Will Owelle Okorocha Listen For The Sake Of Imo State?

[Shola Sholaz]

NEXT month,Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo, will mark his first birth day in life, because life begins at 50. It will perhaps be a good time for him to assess the situation, make sober reflections, seek the face and will of God, to plot the way for the years ahead, knowing that it is only his actions now, that will determine whether he remains relevant or not in the political scheme of things, in Imo, Nigeria, and the whole world, in the future.
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The purpose here is to point out to His Excellency, that any wrong step now, will sink this special boat of hope of the many Imolites who firmly believe that he is the opportunity the State has, to launch a solid foundation for a proper take off in agriculture, industrialisation, health, education, security and infrastructure provision for the state.
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I am writing because, first, that is my state; second, he is Pentecostal and lives according to the Biblical standards of life, and I am a pastor; third, he is from Orlu my LGA, voted into power by our people's protest of his predecessor's style and methods. I will, therefore, speak, and whether he listens or not, remains a different matter.
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When democracy was restored in 1999, Owelle Okorocha competed in the primaries to be PDP governorship candidate for  Imo State, but lost to Chief Achike Udenwa. He moved to the ANPP, and was an unsuccessful candidate for President on the ANPP platform in 2003.He returned to the PDP, and President Olusegun Obasanjo appointed him as Special Adviser on Inter-Party affairs. In 2005, he formed the Action Alliance with the intention of becoming the party's  presidential candidate for the 2007 election.