The Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha on Thursday insisted that his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu must succeed him in 2019 contrary to efforts by some stakeholders in the state to frustrate the quest. The Governor made his position known in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, CPS, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo.
The statement was in reaction to a statement credited to a group called Restoration Coalition of APC, which had earlier vowed to stop the endorsement of his son-in-law, Nwosu, to be the next governor of the state. The statement claimed that the group was envious of the massive endorsements Nwosu was receiving stressing that other states were also endorsing successors too.
“Endorsement is a public statement or action showing support of something or somebody. It has been part of our democracy. And it is surprising that some people have been losing sleep over the several endorsements the young Uche Nwosu has been getting. The difference is that his own endorsement is like a revolution, and almost all the other aspirants are feeling threatened.
He said the group was attempting to "deceive the weary and indeed the general public. They should have gone ahead to also endorse their own candidate. What is their headache. Is Governor Okorocha the only governor who has indicated interest in one of the members of his political family to succeed him.
"They should follow events in other States. And also do their political research. Endorsement has been there. And they should ask their candidate to withdraw if he is not popular to the extent of attracting people to endorse him. Uche Nwosu is the man. This is his time and nobody should envy him.
They are habitual coordinators of guber aspirants. They cannot contest election. Some of them were brought into politics by Governor Okorocha. And today, they have become coordinators, and none of them had won his booth in the past elections. They have no electoral value to add to any party or aspirant. They are political consumers and not political producers. People should ignore them,” he added.
