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The governor of Imo State Owelle Rochas Okorocha has said that what the
Igbos need now is the Movement for the Economic Survival of Igbo People
(MOESIP) and not any movement for the sovereign State of Biafra stating
that leaders from other geo-Political Zones supporting the secession
movement do not love the Igbos.
He also called for the revival of
the Political relationship of the North with the Igbos. Read the full
text of Governor Okorocha’s speech;
“I have watched and read
with keen interest the developments happening in our Country with
respect to the comments by IPOB and subsequent reaction by the AREWA
YOUTH GROUPS”.
“I wish I do not speak on these matters or make
any categorical comment as not to be misconstrued, misrepresented or
misinterpreted. But despite the political implications, I make bold to
speak to my Igbo brothers and Sisters and to our friends the Arewa and
their leaders on these critical matters if only to save the lives of our
generation yet unborn”.
“You may recall that the issue of IPOB
and MASSOB in the recent times has been making headlines in various
media houses and the social media especially with many people giving
different interpretations to the groups. Some see them as some
uninformed youths calling for the sovereignty of the Biafra nation. Some
see them as some groups seeking for personal recognition and
aggrandizement for the purpose of political patronage. And for some
other people, it is an invitation of what has happened in other
geo-political zones in agitation just to get power and form the
government at the centre as assumed to be the practice in the past”.
“You may also recall that some people believe that the South-West
became President of Nigeria because of the agitation by the Oduduwa
group with respect to June 12 and that brought General Obasanjo as the
President. Some argued that President Goodluck Jonathan came because of
the agitation of the Niger Delta region for resource control and
marginalization. Of recent it was also believed that President Buhari
came in as President because of the agitation from Boko Haram in the
recent past”.
“Let me also mention that whatever is the reason
for the agitation from different groups whether right or wrong, I feel
it is an ill wind that has done this nation no good”.
“If you may
recall, only few months ago I have pleaded and made request for the
release of Nnamdi Kanu, making excuses for him and his group as youthful
exuberance and I stated that keeping him in prison would command for
him unwarranted popularity and fellowship. Shortly after that and
followed by the comments from the South-East Governors, Nnamdi Kanu was
released, and only again to hear about the sit at home order by IPOB”.
“Let me correct the impression that the South-East people and leaders
supported the sit at home order. It is not true, two factors
contributed. The sit at home order came shortly after the democracy day
holiday and our people in their natural character would want to enjoy
the holiday to the fullest, hence, considering that the day was 30th, so
many people continued the holiday. And the second and most important
reason was that most traders had the fear of hoodlums taking advantage
of the situation to disturb them and so stayed at home. It is not true
that the sit at home order was purposely obeyed as support for IPOB”.
“Let me present an Igbo man in a practical manner. An Igbo man is a
peace loving man found at all nooks and crannies of the world. There is
no place you go without finding an Igbo man either building the bridge
of friendship or creating brotherhood, and at the same time developing
and contributing immensely to the socio-economic development of that
area. Igbo man is a more practical Nigerian because they are the only
people to be found in all nooks and crannies of Nigeria”.
“In
recent times, the impression given is that an Igbo man enjoys violence.
Let me put it clear. Igbo man is not a troublesome man and not a man
associated with violence. All he does is to enjoy his commerce and do
his trading for the betterment of his family and society at large”.
“Let me inform all Nigerians that Igbos will remain peace-loving people
and good Nigerians wherever they are found. If there is any group of
people who had laid their lives and shed more blood for the unity of
this country that person is an Igbo man”.
“Therefore at this
material time, let me remind all Nigerians that the Igbos are the people
that developed Lagos and major Cities in this Country. Igbos have made
major investments in this country than any other group making an
investment in Igbo land”.
“Therefore, I think, the statements by
IPOB and subsequent ones by AREWA youths are nonsensical, ill-informed
and not for the best interest of Ndi Igbo neither is it for the best
interest of Nigeria. I condemn in its entirety the statements of IPOB
and the reaction of the AREWA YOUTH GROUP. These people who have made
these statements both from the North and South-East are people who may
not have seen the effects of the civil war when Nigeria went into civil
war”.
“I call on all Igbo persons to disassociate themselves and
every northerner and well-meaning Nigerians to distance themselves from
these comments from AREWA GROUP and IPOB. Again let me call for caution
for those who are calling for support for IPOB especially the non-Igbos
to stop henceforth because we don’t need such support because I do know
that when the chips are down, they won’t be anywhere to be found. It is
deceitful and inciting and is no longer a welcome development in this
part of the world”.
“I also want to caution all those our
brothers and Sisters who live abroad, who are social media gurus and who
never visit home and who enjoy all the sentiments created in the social
media to desist from doing that henceforth. I do know that they may not
understand the consequences of their writings and what they are doing.
Let them also pause and think, if finally these drums of war beats,
would not keep the Igbos in the Island of isolation or ignorance and
poverty that we do not need.
“Igbos are major stakeholders in the
entity called the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We fought for the unity
of this country and having acquired the unity, the Igbos cannot be
counted out in the affairs of this nation”.
“Let me again say,
while I blame the AREWA youths who may have acted under provocation and
taking the matter beyond scope, the statements were also very inciting
and can create disaffection between the North and South-East. For the
purpose of those who have forgotten, in history the South-East and North
have enjoyed good political relationship especially in the days of
Shagari. We have been seen as allies and partners politically. Except
for this past dispensation for some myopic reasons many Igbos did not
see the victory of Buhari coming and we missed the link. We need
immediate refixing of this bridge of relationship between the South-East
and the North”.
“I want to call on all leaders of Nigeria to
speak out and condemn this act, because keeping silence anymore cannot
help us in this matter, and thinking that we can benefit from these
crisis is rather a disappointment. And I pray that leaders ought to take
responsibilities now and teach our youths the right things to do. The
people in this matter are our children, our youths and they have a duty
to listen to us as their parents. It is apparent that we have failed as
leaders in this nation, giving room for this hate in families,
communities, states and at national levels. We need to take
responsibilities as leaders to stop this campaign of hate as that will
not do us any good”.
“I call on my Igbo brothers, the agitators,
because there was nothing wrong doing what others are doing, your style
is what is wrong. You can’t be calling for a sovereign nation inside a
nation, it is absolutely wrong. If you must agitate, I purpose you
agitate for the Movement for Economic Survival of Igbo People (MOESIP).
That will help for the economic survival of our land, making agriculture
the mainstay of our economy. That is only when we will command the
respect of the rest of the world”.
“All things being equal
and without the intervention of the military, I’m sure the Igbo’s would
have gotten their heart desire in the political life of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria. But at this time, I want to call on all leaders of
Nigeria to speak out and condemn this act, because keeping silent
anymore cannot help this matter”.
“And if some of us think that
we can benefit from this crisis, it is rather a disappointment and I
pray that leaders ought to take responsibilities now and tell the youths
the right thing to do. The people involved in this matter are our
children, we gave birth to them and they have a responsibility to listen
to us as their parents”.
“It is apparent that we have failed as
leaders in this nation and which has given room for this hate in our
families, hate in communities, hate in states, hate at national level
and hate in companies. We need to take responsibility as leaders. This
campaign of hate and hatred on each other will not do us any good”.
“I was abroad sometimes, and I saw China & Koreans of yesterday
underrated by Nigerians developing the resources of their lands. But
here in Nigeria, we’re still talking about tribe and religion. It is a
shame and my heart bleeds. I was in Dubai and I saw developments taking
place, I saw young men moving up and down developing the resources of
their land, earning foreign exchange. But we’re still talking about
comments by IPOB and Arewa Youths. It’s a proper shame, my heart bleeds.
I was just in Tanzania recently and South Africa, tourism flourishing
in those lands, while in our own country, we’re still talking about Boko
Haram and Kidnapping, what a shame, my heart bleeds”.
“I’ve been
round the whole world, I see progress everywhere and developments
everywhere and African nations are still waiting for Nigeria to rise and
take its rightful place as leader of Africa. All we can give to African
nations is which section will produce the presidency of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria and which zone shall produce the governor of a
state, my heart bleeds. What a shame. It’s indeed shameful for this
generation and may we never be found as a failed generation. We must
never transfer failure to the subsequent generation. We must live up to
our responsibilities”.
“At this crucial moment, we must have a
rethink as leaders. We must change our ways because it’s obvious that
the inherent hatred and division which we have got from the colonial
masters and transferred to subsequent generations have not helped us. We
must sing a new song of unity in this nation. We must see ourselves as
brothers and sisters of one nation”.
“I call on my Igbo brothers,
the agitators because there was nothing wrong in doing what others are
doing, but your style is what is wrong creating a sovereign nation
within existing nation. That is absolutely wrong. Your style is what is
wrong”.
“As I stand now as a sitting governor, what IPOB would
have wanted is for Rochas Okorocha to speak and say let’s go to war and
if I do that, I do not care but I will tell you the truth I care for
you. We must change our style. And for the Igbo nation, I don’t want to
sound like a Pontus Pilate. I don’t want to be found passing a
judgement. Please we must rethink on how we can move our economy
forward”.
“Why are you misunderstood as Igbos? The reason is that
they deal even better with non Igbos than with their brothers. I wish
the Northerners will understand. An Igboman is the worst enemy of a
fellow Igboman than people from the north. That, people don’t know about
us”
“I want to appeal to all Igbos at this moment that my heart
is bleeding, that we make a rethink and not join others in singing the
song of division in this country”.
“We need Nigeria more than
Nigeria needs us now. This is not time for Igbos to sing an alternative
song of war. I want to appeal to the youths of our nation. We understand
their frustration and that what we should bequeath to you as leaders is
a nation devoid of hate and lack. But if you must fight, if you must
blame, please blame not yourselves, blame us your leaders”.
Sam Onwuemeodo
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor
MY GOVT HAS NOT BORROWED A DIME FROM ANY BANK – GOV. OKOROCHA
- TO MAKE LG CHAIRMEN’S TENURE 3 YEARS & NO MORE 2 YEARS.
- SPENT OVER N50 BILLION ON FREE EDUCATION
- SAYS HE WON’T RUN FOR PRESIDENCY IN 2019
Governor Rochas Okorocha has said that the Rescue Mission Government in the State which he Superintends has not borrowed from any bank, stating that opponents of his government have been talking about his borrowing from banks because of the numerous projects his administration has executed.
Governor Okorocha gave the hint when he had a breakfast meeting with Journalists in the State at his private residence in Owerri on Tuesday, March 24, 2017, adding that instead of his administration borrowing, what it had done was to pay the money borrowed by administrations before him and he has done that so that the State won’t be in debt after him.
He explained that his opponents have been imagining that he has borrowed money to be doing all that his administration has achieved in five years, stressing that the truth of the matter is that his government is not indebted to any bank.
His words “For posterity reasons, this government is not owing any bank or person, any amount except for the bailout fund that 100 million naira is been deducted from the source monthly. Any subsequent government that comes and says that Rochas borrowed is a criminal one”.
On 2019, the governor said “I will never run against President Buhari but would continue to support him in the overall interest of the nation, especially when he has stabilized the nation. I want to also say that those in Imo who made many political enemies should forget the Douglas House. We need people with free mind. I have killed the clannish nature of the state where people consider where you come from before doing anything for you. The politics of sentiment must be discarded and discouraged. It is shame for somebody to hope on zoning to win elections”.
It is no longer news that Friday, the 17th day of February, 2017 will forever remain evergreen in the minds of FUTO students as the institution witnessed the worst form of protest/riot over the purported hike in tuition fees, no free Wi-Fi (as proposed), incessant increase in course registration fees and other pressing issues. The peaceful protest which was initiated by a well-known student activist, a former SUG PRO in the person of Comr. Ogbonna Collins popularly known as ‘Rochas’,turned to a violent one after he was arrested by the Department of State Security Service (DSS).
The protest began as early as 6am with mobilization of students staying off campuses before heading to the hostels to mobilize more angry Nigerian Students to join in the protest. Around 8am, the institution was lit with a peaceful march down to senate building with students on black outfit carrying placards written “Prof. F. C. Eze must go”, “Say no to hike is school fees”, “We need more banks in FUTO”, “Federal University of Money, Owerri”. No vehicle (especially staff vehicles) was allowed to enter the school; all went well not until security operatives (Police, DSS, SARS) stormed FUTO with full force like an angry lion looking for who to devour. The Vice-Chancellor on sighting the angry scampered for safety without uttering a single word to the student (which could have ended the protest).
Students later marched down to various lecture halls to make sure no lecture was ongoing. It is worthy to note that a lecturer (name withheld) was whisked out of a classroom and asked to stop his lectures for his own benefit. Everything that happened was a peaceful one. All hell went loose when our very own activist, Rochas was accosted, beaten and arrested by DSS after they engaged him in a shootout while trying to catch him. After he was whisked away, the whole protest turned violent.
Firstly, students marched to senate to destroy properties but they were stopped by the police who used tear gas to dismiss the mob. However, after much trial, students were able to destroy most of the vehicles parked at Senate, threw heavy stones on the aluminium windows, and broke the senate gate with other heavy damages. Later, the mob marched to Diamond bank where they destroyed most the facilities at the bank including vehicles parked at the bank. Before the police could intervene, the angry mob marched to the ICT building where they did the most fatal damage. Almost all the laptops, printers, UPS, scanners, and other accessories worth thousands of naira were looted in broad day. The building was vandalized and the windows were damaged. Other damages were also done at strategic buildings like Library, SEET and SMAT complex, SUG resource centre, SOSC building. Later, the police men came and intervened by arresting students, and shooting of tear gas. Sanity was later restored on campus and information came from Abuja that the students should vacate the hostels before 4pm or else face the law. Academic activities were also suspended till further notice.
Meanwhile, most students expressed their annoyance on the purported hike in tuition fee when interviewed by reporters from FUTO students’ society of Journalist. Read their reactions: “Our school fees has been unreasonably increased, imagine year one paying over 100 thousand naira for tuition and acceptance fee”, “it is a taboo for a Federal University to pay such a high amount”.
The school management is yet to make an official statement with regards to the protest, Rochas is yet to be released, students have vacated the hostels and academic activities has been shut down till further notice.
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