Breaking News: Okorocha Dissolves His Cabinet, Joins APC
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has dissolved his cabinet and asked members to complete their hand-over to permanent-secretaries in their respective ministries and agencies latest tomorrow.
Okorocha,
who won the governorship position on the platform of the All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has joined camp with the new
opposition coalition, despite the fact that the leadership of APGA is
embroiled in a crisis with some factions distancing themselves from the
APC.
In
a “stakeholders meeting” held on Tuesday at the Sam Mbakwe Exco
Chambers in Owerri, Okorocha said the intended cabinet reshuffle is
geared towards “bringing others in the All Progressives Congress (APC)
into the government and injecting new ideas that would see the state
move higher”.
“APC
as a child of character,” said Okorocha. “The All Progressives Grand
Alliance, led by Chief Victor
Umeh; and the one led by Governor Peter
Obi (of Anambra); and the neutral one led by me have no future. That is
why Igbos should come together as one to join APC. We should not be left
out. Imo is in APC and I am in APC.”
During
a recent “open rating” of all political appointees in the state,
moderated by Okorocha, and which held at the Ahiajoku Centre, some
public office holders received unfavourable ratings. This development
had sparked intense lobbying in government circles as candidates for the
perceived soon-to-be vacant posts surfaced.
Following
this, activities at most government offices in the state have become
almost grounded as senior officials made frantic efforts to retain their
positions.