Rochas
Okorocha, the Imo State Governor, on Tuesday said people of the South East never
believed in President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.
Okorocha,
however, said the region will support Buhari’s re-election in 2019.
The Chairman
of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governors’ Forum said this while
addressing party supporters during a mega rally in Owerri, the state capital.
According to
Okorocha, “Igbos never believed in Buhari in 2015 but for 2019, Igbos have
declared for Buhari.”
The governor
expressed hope that the emergence of Adams Oshiomhole as National Chairman of
the party and recent developments had re-positioned it for the 2019 general
elections.
He said,
“This man (Oshiomhole) coming is like a beacon of hope for the APC.
“Mr Comrade,
this party looks up to you. And I am sure that you will deliver. You have
delivered as a governor, you have delivered as a union leader, you will deliver
as the National Chairman of the APC.
“We also
want to correct the impression that there is no APC in the South East which has
led to some of our leaders in Abuja negotiating with the governors in the South
East to vote for Buhari for President to gain their support in return.
“Ladies and
gentlemen, that act can best be described in the Rochas dictionary as an act of
Iberiberism. If anybody wants to support APC, it must be total. There is no partial
support for APC for President and support the governor differently.”
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