By Protus Nathan Uzorma
The beauty of life is that none gets out of it alive. I know I am very much indebted to nature on its call and it shall come one day where destinies meet and part; but permit me to say the truth and do not annihilate me because I am exhuming the politically buried truth of Okorocha’s led administration.
Threat cannot stop me but only truth, justice and equity can. Any leader who is not big enough to stand criticism is very small to be praised. Yes, what lies in our power to do also lie in our power not to do and like Aristotle, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” For Shakespeare, “Sparing injustice feed iniquity.”
Injustice anywhere in Imo State, has posed a serious threat everywhere. It is on this note that the question of conscience is asked to Imo state governor due to his ignoble activities, Okorocha, is it good? Today in our society, a thief is sorry that he is caught but not that he is a thief. What is happening in Imo State now justifies the Chinese saying that, “Sit a beggar at your table and he will soon put his feet on it.”
This is exactly what Gov. Okorocha is doing and I make bold to ask, is it good? In the words of Martin Luther, “It is both hazardous and dishonorable for a man to act contrary to the dictates of conscience” while his son Martin Luther King Jr. infers, “Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politics? Vanity asks the question, is it right?
And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him that it is right…”
The time has come for the real and concerned Imo citizens to take the bull by the horn without minding whether it is safe, expedient, popular, politic and vanity or not, but we must take the bull by the horn to ask Gov. Okorocha the question of value and morals-Is it good? Because it appears that he has buried his conscience on the altar of selfish ambition and lies occasioned by apostasy and bigotry. In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, “In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place”.
Every human being becomes free when he/she accepts the fact that his/her life should be ruled by conscience. Gov. Okorocha, with all these lies you have told, do you have the peace of mind? Oh, is it good?
Those who disobey their conscience know without being told that they formulate new evil premises for their daily life. This is where you find yourself now. Is it good? According to Schiller, “A brave man risks his life, but not his conscience” but today Chief Okorocha is risking his conscience and not his life with a bogus claim of being a brave leader-Okorocha is it good?
When you were manipulated in as the governor of Imo State you promised Imo people of not borrowing any money to run the affairs of the State, you sworn by all you considered sacred and holy that you will not loan money, today you did not only loan money but have mortgaged the future of Imo people with various loans- Okorocha is it good? You recently told Imo people and Nigeria as a whole that you never borrowed any money even though you have informed us of having a four year rolling budget.
How is it possible? Oh Owelle, is it good? Is it good that the money EFCC has acknowledged that you borrowed and attested to by some of your cabinet members is now being denied by you our able governor? Is it good? The people that signed the loan are still alive; I mean the N40 billion in zenith bank.
Why are you still lying Okorocha? Is it good? It is on record that Ohakim’s administration handed over the sum of N13.3 billion naira to this present administration led by Okorocha. Evidence abound that the N13.3 billion naira has been spent without resource to the projects attached to the Bond money collected by Ohakim’s government. Okorocha is it good that after spending that huge money your government petitioned the Security and Exchange Commission {SEC} for variance? Is it good? Is it good for your administration to spend the money before requesting from Security Exchange Commission to redirect the N13.3 billion naira to other projects? Question of the conscience re-echoes, your Excellency.
Is it right? When you openly informed Imo people that Ohakims government house spent N150 million naira in a day, some people believed you but when common sense was used to analyze your claim, we discovered that N150 million naira per day for one month came to N4.5 billion naira and the Imo state monthly allocation within that period was between N2.2 billion naira a month.
Is it that you did not do simple Mathematics in school or you just wanted to discredit Ohakim by hoodwinking Imo people? Tell us Owelle is it good? During that madness called massive road construction in Imo State which you claimed to have spent N13.9 billion naira on roads in some local government areas yet your administration cannot boast of seven or eight km of tarred roads.
Gov. Okorocha, is it a lie? Is it good? In Onuimo local government where you claimed to have spent N255.6 million on roads not even one meter of road was tarred. Gov. Okorocha is it good? Recent record shows that you awarded contracts to non-registered and existing companies and went further to effect payment.
Okorocha is it good? Lufransa engineering services Co. and Ellison Gen. Supplies Co. were not registered by the time you awarded them contracts. Gov. Okorocha, you went ahead to pay N36 million naira on April 24th, 2012 to a company that was registered only on Dec.13, 2012. Is it good?
To which account was the money paid into? We all know that any company that is not registered in Nigeria cannot open any account in any bank. So our noble governor, tell us how you did the magic, is it good?
I have been accused of writing in favor of Ohakim but the fact still remains that Ohakim is a friend and Okorocha is my brother but in between my assessment of the two comes the saying that “A good friend is better than a bad brother.” The evidence of this abounds in this article. In the words of Aristophanes, “Wise men learn much from their enemies.” Augustine of Hippo enthuses, “He who is good is free, even if he is a slave, and he who is evil is a slave, even if he is a king.”
It is better for one who professes that his government is anchored on the truth of the gospel to live by example. Our king today is a slave to corruption, Imo people is it good? When Ohakim succeeded Udenwa, though they had their political differences which did not degenerate to the type of Hiroshima bomb we are seeing today.
Ohakim did not for one day touch any of “Udenwa boys” Dr. Vin Udokwu can attests to this. Even doctor Alex Obi, his wife remained a special adviser to Ohakim till Ohakim left office. When Udenwa left, Ohakim paid all the severance allowances to Udenwa’s commissioners, the then governor {Ohakim} allowed them to go home with their vehicles.
Ohakim’s political differences with Udenwa did not prevent him from executing his statuary duties to Imo people in spite of the fact that they were appointed by Udenwa. In the case of Okorocha, the moment he was declared the winner of the supplementary election and after the swearing in exercise, he ordered all appointees who worked with Ohakim to return their official vehicles within 24 hours.
Gov. Okorocha I am aware that some of them had their homes invaded by thugs in search of the vehicles as if there was a serious war in Imo State. Their two months salaries and severance allowances which Ohakim as indicated above paid Udenwa’s appointees were all seized by Gov. Okorocha. I make bold to ask, is it good? You did not pay the appointees, not to talk of paying Chief Ohakim any dime as gratuity after leaving office. Gov. Okorocha is it good? Instead of paying Ohakim his gratuity which his colleagues have all received in their respective states, you are seriously asking for his probe and went on to institute a probe panel, giving them a mandate to recover N62 billion naira which you claimed he stole while in office.
Is it good? Is it good to first of all accuse Ohakim of stealing N62 billion naira in the face of the entire nation before setting up a panel to probe him or set up a panel before accusing him? Gov. Is it good for you as the executive governor of Imo State to award scholarship to Imo State students only for IMSU school fees to be increased to N120 thousand per section instead of N53 thousand it used to be? Gov. Okorocha is it good? Is it good for your government to ignore the cry of IMSU students?
Following the same manipulation you removed Prof. B.E.B Nwoke as IMSU VC unannounced and without due process simply because he refused to do the wrong thing you asked him to do, Gov. Okorocha is it good? Now you instituted a judicial commission of inquiry to probe traditional rulers though we know you are targeting at the 106 autonomous communities which Ohakim administration approved. What wrong have they done? Why do you want to destroy every legacy Ohakim left in Imo State? Uzorma writes from Igbinedion University, Okada profnathanuzomah@yahoo.com
Well articulated,we re now in the state of comfusion, by the so call rescue,but only God can intervene..
Governor Okorocha,
Is it good that your government can be coerced by a vocal minority to allow all the five universities and polytechnics in Imo state be in and around Owerri alone?
Imo state university teaching hospital, Orlu, admits a few health science students a year. It is therefore foul to qualify it as a university campus to claim that main IMSU must remain in Owerri, more so, when Imo state government has built a specialist Hospital in Owerri.
Okorocha claims tobe a good Governor while people working with him are dying of hunger, because he doesnt take care of his aides both civilians and security personnels attached to him, according to his aides they ve never experienced this kind of hardship since the creation of Imo state, his personal aides are yearning for change of government because he is not treating them fine.
That man is a thief ,i am surprised that some imolites calls him good name,i know his past and i know he is the wost criminal on this earth,the highest liar,he told imolites that ohakim generates 500 million monthly from the state,tell me what imo state have that can give such money,according to this thief called owelle,he told the imolites that the 500 million is enough to pay all the workers and have change,but now you have retrenched and displace many civil servants,shame to a liar like you.
If he is a thief. Then what is Ohakim? An Armed Robber then. if you know his past. Then check Ohakim’s past it is worst. Ohakim is a 419 guy from the 1990′s. with toney chukwu and Eze cletus elomuanya. So better shot up your mouth
Okorocha is a disappointment, ask everybody working in Government house they will tell you the are suffering, because he stopped all their allowances in the name of cutting cost while his family members became rich overnight, who is deceiving who? Your close aides are calling Imo Government House a very big punishment ground Sir, thank God am out of there.
Uzorma! Is it good that u and Ohakim cannot allow Rochas to do his work in Peace? Shame on u and all PDP! U all are failures! U shall never see good in ur lives since u can’t see any good from Rochas’ administration! GBAM!
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May looking at your face alone reflects the face of advance thug. expect you to prove any of the allegation false rather than writing nonsense without fact. Okorocha is a proper thief there is no question about that.He cannot come and fool the whole state on the account of fake promises yet we cannot witness any tangible thing rather than massive kidnapping and killing both inside and out of his Government.Stupid man.make sure you don,t copy and paste again block headed uzoewu.
May looking at your face alone reflects the face of advance thug. I expected you to prove any of the allegation false rather than writing nonsense without fact. Okorocha is a proper thief there is no question about that.He cannot come and fool the whole state on the account of fake promises yet we cannot witness any tangible thing rather than massive kidnapping and killing both inside and out of his Government.Stupid man.make sure you don,t copy and paste again block headed.eazzy thug.
Eassy fool ,May looking at your face alone reflects the face of advance thug. I expected you to prove any of the allegation false rather than writing nonsense without fact. Okorocha is a proper thief there is no question about that.He cannot come and fool the whole state on the account of fake promises yet we cannot witness any tangible thing rather than massive kidnapping and killing both inside and out of his Government.Stupid man.make sure you don,t copy and paste again block headed.eazzy thug.
I think this Idiot that copied what another goat like him wrote need to be examined of insanity.
Some people are just mad.
Let us b civil.. Can any sane human tel me what is wrong wit ths write up, let d govt of imo state come out and prove it wrong.. Beliv it or nt d writer is on track
Uzorma, Ohakem is your friend and Okorocha is your brother? It has been written dt some one’s enemy is from his househood, even the infants need not to be told based on your statments dt you are greedy of the govornorship of chief okorocha whom you called your brother. Iam not from imo state, but I like him as he is doing fine. Stop being used by his political enemies, EWU like you.
If you are not from imo state you must be insane contributing on what you don,t know or do you judge people base on face value or newspaper publication.We are from imos state and we know what we are saying. Rochas is a thief he know it.if he is not let him deny this allegation with facts.
Your name should be mikauseless. Governor Okorocha has sealed all your avenues of thievery and that’s why you, all paid for Ohakim idiots want to crucify him. Let the man be. Wait for the 2015 election to bring Ohakim back, which is a no brainer. Let the man be. By the way, like your 419 partners, proof read your english before you hit the send button.
u and ohakilling are d thief, am an imolite base in germany, came to 9ja two months ago, and i saw d wonders God sent his exl. gov. okorocha is doing in imo. every thing about d article is lie, may God destroy u all enemy of progress. amen
Ok. That is small, do imo people knows how much mr. Gov.. Spend only to import white woman from u.s.
.. Confirmed SSS to gov. On agric. And water res. and also his ssa on white woman bom bom
Uzorma or what d hell u call ur self! Applauded 4 the essay courtesy of Igninedion university though u didn’t indicate if u are a student, lecturer or a porter. But lucky u that u are still in d school environment so I advise that you get more schooled in the art of propanga and not fool your self with this empty poetry and rhyme. How can u avail your self to get used by a jail-bound rogue like Okakim?
My own concern is that okorocha’s men have been kidnapping and killing people almost on daily basis and you guys are there talking rubbish and mopping. Owerri is fast becoming a ghost town. If Okorocha remains in office for another year all his secret deals will come to light and by then Imo has been reduced to nothing.
ur an idiot. so u want me to tell u that u and ahakilling is behind the kidnapping and crimes in imo, just to paint our gov, bad, 4 his selfish agenda. God will expose him very soon, am nt joking,
The writer is 100per cent. On track,okorocha,should go and learn how go govern,he is zero compared to ……….deceiver
He that wears the crown
Okorocha, na the same people
The writer forgot to tell or ask Rochas wether is it good to illegally and uncostitutional dissolved democratically elected council govt and refused to allow them back to office when the court ordered them to do so,Rochas has brought back imolites into state of hardsihp that cannot be removed in next twenty years.
Who told you that the traditional chiefsa were democractically elected? Do you at all know and understand what democratically elected means? Ohakim hand picked them to foster his election rigging machine. Even the traditional chiefs are all thieves in white man clothing. They are the harbingers of corruption and whatever that went wron in Igbo land originated from them. I wish that the traditional chieftancy is totally abolished. Can anyone tell me their usefullness? I am not an Okorocha fan, but please stop this Aba trader “I know it all” atitude.
‘When you were manipulated in as the governor of Imo state’… For this Enemy of gud governance to us this adverbial clause in this piece makes more gest of all that he copied from hell and pasted here. The whole world witnessed d massive vote unprecedented in the history of Nigeria election 2yrs ago in Imo state. This shows that u r biased, myopic, unprogressive, and above all ohakimic. Sun Newspaper shld not allow this kind of copy and paste again.
Sorry Imo will no longer suffer in d hands of thieves again. Owelle Rochas is not only on rescue mission but on divine mission.
IMO ONI BAJE!!!
Sorry all these people running mouth this medicine after death the man in person who paid you is making bricks without straw,and you people are making campain after electio is it not a stupidity that makes one flog a dead horse?where were you when your master was voted out office?If imolite were confortable with Ohakim’s administration they couldn’t have voted him out. Ohakim was neither sacked nor impeached out of office he has right to recontest come 2015 let him come out yes let us know who is angel and who is devil in imo state you sons of Herod and decendant of Pharoah nothing good comes from their lineage the leading star is a guide to the wise men while you have been seduced by darkness that leads to doom
Iam sure Govnr Owelle will be more disgraced out of office than ohakim if he theres come back 4 2nd tenure. He is full of empty promise. All he is saying & doing are mere mirage. I no wonder OBJ called him sugar coated politician. He is a rolling mose
Bros and sis; the world is fast becoming a global villa. for us to make our write-ups meaningful and to prove the truth; one can make the most recent photos/video of our roads in Imo State, clamed to have fixed by the gov and pest it for all to see.For now the readers may not know who is saying the truth, especially those who are faraway from the State. – FEDECO -
Rochas is one of the best Governors Imo state has ever had. U can write or say whatever u like abt him that’s democracy. But d fact remain that he’s a working governor. Ur father ohakim accepted defeat b4 he was defeated by Rochas. Hug transformer if u hate Rochas period.
Imolities be wise, not all that glitters is gold.
D fact remains dat pdp is using every possible means to discredip Rochas. He might hv promised heaven on earth but we d true imolites know is doing a better work compare to any of our previous pdp governors. 90% of dis articule by Uzorma is a perpetual lie. I only hear of non payment of salaries and increase of skul fees on d pages of newspaper, but d workers are getting paid b4 month end, imsu skul fees is even less dan 53k and many more. Owelle is not d 1st governor to desolve council chairmen, and court ordered their return b4 their tenure expired. T.A Orji is going to 8years witoug lga election, pdp is not complaining. Why not allow Rochas to conduct d election already slated 4 last year? We all know how d so called chairmen came to power, so dey shud go and catch ohakim who collected 20million naira each 4 d post.
The writer Uzorma or what lacks direction. He dissapointed his pay masters with wrong english and unmarchable quotations. They have nothing to say against Gov Rochas, I therefore advice them to shut up permanantly. PDP are already losers, even though Ohakim and Ihedioha have a lot of money to waste on unneccesary propoganda.
Rather than all these tasteless articles and views, I propose that we all spend a little amount and travel to imo state on fact finding tour and return next week to make better contributions based on our findings. As for me i believe Okorocha is giving imo state i new look. i have been there!
I think that what reasonable and intelligent ppl like all of us claim to be should do in this type of situetion is to try to find out the truth about what this writer said, see if there are truth in what he said and not insult him or the gov.
nathan uzoma from all indication is a paid writer,hw can some body with his right senses say that okorocha was manipulated into office that alone shows the angle he is coming from,u are nothing but a psycophant
Mr Uzoma, I advise u strive to shape ur own future and fame. Ur attempt to justify having collected stipends 4rm ur pay masters has failed. Okorocha does not exist nor govern without flaws. He also needs to pick corrections 4rm both d constructive & destructive critics. His party, no doubt is of d minority, yet let no group arrogate all powers to itself. Beloved fellow Ibo bros & sis, d way u sound here, both in d article and reactions leaves much to be desired. Somebody shd think here b4 responding. Bear this in mind “things are not always what they seem” pls give every man benefit of the doubt. GOD BLESS YOU
Okorocha is very controversial and seems to divide Imo so starkly. I am proud that Imo is my adopted state; the people were very friendly to me and really loved me when I sojourned there in the past.
But Okorocha has an attitude problem? He quarrelled with the sitting senator from the state and has been involved in so much controversy…….. it’s unbelievable!
What did he go to do at the PDP rally and celebration for Olusegun Obasanjo, which was none of his business to attend and see how Obasanjo now disgraced him on that occasion? Is Okorocha focussing on his job as Imo governor or is he seeking publicity for its own sake?
What trouble is he stirring up in APGA again?
Who is decieving who?D free education 2 university level. I learnt dat acceptance fee was #50000 before.Why #70000 now @ imo state university & how many imo indigines got admission n d school dis academic session. who is decieving who. time will tell
I am not an IMO state indigene but I have live in IMO State since 1984 as a student and as a youth corp member and as a federal staff. So I can comment on all administrations over this time in IMO state. Okorocha may not be a saint in his personal capacity, this I do not know but as a Governor for about one year now, he is the best thing that has happened to IMO state. If what we are seeing done is with borrowed money, please Okorocha go and borrow more, finish all the work and leave the repayment of the loan to subsequent administrations. My reason stems from the fact that future administrations may take the loan then and not do anything with the money. Please people should leave Okorocha alone. There is not amount of painting black that will make most of us not to give Okorocha 75 percent plus as a governor I.e. A+. The other percentage is reserved for improvement on security.
if gov okoroacha is thief! Ohakim is a high profile armed robber with a time bomb,as far as unbaised imolites are concerned rochas is d best thing dat has ever happend in imo state,12yrs of pdp rule in d state is a collossal failure.
Sounds so strange to me ,all dis our politicians of nowardayz re just being selfish and all de kias for is dere selfish desires
UZO C HW U D DSGRACE URSLF.U TURN URSLF IN2 A TOOLS OF LAZY WORKR LIK OHAKIM 2 CRITICZE D GOVT OF OWELE.I HEAR U SAY DT BOTH OF DM RCIEV ALOCATIONS&U WERE SAYIN D PROJCTS OWELE HV CLAIM 2 HV DONE WITIN 1YR BT NON 2 OHAKIM AFTR 4YRS TEL US UNA PROJCT
Go tell these stories to people who don’t travel home, as for us we know the difference between 2yr of Okorocha and 12yrs of Udenwa and Ohakim. As insecurity one God go catch una, bad belle people.
Looks like you are from orlu, and how come more govs have come from orlu than other zones and you did not say anything about it
As far as I am concerned no amount of calumny can remove the love of Governor Rochas Okorocha from my heart. What Rochas is doing is seen by everyone in Nigeria. I am Hausa man and not an Ibo man, but I love Rochas. What type of people are you self, instead of the people to be proud of the man, it is me far in the north who appreciates him and love him for the good works he is doing in Imo State.
What concerns Aboki in the administration of Imo State? My People! The writer has made his point and if Okorocha is such a saint let one of his foot soldiers discredit the writer with verifiable submissions od rejoinder. This is 21st Century, and no Governor is using his personal money to do anything for us but our collective resources and we have the right to ask questions founded or unfounded. QED
It Has come to notice that Igbos derive so much joy in washing their dirty linen in the public.come to think of it, has anyone read image damaging articles from the northern or western electorate.No wonder we are never respected by them.
I bring judgement of God upon any person engaging in character assassination concerning US.
Pray that evil spirit behind money is cast out of Igbo race.
Judgement is of the Lord.
In my 22 yrs I have lived in Lagos, I never met Yoruba people castigate their own publicly, let alone discus evil about their brothers.
igbos wake up now before the wrath of God befalls on US.
My heart bleeds as write this article and do hope we spend more time developing ourselves.
Thank you
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My advise to this half-baked professor is that he should bury his energy in trying to coin his own quotes so that he can be quoted and referenced just as you are quoting others. The difference between you and those you quoted is that they never kicked against positive forces, rather they join forces to ensure positive changes. If you are not trying to misled your children, let truth be told, and acknowledge that ever since Rochas (did you say he is your brother? Liar) took over office, Imo State has seen a remarkable, yes remarkable change, and it will be stupid of me to allow a man faraway home to feed me with such concoction of lies just as yours. Bible tells us to pray for our leaders, so it is mandated unto you Mr. Uzoma (by force) to be praying daily for Owelle Rochas Okorocha to continue his efforts in trying to make Imo Better.
Obasanjo declared free education in primary and secondary schools, but udenwa and ohakim collected school fees from me during my secondary school yrs2001 to 2007 is it good @ #4500 is it good,ohakim did nt finish any project till he left office with his loots is it good? Ohakim collected #5000 for job form from youths in the name of ten thousand job without office is it good? Ohakim collected 9billion for nwaorie river,and nothing was done is it good,ohakim use all the federal allocations to imo state in planting flowers in the name of clean and green is it good? Why can’t EFcC arrest this high profile criminal ohakim, is it bcos he is a pdp man, can someone tell me what is happening in Abia state? Bcos they are pdp members thieves, rochas till 2019 if u dnt like him find the nearest transformer and hug , or go to Aba and reside, bad belle people
Obasanjo declared free education in primary and secondary schools, but udenwa and ohakim collected school fees from me during my secondary school yrs2001 to 2007 is it good? @ #4500 is it good,ohakim did nt finish any project till he left office with his loots is it good? Ohakim collected #5000 for job form from youths in the name of ten thousand job without office is it good? Ohakim collected 9billion for nwaorie river,and nothing was done is it good,ohakim use all the federal allocations to imo state in planting flowers in the name of clean and green is it good? Why can’t EFcC arrest this high profile criminal ohakim, is it bcos he is a pdp man, can someone tell me what is happening in Abia state? Bcos they are pdp members thieves, rochas till 2019 if u dnt like him find the nearest transformer and hug , or go to Aba and reside, bad belle people
I have problem with the whole emotional break-dance and quotes, relevant or irrelevant to the discussion. Ndi-Imo hired Okorocha and has every right to examine how our money is spend and anybody having problem with that is democratically naive in my opinion…
But to criticize somebody you have to point out what is wrong and give example of a better solution…
Okorocha, why the insecurity, kidnapping etc in your state? Imo has nevr had it this bad before. Its unfortunate how you have turned out to be a collosal disappointment. You rape the state with impunity.
EFCC is good, but political enemies want to use them against Gov. Rochas Okorocha.
Let Nigerians face future and forget past.
gentlemen no one is a fool we are imolites and we all know the truth. take a good look at yourself in a mirror and tell yourself the truth you are not men but useless genetic mistakes making loud noise under a curtain. Like your fathers the words of your mouth are false and fraudulent. you turn away from what is wise and good you stand in the way that is not good and you refuse to condemn evil. the lord is punishing imo with this rochas as gov. let us repent so that imo can go back to God’s hands.