The Spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-East geopolitical zone, Osita Okechukwu, has slammed the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, stating that the governor did not work for the party in the run up to the 2015 general election.
Speaking via a statement issued on Sunday, September 13, 2015, Okechukwu expressed displeasure after Okorocha was quoted as saying that he shared the opinion of many Igbos regarding the appointments by President Buhari which has seen the president neglect the South Eastern part of the country in his selection.
Okechukwu said: “All one can say is that to the best of my knowledge, he (Okorocha) neither truly campaigned for President Muhammadu Buhari nor the All Progressives Congress.
“My thinking is that while we blame Ndigbo for putting all our eggs in one basket, we should blame our leaders who genuinely didn’t campaign for President Buhari nor APC candidates in their domain.
“I challenge Governor Okorocha to tell the world how far he assisted Senator Osita Izunaso for his bid for Orlu senatorial district, his own constituency; Uche Onyeguocha and Uwajimogu of Owerri and Okigwe districts respectively.
“This is a man some of us advised not to run against the zoning convention, that it will deny Ndigbo the chance of producing either the chairman or the vice presidential slot and he refused. He thought we are in Nollywood.
“If Okorocha worked for APC in the South-East, how come we did not even win a single senatorial seat in Imo and the entire zone? He should stop this blame game and accept responsibility for the fate that has befallen Ndigbo.”
