OKOROCHA UNDER FIRE FOR ERECTING JACOB ZUMA'S STATUE IN IMO STATE
Jacob Zuma’s statue in Imo
Imo State governor, Rochas
Owelle Okorocha has come under
heavy attacks for erecting the
statue of President Jacob Zuma of
South Africa in the state.
Okorocha during the weekend
erected a statue in honour of
Zuma, after playing host to him
in the ‘eastern heartland.”
Reacting to the development, a
civil society organisation, the
Civil Society Network Against
Corruption, condemned Okorocha
for not only directing an Imo
monarch to confer a traditional
title on Zuma but also unveiling a
“giant” statue of the South
African leader “in a conspicuous
place in Owerri.”
The group, in a statement by its
Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju,
noted that it was wrong of
Okorocha to honour Zuma who
had been indicted for corruption
in South Africa in that manner.
It also expressed strong
displeasure at the heroic
treatment given to him by
Okorocha, describing the
governor’s gesture as an
embarrassment to the All
Progressives Congress, which was
fighting corruption.
It wondered whether by so doing
Okorocha was celebrating
corruption, since “Zuma has been
found guilty of corruption by
courts in South Africa and has
been ordered to refund the
$500,000.00 stolen from the
public treasury to expand his
private house to accommodate his
many wives.”
CSNAC said, “Is Governor
Okorocha not aware that Mr.
Zuma has also been indicted for
allowing an Indian family to
influence the appointment of his
cabinet members?
“In asking President Zuma to
address officials of the Imo State
Government, is Governor
Okorocha not aware that the
people of South Africa are
currently demanding the
resignation of a leader who has
allegedly brought shame and
dishonour to the country of
Nelson Mandela?
“Is the APC governor not aware
that South Africans are marching
on the streets to demand ‘Zuma
Must Go’ over his corrupt
practices?”
Similarly, a former Aviation
Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has
lashed out at Okorocha, for
erecting the statue.
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