A civil society group has insisted that effort to remove the Deputy Governor of Imo State, Eze Madumere on spurious ground will not save Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State and his accomplice Speaker of the State Assembly, Acho Ihim from going to jail over what they described as worst fraud ever committed against Imo State.
A group under the aegis of Coalition for Governance through its Publicity Secretary, Thomas Ejiogu made the assertion in Owerri at a press briefing tagged, “ Save Imo from rudderless politicians.”
Ejiogu wondered how a man of questionable character like Ihim should ever be considered for the highly exalted position of a Speaker of Imo parliament, saying his hands are soaked with blood and filth.
The group said Ihim has questions to answer over his shameful engagements both with alleged inappropriate and diabolic dealings with Imo children that led to the death of 43 under the guise of special centre, and for allegedly defrauding Okigwe local government area of N18 million through impersonation.
He attributed Ihim’s choice for Speaker of Imo parliament by Okorocha because they are birds of a feather and since Ihim is already soiled by his alleged evil deeds, he only exists at the mercy of Okorocha.
His words: “We have watched with kin interest how rudderless and colourless politicians like Okorocha and Ihim have continued to under-develop the State through their unholy partnership. We are taken aback by Ihim’s emergence as the Speaker of the House even when he has a moral burden to question the actions of the Governor.”
It will be recalled that one of the gubernatorial aspirants, Uche Onyeagocha had revealed of Okorocha’s pillaging of the State and advised that he should go and sow his prison uniform.