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 By Ogu Bundu Nwadike, Owerri

 The recent earthquake in the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the national level that saw a polarized Imo chapter may be a divine agenda of God to rescue Imo State from the colonial hold of the totalitarian governor of the state, Owelle Rochas Okorocha. The handwriting on the wall must be correctly interpreted and the needful must be done by the apparent prophets divinely positioned in Imo APC by God Himself.

 Party politics must at a crucial critical time of collective danger as this give way to patriotism. Rochas Okorocha is now no longer a problem to only his arch-opponents in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Imo chapter, but also an even bigger problem to Imo people he deceptively dragged into APC. The whole truth of the matter is as Senator Ifeanyi Araraume succinctly declared recently, nobody owns Imo APC. Not even Rochas! For the greater Imo APC leadership, membership and supporters to fold their arms, and legs, go blind, deaf and remain dumb while one man is wildly driving the party roughshod is bad omen.

 Right from the office of the state Chairman, Dr. Hillary Eke, through the other members of the State Executive Committee (SEC) and the State Working Committee (SWC) and various other leadership structure in all the 27 LGAs and 305 wards in the state, to the remaining members of Imo APC, there ust be a resolution to save Imo from the ongoing colonization by Rochas Okorocha and his extended family. It must begin with a strong resolve to resist all lures of politicial cultism, the enslaving “ndi agburu anyi” syndrome, and do the entire Imo State the eternal favour of sending another candidate than Uche Nwosu or any known Rochas boy like Eze Madumere, Chuks Ololo, Chike Okafor, Kingsley Uju and their like as the Imo APC gubernatorial candidate in the 2019 race for Douglas House. That will form a powerful beginning of the true rescue of Imo from the draconian rule of Idi Amin Dada of Imo.

 If Imo APC leadership and members agree to do the needful and paralyze the colonization-minded political dynasty of Owelle Rochas Okorocha in 2019, it would not only have done only Imo State a world of good but also Imo APC leadership would have saved themselves from imminent internal suppression by subterfuge by the Nebuchadnezzar of Douglas House. Let the Hillary Eke-led Imo APC not lose sight of the fact that Rochas is too resentful and vengeful. Rochas never really forgives or forgets. It is one of his sore spot that make many conclude that he has the Fulani killer-blood flowing in his blue veins and arteries.. Rochas is too vindictive. Rochas will fight back sooner than later in one way or another. To be forewarned is to be forearmed.

 What that means is that now that Owelle has given the leadership of Imo APC an inkling that he hates them and does not want them to continue leading the party even when that was the official position of the party; now that Rochas has seen that leaders of Imo APC hate him by disgracing him in Abuja national convention, the die is cast. As a great fraudster or better let’s use conman, Rochas will pretend that he does not feel bad at all. He will cajole coerce and persuade the unwary lot in Imo APC to believe that all is well. He would do that to scurry their support for Uche Nwosu or any other of his boys as Imo governor come 2019. But I bet my bulls and bullocks, once Rochas succeeds in having his way he will display his unchangeable deceptive colours. Once Dr. Hillary Eke and his team bites Rochas bait of bribes and adopt Uche Nwosu or any other Rochas boy for governor in 2019, Rochas will then discretely use his successor to cut his chunky fresh pounds of flesh from Hillary Eke and his executive team etc. Rochas may even jail Eke and others through one trumped up charge or another. Now and only now is thye time the Imo APC executive cadre have to uproot Rochas from tormenting them any further.

 Let nobody easily forget how Rochas has treated his good friend and benefactor, Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Araraume after that one helped him secure re-election in 2015. Let nobody forget how Rochas rubbished Dr. Vitalis Orikeze Ajumbe after that one he described as “Master Result Writer” helped him win in 2015. Let nobody forget how Sir Jude Ejiogu was unceremoniously eased out of office. Let people remember how Sir Jude Agbaso was disgraced by Rochas. Just recently he has hit his long time friend, Prince Eze Madumere. The list could go on and on. With Rochas nobody is indispensable. If you don’t take him out first, he takes you out first. This is our chance to save Imo.

 There is poverty and hunger in Imo. Imo APC is being castigated here and there. We know it is not because leaders and members of Imo APC have any direct contribution to the situation of the state. We know that the Pharaoh in Douglas House is an Eze nye agwalam. We know in real terms, Imo APC has no hand in the disorganization of Imo State by Rochas Okorocha. But then how can anybody condemn Rochas Okorocha and his APC without condemning Dr. Hillary Eke and his executive committee? The negative image Rochas attracts for Imo APC rubs off on all Imo APC leaders and members. 

 It is quite pitiable too that many people being vilified for the woes of APC administration in Nigeria and Imo State are in real terms not benefitting anything from the government. Imo State does not benefit from Muhammadu Buhari just as the Hillary Eke led Imo APC does not benefit anything from Rochas Okorocha. Therefore, let Imo people in APC think well and choose whether to return Rochas to Douglas by proxy through Uche Nwosu or any other known Rochas boy or to seize the opportunity God has availed to send them all back to become floor members of the party. The choice now left for Hillary Eke and his team of Imo APC leaders.