APC To Govern Imo For 20 Years, Says Governor

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) will govern the state for another 20 years and even beyond under the philosophy of the Rescue Mission administration.

The governor said the party’s development strategy would be based on one Rescue Mission administration to another.

A statement yesterday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Sam Onwuemeodo, quoted Okorocha as saying governance in Imo State had surpassed making him the governor.

The governor spoke yesterday in Owerri, the state capital, at the inauguration of officers and members of the state campaign council.

He noted that the philosophy of the Rescue Mission would be institutionalized for the rapid development of the state.

Okorocha said: “We are working. And with that, we have been able to silence the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). We intend to sustain that for life. We have no gun, but the people. Our work or the performance of the administration has destroyed the PDP in the state. We only need to close ranks to achieve the goal. I am preparing the ground so that the younger ones will have opportunities tomorrow.”

He added: “We have sent packing those who held the state hostage for decades. The Rescue Mission administration, under the aegis of APC, will continue to grow. The masses are behind us because they have seen the difference. We won’t relent. We will not rest on our oars. We will continue to empower youths to be useful to themselves and to the society, and not to become thugs, like the PDP did.”