The (Tinubu’s) statement came to me as a surprise - Governor Rochas Okorocha

The Imo state Governor, leader Rochas Okorocha, has stated the continue abroad concerning Alhaji Atiku Abubakar beside the ruling All Progressives Congress is now not a very strong enchancment because of the party.

Atiku, a pristine Vice-President, defected this days from the ruling celebration in imitation of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Okorocha blind together with journalists below that acquired an honorary doctorate diploma at the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State over Saturday. He described Abubakar so a heavyweight politician.

He stated;
“I have taken a holistic view of our party, it (Atiku’s exit) is not the best because no matter how anybody thinks, Atiku carries some political weight. His leaving our party is not the best.”

The Imo state Governor, however, referred to so much attached so Atiku had decided in imitation of transit on politically through current according to another political party, the APC would possibly accomplish indemnification then his (Atiku) neighborhood ought to stand filled upon thus.

Reacting in imitation of the modern day announcement credited according to the country wide brain of the APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, who referred to even may want to keep no computerized ticket because of President Muhammadu Buhari because the 2019 presidential election, towards the function on the APC governors, Okorocha maintained so she may resource Buhari for a 2nd term.

The prolocutor on the APC Governors’ dialogue wood had between improve spoke of whole the governors would aid the solely candidature about President Buhari intimate the 2019 alternative but Tinubu disagreed insisting so the APC’s presidential candidature obligation in conformity with put in an appearances via a range one.

Okorocha also stated,
“The (Tinubu’s) statement came to me as a surprise; come to think of it, I never referred to him. I referred to the governors of Nigeria, including the PDP governors and I said only one or two of them had not joined yet.

“Since I made the statement, no governor has said something contrary to what I said. I am surprised that Asiwaju will now be speaking for the governors. He looks like somebody crying more than the bereaved. I did not see reason for the statement actually. But he commands my respect and I don’t want to take issue with the national leader of my party.

“What I mentioned was for the governors and secondly what I said is support. The word I use is support that does not mean there will not be a primary. Governors can only contribute 37 votes; we still have over 5,000 votes up there. What I was talking about was about governors. I was not talking about other party members. Governors alone do not determine the standard bearer of a party.”