Okorocha to Ihedioha: Sanction SSG instead of denying arrest order
Former governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has said that the purported denial of the arrest order issued to him by his successor, Emeka Ihedioha, is not enough. Okorocha said, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media), Sam Onwuemeodo, that he could only be assuaged if the Secretary to the State Government, Uche […]
Sen. Rochas Okorocha
Former governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has said that the purported denial of the arrest order issued to him by his successor, Emeka Ihedioha, is not enough.
Okorocha said, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media), Sam Onwuemeodo, that he could only be assuaged if the Secretary to the State Government, Uche Onyeaguocha, who was said to have issued the threat on behalf of the state government, was sanctioned.
The former governor, who now represents Imo West senatorial zone, however, hailed the governor for realising that the arrest order was “uncivilized, disgraceful and embarrassing to the state and every enlightened society.”
He said the denial, which came several weeks after the incident had happened, made his intervention ‘belated or an afterthought’.
He said, “the governor could also add fiber to the denial by sanctioning the Secretary to the State Government, Uche Onyeaguocha, who gave the order.
“When a senior government official in the capacity of Secretary to the State Government made such disturbing pronouncement, the conclusion was that he had spoken on behalf of the governor and the PDP government in the state. And the long silence of the governor was not golden.
“If the governor stops at the denial only, the public would also look at it the way they are still looking at the partial demolition of Akachi Tower which the government also denied authorizing, but has failed or refused to arrest those who had gone with caterpillars to pull down the tourist edifice 24 hours after his inauguration.
“And they would have succeeded in demolishing the tower totally but for the general outcry that greeted the action,” the statement added.