The Imo State Governor-Elect, Emeka Ihedioha has been cautioned by Governor Rochas Okorocha to refrain from giving directives to financial institutions in the state over their dealings with the state government by telling him that being Governor-elect doesn’t give him the constitutional rights to do so until he is sworn in. This statement was in response to the Governor-Elect, Emeka Ihedioha warning to financial institutions in the state not to engage in new financial transactions with the outgoing government that any financial institution who engaged in such transactions will be doing so at their own risk.
The caution notice to the Imo State Governor-Elect, Emeka Ihedioha was issued by Governor Rochas Okorocha in a press release on Friday 15th March, 2019 which was signed the Imo State Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo. Governor Rochas Okorocha described the Imo State Governor-Elect, Emeka Ihedioha directives on Thursday 14th March, 2019 to financial institutions regarding their transactions with the ougoing government as “unfortunate and a sign of ugly things to come” and warned Imo people to be beware of his rascality.
He told the Governor-Elect, Emeka Ihedioha to be patient and wait until 29th May, 2019 before embarking on issuing financial directive in the state. He reminded the governor-elect that until 29th May, 2019, the government in power will have to carry out its constitutional duties of governance to the people of Imo State by continuing to work for the betterment of the state through the implementations of policies and programmes in the state.
Governor Rochas Okorocha referred to the directives of the Governor-Elect, Emeka Ihedioha as not only harassing the financial institution but also an embarrassing display of hostility to the financial institutions and to the state government at large. He thereby called on all the financial institutions concerned to disregard his directives and do what he referred to as the “right thing and take the right actions.” By stating that the best a governor-elect can do is to wait patiently until he is sworn in to confront an outgoing government on financial issues he felt uncomfortable with.
