APP Chairman Ugochinyere Asks EFCC To Probe Uche Nwosu, Okorocha, As S’Court Invalidates Candidature

The National Chairman of the Action Peoples Party (APP), Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere has called on the Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Commission (ICPC), to commence probe of the immediate past Imo State Governor and his son inlaw, in order to recover alleged stolen Imo’s property.

Ugochinyere’s call followed the Supreme Court’s judgment on Friday which declared that Rochas Okorocha’s son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, should not have been the Action Alliance (AA’s) governorship candidate in the 2019 governorship election for double candidature.

In a statement on Friday, while reacting to the Supreme Court judgement, Ugochinyere said the significance of the judgment was that Imo State has finally been liberated from the Okorocha’s dynasty which for eight years allegedly and destroyed the state. 

He expressed joy that his party was allegedly able to seal the fate of the Okorochas and liberated Imo State from their shackles. While calling on the EFCC and the ICPC to take advantage of this judgment which has permanently robbed Uche Nwosu of his planned immunity and investigate him, Senator Rochas Okorocha and their ilk with a view to recovering every Imo kobo stolen by them.

The national chairman of APP regarded the pronouncement of the highest court in the land as a Christmas gift.

The statement read in part: “The Supreme Court has just a few minutes ago finally quashed the over bloated  governorship ambition of Uche Nwosu, the son-in-law of former Governor Rochas Okorocha and his stooge through which Okorocha would have continued his stranglehold on the resources of Imo State and technically be holding office for a third term.

“In a unanimous judgment, the Court in a Suit filed by the Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere led Action Peoples Party, APP, held that by virtue of Uche Nwosu’s double candidature and in line with the clear provisions of the Electoral Act, he was bound to be disqualified from the election and affirmed the judgments of the High Court and the Court of Appeal.

“By this judgment, the Election Petition Appeal against the election of Governor Emeka Ihedioha also before the apex court by Uche Nwosu is also dead and buried. This is because Uche Nwosu was not a validly nominated candidate for the election and therefore lacks the locus to file a petition before the Governorship Election Tribunal.

“The implication of today’s  Supreme Court judgment that quashed Uche Nwosu Candidature means that  Uche Nwosu/AA Party never had any governorship candidate in Imo 2019 Guber election and like the Supreme Court decided in Zamfara all the votes cast for Uche Nwosu/AA was  invalid and for you to calculate whether Gov. Ihedioha met two third u have to remove uche Nwosu/AA void votes and u will see that Ihedioha crossed the Constitutional threshold without any doubt. 

“In the spirit of one Imo, One Destiny, it has become imperative for all citizens, especially my brothers who contested with me in the last election to sheathe swords in the interest of our state.

“The elections are over. Governance has taken centre stage and unfortunately, our case is a pathetic one, given that we are rebuilding a devastated state. The situation calls for all hands to be on deck in a bid to make our state great again.”