Buhari, all ‘marketable’ APC candidates will win in Imo– Okorocha

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has assured of victory for President Muhammadu Buhari in the state.

The governor who has been at loggerheads with the national leadership of the APC also said he would support all candidates under the umbrella of the party provided they were marketable.

Okorocha through his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo was reacting to allegation that he had joined his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu in Action Alliance.

INEC has since enlisted Senator Hope Uzodinma as the governorship candidate of the APC in the state.

The governor was alleged to have announced his defection during the New Year Crossover Service in Government House.

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Onwuemeodo in the statement said, “Rochas Okorocha does not play hide and seek game.

“He has assured that President Muhammadu Buhari would win overwhelmingly in the State and all the APC marketable Candidates, because you cannot force Imo people to vote for someone they know cannot govern them.”

He continued, “Imo people do not support stolen tickets and that is why all those who stole the guber tickets of their parties for the 2019 election cannot fly.

“They have become stranded and looking for who to blame for their woes or misfortune. They know this fact. Imo people do not support anything stolen.

That was the reason they dealt with 419ers in 1997. It was out of frustration that those concerned came up with the story of Governor Okorocha leaving APC for AA, which is not true.”

He added that Okorocha’s dominance in the state could not be underestimated.

By Babatunde Alao….

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