Governor Okorocah- I won't Contest for Senate in 2019

- The governor said those behind the claim missed the point - He said he won't run for Senate or President in 2019 Governor Rochas Okorocha has stated that he won't aspire to be a senator in 2019, The Punch reports. The governor made the comment when about 5,000 members of the Rochas Mandate Movement held a solidarity rally for him in Owerri, on Friday December 15. 
 Governor Rochas Okorocha has denied running a family government in Imo state - The governor said those behind the claim missed the point - He said he won't run for Senate or President in 2019 Governor Rochas Okorocha has stated that he won't aspire to be a senator in 2019, The Punch reports. The governor made the comment when about 5,000 members of the Rochas Mandate Movement held a solidarity rally for him in Owerri, on Friday December 15. Governor Okorocha seems to be prepared for political retirement in 2019. Photo credit: Imo state government The governor's statement is coming at a time most of his colleagues gearing up to leave their respective government houses are preparing to contest for senatorial positions. 

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He accused those behind the rumour that he is running a family business in government, of ruining the state when they held sway as leaders before his emergence as governor. “Uche Nwosu who is from Nkwerre Local Government Area and Prince Eze Madumere, from Mbaitoli LGA are all counted today as members of my family because they have grown to prominence but when they took those steps of faith, no one counted them as members of my family,” Okorocha said. He reiterated that he would neither run for Senate nor for the President in 2019, but would be keen in who succeeds him and who can sustain the tempo of the achievements recorded by his administration.