I BECAME POORER AFTER I RULED IMO STATE - ROCHAS OKOROCHA
POLITICS - Posted on: 17th May. 2021 at 6:02PM
Rochas Okorocha, former Governor of Ino state, now Senator representing Imo West senatorial district, said he became poorer after ruling Imo state for eight years.
The Senator who made his claims known on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, denied all allegations of him acquiring properties with government funds, stressing that he was doing well before becoming the Imo State Governor in 2011.
In his statement, he challenged anyone who has evidence to prove he was guilty of the allegations to come forward.
Okorocha said, “I challenge anybody to prove that I acquired any property with any government fund.
“I think people have forgotten that I was Rochas before becoming the governor of Imo State; I think they have forgotten completely.
“If anything, becoming a governor made me even poorer than what I was in the past. I don’t know whether I acquired any property here in Abuja, there is none.”
Reminiscing on his events with the EFCC, the former governor said, “I said to them (EFCC) that I have not come to respond to your call because there is already a matter in court and once a matter is sub judice, you cannot talk about it.
“Imo State government has taken me to court on the same subject matter, and we are at the Federal High Court in Abuja on the same subject matter.
“EFCC is doing their job because if there is no report, they can’t nose into whatever you are doing; EFCC is not witch-hunting, they are acting on a petition being written by somebody.”
By Mary Abazuo
Rochas Okorocha, former Governor of Ino state, now Senator representing Imo West senatorial district, said he became poorer after ruling Imo state for eight years.The Senator who made his claims known on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, denied all allegations of him acquiring properties with government funds, stressing that he was doing well before becoming the Imo State Governor in 2011.
In his statement, he challenged anyone who has evidence to prove he was guilty of the allegations to come forward.
Okorocha said, “I challenge anybody to prove that I acquired any property with any government fund.
“I think people have forgotten that I was Rochas before becoming the governor of Imo State; I think they have forgotten completely.
“If anything, becoming a governor made me even poorer than what I was in the past. I don’t know whether I acquired any property here in Abuja, there is none.”
Reminiscing on his events with the EFCC, the former governor said, “I said to them (EFCC) that I have not come to respond to your call because there is already a matter in court and once a matter is sub judice, you cannot talk about it.
“Imo State government has taken me to court on the same subject matter, and we are at the Federal High Court in Abuja on the same subject matter.
“EFCC is doing their job because if there is no report, they can’t nose into whatever you are doing; EFCC is not witch-hunting, they are acting on a petition being written by somebody.”
By Mary Abazuo
Posted by: Mary Abazuo
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