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Governor Rochas Okorocha: I Bought My Private Jets During Obasanjo’s Regime

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August 27, 2015 – Governor Rochas Okorocha: I Bought My Private Jets During Obasanjo’s Regime

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Thursday said he bought his private jets before he became governor in 2011, contrary to publications in the media that he has bought two private jets since he was elected into office.

Okorocha, who was reacting to statement by workers in the state that he should sell his private jets and use the proceeds to pay their salary arrears, described the allegation as a total falsehood fabricated by those who are bent on discrediting his achievements.

In a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, the state government said, “as a government, we want to deny with high sense of honesty that since May 29, 2011 when Owelle Rochas Okorocha became governor, he has never bought any private Jet either directly or by proxy. Having made this denial let those behind the allegation make their facts public to fault our denial.

“The period Governor Rochas Okorocha bought Jets was years before he was elected, during the Olusegun Obasanjo regime when some of the presidential jets were auctioned. The governor bought jets then under the aegis of Lamonde Aviation, alongside few other Nigerians. Since he became governor, he has never bought any private Jet.”

The statement added: “Again, the Debit Management Agency penultimate week published the states and their respective debt profiles. And in the case of Imo State, they published N37 billion which was far from the hundreds of billions the opponents of the government have been claiming to be the debt status of the state. And the N37 billion debt include the ones owed by the previous administrations. The good story is that we have been vindicated on that.”

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6 Comments

6 Comments

  1. Sunday

    August 28, 2015 at 5:12 AM

    Armed robber!!!

  2. Azunna

    August 28, 2015 at 6:01 AM

    You know is a lie, God is watching you. You must be careful playing with God. One day, One day, all these things will be exposed. Never think you are clever than the creator.

  3. angee

    August 28, 2015 at 7:46 AM

    Dis man was stinkingly rich b4 he bcame a governor. He was already made. Dat is a fact, anyone deniaing dat is his enemy

  4. ben

    August 28, 2015 at 9:13 AM

    ONYE OSHI

  5. FAVOR

    August 28, 2015 at 10:07 AM

    BIG LIE U CAN TELL THAT TO THE WIND

  6. uk oyibo

    August 28, 2015 at 11:31 AM

    u hv all these and workers in all d general hospitals plus specislist are being owned six months salary.since march d hv not been paid.do u hv concience at all.and dese people are still working.FMC owerri hs been on strike for close to three months

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