Imo PDP chides Okorocha over ‘injury time’ appointments

The outgoing governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has been rebuked by the state’s chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for allegedly using his last days in office to perpetrate acts that are inimical to the economy of the state.

The governor was alleged of dolling out appointments without following due process, the recent being advertorials on national dailies inviting qualified persons to apply for different positions in the state’s tertiary institutions.

PDP described Okorocha’s move as ”immoral, criminal, unwarranted, unlawful and laded with evil intentions.’’

In a statement on Saturday by its State Publicity Secretary, Hon. Damian Opara, the party noted that the incoming administration of Emeka Ihedioha would reverse any employment that it deemed not to have followed due process.

Opara said, “Attention of the Peoples Democratic Party, Imo State Chapter, has been drawn to the recent pronouncements by the outgoing governor of Imo State, His Excellency Rochas Okorocha concerning the purported establishments and upgrading of certain institutions in Imo State, namely: College of Education, Ihitte-Uboma, Imo State Polytechnic, Ehime Mbano, Imo State University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Ngor Okpala/Aboh Mbaise, Imo State University, Faculty of Engineering Onuimo, Imo State Polytechnic, Orlu Campus (TESAC), Imo State College of Education Ohaji/Egbema and the purported appointments of heads of these non-existing institutions at the twilight of his administration and wish to ask Imo people to disregard such pronouncements that have no basis in law and have been done without due processes.

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“PDP further notes that just less than two months to the end of Governor Rochas Okorocha’s administration, he has employed more workers than he had ever done during the eight years he wasted as the governor of Imo State.

“Worst still, he employs and back- dates letters of employments given to individuals who hitherto have no service to render to the state Ministries, Agencies and Parastatals.

“For instance, in one Agency alone, the MD purportedly employed 300 persons in the guise of doing surveillance duties and backdated their employment letters.

“The Peoples Democratic Party, Imo State chapter views the above actions of Governor Okorocha as immoral, criminal, unwarranted, unlawful and laded with evil intentions.”

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