Enyinnaya Onuegbu, Chief of Staff to Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, has taken a swipe at former governor, Rochas Okorocha over the crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state.
Speaking on Arise Television's 'Prime Time' on Friday,
Onuegbu said Okorocha was absent from all the key meetings and events leading
to the APC primary in the state.
According to him, Okorocha cannot claim to be a stakeholder
in the party when he deliberately stayed away from party activities.
"Okorocha was absent from key events leading to Imo APC
primary. He was nowhere to be found. He didn't attend any reconciliation
meeting, he didn't show up for stakeholders' meeting," he said.
Uzodimma's Chief of Staff further stated that the former
governor only resurfaced when it was time to share the outcome of a process he
never participated in.
"He wants to reap where he did not sow. You cannot stay
away and then come back to dictate who becomes candidate.
"Okorocha heavily distorted the facts. At what point
before the primary elections did he address Imo APC members as an aspirant?
"The law requires oral evidence from witnesses, not
just conflicting documents. He was not physically present at most of the events
leading up to the primaries," he said.
He said Governor Uzodimma tried to reach out to Okorocha and
other aggrieved leaders but they refused to pick his calls.
The Chief of Staff said the APC in Imo is united and ready
for the election, despite the noise from Okorocha's camp.
Recall that the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on
Thursday rejected the candidacy of Uzodimma for Imo West Senatorial contest and
declared Okorocha the winner.
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