According
to him, Uzodinma is unpopular in Imo and that explains the non-jubilation when
he was declared as the party’s governorship candidate.
Okorocha made the submission in a statement
signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam
Nwuemeodo,in which he said: “He
should face his two most recent criminal charges over the issuance of dud
cheque and non-declaration of assets. We won’t talk about other similar cases.
“In 2011, he took the Senate seat for Orlu Zone
from Chief Osita Izunaso, through the court. In 2015, Nigerians knew what
transpired in Imo. The state was invaded with armed security personnel by the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders like Uzodinma, and the rest is history.
So, Uzodinma can never win election in Imo, in a free and fair election. And
that is why the PDP and APGA members are those celebrating his K–leg
governorship candidature for Imo APC.”
“If Uzodinma was to be a known member of the party, there would
have been celebration in Imo. The chieftains of the party in Abuja, who are
backing him, are elite politicians, who have no relationship with the
grassroots.”
Meanwhile, the governorship candidate of the PDP in
the state, Emeka Ihedioha,has
boasted that he would defeat whoever eventually emerges APC’s governorship
candidate for the 2019 election.
Speaking through his Director on Media, Chibuike Onyeukwu, the
PDP candidate said:
“We do not care who emerges at the end of the
day; what we know is our track records, we are acceptable, we have integrity
and we are popular, inasmuch as we don’t want to dabble into their affairs,
what is happening in APC is not signifying peace, let them close their ranks,
whoever wins, we will beat them,” Ihedioha said.
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