Gov. Okorocha of Imo State

Governor Rochas Okorocha has ordered arrest and arraignment of members of All Progressives Congress, APC sent to conduct last Saturday’s congresses in Imo State, Daily Trust reports.

The governor also asked the police to arrest and prosecute Mr Ini Okori, who allegedly escaped from the residence of the National Organizing Secretary of the APC, Chief Osita Izunaso with materials that were supposed to be used for the APC Congresses.

In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, the governor expressed regret over the role of Senator Izunaso who, according to him, was not able to divorce his local and personal political interests from his official responsibilities as the national organizing secretary of the APC during the congress.

The governor said the way he managed the situation saved the state from “a very big crisis” it would have been thrown into.

Okorocha who is the chairman of the Progressives Governors‘Forum (PGF) had met with President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday over the Congresses.

Okorocha, who spoke to newsmen after the meeting, said that he updated the president on the outcome of the ward congresses conducted by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) across the country.

He frowned at the way some members of the party in some states conducted themselves during the exercise, saying the party would check such incidents in future.

Okorocha said; “We expect internal democracy and internal democracy is the way to go. Those kind of funny politics that were played must stop, where people want to carry ballot boxes, steal results looks so primitive.

“I intimated Mr President and we will make sure that such things must stop.’’