I’ll win 2015 presidential election if… - Okorocha

Imo state Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has said that  Nigeria as a nation can be properly fixed with the right leadership and that he could be the right fixer if elected the president of the country in 2015 on the ticket of All Progressives Congress, APC.  He asked the APC members to give him the party’s presidential ticket and assured that he would achieve victory for the party.

Governor Okorocha who spoke at the celebration of his 52^nd birthday in Owerri, with the national chairman of APC, Chief John Oyegun in attendance, said he has every reason to be a detribalized leader if elected the president of the country, having been born by Igbo parents, educated by the North and empowered by the West.

                   

His words, “my success story would not be complete without acknowledging the North for giving me the needed education, and having been born an Igbo.  The West gave me the contact which gave me financial success.  So, there is every reason for me to be a detribalized Nigerian, when elected president.  With the help of God, I have fixed Imo state and I will also fix Nigeria to the glory of God.”

He continued, “I will also make education free at all levels in the country like I have done in Imo State.  I have been a strong advocate of a peaceful and united Nigeria.  It is time Nigerians discard ethnic sentiments for the country to achieve her goal of greatness. We must say no to the deceit of ethnic and religious barriers that have torn the country apart and embrace one another.”

On the celebration of his birthday, Governor Okorocha said “I am celebrating light over darkness, and victory over ignorance.  The Rochas Foundation spread in all the six geo-political zones of the country is an initiative to give back to the society what God has blessed me with, by offering hope to the hopeless and the less privileged.  My joy lies on the fact that God has blessed me to bless others.  Seventy-five percent of my wealth goes to charity.”

The birthday ceremony of the Governor had attracted thousands of young men and women who had either graduated or are still undergraduates through Rochas Foundation and most of them gave testimonies that elicited tears from those in attendance, and they prayed and commended Governor Okorocha for making it possible for them to have education.

The National Chairman of the APC, Chief Oyegun had in his speech at the event said he was amazed by the level of affinity between Governor Okorocha and the students and ex-students of the Rochas foundation and urged other leaders and politicians to follow the good example of Governor Okorocha by investing heavily in human capital.

Also present at the ceremony were Chief Segun Oni, a former Governor, and South-West National Deputy Chairman of APC, and a host of other APC leaders across the nation.  The governor’s wife, Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha had thanked God for making her part of the success story in Imo state and a partner in the success story of the Rochas foundation.

Governor Okorocha’s Deputy, Prince Eze Madumere described his boss as a man of vision who has the required capacity to enthrone change in the country.