Obiano is a Noise-maker - Okorocha

Governor Okorocha and Governor Obiano

Yesterday, Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, pulled out another dagger of words against Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State and challenged him to make a public declaration of his people hs0as benefitted since his assumption as a governor for nearly four

years in office, says he has been better known as a noise-maker.

Okorocha said he achieved his wealth and popularity through hard and God's grace. Also in a statement, emphasized that he has never been once known with supporters of corruption in and out of government.

In the statement released on his behalf by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, Okorocha said:

“We still maintain our challenge on Governor Obiano to publish his achievements as governor in Anambra and let Okorocha also do the same.

“Governor Okorocha has never lived overseas. He has lived all his life in this country. His wealth and popularity are all products of hard work and God’s grace. And it is an enviable record that a man of his status has never been associated with any corrupt practice in this country either by an individual or by a group.

“Leveraging on his hard earned popularity, Okorocha defeated an incumbent governor in 2011 on the platform of APGA that had no structure, before he came on board and with the incumbent then, enjoying massive federal might.

“And in 2015, he joined the merger from a zone that could be regarded as the ‘headquarters’ of the PDP. He resisted all the storms, including the federal might that was deployed against him and was elected for second term. They could only give him the name, ”Alhaji in Douglas House’.

“Obiano is a governor. Okorocha is a governor. Let them begin the contest by publishing their achievements in their respective states for Nigerians to see. It is not a noise-making venture or name-calling enterprise.

“Anambra State has remained as Obiano met it. Awka, the state capital has remained as Obiano met it. Government House Awka has remained like that. Let him prove us wrong. That is what we want to achieve.”

Meanwhile, in the mist of the battle, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA in Imo state, yesterday, have also drawn out their sword to join in the media war between the two governors.

In Owerri, yesterday, speaking through the state publicity committee chairman of the Imo State chapter of APGA, Mr Vincent Amadi lambasted Okorocha, asking him to accept the fact that the state has been moving backward since the inception of his tenure.

He gave its reasons by saying that with the level of hardship and anger in the state is high and Okorocha had no basis to be compared with Obiano.

They said: “With the level of hardship, hunger and anger in Imo arising from concentration of contracts within family members,Okorocha should  state at what point he would be placed side by side with Obiano.”

The committee also said workers are still being owed and pensioners are dying out of hunger in Imo State, adding that Anambra State has an impressive record in terms of managing the welfare of their civil servants.