Joseph Bakare
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has declared his support for the Democratic Peoples’ Party (DPP), ahead of the state’s governorship election.
This is as his Chief of Staff and son-in-law to has defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Democratic Peoples’ Party (DPP).
Their defection is as a result of the fall out of the APC governorship primaries in the state in which Nwosu failed to emerge as the party’s gubernatorial candidate.
But the Governor said he would still be supporting President Muhammadu Buhari in his second term bid.
While pledging to work for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari, the governor was however quick to mention that he would ensure the victory of Nwosu as the next governor of the state in 2019 even as he pursues his own dream of becoming a senator representing Orlu Senatorial District on the platform of the APC.
Okorocha while speaking with newsmen at the Imo State Government House had said: “What happened in Imo was a clear case of injustice, where Uche Nwosu won the primary and was robbed of the ticket.
“This injustice must be addressed. However, in spite of the fact that my aides are leaving the party, I am still a member of APC and will not leave the party.
“I tried to persuade them not to leave, but they have made up their minds. I have done what I can to make them remain in the party, they disobeyed me. I don’t have any moral justification to stop them.
“President Buhari is not behind the injustice done by the party in the state but Oshiomhole is solely responsible for all the injustice meted to my people in Imo State.
“For me, I am still a member of APC. Buhari still remains my candidate and I will support him.”