President Goodluck Jonathan's Special Adviser on Political Matters, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, has called for Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha’s impeachment by the state House of Assembly.
Gulak made the call for Okorocha’s removal after the 27 local government chairmen sacked by Okorocha submitted a letter of protest through him to the President in Abuja on Monday.
Okorocha fired the chairmen elected under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party during the Ikedi Ohakim administration on the grounds that their tenure had expired.
The governor appointed transitional committee chairmen comprising members of his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, to administer the LGs.
But the LG bosses challenged their removal in court, arguing that the governor had no constitutional powers to sack them.
The Federal Government on July 16 through the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Bello Adoke, ordered Okorocha to reinstate the chairmen.
The FG urged Okorocha to give full effect to the July 4, 2012 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Owerri, declaring their removal illegal and unconstitutional. But the governor refused to reverse his decision.
Gulak said, “In this vein, the courts have given their verdict that you should be reinstated. But the court verdict would be empty if you are not allowed to operate as chairmen of your local governments. A political solution must be found for this logjam and I believe that the leader of our party will be properly advised on the political solution to this political crisis in Imo State.
“Nigerian democracy was not got on a platter of gold. People suffered, people sacrificed, people lost their lives before this democracy came to be and no individual is greater than the democracy of Nigeria.”
The council bosses were led by the chairman of Isiala Mbano LG/Imo State chairman of Association of Local Government of Nigeria, Mrs. Ruby Emele, and Ngor Okpala LG boss who is the state ALGON Secretary, Mr. Enyinnaya Onuegbu.
Okorocha fired the chairmen elected under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party during the Ikedi Ohakim administration on the grounds that their tenure had expired.
The governor appointed transitional committee chairmen comprising members of his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, to administer the LGs.
But the LG bosses challenged their removal in court, arguing that the governor had no constitutional powers to sack them.
The Federal Government on July 16 through the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Bello Adoke, ordered Okorocha to reinstate the chairmen.
The FG urged Okorocha to give full effect to the July 4, 2012 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Owerri, declaring their removal illegal and unconstitutional. But the governor refused to reverse his decision.
Gulak said, “In this vein, the courts have given their verdict that you should be reinstated. But the court verdict would be empty if you are not allowed to operate as chairmen of your local governments. A political solution must be found for this logjam and I believe that the leader of our party will be properly advised on the political solution to this political crisis in Imo State.
“Nigerian democracy was not got on a platter of gold. People suffered, people sacrificed, people lost their lives before this democracy came to be and no individual is greater than the democracy of Nigeria.”
The council bosses were led by the chairman of Isiala Mbano LG/Imo State chairman of Association of Local Government of Nigeria, Mrs. Ruby Emele, and Ngor Okpala LG boss who is the state ALGON Secretary, Mr. Enyinnaya Onuegbu.
Jonathan too should be impeached for refusing to reinstate Justice Salami as directed by the NJC. 50/50... Harrison
ReplyDeleteThis is mere noise making! If their terms have expired,what r they still doing there?
ReplyDeleteEverytime someone starts to do a good job,these PDP animals will go after that person! Okorocha is an igbo heroe! U guys can't do shit!
ReplyDeleteOkorocha is performing so all those PDP Chairman should go home since their terms have expired legally.
ReplyDeleteThis is mere noise making! If their terms have expired,what r they still doing there?
ReplyDeleteIts wrong to remove an elected person frm office, but if dia tenure have expired dey should go n look for anoda tin to do
ReplyDeleteRochas Okoocha is just speaking grammar, he's not working. Let them impeach him.
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Alhaji Ahmed Gulak. Your jst speaking 4 the intrest of the greedy party. See your mouth lyk impeach. Do you know how many percent of those his rulling he has put a smile on der faces. Well i always knew GEJ has dummy advisers who are self centered and think from der anus.
ReplyDeletePlease ask those foolish chairmen,on whose interest are they clamouring.Do they want their acclaimed tenure for interest of the masses of Imo state? If they can answer the question faithfully, then the solution to the issue is here.Then, if they cant,let the music(as it used to be for PDP) go on
ReplyDeleteUp up up rochas okorocha. The azikiwe, yar'adua ,Buhari and sardauna of imo state. Not even the masses in imo but nigerians in general are suporting ur good ambition and active solutions toward them. With you the nigerian masses must lap. 4get about them they will soon collaps and your type to take over. No bad planer will triumphet over the masses well wishers. Am strongly suporting you as you are not corupt, tribalist and riligiouse sentimental. Jibril makarfi
ReplyDeleteJelousy is smelling here. Incompetency is also on its verge. Mr. President, you have to fire this adviser of yours, his position is very critical, and with this kind of mentality he can't advise you on what it takes to move this country forward. - NJC
ReplyDelete@ Harrison,
ReplyDeleteThats the simplest and uncontroversal answer to be given to that Malam who parades himself as a Special Adviser to who ever it might be. Closely watch his office, it's danggling like a pendulum and his table trembling bcos of his incapabilities. Pls, whoever that knows that man should advise him to go to a lunatic hospital for proper mental examination.
This man is not an adviser but a divider, PDP can never contest Governorship election in Imo as long as Owelle1, is alive becos, everybod can see the light. Even me from Kogi now wish i came from IMO.
ReplyDeletePDP co!, people killer ni!
Alhaji Ahmed Gulak is an idiot for saying this trash about Okorocha.He should go say this words to the National assembly to impeach his boss;GEJ for not doing his job and for letting his wife to be collecting salary as a ghost permanentt secretary.He should know by now that GEJ is the most corrupt President of Nigeria.Corruption every where in his administration,No job for the people and can not even protect the people from BOKO HARAM.He's a bastard that should shut the fuck up and leave the good people of Imo state alone to run their government the way they want.Shame on him.
ReplyDeleteIf okorocha should be impeached, then GEJ should be jailed!
ReplyDeleteNo shakin Rochas I want u to go and carry Abia state. U saw how Abians were crying for u to come and save them frm an incompetent, nincompoop buffoon at d burial cremonies of the grt ikemba. U must take abia away frm that fool now!
ReplyDeleteIts a pity dat we stl remember dat we've a president. Who has called 4d impeachmnt of d Bayelsa Gov wen he sackd some duely elected lga chairmen?
ReplyDeleteDid Jonathan live by example to obey Court order on Justice Salami? Abeg Okorocha carry go. They are crying because those men are PDP boys and the benefits they receive from the state are gone.
ReplyDeleteeven if okorocha kills jonathan he's right. Rubbish pdp
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