•‘Ohakim on a revenge mission’
Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha said he has deliberately refused to name his successor not to expose him to harm.
Okorocha, at a media parley yesterday, said: “If I show them my successor now, they will kill him. The politicians here are very wicked, but at the right time, when I disclose the identity of my successor, I will stand behind him to protect him.”
He urged the people to ignore pleas by his predecessor, Ikedi Ohakim, for another chance to govern the state.
According to him, Ohakim is on a revenge mission and cannot be trusted with state resources.
Okorocha said if the former governor, by any means, returns to power, he will “loot the state blind” to make up for the long time he was out of power.
“I learnt that Ohakim is contesting the governorship in 2019. But this time, he is seeking for vengeance, and if finds his way to power, he will pack the money of the state to cover up for those years he was out of power. So Imo people should not allow that to happen.
“The governor we want is a man that will continue with what we have done, because my administration has laid a solid foundation for the next governor,” he said.