I owe no one apology, Okorocha tells Imo over Zuma’s statue
Despite the hostile responses by many Nigerians over the Jacob
Zuma’s 250-metre multi-million statue erected in Owerri by the Governor, Rochas
Okorocha of Imo State, he (Governor) has publicly said that he owes no apology
for erecting Jacob Zuma’s statue in Owerri, the State capital.
Okorocha’s
Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo has however said that they cannot be
deterred by enemies of the people who are trying to discourage them from making
the state open to foreign investors.
The
statement reads:
“And in case these “Galatians” do not know all we need to
do to attract good things or investments to Imo is erecting statues, then, we have
no option than to erect as many of such structures as possible.
“We owe no one apology. Rochas made a promise to open the
doors of Imo to the rest of the world, for good and he is doing that and we
cannot be deterred by these enemies of our people.
“If it was
in the days of PDP, schools and markets would have been shut down. And roads
closed because President Zuma was coming. But none of such things was done
because Rochas and his government have a human face.
“The PDP
for the 12 years they held sway never attracted any meaningful visitor to the
State except PDP NEC members who were coming to loot the state.”
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