Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha paid President Muhammadu Buhari a fresh visit on Thursday at Aso Rock villa, this time in company of former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole.

The meeting, held behind closed doors, has political watchers wondering, with some already concluding that it may not be unconnected to the controversial primaries held in Imo.

However, Hillary Ekeh, state chairman of the APC, who has refused to acknowledge the suspension order on him by the state exco, while speaking to Daily Sun asserted that Governor Okorocha’s visits with the President are meaningless, insisting that the party stance on the congresses are final.

Ekeh said that the congresses were duly conducted in accordance with the provisions of the constitution of the party, reaffirming that the governor’s visit will be of no impact.

“It is not possible, we do not need to go to Abuja to visit the President. The congress committees have already written their reports – which is the final journey – and they did that in accordance with the congress guidelines. It is not ‘Kalu and Kalu Nigeria Ltd’, this is APC,” he said.

Ekeh went on to say that: “The party has a constitution, Oshiomhole is an aspirant, if he wins, he will also come in to be sworn-in to guide and defend the constitution of the party. Even if he wants to amend the constitution of the party, it is the NEC that would do that. So Okorocha’s visits does not have any influence. Maybe Oshiomhole is going to solicit for the President’s support for himself.”

Speaking on why the state congress election was held at a different venue, Ekeh alleged that the invasion of the state party secretariat earlier by thugs caused the relocation of the election to another venue, of which the national leadership of the party was already aware.

Speaking on having held the congress at night, Ekeh said: “It is only a novice who does not know that elections can enter into the night; this is a congress where government thugs set the party office on fire, and the congress guidelines say that the congress must take place at the party secretariat, and if the party secretariat is not convenient for the congress to take place there, that the chairman of the congress committee would chose another public venue that is not a residential house by himself and inform the state chairman of the party, who in turn will inform the delegates of the new venue. The chairman could see that the place was burnt and besieged by thugs and police, then he went round to chose another place after writing to the national party. So there is no guideline that says the party can not hold at night.”

Governor Okorocha, on his part, has said that he and Oshiomhole’s visit with President Buhari should not raise eyebrows.

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Speaking on his behalf, Okorocha’s Chief Press Secretary Sam Onwuemeodo said that as the Governor, as chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum and leader of the party in the state, does not need permission to visit the President.

“Do not forget that asides being governor of Imo and, indeed of APC extraction, he is also, by the grace of God, the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum. So, from time to time there could be reasons to warrant his going to see President Muhammadu Buhari. In other words, his visit to Mr President at any time shouldn’t raise any eyebrows,” he said.

The spokesman similarly noted that visiting the President with Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo State and a front line aspirant to the national chairmanship of the APC, should also not be seen as unusual.

“Nothing stops the former Edo State governor from asking him [Okorocha], in his capacity as the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, to accompany him to see the President and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, perhaps, to intimate him of his legitimate ambition to lead the party,” Onwuemeodo said.

“Yes, the Governor had gone to complain of the bad politics played with the party’s congresses in Imo. The stealing of the sensitive materials for the congresses, which were later found in a hotel in Abuja with the aides of those who made away with the congress materials. The ugly incident had a lot of security challenges which the culprits were obviously not mindful of. The disappearance of the congress materials could have led to major security challenges in the state if not for the statesmanly way the Governor handled the whole situation. So, the Governor had gone to the President as the leader of the party in the country to complain of what could rightly be described as a deliberate denial of Imo people, especially APC members in the state, the right to elect their party officials, by those who carried out such worrisome action. The Governor, as a good party man, did what was expected of him in the circumstance.”

The spokesman concluded that “It is also wrong for anybody to begin to link every visit of the Governor to the President with the issues arising from the aborted congresses in Imo. The Governor visits the President and will continue to do so whenever the need arises.”



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Okorocha is a desperado. Going so tee PMB does not change the stance and position of IMO people. Your son-in-law will never be the governor of IMO state.
Your forgot how IMO people voted for you in 2011, stood by and ensured their votes were counted and not rigged, because they wanted to remove the incumbent,
Now you looked on our faces and spat on us. Instead of quietly leaving at the end of your tenure, you want to install your son in-law.
Okorocha IMO state is not and will never be "Kalu and Kalu Nig. Ltd."

clarocuzioo:
Okorocha is a desperado. Going so tee PMB does not change the stance and position of IMO people. Your son-in-law will never be the governor of IMO state.
Your forgot how IMO people voted for you in 2011, stood by and ensured their votes were counted and not rigged, because they wanted to remove the incumbent,
Now you looked on our faces and spat on us. Instead of quietly leaving at the end of your tenure, you want to install your son in-law.
Okorocha IMO state is not and will never be "Kalu and Kalu Nig. Ltd."

pls can you tell me Okorocha's offence in Imo state, just tell me I want to be corrected. give me facts.

Only Buhari?
Go and see Yar'Adua nah?
A butterfly that thinks himself a bird...
Spoilt all the goodwill you had,talking like you are a god everybody must worship.
Your whole family now owns Imo,and are all over in Government....
What about your University,howf?

You never see anything...those haunting you have their own problems too....but no,you will suffer in Imo
You never see anything.

amaco13:
pls can you tell me Okorocha's offence in Imo state, just tell me I want to be corrected. give me facts.

OK good.
Okorocha has no respect for the rule of law. He wanted to demolish a market, the people of IMO state took the case to court, instead of waiting for the courts to rule, he went ahead to demolish the market even though there's a court injunction on that.
This is a democracy not autocracy as is common with APC government, the people of IMO has respect for the rule of law and okorocha should do same as the number one citizen of the state.

That's one of his many sins. Time will not permit me to list more.

U mean Okoro Hausa has gone to cry to his slave master for help?

Lol FYI

"To whom the gods seek to destroy, they first make mad"

The die is cast.. Things have fallen apart and the center can no longer hold..

Rocha's okorocha.. You were voted on popular demand with overwhelming faith and belief in your personality by the people to take them to the promised land but what did you do?

What happened to you sir? Chai... how has the mighty fallen..

Isn't it clear to you that the APC and the FG have decided to stand by the people?

I laugh at you. . keep spending millions going to abuja instead of paying pensioners in your state whom you have owed since God knows when..

See how women are begging you outside government house for their pension of how much na?

You are wicked.. Occultic , deadly and yes, you deserve anything happening to you now.

Evil genius.

Bye bye Rochas.

But I used to admire him for all those philanthropic gestures they showed on TV.

It appears everything changed to conform to APC hardship agenda.

Let him Remain in Abuja

amaco13:
pls can you tell me Okorocha's offence in Imo state, just tell me I want to be corrected. give me facts.

Fraud in all government contact, appointments and policies in Imo state. The guy is a common crook.

Wanderer

So a whole okorocha wey pipu dey idolize dat year na him dey go abuja go do "DADDY DADDY U SEE SO SO AND SO PERSON IS BEATING ME" lyk small pikin so??....chaiiii indeed d mighty have fallen

Hahaha Why are Igbo's always begging Hausa Fulani ...
Reminds me of the Igbo million march for Abacha
Now they are forming angry when Buhari said Abacha is the best
Can't stop laughing

amaco13:
pls can you tell me Okorocha's offence in Imo state, just tell me I want to be corrected. give me facts.

my dad a pensioner haven't seen any pension since 2015 September...is this fair ?

The way this dude is running mad so, hope he has paid those BBN housematez the Money he promised them?

donnie:
Bye bye Rochas.

But I used to admire him for all those philanthropic gestures they showed on TV.

It appears everything changed to confirm to APC hardship agenda.

That's the real Rochas, he conned you like thousands others before he became governor and millions more since he became governor. The TV shows were all staged.

StaffofOrayan:
Hahaha Why are Igbo's always begging Hausa Fulani ...
Reminds me of the Igbo million march for Abacha
Now they are forming angry when Buhari said Abacha is the best
Can't stop laughing

Rochas is Hausa/Fulani blood. Not igbo.

Ewu

My People my people has turn out to be Crying crying daddy.... supernatural policy as taking place but, they are not aware.

clarocuzioo:


OK good.
Okorocha has no respect for the rule of law. He wanted to demolish a market, the people of IMO state took the case to court, instead of waiting for the courts to rule, he went ahead to demolish the market even though there's a court injunction on that.
This is a democracy not autocracy as is common with APC government, the people of IMO has respect for the rule of law and okorocha should do same as the number one citizen of the state.

That's one of his many sins. Time will not permit me to list more.

Killed a small boy in the market too.

Apc and drama