Rochas Okorocha Says The Statues He Built Put Imo State On The Map

Senator Rochas Okorocha, the previous governor of Imo State, has claimed that the statues of vital figures he erected helped put the state on the map all over the world.

At Heroes Sq., Okorocha erected statues of notable figures comparable to Nigeria’s first President, Nnamdi Azikiwe; former Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa; former navy governor of Nigeria’s defunct Japanese Area, Ikemba Ojukwu; first democratic governor of Imo State, Sam Mbakwe; former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, and others whereas serving as governor.

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In an announcement on social media as we speak, February 8, Okorocha mentioned that he and his household had been focused due to false narratives and misconceptions surrounding the sq.’s building.

“For years I’ve endured hordes of lies and slander in opposition to my persona, and assaults on my members of the family due to the false narratives and misconceptions concerning the statues constructed throughout my tenure as governor of Imo State.

For years I selected to remain silent, however I strongly consider that the New Nigeria have to be constructed on truths and information, not on misinformation and propaganda.

The statues are improvements that I’m pleased with. The improvements put Imo State on the map.

We by no means had an identification as a result of there was no tourism, there was completely nothing.

Then I got here with the ingenuity of tourism and I developed a spot referred to as Heroes Sq.. The statues are simply in part of all the sq..

The statues introduced President Zuma to Imo State, beating all the protocol of Imo not having an Worldwide Airport.

Nana Akufo-addo flew from Ghana to Owerri with out passing by means of Abuja, due to the statues.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf flew all the way in which from Liberia as a sitting president. In reality, she got here from America.”

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