Imo State Governor, Rochas Owelle Okorocha has replied former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, over his recent media attack on him.
Ihedioha had claimed that the governor was earmarking N600 million for decorations for the yuletide season.
Speaking through a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, the governor said he was shocked that Ihedioha decided to attack him in the media without verification.
“On our part, we feel for Chief Ihedioha, that, a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and a member of that House for 12 years, could rush to the media to attack the governor over what he claimed to have read about the governor earmarking N600million for decorations, and not that the governor has spent the amount on the issue, and he could not also disclose the source of the report for it to be believed”, Onwuemeodo stated.
Onwuemeodo also challenged Chief Ihedioha and the PDP to catalogue and publish their achievements for the 12 years they governed the state and let Governor Okorocha publish his own achievements for the period he has held sway.
“We also challenge Chief Ihedioha to tell Imo people why the Owerri-Port Harcourt road, Aba-Owerri road, Umuahia-Owerri road could not be finished when he was number seven citizen in the country as the Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives.
“Let him also publish the list of NDDC projects for the state and the contractors,” Onwuemeodo said.
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