…You’re irresponsible, Imo gov tells Anambra counterpart
…I won’t dignify you with response, Obiano fires back
Imo State Governor, Rochas
Okorocha has described Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano’s
media attack on him an act of irresponsibility.
Okorocha said his Anambra counterpart does not have to attack his person to make a point.
This was even as he said Obiano was no match for him in terms of achievement and good governance.
Anambra State governor had said “this is an example of
“what a leader should not be,” in veiled response to a statement by
Okorocha that “soon, three other South East governors would be joining
the All Progressives Congress (APC).”
Okorocha is the only APC governor in the South East.
In a statement by his media aide, Mr. Sam Onwuemwodo,
yesterday, Okorocha noted “with regret, the media attack on his person
by Obiano over a harmless statement he made at the APC Stakeholders
meeting in Owerri that three governors in the South-East would soon join
APC.
“Reacting to Okorocha’s innocuous claim, Obiano said the
Imo governor “is an example of what a leader should not be.” That kind
of motor park language was unexpected from a governor of a state who
answers ‘His Excellency,’ even when the Anambra governor did not explain
what he meant by that. In what way was governor Okorocha not an example
of what a leader should be?
“That statement didn’t call for insult or any foul
language. And, two responsible governors in the zone, Enugu and Ebonyi
States governors were quoted to have reacted to Okorocha’s claim and as
decent men, made their points without attacking the Imo governor.”
The Imo state governor also noted that the attack on his
person by Obiano has authenticated the general impression that he is
aggressive and should have been a militant instead of a governor.
‘‘Governor Okorocha’s claim was a healthy one, expected to provoke sound debates, which is the beauty of democracy.
“Governors with ideas and the right exposure gave their
polite reactions, but, the one without ideas (Obiano) took to insults.
Only men with nothing to offer in terms of ideas take delight in
insulting others. Men of ideas do not insult others.’
He challenged Obiano to make public his achievements as a
governor in the last four years as he is not his match in the provision
of dividends of democracy.
“Leadership is all about ideas and service.
“Luckily, Obiano has been governor for almost four years while Okorocha has also been governor for five years now.
“Let Obiano publish his achievements in Anambra state even
with high IGR, and let governor Okorocha also publish his achievements
in Imo.
“Then, we take off from there.”
In a swfit reaction, Obiano said he iss not willing to join issues with Okorocha as the latter was becoming “a loose canon.”
On Okorocha’s comment, calling him (Obiano) an
irresponsible man, the Anambra governor said he “is busy with serious
state business of development and has no time for frivolities.
His Senior Special Assistant ton Media, Mr. James Eze told
Daily Sun, yesterday evening, that the governor “has no wish to join
issues with governor Okorocha. We will do that only when we are ready to
join issues with loose cannons.”
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