Governor Rochas and Red-herring 2

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Folk here is a very prophetic op-ed I made in 2011, about 6 months into Rochas governorship, one of my many 2011 op-ed on Rochas; Sun Newspaper can confirm. In fact this op-ed is in part responsible for Okorocha’s current battle with PDP. In the op-ed I ambushed Rochas dumping of APGA. I predicted that he will dump APGA for PDP but to prove me wrong he dumped APGA for APC instead. Well, in 2011 there was no APC hence I could not have seen him joining APC. My prediction was based on the very fact that there was an understanding between him and some Leaders in PDP that he will rejoin PDP if he wins the Governorship. Rochas won but bungled the agreement because his figured out that his 2015 presidential ambition under Jonathan’s possible 2nd term ambition will be dead on arrival.
Folk read below the 2011 prophetic op-ed on Rochas dumping APGA for another party.      

Governor Rochas and Red-herring
Mr. Governor, behold governance, if governance was good intensions then you are the best governor Nigeria ever had. But governance isn’t just good intensions alone. Because good intension is a very subjective supposition almost all persons have it. Abacha, IBB, Ohakim and Orji Uzo Kalu them have good intensions.
The Governor should leave the traditional rulers alone. Like any other institution governmental and non governmental in Imo and in Nigeria this Eze-ship or institution of traditional ruler-ship is highly politicized and grossly corrupted but the traditional institution is not an agency or branch of the Imo state Government. Disgraceful yes, but the Eze institution is not responsible for the poor leadership, corruption, insecurity and general abjectness in the state. In fact Governments just like what Governor Rochas is doing today are responsible for the politicization and degrading of Eze-ship in Igbo land and institution of traditional ruler- ship in Nigeria in general.
Mr. Rochas can not solve Imo problem by dissolving the exiting Eze-ships, local government councils and chairmanships and replacing the same with his political stooges. This is cronyism the same menace the Governor proclaims to fight. If the governor is true to his fight against corruption why has he not set up panel to probe his predecessors? The Governors before Mr. Rochas are responsible for more than ninety percent of corruption, general abjectness and socio-moral decadence in the state. The governor has publicly but cowardly declared that his administration will not probe Mr. Ohakim when it is crystal clear that Mr. Ohakim embezzled, mismanaged public fund and betrayed public trust. By declaring not to probe Ohakim Mr. Rochas is preparing for his own probe free exit four or eight years from now when he leaves the Governor’s house for a presidential bid. In my opinion, Governor Rochas is neither the messiah he make himself to be nor the one to save Imo people.
Here are my predictions and I pray that I am wrong. Governor Rochas between third and eighth year of his governorship will declare for the national ruling party in preparation for a presidential bid. Eighty percent of the fund the governor will use for his presidential bid will be Imo state wealth he will not account for. The Governor had ambition but this is not primarily to be Imo State governor. Imo State administration will serve as a resume and revenue source for Mr. Rochas’ presidential ambition. If Rochas succeeds in his presidential ambition then Imo People has something to be happy for but if the Governor’s presidential ambition fails Imo State will be gloomier because then ex-Governor has no way to return to Imo People their wealth he deceitfully invested in his presidential run.
Mr. Governor, prove me wrong by declaring your verifiable personal wealth now. Mr. Governor, please stop this red-herring and war on the pacifist eze-ships and tell Imo People how you plan to fight insecurity, poverty, joblessness and general abjectness in the state. If the Governor succeeds in these four then history will be kind to him otherwise the Governor will be another number like his predecessors
Ben Ojiakulo, the other me in2011