Apparently refuting the rumour that All Progressives Congress (APC) IS
BEHIND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE Boko Haram terrorist in Nigeria, the Imo
state Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has made it clear the APC has no
hand in such an ugly act.
The state governor who disclosed this during the breakfast meeting with
the political appointees and APC stakeholders at Government House, Owerri,
said that the strength of Boko Haram is in the disunity of the country.
Owelle Okorocha made it clear the Boko Haram has been in existence before
the formation of APC and urged party members not to allow such rumour to
distract them from the love and support they have for the party.
Governor Okorocha condemned the internal crisis existing in APC in some
local government in the state and urged the party faithfuls to settle
their differences and come together to move the party forward.
He stressed the need for political appointees to have change of attitude
and cultivate the habit of sacrifice as well as to carry the people at the
grassroots level along in scheme of things.
The governor made them to understand that what made APC to lose in Ekiti
state was caused by the elites and the grassroots; adding that the leaders
of APC in the area were not on ground.
He expressed optimism that APC will win all the elective positions as well
produce the next president come 2015; stating that APC has concluded
arrangement to embark on programmes and projects that will make the party
more vibrant in the state.
Owelle Okorocha maintained that the success and failure of APC lies in the
hands of the party members and urged them to have a change of attitude to
enable the party achieve its objective in the 2015 general election.
In his speech the state chairman of APC, Dr. Hilary Ekeh, thanked the
governor for such a meeting and assured him that members of APC will not
disappoint him come 2015.