They voted for him and he won that election. Don’t forget that the election was militarized. It also witnessed the kidnapping of the returning officer from Ohaji/Egbema local government, which had 34,000 votes.
“Don’t forget Ohaji/Egbema, remains a PDP stronghold and the votes were Ohakim’s votes. The votes from Oguta LGA, remains inconclusive. They did not allow it to be counted. If you put all these together, you will find out that Imo people did not reject Ohakim. Today, Imo people now know that Ohakim is a saint compared to Okorocha.”
