•Shooting, clashes mar Imo APC South-East rally

Tension heightened in Imo State yesterday, after the wife of the president, Aisha Buhari disagreed with Governor Rochas Okorocha, after the governor boasted that his son in-law, Uche Nwosu will win the governorship election rather than the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Imo state, Senator Hope Uzodinma.

The governor’s comment angered the APC leaders and women who came from the five states of the South East, forcing them to leave the stadium.

The first lady spoke at the South East Women and youths rally in Owerri yesterday. The mammoth crowd was watching keenly the show of force between the governor’s men and supporters of Senator Hope Uzodinma who flooded the stadium.
The Master of Ceremony hired by the state government refused to recongnise the presence of Senator Uzodinma and Senator Ben Uwajumogu.

But pressure from party leaders who came from Abuja and APC supporters in the state forced the MC to recognize their presence even though he praised Uche Nwosu who the APC supporters protested his presence at the stadium, throughout the programme.

Initially the state government and their agents were seen destroying posters of Senator Uzodinma but Uzodinma’s supporters came out to stall the move and insisted that the posters of the governorship candidate of the APC must be displayed.
After several altercations they overwhelmed the governor’s forces who were pasting Uche Nwosu’s posters inside the stadium.

As a matter of fact, there were gun shots from security operatives when the wife of the Imo State governor was addressing the crowd. Two women sustained gunshot injuries and were rushed to the hospital.

Security agents had to check the looming fight between the two camps so as to save the situation. The governor’s wife refused to recognize Senator Hope to the chagrin of APC supporters. The angry crowd booed her.

However, the National Woman Leader of the APC, Hajia Salamatu Bewa Eluma, urged the crowd to vote President Muhammadu Buhari, Senator Hope Uzodinma and all APC candidates in the South East. Other speakers concurred and called for votes for APC candidates which did not go down well with governor Okorocha who is supporting his inlaw Uche Nwosu the candidate of the AA.

But governor Okorocha who looked visibly angry, lampooned the APC, asserting “ the APC has not been fair to us, we are only being calm because of President Muhammadu Buhari, who already has won in Imo State. We are going to support Buhari but let me tell you people, after we were cheated by the APC, in order to deliver the President, we formed an alliance with other political parties and leading among them is AA led by Ugwumba Uche Nwosu.

“Do not be deceived, Uche Nwosu of AA will win the governorship election in Imo State because he is on ground. We have no other candidate; we will not support those with stolen mandate”.

But the first lady represented by Mrs Osinbajo, disagreed and urged the crowd to vote all the APC candidates both in the state and the South East.

“I am happy with the crowd we saw today it shows that Imo is APC and I want to urge all our youths not to fight, avoid any form of crisis because President Buhari is a peaceful man. From what we have seen today President Buhari has won the South East the same way all our APC candidates have won” she stated.

She further urged APC faithful to remain steadfast, asserting that “ a vote for Buhari is a vote for progress. APC has done well and we must all support all APC candidates”.

https://www.newtelegraphng.com/2019/01/aisha-buhari-disagrees-with-rochas-over-support-for-uche-nwosu/

Rochas and Aisha can fight all they want but one thing is sure , APC is dead in Imo State.

Division everywhere ....una never see anything

We BELIEVE Baba to settle any rift within the party as the father of the nation.

Wailers and party of thieves, please bring another story ASAP, this one is dead on arrival!

Atiku is observing the situation like......

When the President's wife starts calling the shots, Patience and Amaechi comes to mind.

Wetin come concern madam for IMO state.

pictures please

Aisha wants to wrestle with a pig, hope she is ready to get dirty

Aisha Buhari stayed away. Wise woman.


Mrs Osinbajo and the Prof will continue to clean their asses until the time to appoint who is who in the presidency.

Politicians(APC and PDP) and supporters especially the ones on Nairaland should know that a full Stadium doesn't guarantee election victory. What's the capacity of most of our stadia? But at the end, each of the major candidates will score more than the capacity of the campaign stadia in each states

For the topic, all I can say is that this is Iberiberism at work

Let the voters decide their choice and voters please protect your votes. Power belong to people, but Igbo's can compromise principles when money is involved maybe the reason why Rochas is boasting, power of money.

Okorocha is a confused man, his son-in-law is contesting under different party with Buhari pictures, he wants to exploit PMB like northern politicians who have nothing to offer do by hiding under PMB assumed 'integrity'. They will fail this time after all he has directed Nigerians to vote out Govs who couldn't pay salaries and that includes APC

See confusion......Okorocha is so desperate not to be fingered when he leaves office for misappropriation of State funds thus the desperation for his son-in-law to succeed him in order to cover up the sleaze.

Continue politicking while national issues suffer setbacks.


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I am seriously beginning to really dislike media houses with their stupid headlines.... most often just to score cheap political points. Aisha Buhari was represented by Mrs Osinbajo.... and the purported disagreement was not so much as a quarrel... rather individual “different” views on whom the people shld vote for.

I feel sensationalism or half truths are outright falsehoods in my books

I don't just know y rochas is behaving like this. Is it a must that his in-law become the governor of the state?

If they like, let them kill themselves. Imo is already AtiKulated. Apc will die a natural death in IMO next month.

She should talk to PMB her husband to stop being hypocritical and selfish about the political situation in Imo and Ogun states. The faults lies with him that can not command the 2 governors to respect the party constitution. He's only concerned about his own reelection that's all

A dark horse may win imo

Divided house in Imo

supereagle:
Let the voters decide their choice and voters please protect your votes. Power belong to people, but Igbo's can compromise principles when money is involved maybe the reason why Rochas is boasting, power of money.

Don't go tribal on that! Is it the igbos that collected the N5,000 that was shared during the recent gubernatorial campaigns/elections in other states?

Name regions in Nigeria where Politicians are not sharing money, rice and other items?

NaijaRoyalty:
Rochas and Aisha can fight all they want but one thing is sure , APC is dead in Imo State.

I concur

Pavore9:
See confusion......Okorocha is so desperate not to be fingered when he leaves office for misappropriation of State funds thus the desperation for his son-in-law to succeed him in order to cover up the sleaze.

bcoz him no trust Buhari immunity oooo

Hahahahaha

Aisha, Aisha, Aisha, how many times did I call you?

https://www.nairaland.com/4957363/how-want-remembered-when-gone#74712870

But her husband support amosun, Wrong family.