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14Ebiscoo:
The Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria, Mr Osita Okechukwu, has said the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, is free to have the All Progressives Congress.

Okechukwu said this while responding to questions from newsmen at the National Secretariat of the APC, in Abuja, on Monday.

However, one of the conveners of the APC Restoration Coalition in Imo State, Dr. Toe Ekechi, said the VON DG was merely expressing a personal opinion.

Ekechi noted that Okorocha, for now, remained the governor of Imo State and that his support and contribution would be welcome should he decide to continue to support the APC.

Earlier, Okechukwu said the APC was now better positioned to make a greater impact on the South-East with or without the governor.

He expressed confidence that the APC would consolidate on its power come 2019 by winning seats at the executive and legislative levels in state and at the federal levels.

Okechukwu said, “At least, there are more than 60 political parties now, Okorocha is free to join any of his choice. Though we are not forcing him to leave, what we are saying is we have taken the leadership out of his hands because he was playing God.

“He was personalising power, so the majority of the leadership and membership of the APC in the South-East said, ‘thank you, so far so good enough is enough.’

“So, what I am just saying is that he was at liberty to leave the APC but let nobody anywhere think that the APC will lose because we have retrieved the party from him. No, the APC is the winner as a political party.

“Mr President is going to get more votes; we are going to win more parliamentary seats, more governorship seats without him.

“In my place, there is a saying that when a bird is dancing on the main road it means there is a drummer in the bush and I am pointing at the drummer of all that is happening in the South-East. But luckily, the majority, over 90 per cent of the leadership and membership of the APC in the South-East has said enough is enough to our former leader, Owelle Rochas Okorocha.”

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/06/the-reason-why-okorocha-free-to-leave.html

Dreambeat:
Okorocha wanted to turn himself to a godfather unfortunately for him,that will not be accepted in the kind of environment he finds himself.He would probably have succeeded in other regions of the country

STARGREEN:
Whatever has a bigging equally has an end saddly Okorocha's ending seems like falling from the roof. Well what goes around ...

Morbeta11:
Anything Okorocha should be thrown into the dust bin.

nairalandaddict:
What has this country turned into? is the DG of VON not a public servant?
Is a public servant supposed to interfere in public issues?

To make things worse, he is the DG of a news platform, how is he supposed to deliver fair news when he is already opinionated?

nairalandaddict:
What has this country turned into? is the DG of VON not a public servant?
Is a public servant supposed to interfere in public issues?

To make things worse, he is the DG of a news platform, how is he supposed to deliver fair news when he is already opinionated?

tesppidd:
Wow,

I hereby swallow my words

I was one of those people who never imagined this could ever happen to Okorocha, considering his closeness to Buhari.
Visiting him all the time he was sick and all that.

This goes to show Buhari is not a very good politician, more of a principled man.

Just like he refused to pull his weight behind his preferred Ahmed Lawan and maintained neutrality until Saraki took the SP.

However the real crisis in imo APc is yet to start as I do not see how all of those big wigs and big egos who got together to wrestle and humble Okorocha would settle for a consensus candidate for the governorship.

The deputy Maduere is on a long thing thinking that the APC ticket is his property.

tesppidd:
Wow,

I hereby swallow my words

I was one of those people who never imagined this could ever happen to Okorocha, considering his closeness to Buhari.
Visiting him all the time he was sick and all that.

This goes to show Buhari is not a very good politician, more of a principled man.

Just like he refused to pull his weight behind his preferred Ahmed Lawan and maintained neutrality until Saraki took the SP.

However the real crisis in imo APc is yet to start as I do not see how all of those big wigs and big egos who got together to wrestle and humble Okorocha would settle for a consensus candidate for the governorship.

The deputy Maduere is on a long thing thinking that the APC ticket is his property.

Abagworo:
Nothing has happened except of course same Igbo politicians that have always shown hatred for Okorocha and Buhari working with aggrieved Oyegun to destroy chances of APC consolidating in Southeast. The end is that Okorocha will triumph over them as they never supported him both his first election and reelection as opposition. Okorocha's candidate will still be the next Governor and none of them will get anything.

Metuh:
Hahahahaha

Okorocha should enjoy his change



Up next is Tinubu

Abagworo:
Nothing has happened except of course same Igbo politicians that have always shown hatred for Okorocha and Buhari working with aggrieved Oyegun to destroy chances of APC consolidating in Southeast. The end is that Okorocha will triumph over them as they never supported him both his first election and reelection as opposition. Okorocha's candidate will still be the next Governor and none of them will get anything.

SoNature:
And u will be sooo disappointed

Dunno y u people can't do without mentioning Tinubu

Hate him or love him, Tinubu rewrote the political history of Nigeria

According to the BBC, a country cannot say that they are in true democracy until the opposition wins - something that Tinubu orchestrated.

You nairaland boys should grow up!

Before u call me afonja,I am proudly Igbo and even understand the language more than u do!