RE-OWELLE OKOROCHA COMMENDS GUBER CANDIDATES, IMO PEOPLE, ARCHBISHOP OBINNA AND CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCSES OF OWERRI OVER THE POSTPONED DEBATE FOR GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATES
With every sense of humility, His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has the pleasure to thank Imo people especially members of all the political parties and their governorship candidates that could have participated in the Debate organized by the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri for the governorship candidates of the political parties which could not hold, for the commendable way they conducted themselves at the venue of the event.
It is a good development for Imo people that supporters of the political parties met for such a function and there was no major fracas and nobody was wounded. It means Imo people have come to appreciate the fact that beyond politics we are still brothers and sisters, whether we are in APC or PDP or APGA or UPP.
Although the debate could not hold, the governor also commended His Lordship, Archbishop Anthony Obinna and the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri for coming up with such a laudable idea of bringing the governorship candidates together to tell Imo people what they have in store for them if elected.
It is also believed that whenever the debate is re-scheduled whatever caused the postponement of the event, would be taken care of.
Again, there was the story of the supporters of the candidates and political parties holding mini rallies at the venue of the debate and creating a rowdy situation that scared people away. The truth of the matter is that, in an event of that nature involving governorship candidates and the Owerri Catholic Arch-diocese such excitement and rowdy scenarios could not be ruled out but the good thing was that there was no fracas.
However, we took exception to the statement credited to the Governorship candidate of PDP, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha who rushed to one of the radio stations in the state the moment the debate was cancelled to claim that the APC supporters beat up a Reverend father at that event.
Although eighty percent of the crowd at the venue of the debate were APC supporters owing largely to the popularity of Governor Okorocha, the truth remains that APC supporters never confronted anybody, talk more, beating a Reverend father, of all people.
Hon. Ihedioha is not the spokesman of the Owerri Catholic Arch-diocese. The Arch-Diocese has a media Director and a number of good Information Officers. And if Hon. Ihedioha’s claims were right, the Archdiocese would have spoken and they would have also given detailed information on that like when a PDP governor then flogged a Reverend father.
Imo people know the particular political party that has the unbeatable record of beating men of God including a reverend father. It is not in the character of APC leaders and members to do such.
Once again, we thank Imo people, members of all the political parties, and moreover the Owerri Catholic Arch-Diocese for their love for the state, God bless Imo state and her people.
Sam Onwuemeodo
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media
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