Governor Rochas Okorcha of Imo state has announced that he would erect three more statues.
He
made this known when he addressed newsmen in Owerri, the Imo state
capital on the letters written by both ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo
and former military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida.
The governor
informed that Imo state has lined up activities to mark its 42
anniversary and will also host the Imo Merit Award where 42 persons
shall be honoured.
He listed Chief Sam Mbakwe; Chief
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and Dr. Michael Okpara for special
post-humous recognition. The trio, whose statues would be erected, would
be bestowed with the highest award of the state.
The award committee will be headed by the Speaker of the Imo state House of Assembly. Imo was created in 1976.
Commenting
on the letters, Governor Okorocha said no amount of letters can stop
President Muhammadu Buhari from running for President in 2019 if indeed
he has resolved to seek re-election.
He described as the politics
of missives by the country’s elites said that the memo from Chief
Olusegun Obasanjo to President Buhari was a high-level memo that
required a high-level answer.
“This is a letter from one General
to another, and from a former President to a seating President. We do
not dabble into their conversations because they know how to convey
their messages to one another beyond the obvious.
So we should
not cry more than the bereaved. However, I know for sure that if indeed
President Buhari has resolved to seek re-election in 2019, Obasanjo’s
letter would not stop him.”
https://newtelegraphonline.com/2018/02/just-okorocha-plans-erect-three-statues/
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