By Okodili Ndidi, Owerri
Imo
State governor, Rochas Okorocha has warned that the Igbo may yet lose
out in national polity if they fail to apply tact and political wisdom.
Okorocha
who recalled the fate of the Ndigbo since after the civil war, lamented
that they are about making similar mistakes that put Ndigbo in a
disadvantaged position in the Nigerian project.
According to him,
“The saying that there was no victor and no vanquished after the civil
war is just a mere way to create unity for the country, otherwise the
Igbo were the vanquished, ever since the Igbo has fared like the
defeated but the most painful aspect is that Ndigbo are about to lose
again”.
The Imo governor disclosed that the recent political
upheaval in his state, were sponsored by forces outside the state, using
politicians from the state to pull him down ahead 2023.
He
stated that the calculation is that if he is allowed to continue
gathering momentum he will give a good fight for the Igbo Presidency,
adding that Ndigbo will be at the losing end if he is politically
alienated.
He said “There is more to the noise you are hearing
about the governorship election in Imo, it is not about Uche Nwosu, it
is about a plot to stop Okorocha by all means, otherwise why will Adams
Oshiomhole and Rotimi Amaechi be interested in who governs Imo. The
calculation is that if Uche Nwosu becomes governor and I go to Senate, I
will be a strong force by 2023. The most annoying fact is that they are
using our people to pursue that agenda”.
The governor further
gave reasons why he wants to go to the Senate, adding that “I want to go
to Senate to remain politically relevant until 2023 and also to
represent Ndigbo and the Nigerian masses”.
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