..lying against Ihedioha is an evil taken too far.

By Cy Aririguzo, Owerri

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart and grassroots mobiliser from Ihitte Uboma Local government area, and Director General of Imo Liberation Movement, Hon Emeka Nwokeke (Iroko), has condemned the style of probe embarked upon by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma in collaboration with some members of the Imo State House of Assembly.

In a brief interaction with journalists in Owerri, Hon Nwokeke revealed that the Senator Hope Uzodinma-led administration has continued to play pranks, malign with unfounded lies and propaganda as if lying against  Hon Emeka Ihedioha will make Imo people love him or change the perception of people about the integrity of Hon Ihedioha and the glaring truth about the missing N19.7 Billion of Imo money of which they are covering the actual looter.

Nwaokeke went further to assert that the Interim Audit report of the Auditor General of Imo State on the 27 LGAs, which covered the period of 1st January, 2019 to December 31, 2019 and was deliberately lumped together to confuse people and give a good administration of Hon Ihedioha, a bad name and image. He wondered why both administration of Senator Okorocha, which terminated on May 28, 2019 and that of Gov Emeka Ihedioha which commenced in the middle of the year, from May, 29 2019 were not separated to decipher the period and in whose administration the money in question was misappropriated.

He said from the available updates in the report, about N3.7 Billion was what was spent by  Ihedioha when he was governor and wondered why the government is playing pranks with such probe. Nwokeke queried "who are they covering" "This is sheer wickedness and a deliberate attempt to witch hunt Hon Ihedioha and perpetuate an evil act," "an evil stretched too far that must be condemned an resisted by Imolites"

Hon Nwokeke insisted that this administration is playing pranks and economical with the truth and deserved to be watch closely for playing with sensibility of the people and for not living up to the expectations of Imo people. He accused the state government of using propaganda to deceive Imolites and not doing things transparently and sincerely.

According to him, a government of lies will not last. "We are very serious here, this is a matter of not having conscience. He said "If the government has detected an embezzlement of N19.6 Billion, with a published audit report is showing N3.7 Billion on Hon Ihedioha's administration. Why not say the truth" "Why linking it with Okorocha's tenure? Everything is being done to make sure that the legendary hard work earned by Governor Ihedioha in a short time as governor is completely tarnished by covering the eyes of Imo people with propaganda of a non existing N19.6 Billion."

Nwokeke said Governor Uzodinma have wasted a lot of time in trying to find what will be used as excuses for non-performance in governance. He said reality is no respecter of persons and that it is the reality of true position of things that is steering at his face. Let him showing measurable capacity of what is confronting him than chase shadow. "Gov Uzodinma cannot be in the same class with Hon Ihedioha when it comes to good administration and judicious use of public resources".