- Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, has said that God is in support of his son-in-law's ambition to succeed him in office
- Okorocha also stated that 24 out of the 27 local government areas in the state are behind Uche Nwosu
- The governor said that the youths, students, men and women, have given their support to Nwosu
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has stated that God and 24 out of the 27 local government areas in the state support the ambition of his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, to succeed him in office, Vanguard reports.
NAIJ.com noted that the governor said that because the opposition had seen his son-in-law as the aspirant to beat in the 2019 gubernatorial election in the state, it now resorts to use the church against the project.
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He said: “We say this for posterity sake. Imo people, including youths, students, men and women have 'thrown their unalloyed support behind' the youthful chief of staff, Uche Nwosu, for the 2019 governorship in the state.
“He has become the subject matter as long as that issue is concerned, with APC officials and leaders from 24 out of the 27 local governments in the state having already endorsed him for the 2019 Imo guber.
"Now, seeing Uche Nwosu as the guy to beat in the 2019 election, they now think that there is no other way to stop him than through unwarranted blackmail. That is the reason such a quintessential gentleman and an embodiment of decency should be associated with whatever that transpired at the event in question.”
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that son-in-law to Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, Uche Nwosu, reportedly declared to run for the 2019 gubernatorial election in the state.
Nwosu's declaration reportedly took place at his country home in Eziama Obire, Nkwerre local government area of Imo state.
A governorship aspirant, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state cannot be under the control of just one man, while the Imo deputy governor, Prince Eze Madumere, reportedly insisted that he would contest for the governorship position.
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Source: Naija.ng