Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance,
APGA, Senator Victor Umeh, Anambra Central has taken a swipe at governor
Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, alleging that he is a trickster,
according to a report by Vanguard.
He also said he regretted supporting Okorocha’s governorship
ambition in 2011. Umeh said that Okorocha is a “trickster” and a “419”
who found his way into office through what he described as fraud and
deception.
Addressing Journalists yesterday in Abuja,Senator Umeh noted that
the Imo Governor Okorocha was about to make history in Nigeria as the
only Governor that impeached two deputies.
Senator Umeh who was reacting to recent attack on him by Okorocha,
where he described Umeh as a non performing lawmaker,stressed that the
Imo Governor attacked him because he advised him not to impeach Chief
Eze Madumere, his deputy, having impeached his first deputy, Chief Jude
Agbaso during his first tenure.
Umeh said: “Rochas Okorocha is about making history in Nigeria
as the only governor that impeached two deputies and because I advised
him against impeaching the current one, he started attacking me.
“I regret supporting him to become a governor of Imo state
against all odds. I didn’t know he is a trickster and a ‘419” who found
his way into office through fraud and deception.”
Senator Umeh who noted that he personally signed the agreement that
brought Okorocha to power but regretted he later discovered that the
governor was a trickster, also accused Okorocha of attacking religious
leaders and elder statesmen in Imo State.
The Senator threatened that he would publish his fraudulent
transactions if he continued with his uncomplimentary comments against
him.
He said, ” Here is a man who was answering ‘chair sir’, ‘chair
sir’ to me, even in the presence of my Police orderly, who has been
working with me in the last thirteen years.
“On getting to office, he suddenly changed, became a tiger and
was attacking everybody. I have documents of some of his fraudulent
practices and if he continues attack on me, I will publish them.”