The
chairman of Progressives Governors Forum, Rochas Okorocha, has blasted
those comparing his leadership and achievements in Imo with that of
Anambra Governor, Willie Obiano.
Gov. Okorocha
Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has taken a swipe at his Anambra State counterpart, Governor Willie Obiano.
The APC chieftain explained that juxtaposing his achievements with
that of Obiano was like comparing Messi of Barcelona FC with the left
wing player of Mbieri Secondary school.
He challenged newsmen in the South-East to make a comparison of
governance and infrastructural development in Imo and Anambra States to
confirm his assertion.
His statement was against the background of Gov. Obiano’s denial of
the claim by the Imo State governor that three of the four other
South-East governors were planning to join the All Progressives
Congress, APC.
While reacting to Obiano’s denial, Okorocha through his Chief Press
Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, in Owerri warned the Anambra governor to
stop the use of motor park languages and start behaving like ‘His Excellency.’
“That kind of motor park language was unexpected from a
governor of a state who answers His Excellency, even when the Anambra
governor did not explain what he meant by that. In what way was Governor
Okorocha not an example of what a leader should be?
“Governor Okorocha’s claim was a healthy one, expected to provoke sound debates, which is the beauty of democracy.
“Governors with ideas and the right exposure gave their polite
reactions, but the one without ideas (Obiano) took to insults. Only men
with nothing to offer in terms of ideas take delight in insulting
others. Men of ideas do not insult others.
“Leadership is all about ideas and service. Luckily enough,
Obiano has been governor for almost four years while Okorocha has also
been governor for five years now. Let Obiano publish his achievements in
Anambra State even with high IGR, and let Governor Okorocha also
publish his achievements in Imo. Then, we take off from there.
“As governor, Owelle Okorocha came up with ideas and popular
policies like free education at all levels which has been working well
in Imo, Community Government Councils (CGC), urban renewal programme,
Ikuola Nkwu, Imo Air, massive road networks, building of universities,
infrastructural revolution, and so many others. Let Governor Obiano
mention at least one programme his government in Anambra State is known
for, almost four years as governor.
“We may at this point, challenge journalists from the
South-East to embark on project tours of Imo and Anambra and make their
findings known to the public. Obiano, no doubt, has taken Anambra State
several kilometres backward, while in Imo, Okorocha has raised the bar
of leadership or governance.
“To say the least, comparing Okorocha with Obiano is like
comparing Messi of Barcelona FC with the left wing player of Mbieri
Secondary in Mbaitolu LGA of Imo State.”
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