Imo state governor-elect, Emeka Ihedioha has accused incumbent Governor Rochas Okorocha of setting booby traps to frustrate the smooth take-off of the PDP government in the state.
The governor-elect, while reacting to a video on alleged looting spree which came on the heels of its earlier allegations of looting of public properties by officials of the outgoing government, said deliberate efforts were made to frustrate a smooth transition.
However, the Okorocha administration has denied both allegations.
Ihedioha said these efforts were to create room for an uneasy kick off for the incoming administration.
Ihedioha, through his Media Aide, Chibuike Onyeukwu, warned that civil servants who issue such titles were doing so at their own peril.
He also warned financial institutions not to grant last-minute credit facility to the out-going administration as doing so would be injurious to their future financial relationship with the state government.
Onyeukwu, said that the state till was being milked dry by some functionaries of the outgoing administration and described the actions of the Okorocha administration as laying some red herrings or booby traps for the incoming administration.
Onyeukwu said: “His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, is a meticulous person and not somebody that does things in a hurry. He had said that he will make a proper assessment of things on the ground after taking office on May 29 before making comments.
He will take a look at things realistically, what has been done and all the allegations of looting and carting away of government property. There is nothing to speculate at this moment. Whatever he will do or what actions he will take will be guided by the constitution.
“But speaking from the standpoint of an Imo man and somebody who had watched closely the antecedents and actions of the outgoing administration, Ihedioha is definitely going to inherit a dysfunctional state where institutions of government are in ruins and in total collapse. We all know that the outgoing governor has failed woefully.
“Ihedioha is going to embark on a long and tortuous rebuilding process because he appreciates the level of damage and decadence wrought on Imo by the out-going administration.
“He equally knows that expectations are high and the people are in a hurry to see things done the right way after many years of seeing things not done according to due process.”
Governor Okorocha, through his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, denied the involvement of either himself or members of his administration in the alleged looting.
In a statement, Okorocha said: “We want to inform Imo people and the general public that we are not behind these illegal Committees on Recovery of Public Property and the task forces.
“The government of Owelle Rochas Okorocha has not been known for all these cut and nail activities. The PDP people are doing all these. And they know the truth. That is their style,” the statement added.
