Nwosu has constitutional right to be governor – Okorocha

Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, has insisted that his son-in-law, and Chief of Staff , Mr Uche Nwosu, is constitutionally qualified to be the next governor of the State. Okorocha said though he was aware of the massive gang up against his favoured candidate, but was quick to note that he has been encouraged by the spate of endorsements across the state. According to him, even criticism from members of his party- the All Progressives Congress (APC) and even some members of his cabinet were not enough for him to ditch a candidate he honestly believes has what it takes to govern Imo State.
Also, he said the cries that Nwosu’s emergence would rubbish the rotational policy in the state do not hold water because Nwosu has not broken any known law. “The problem in Imo state is no longer the issue of zoning. It is now the issue of son-in-law, you can see that the zoning campaign has gone down. “I know what is paining my political opponent is the issue of son-in-law including Archbishop Obinna. Let me tell you, favour has found the young man. It is God and not me. “There is no place in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that says that an in-law cannot be governor.
Nwosu has not done anything wrong to contravene the constitution as to say he is not qualified to be the next governor of Imo State. “I remember the Tinubu’s in Lagos State and the Saraki’s in Kwara state. I am aware that they are using people like Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, Deputy governor, Prince Eze Madumere, Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu to fight me for 2019 and 2023. “I know those using them. Put them together they can’t defeat me. I want to tell you that they will soon break. Who among them will drop his ambition to be governor”, he said on the gang up against his son in-law