A former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has said that poverty and injustice were fuelling insecurity in the country.

On the insecurity in Imo State, Okorocha advised the state governor, Hope Uzodinma, to consult him.

Okorocha disclosed that as a Governor of the state for eight years, he was able to consult widely.

According to a statement issued by Okorocha’s media office in Owerri, the state capital, Okorocha spoke in Jos, Plateau State, when he paid a condolence visit to the family of late Mrs. Felicia Biskanga.

According to the statement, insecurity would continue to persist until the political leaders come together to solve the problems of poverty and injustice in the country.

Okorocha, who now represents Imo West at the senate, said, “The security situation in Imo State, the security situation in Nigeria as a whole, the security situation in all nooks and crannies of our society is not palatable. We are passing through a very difficult moment in the history of our nation.

“The recent attack on the Police headquarters and the Correctional centre in Imo State, the unending herdsmen crises, the banditry, the unending Boko Haram, kidnapping, these are all products of poverty and injustice and I think time has come for we political leaders to tell ourselves the truth and address this ugly situation and help our men and women of the Armed Forces and the Police who are currently fighting the symptoms and not the disease of poverty and injustice,” the statement read.

“While I call for peace, I call for understanding, we have a duty as leaders to correct these ugly issues of injustices and poverty which is ravaging the country. During my time as a governor, Imo State was very peaceful and this security issues, agitations were on.

“Even IPOB (Indigenous People of Biafra) seemed to have been very strong during my own time, they were ready to engage government but we applied wisdom in the sense that we talked with the traditional rulers, the youth leaders and made them to see reasons.

“That is the way to go, engaging them with issues but this idea of bringing in Airforce, army as a first measure, whoever is saying politicians are involved is trying to politicise the whole thing. I don’t think that any sane politician will go and ask youths to shoot at the Police headquarters and all that,” it added.

Okorocha said, “My message to him (Uzodinma) is that he should face the challenge of leadership and consultation at this time is very important because if the governor consulted me and said how did you handle IPOB during your time that there was peace in Imo State, how did you handle the issue of kidnapping, how did you handle the issue of agitators? I would have told him.”

“During my time, we collected more than a 100 AK47 rifles from the youths who came for exchange willingly just by talking to them. We must always understand that these children are our children.

“We are overloading the military and the police in trying to help the situation when we have not tackled the issues of injustices in this country and the issues of poverty.

“As long as these continue in the form and shape it is going on, and as long as young men wake up in the morning and there is no job and poverty ravaging the system, there is little or nothing the armed forces can do because it is a growing thing. The young men are coming out of schools, they are not getting jobs, we must address that.”

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The guilty one confesses when no one asks. This one legged imp Okorocha should be arrested immediately for this his heartfelt confession even though Imo people doesn't have a legitimate governor as of now. The truth of the matter is that FG is hell bent on destroying the east but they will fail woefully. For the records once again, IPOB is a non violent group that is agitating for the sovereignty of Biafra and very soon Biafra will come. any futile attempt to smear IPOB is dead on arrival and the perpetrators will surely end up in hell fire

way to go. He is wise.

Okorocha wants to use this to negotiate peace with his successor

Rochas and Uzodinma, pls stop playing politics with the lives of Imolites

A clown wants a super clown to consult him? #Funny

Mr. Iberiberism, the supreme court governor knows how best to consult you, and it's by simply seizing another of ur looted property.

ssssssshhhhhh.
Then, we had only flags. We gave you time cos we tot you are human.
Now we realize you are an animal, you deserve Kalashni

Abi you have formed your own IPOB ni

nobody can stop kanu
biafra land must be burned to ashes inorder to frustrate buhari

Both hopeless and roachas knows a lot about the attacks going on

Yawns.

DIS TWO IGBO CLOWNS AND THIEVES DEY BEEF





HOPEFULLY HOPE NA DRUNK




ROCHAS, DAT ONE DON DEY MENTAL





IF YOU CHEAT AND STEAL PEOPLE COMMON WEALTH, PEACE WILL DEPART UR HOUSEHOLD

GBAMSOLUTELY!!!

Wike really dealt with those animals very well when they started this rubbish.

Oyigbo could have been what they are turning Imo to right now...... another Borno .

Sharingiscaring:
Every wise person will do his/her best to help in making Nigeria more peaceful (even if it's with your comments online). Do you know why? This is why: If Nigeria finally goes up in flames TODAY, we shall ALL suffer from the situation. I'm talking about EVERYONE who has anything to do with the country Nigeria.

DON'T THINK THAT YOU ARE TOO STRONG because EVEN LIONS DO DIE. The oppressors should also know that people who feel unjustly treated are often under-established. The underdogs have won many wars and matches.

naptu2:


Do you really think that the people that are fuelling this and making provocative comments online are based in Nigeria?

Most of them are not based in Nigeria and they don't care what happens.

The Two wise men have spoken.
#RESPECT


These young men below have said it all.
They have taken the words outta our mouths.
Nothing to be added and nothing to be taken away.

We Rise!

triple996:

nobody can stop kanu
biafra land must be burned to ashes inorder to frustrate buhari

Just imagine this rubbish.
Human lives mean nothing to you and your ilks.
We pray to God you won't see the war you are praying for

Though OKORO HAUSA WAS USELESS AND A Fulani STOOGE,BUT TO HIS CREDIT DURING IPOB'S PROTEST AND RALLIES NO LIFE WAS LOST THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE,BUT HE SUFFERED THE WOMEN IN PRISON.

adadike:
Rochas and Uzodinma, pls stop playing politics with the lives of Imolites

Tell that to your lord and G
god called Cownu

CHANNELStv2020:
Though OKORO HAUSA WAS USELESS AND A Fulani STOOGE,BUT TO HIS CREDIT DURING IPOB'S PROTEST AND RALLIES NO LIFE WAS LOST THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE,BUT HE SUFFERED THE WOMEN IN PRISON.

You just exposed everything, right now no need for Uzodinma to consult him... Rochas go vexx with you bross

Fahdiga:
The guilty one confesses when no one asks. This one legged imp Okorocha should be arrested immediately for this his heartfelt confession even though Imo people doesn't have a legitimate governor as of now. The truth of the matter is that FG is hell bent on destroying the east but they will fail woefully. For the records once again, IPOB is a non violent group that is agitating for the sovereignty of Biafra and very soon Biafra will come. any futile attempt to smear IPOB is dead on arrival and the perpetrators will surely end up in hell fire

If you like burn down your father's house and put the blame on FG. We all knows what Igbos are up to.

Wike knows better

Dialogue

We don’t need ur quake advice pls

Must he consult you before you act meaningful to safe your own people? Wrong politics everywhere.

If dem like, mak dem open their eyes dey watch Imo turn to Apocalypto . They kuku could be playing politics with innocent lives

Lol...this is funny. Daylight sycophancy

These are the fools that are making all igbo people look like fools...ezibida and eziofia

Ojiofor:


If you like burn down your father's house and put the blame on FG. We all knows what Igbos are up to.

Why do some people like camouflaging just to smear another tribe...i wonder what you guys gain.

You register an account with an igbo name to attack Igbos, what point are you driving home?
Just be real with yourself and make your point.

I foresee okorocha leading uzodima to his room

This I have seen

Handle Kei?

OK O

Why is everyone calling out IPOB and ESN bikonu? Na wa ooo