Imo State Governor and chairman
of the All Progressives Congress Governor’s Forum, Rochas Okorocha, has said
the party now involves itself with “Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) kind of
politics”.
Okorocha stated this on Thursday
in Abuja, at the declaration of former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomole,
to run for office of the National Chairman of the party.
“Another thing I think Oshiomole will address
is that our party has begun to . the same kind of politics like PDP. All of
a sudden we have started derailing and playing the PDP kind of politics.
“This started by some of those
people who found themselves in political office especially appointment, who did
not win their booths and wards,” the Governor stated.
Okorocha added: “Today, our party
is going through some challenges and I must commend those who helped fight for
this party even before this time, they have done well but the fight ahead, the
challenges ahead are greater and we need great men like Adams Oshiomohle to do
this job. For me particularly, Adams will strengthen APC in South-south and
South-east.
“Suffice to say that as I speak
to you today, I am the only governor from the entire South-east who is APC just
like my brother, Obaseki is the only governor from the South-South from the
APC. What this goes to say is that APC has challenges in the South-South and
South-East for reasons not too far-fetched. For some myopic considerations and
assessment, this party is not strong in those parts of Nigeria.
“For those our governors in the
north, they won the election so easy, for as long as the name Buhari stands in
the north. But its not the same thing talking about President Muhammadu
Buhari’s name in the South-South or South-West. So if you see any governor
emerge in the South-South or South-East, it is not with an ordinary strength,
and I believe that Oshiomole coming in will strengthen this party in that part.
“Adams, your first assignment
when you become the national chairman of the party is to ensure and channel
that principle of ‘monkey de work, bamboon de chop. Because some of these
people who are seated here before you, won their booths, delivered their wards
but those who didn’t win their booths or deliver their wards are holding big
jobs in the Federal Government of Nigeria.
“In this new dispensation, no
more monkey dey work, bamboo dey chop. If you work, you chop, you don’t work,
you don’t chop.
“We have a lot of urban masqueraders in APC
now and you, must force them out. And I know Adams Oshiomole is a no nonsense
man, he will stand forthright, he will face them both in debate, action,
physical, mental, moral, spiritual; he can face the opposition. But I don’t
know about the spiritual aspect.”
