Loyalists of former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, who had been expectant of appointments or “accommodation” in the Hope Uzodinma administration, may have resigned to fate following the disposition of the Governor to appoint only his followers in his government.

A source told this newspaper that Okorocha’s men encapsulated in Rescue Mission group have now resolved to “watch the Uzodinma administration from a distance” after the latter only rewarded his supporters in CAMP Hope with appointments, ignoring pleas from top shots of the APC who had persuaded him “to form a broad government that will capture all layers of interests in Imo APC”

Governor Uzodinma had appointed over 120 aides as Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants, SSAs. He also appointed over 20 Commissioners without any nominee from his allies- Senator Rochas Okorocha and Senator Ifeanyi Araraume.

This newspaper learnt that the last act that broke the camel’s back was how those in Rescue Mission in the APC were completely excluded from palliatives for covid 19 shared by the State Governor to the 27 local governments.

Former Governor Okorocha and Senator Ifeanyi Araraume had aligned with Senator Hope Uzodinma when the latter was installed as Governor of Imo State by the Supreme Court on January 14, 2020.

The apex court had sacked Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

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