Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas
Okorocha, on Friday denied having a faceoff with former Governor of Abia
State and All Progressives Congress chieftain, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, over
the choice of who becomes the Secretary to the Government of the
Federation.
Okorocha, who cleared the air while
addressing journalists at the Government House in Owerri, said he still
had good relationship with Onu, adding that Onu’s name was among the
three he submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration for
the office of the SGF.
He said, “When the Ndigbo lost the chance
to produce the Senate President or the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, which was initially zoned to the South-East, we then
brought the idea of the SGF, I nominated Onu, Senator Chris Ngige and
Prof. Anthony Anwuka (Secretary to Imo State Government). But this was
before Buhari said he was not going to take any list from any governor.”
In his speech at the swearing-in ceremony
at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Okorocha told the people of the state to
expect a vibrant government that would be committed to service.
He stressed that he kept his campaign promises to the people in the last four years.
Okorocha said, “Four years ago, I gave
you my word. I told you that my word was my bond. I gave my people my
word when I assured them that I would keep the citizens safe and secure
within the four walls of our peace-loving state.
“In two years of the Rescue Mission,
kidnapping, baby factory, armed robbery, including bank robbery and
other violent crimes became a thing of the past. Those crimes have been
eradicated from our great land.”
Okorocha, who was sworn in alongside his
deputy, Eze Madumere, also promised to consolidate on the gains recorded
in the areas of security, free education, health care and road
infrastructure.
Source: Punchng
