Okorocha's Son In-law, Uche Nwosu, Other Aides Dump APC, Move to DPP *Accuse Uzodimma of duping Madumere, Eche, Ejiogu

At last, Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has announced that his son in-law, Uche Nwosu, other aides as well as members of the state House of Assembly on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) have dumped the party for the Democratic People's Party (DPP) to actualise their political dream.

Okorocha, who made this public on Tuesday while interacting with journalists at the state government house in Owerri, however, promised to work for the victory of Nwosu as the next governor of the state come 2019.

He also accused the APC governorship candidate in the state, Senator Hope Uzodimma, of duping the state Deputy Governor, Eze Madumere; former Secretary of the State Government (SSG), George Eche, and his predecessor, Jude Ejiogu, over the governorship ticket.

According to him, what happened in APC primaries at various states presented an interesting scenario as our party known for justice, equity and fairness had been dented by its National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole.

Okorocha said: "What happened in Imo was a clear case of injustice where Uche Nwosu won the primary and was robbed of the ticket. This injustice must be addressed. However, in spite of the fact that my aides are leaving the party, I am still a member of APC and will not leave the party.

"I tried to persuade them not to leave, but they have made up their mind. I have done what I can to make them remain in the party, they disobeyed me. I don't have any moral justification to stop them.

"President Muhammadu Buhari is not behind the injustice done by the party in the state, but Oshiomhole is solely responsible for all the injustice meted to my people in state.

“For me, I am still a member of the APC.  Buhari still remains my candidate and I will support him."

He maintained that Imo people do not play politics of party but politics of individual, while revealing that people's interest in APC was by his own making.

The governor contented that among the various governorship candidates in the state, his son-in-law, Nwosu, remains the best, and vowed to support him to fulfill his governorship ambition.

Okorocha stated that most of his aides who were presumed to have betrayed him, never did so, but were given fake hopes, adding: "They were deceived into believing an illusion.

"This is a scam played out by Uzodimma after all the efforts they put in making him the governorship candidate. He now realised that they cannot be trusted with any position, including that of his running mate. This is the game behind the game."