Imo Traditional Rulers Endorse Move To Recall Of Ex-governor, Okorocha From Senate
The decision was taken on Monday after the 48-hour ultimatum given to Okorocha to apologise to Imo people, expired. Okorocha had been asked to apologise for unsealing the Royal Palm Spring Hotel and Apartment linked to his wife, which the government had already sealed.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Mar 02, 2021
The traditional ruler of Amaifeke in the Orlu Local Government Area of Imo state, Eze Emmanuel Okeke, alongside other traditional rulers in the zone and Orlu Zone Political Consultative Assembly, OPOCA, have agreed to activate the recall process of Senator Rochas Okorocha, who represents Imo West Senatorial District.
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By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri
Orlu zone traditional rulers and Orlu zone political consultative Assembly, OPOCA, yesterday agreed to activate the recall process of Senator Rochas Okorocha, representing Imo West Senatorial district.
This decision was taken at the palace of the traditional ruler of Amaifeke in the Orlu local government area of Imo state, Eze Emmanuel Okeke.
This is coming after the 48 hours given to Okorocha to apologize to Imo people had expired for causing crises by unsealing the government sealed Royal Palm spring hotel and apartment linked to his wife.
In their communique after taken the decision said: “The leadership of Orlu Political Consultative Assembly (OPOCA) ably led by its National President, Chief Barr. Rex Anunobi, after briefing the leadership of Orlu Zone Traditional Rulers, Chairmen of Local Government Councils in Imo West Senatorial Zone (Orlu Zone) and Orlu Zone Council of Elders on rec
Anayo Okorocha as forensic auditors and anti-graft czars try to make
sense of the sleaze that went on in the state while he held sway for
eight years of two four year terms.
Documents uncovered by the investigators and in possession of
Pointblanknews.com, have also thrown up many questions bothering on
financial recklessness, greed, impunity and outright stealing in the
Okorocha government spanning 2016, 2017 and 2018 respectively.
The documents involving over N24 billions and pertaining to one account
of the Imo State Government with Zenith Bank, reflect flagrant disregard
for financial procedure and deliberate manipulation of process,
amounting to outright stealing or embezzlement of public funds.