I have no record of witch-hunting, I’m too godly to think evil against anyone– Okorocha

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, says he has never witch-hunted anybody in his political life and that he is too godly to even think evil against anyone.

He said this as he refuted the accusation that he is behind the arrest of the state All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2019 election, Hope Uzodinma.

Uzodinma was purportedly arrested on Sunday in Abuja over claims that his company failed to execute a $12 million contract awarded to him by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). He was however later released on health ground.

Uzodinma, who denied his arrest claim, meanwhile accused Okorocha of being behind the story of his arrest to tarnish his image.

But in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, Okorocha said:

“Chief Hope Uzodinma who is doing all he could to become governor of Imo state in 2019 and who the national chairman of the (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has thrown up as the governorship candidate of the party in Imo, does not want to become governor to actually govern the state but to enjoy immunity to enable him escape from the criminal trials he is facing at the moment,” he said.

“And these are matters that had happened years before now and they have nothing to do with Rochas Okorocha, and the governor has no record of witch-hunting in his political life and in his life generally. He is too godly to think evil against anyone.

“So, Chief Uzodinma is desperate to govern Imo state through the assistance of men like Adams Oshiomhole to evade the criminal trials he is already facing.

“His idea is that once he becomes governor he would be leveraging on the immunity provision to evade these trials. No doubt Imo APC would be doing itself a disservice if it allows Chief Uzodinma to be its flag-bearer in the 2019 governorship election.

“Imo people do not treat such issues with kid gloves and that was why they declared war against 419 fraudsters in 1996.”

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Okorocha, who had wanted his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, as APC governorship candidate for Imo State has been disappointed and has continued to attack the Adams Oshiomhole led leadership of APC for submitting Uzodinma’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as Imo governorship candidate.

His son-in-law is currently challenging the emergence of Uzodinma, as APC governorship candidate in court.

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