The Acting Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Ebonyi state chapter, Pastor Eze Nwachukwu Eze has faulted statements credited to Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State against the Honourable Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, describing it as noisy rantings and insult of the highest order.
In a Press statement released to the media on Wednesday, Eze noted that Okorocha’s antecedents hardly place him in a position to judge others in delivering democracy dividends to the people. ‘Imo State, the reference point of non-payment of salaries to workers, alleged fraudulent projects, and calculated deceit of the masses under Okorocha cannot be in a position to discuss a man who is widely acknowledged as a development icon and bastion of the peoples ‘confidence.’ He went on to assert that Onu’ two years as Governor of old Abia witnessed more dividends than the almost six years of Okorocha’s governorship of Imo State.
Eze accused Okorocha of fueling crisis in Ebonyi APC in his bid to force himself on Ndigbo as its leader. ‘How can a man who cannot control his backyard want to control others? He queried.
Eze alleged that Okorocha sent his deputy speaker, Ogonna Ozurigbo to Ebonyi to recruit members to his new party as was evident in their meeting holding under a mango tree when APC Ebonyi has a massive two storey building as their office.
Eze opined that Onu has empowered a lot of people as minister across party lines. “we are proud of his efforts and history will always judge between him and Okorocha, who indeed is truly representative of the people” he said.
The Chairman urged Okorocha and his deputy speaker to keep up what he called “their antics of fanning embers” that will soon “consume” them.
He further noted that the issue of Chairmanship of Ebonyi APC has been resolved by both the South East Zonal and national leadership of the party. He called Ebonyi people to come out and register massively for the APC.