Chief Emeka Ihedioha, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the last governorship election in Imo State has replied to a recent statement from the state government stating that Governor Rochas Okorocha won 22 council areas out of 27 to defeat Ihedioha.
According to Ihedioha, Okorocha could not have won in any council area in the state if the polls were fair. He maintained that it would have been more appropriate to say that Okorocha rigged elections in 22 council areas.
In a statement signed by Chibuike Onyeukwu, the media aide to Ihedioha, the former Deputy Speaker noted that the Imo State Government side-stepped the core issue which is the threat to the life of Chief Mike Ahamba (SAN), the lead counsel in Ihedioha’s legal team.
The statement read in part: “As the Chief Security Officer, Okorocha refused to mandate relevant security agencies to investigate the grievous allegations against him. He also left more questions unanswered by lacking the courtesy to condemn the assassination attempt on the Bailiff attached to the Election Petition Tribunal. He should know that Imo people are not fools.”
On the assertion of the state government that Okorocha won elections in 22 council areas during the governorship poll, Ihedioha had this to say: “We would not have joined issues with him knowing very well that he thrives in deceit and illegalities, but for the records, we wish to state that Rochas Okorocha knows very well that he never won elections in 22 Local Governments in Imo State. The entire state is still in utter shock following the declaration of Okorocha as winner by INEC with falsified and concocted figures. The evidences abound and would be availed the court.”
The statement noted that notwithstanding the reported withdrawal of their petitions against Okorocha by some political parties, “Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, despite threats and intimidations, will pursue his case to its logical conclusion.”
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