9th National Assembly: Okorocha Lobbies for South-East During Visit to Aso Rock

– Okorocha wants South-East leadership for the 9th National Assembly

– He also invites Buhari to inaugurate projects-+- before the end of his tenure in the state.

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State is requesting that the top leadership of the ninth National Assembly be zoned to the South-East region of the country.

Okorocha revealed this on Monday to State House correspondents shortly after visiting President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

While pointing out that the people of the South-East were important and should be treated as such, the governor also revealed that he was at the Aso Villa to invite the President to Imo to inaugurate some projects before the end of his tenure in the state.

Speaking on the governorship election in his state where former Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha emerged the winner, Governor Okorocha faulted the victory of the Governor-elect, who contested the poll on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisting that he did not win the election.

On the status of his senatorial ambition, the governor was confident that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would issue him his certificate of return.

Recall that the result of the Imo West Senatorial District election was declared under duress. As a result of this, the electoral body had insisted that it would not present Okorocha with a certificate of return.

Reacting to the incident, the governor faulted INEC for its decision and said it had no justification to withhold his certificate when others have gotten theirs, adding that he won the election fairly and that his victory was not declared under duress.

It could be recalled that Governor Okorocha had, thereafter, asked a Federal High Court Abuja to compel the electoral body to issue him his certificate as the senator-elect for Imo West senatorial district.

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