Governor Rochas Okorocha has said that if defeated in Saturday’s governorship election in Imo State, he will congratulate whoever emerges the winner.

He stated this while speaking with journalists after casting his vote at Ogboko Ward 2 in Ideato South Local Government Area of the state.

“I will congratulate whoever wins the election. Why not? But, first, let us do things properly,” Okorocha said.

The governor, who claimed that the card reader failed to capture his fingerprints during the accreditation process, commended the state branch of the Independent National Electoral Commission for the smooth conduct of the election.

He said, “So far, the election has been quite peaceful, especially in Ogboko Ward 2 where I voted. As we would expect, this is a violence-free area in the history of Imo State politics. There has never been any record of violence here. But this cannot be said about places that are notorious for election violence, such as Mbutu in Aboh-Mbaise LGA.

“I have heard about political thugs hired by some politicians to cause mayhem in some polling units. The same thing is going on at places like Ohaji-Egbema, Oguta, Ezinihite and Ngo-Okpala, to mention a few. We must condemn election violence in all ramifications.”

The governor called for a judicial panel to look into the causes of election crises in some parts of the state.

He also commended the security agencies for their role in the elections.

“I learnt that some people in fake military and police uniforms, as well as a man found with AK47 rifles, were arrested by security men. If such arrests had happened during the last Presidential and National Assembly elections, things would have been much better.”


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GEJ is a pacesetter, u guys should follow suit. He leads while others follow. But to be sincere we need @ least one APC state in SE.

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Jonathan has set a trend.

He never see any thing.
go buy recharge card oo..wey you go take call the winner.
you built mosque for imo nd you want igbos to vote you??

Eʟɛċtɨօռ ɨs ռօ ʟօռɢɛʀ a ɖօ օʀ ɖɨɛ aʄʄaɨʀ, ɦɛ sɦօʊʟɖ ʄօʟʟօա tɦɛ ʄօօt stɛք օʄ քʀɛsɨɖɛռt Jօռatɦaռ ɨռ ċasɛ ɦɛ ʟօsɛ.

I աɨsɦ ɦɨʍ tɦɛ ɮɛst օʄ ʟʊċҡ

babs01:
GEJ is a pace setter, u guys should follow suit. He leads while others follow. [s]But to be sincere we need @ least one APC state in SE[/s].

GEJ was a pacesetter.. yes but APC has no place in SE/SS.
rochas has seen the signs in the stars and knows that the crown of Douglas house has left his head

Owelle Ndi Imo,you are not losing. You must continue your good works in Imo state.

God bless Rochas Okorocha

God bless Imo State

Good for him.

babs01:
GEJ is a pace setter, u guys should follow suit. He leads while others follow. But to be sincere we need @ least one APC state in SE.

Will that increase our monthly allocation or why do we need it

cheruv:

GEJ was a pacesetter.. yes but APC has no place in SE/SS.
rochas has seen the signs in the stars and knows that the crown of Douglas house has left his head

ok no prblm, PDP now turned to APGA(regional party)

thank God say e know say he go loss.my piple my piple,no go dey again .SAM KOR SAM NI

nzeobi:

Will that increase our monthly allocation or why do we need it

yes we need it

Okoracha my best governor so far, good to hear this coming from an incumbent governor !!!

Abokkii you will lose. You bloody traitor!

Roaches has been exterminated from Imo State. Thank God the Dogulas House is pest free!

cheruv:

GEJ was a pacesetter.. yes but APC has no place in SE/SS.
rochas has seen the signs in the stars and knows that the crown of Douglas house has left his head

If the people of Imo votes him massively, you better get ready to live with APC in Imo State. Don't know why Nigerians in general vote according to tribal lines. It disgust me!! Same thing happening to Agbaje might happen to Rochas because of tribal sentiment, hating on a party instead of voting on individual qualities. Nigeria has a long way to go.

Sweetguy25:
Abokkii you will lose. You bloody traitor!

u ppl like talking anyhow, I don't know y.
What concerns me if u ppl like let out of ur ignorance, and sentiments loose out entirely, it won't affect me one bit.

nzeobi:

Will that increase our monthly allocation or why do we need it

I dae laugh una...

biafranqueen:
Roaches has been exterminated from Imo State. Thank God the Dogulas House is pest free!

pls wat wrong did rochas do?... Am curious abt d attacks...

Hmmm after voting him out I pray the next governor treat you all like T.A Orji Na then una eyes go open... Jonathan needs to be held responsible for all this religious and ethnicity nonsense... During all previous elections we never heard of such but due to his hunger for power and how desperate he was he tried using all avenues to rake in votes... Imagine his Vice President calling PDP an Islamic party in the north saying Osibanjo got 500 churches yet he was there smiling like a dunce

Thank God we got someone competent now and what imo indigenes fail to understand is that this man if not voted in will surely hold a post under GMB.

Okorocha supporters should give up, their man has realized that the game is over. Oga Buhari please give Rochas a job, he tried in Imo unfortunately his best is not good enough.

Ihedioha carry goooooo.

Atlest he has a place in Buhari's gov...
he should embrace that.

Sweetguy25:
Abokkii you will lose. You bloody traitor!

I don't think Okorocha was a traitor. He was only passionate about his political beliefs and interests, and pursued them. You cannot blame him for that. I wish him well in his political journey, whatever way it turns

The traitor extraordinaire is Ameachi. For that Shameless man , it was personal. Just cos of some personal beef, he did every thing within his powers and beyond to remove his own 'brother' from the Presidency. It is Ameachi that MUST be punished by the people of Rivers and the Niger Delta, starting with making sure his candidates lose WOEFULLY in this week's Rivers elections . And we would continue to do so for the remaining days of his miserable life.

cheruv:

GEJ was a pacesetter.. yes but APC has no place in SE/SS.
rochas has seen the signs in the stars and knows that the crown of Douglas house has left his head

So no place for APC in SE/SS & u people want a place for PDP in Lagos. This shows how selfish you people are & we will arrogantly resist u people.

Rochas the boy that feel too big to respect his people rather celebrating the comment of the oba of lagos on the igbos.

mascot87:


So no place for APC in SE/SS & u people want a place for PDP in Lagos. This shows how selfish you people are & we will arrogantly resist u people.

shut up, before now, was pdp not headed by northern and western caucus men, everything igbos do u ppl wud find smhw, to either brand dem greedy, selfish or self centered, but if a Yoruba man does d same thing, it's a normal thing... and they are allowed without branding dem anything.

lygn19:
I dae laugh una...

Ansa the question and stop lafn

babs01:

yes we need it

Give your reasons

Following the footstep of President Jonathan... Indeed, Jonathan is a Hero.



By the way: You are on your way out of Douglas House.

barcanista:
Following the footstep of President Jonathan... Indeed, Jonathan is a Hero.
By the way: You are on your way out of Douglas House.

Jonathan is a looser! A shameless looser! A failure!




By the way: he is on his way to Aso Villa, solid Political appointment await him, it is the people of the state I pity.

Rochas did loose a good amount of his goodwill...Imolites decides.