Okorocha Reveals The Main Reason Why APC Won

Governors Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano, Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto, Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara, Murtala Nyako of Adamawa and Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers States joined the APC after staging a walk out on the PDP national convention in Abuja.

Speaking at a valedictory dinner organised by the Progressive Governors Forum, and held in honour outgoing governors, Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, Messrs Kwankwaso, Amaechi and Wamakko, Mr. Okorocha said “make no mistake about it, without the five Governors that joined the APC in 2013, we would not be here today”. The Imo Governor, who is also the chairman of the PGF, said the five governors took an enormous risk given what he described as a “vindictive” Federal Government. He cited the example of Mr. Nyako, who was impeached by the Adamawa State House of Assembly over allegations of gross financial misconduct in June 2014.Many believe that the impeachment was prompted because Mr. Nyako had written a scathing letter to President Jonathan accusing the Federal Government of carrying out genocide against the people of the North East. Mr. Okorocha said by coming to the APC, the governors transformed “a fledgling opposition into a national political movement”. “…The moment the PDP lost five Governors was the moment it lost the presidency and its planned 60 years in power,” he said.