Charlie Boy Vs. Gov Okorocha: The Crux Of The Matter – By John Mgbe

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The Charlie Boy/Governor Okorochaย  face-off inย  Oguta refersย  toย  whatย  transpiredย  at Sacredย  Heart Catholic Church, Oguta duringย  theย  funeralย  Mass Service inย  honourย  ofย  theย  Late Supremeย  Courtย  Judge,Chukwudifu Oputa on Friday, 27TH June,2014.Inย  the abnormalย  incident,Charlieย  Boy, theย  sonย  ofย  the Late Jurist, Justiceย  Chukwudiย  Oputa, humiliatedย  Governorย  Okorocha ย of Imoย  State whenย  heย  walkedย  upย  toย  Governor Okorocha andย  angrilyย  snatched ย aย  microphoneย  whichย  wasย  handedย  overย  toย  himย  toย  makeย  aย  speech toย  theย  congregation whoย  gracedย  theย  occasion. Onย  aย  generalย  note,theย  bizzarreย  episode shouldย  beย  seenย  as a confrontationย  betweenย  twoย  peopleย  whoย  haveย  noย  regardย  forย  ruleย  ofย  law. Governorย  Okorochaย  hasย ย  alwaysย  toldย  Ndimoย  that: โ€œI donโ€™tย  believeย  inย  ruleย  ofย  lawย  andย  dueย  process; itย  slowsย  meย  downโ€,ย  while the entertainmentย  supremo,ย  Charlieย  Boy ย Oputa, is alsoย  notย  interestedย  in the ย ย ruleย  ofย  lawย ย  andย  dueย  process. Mostย  peopleย  describeย  himย  asย  aย  deviant andย  anย  iconoclast onย  theย  groundsย  ofย  hisย  deviantย  socialย  behaviour. Inย  fact, in Imoย  State, weย  areย  usedย  toย  suchย  powerย  showsย  between Governorย  Okorochaย  andย  others. Oneย  of suchย  instances is the power showย  betweenย  Governorย  Okorochaย  andย  Honย  Eugeneย  Dibiagwu whichย  tookย  placeย  on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at AWA community Oguta-yes, inย  thisย  very controversialย  Ogutaย  Localย  Government Area. Onย  thatย  faceย  off,ย  theย  convoyย  ofย  Governorย  Okorocha ran intoย  thatย  ofย  Hon Eugeneย  Dibiagwu, theย  candidateย  ofย  theย  PDP inย  the thenย  oncomingย  Stateย  Assemblyย  electionย  intoย  Imoย  Stateย  Houseย  ofย  Assembly forย  Ogutaย  LGA. .Bothย  Honย  Dibiagwuย  andย  Governorย  Okorochaย  wereย  runningย  theirย  campaigns forย  the rerunย  electionย  whenย  bothย  groupsย  ranย  intoย  eachย  otherย  in Awa, Oguta. Whileย  theย  securityย  personnelย  attachedย  toย  Governorย  Okorochaย  wereย  poisedย  toย  useย  firepower andย  paraphernaliaย  ofย  officeย  toย  subdueย  theย  HON Eugene Dibiagwuย  boys,ย  theย  Ogutaย  boysย  becameย  soย  daringย  andย  poisedย  toย  confrontย  Okorochaโ€™sย  security aidesย  in spiteย  ofย  theirย  automatic ย rifles andย  sundryย ย  facilities whichย  theyย  brandished. Thereย  isย  aย  needย  toย  emphasizeย  atย  thisย  pointย  thatย  inย  theย  27 Localย  Governmentย  Areasย  ofย  Imoย  State,ย  theย  youthsย  inย  theย  axis of Oguta/Ohaji/Egbemeย  LGAsย  areย  theย  mostย  daring, combativeย  andย  militant. Inย  theย  caseย  ofย  Awa,ย  any politicianย  whoย  thinksย  heย  canย  subdueย  thenย  throughย  intimidation andย  harassmentย  doesย  soย  atย  hisย  ownย  peril. Governorย  Okorochaย  wasย  fullย  awareย  ofย  theย  riskย  ofย  usingย  forceย  onย  Dibiagwuย  Boys,ย  henceย  heย  orderedย  hisย  boysย  toย  back downย ย  andย  letย  go. But HON. Eugeneย  Dibiagwuย  boysย  wantedย  theย ย  showย  toย  goย  fullย  circleย  asย  itย  wouldย  affordย  themย  anย  opportunityย  toย  takeย  theirย  poundย  ofย  flesh onย  theย  Governorย  whoย  mostย  ofย  themย  haveย  someย  grouseย  with. Even now, Ogutaย  Localย  Governmentย  Area(LGA) in Imoย  Stateย  appearsย  toย  beย  theย  onlyย  LGA in Nigeriaย  thatย  doesย  notย  haveย  any legislatorย  inย  theย  Stateย  Houseย  ofย  Assembly. Theย  peopleย  ofย  Ogutaย  feelย  humiliatedย  aboutย  thisย  situationย  andย  theyย  useย  every ย availableย  spaceย  toย  ventย  theirย ย  sadness overย  this barefacedย  dichotomy onย  theย  Ogutaย  clan.

Againย  onย  December 26th,2012 thereย  wasย  anotherย  convoy faceย  offย  whichย  pittedย  theย  convoyย  ofย  Governorย  Okorocha withย  thatย  ofย  Senatorย  Chrisย  Anyanwu,ย  theย  senatorย  representingย  Owerriย  zoneย  inย  theย  Senate. Both ย politicians wonย  theirย  electionsย  underย  theย  platformย  ofย  All Progressivesย  Grandย  Alliance(APGA),ย  butย  today ย they have ย ย abandonedย  theย  APGA inย  preference toย  otherย  parties. Theย  Okorocha/Chrisย  Anyanwuย  powerย  showย  tookย  placeย  on Azaraegbelu sectionย  ofย  theย  veryย  busy Owerri/Unuahia Expressway. Governorย  Okorochaย  causedย  panic ย whenย  heย  describedย  that ย convoy ย incidentย  asย  an assassinationย  attempt onย  him. Reportsย  onย  thatย  episodeย ย  confirmedย  thatย  theย  senatorโ€™sย  driverย  wasย ย ย  severelyย  manhandledย ย  byย  Governorย  Okorochaโ€™sย  securityย ย  personnel. Itย  isย  pertinentย  toย  noteย  thatย  on ย the previousย  eveningย  ,Senatorย  Chrisย  Anyanwuย  hadย  paidย  aย  courtesyย  visitย  onย  Governorย  Okorochaย  inย  theย  Governmentย  Houseย  inย  deferenceย  toย  hisย  statusย  asย  Stateย  Governor. Yet,ย  Governorย  Okorochaย  accusedย  herย  ofย  plottingย  toย  assassinateย  himย  whenย  theย  convoyย  incidentย  occurred. Senatorย  Anyanwuย  isย  aย  rankingย  senatorย  whoย  is knownย  for her coolย  andย ย ย  calm disposition. In fact, mostย  peopleย  see herย  asย  aย  recluse andย  anย  introvert. Thereย  isย  nothingย  inย  herย  personย  thatย  suggestsย  sheย  canย  hurtย  aย  fly, moreย  soย  , sheย  isย  aย  femaleย  politicianย  andย  Mass Communications guru .Inย  fact,ย  Senator (MRS) Anyanwuย  isย  asย  peacefulย  asย  ribbon.

Onย  anotherย  occasion, April 19th,2013,ย  Governorย  Okorochaย ย  hadย  anotherย  convoyย  clashย  withย  one Chief Ositaย  Nnawuihe whoseย  carย  allegedlyย  rammedย  into theย  governorโ€™s car onย  theย  Owerriย  Orlu Express way. Mrย  Ositaย  Nnawuiheย  wasย ย  cruisingย  aย  Mercedezย  Benzย  saloon car whenย  theย  incidentย  happened. Reportsย  saidย  thatย  Governorย  Okorochaย  sustainedย  aย  headย  injuryย  forย  whichย  heย  wasย  swiftlyย  flownย  abroad forย  medicalย  attention. Heย  spentย  severalย  weeksย  inย  Americaย  orย  London(almostย  oneย  month)ย  beforeย  heย  returnedย  toย  Imoย  State. Immediately heย  returned,ย  heย  organizedย  aย ย  ceremony andย  orderedย  theย  immediateย  releaseย  ofย ย  Chiefย  Nnawuihe andย  evenย  rewardedย  himย  withย  aย  cash giftย  ofย  N200000 forย  hisย  upkeep andย  repairย  ofย  hisย  car.Accordingย  toย  reportsย  fromย  impeccableย  sources, heย  wasย  evenย  appointedย  toย  theย  positionย  ofย  the Governorโ€™sย  Seniorย  Specialย  Assistantย  (SSA)ย  on Accident. Whatย  a funnyย  portfolio! Butย  oneย  curiousย  factย  aboutย  thisย  episodeย  isย  thatย  Iย  doย  notย  knowย  anybodyย ย  whoย  hasย  seenย  theย  Mercedezย  Benzย  carย  whichย  wasย  allegedย  toย  haveย  rammedย  intoย  Okorochaโ€™sย  personalย ย  carย  inย  theย  governorโ€™sย  convoy. Iย  haveย  notย  beenย  ableย  toย  seeย  theย  wreckageย  ofย  thisย  Mercedes car andย ย  Iย  doubt ifย  any newspaperย  hasย  everย  placedย  itsย  photoย  inย  theย ย  press. Evenย  now,ย  theย  officeย  ofย  theย  SSA Accidentย  whichย  wasย  givenย  toย  Chiefย  Nnawuiheย  appearsย  toย  haveย  becomeย  moribund .

Further more,ย  thereย  areย  otherย  flashpointsย  inย  regardย  toย  Governorย  Okorochaโ€™sย  relationshipย  withย  otherย  politicalย  bigwigsย  in theย  country .Someย  ofย  themย  includeย ย  aย  face – offย  betweenย  theย  protocolย  aidesย  ofย  Governorย  Okorochaย  andย  thoseย  ofย  formerย  Anambraย  Stateย  Governor ,MR Peterย  Obi, onย ย  aย  disputeย  aboutย  whoย  shouldย  sitย  onย  aย  reservedย ย  sofaย  inย  aย  publicย  functionย  inย  Enugu. Theย  organizersย  ofย  theย  eventย  saidย  thatย  theyย  didย  notย  knowย  thatย  Governorย  Okorochaย  wouldย  beย  inย  theย  event, henceย  noย  seatย  wasย  reservedย  forย  himย  aheadย  ofย  hisย  arrival. Beforeย  theย  problemย  wasย  resolved,ย  theย  aidesย  ofย  bothย  politiciansย  hadย  raisedย  eyebrows ย andย  evenย  thrownย  someย  punches inย  orderย  to secureย  theย  controversialย  sofaย  forย  theirย  principals.

Again,ย  thereย  was anotherย  powerย  showย  betweenย  Okorochaย  andย  Governorย  T.A. Orjiย  ofย  Abiaย  State whenย ย  Imoย  Stateย  Governmentย  suddenlyย  shutย  downย  theย  motorย  partย  ofย  Abiaย  Stateย  Transportย  Serviceย  onย  Wetheralย  Road,ย  Owerri,ย  evenย  thoughย  theย  facilityย  ofย  Peaceย  Massย  Transitย  Transportย  Companyย  onย  theย  sameย  locationย  wasย  allowedย  toย  operate. Inย  theย  sameย  vein, thereย  wasย  anyย  conflictย  withย  theย  Abiaย  Stateย  Governmentย  whenย  aย  groupย  labelledย  โ€œRescueย  Missionariesย  โ€œ organized aย  reception toย  honourย  Governorย  Okorochaย  atย  the Abiaย  Stateย  Polytechnicย  inย  Aba evenย  thoughย  Governorย  T.A.ย  Orji wasย  notย  givenย  theย  benefit of knowingย  thatย  suchย  anย  eventย  wasย  toย  takeย  placeย  inย  hisย  State.Thisย  triggeredย  offย  anotherย  uproarย  betweenย  theย  twoย  states.Governorย  T.A. Orjiย  cancelledย  theย  eventย  atย  theย  lastย  minuteย  inย  orderย  toย  avertย  aย  breakdownย  ofย  lawย  andย  order, more so,ย  sinceย  adequateย  securityย  arrangementย  wasย  notย  inย  place andย  theย  authoritiesย  ofย  Abia Stateย  Polytechnicย  saidย  theyย  didย  notย  grantย  anyย  authorization forย  theย  useย  ofย  theย  Polytechnicย  toย  organizeย  anย  eventย  forย  anyย  Stateย  governor. Again,ย  Governorย  Okorochaย  causedย  aย  stirย  whenย  inย  a chatย  with theย  press ,heย  saidย  thatย  Governorย  Peterย  Obiย  andย  Ndiย  Anambraย  areย  theย  peopleย  causingย  allย  theย  politicalย  crisesย  inย  Igboย  land. Suchย  anย  inflammatory comment isย  notย  supposedย  toย  emanateย  fromย  aย  Stateย  Governor. Thereย  isย  aย  consensus in Igboย  Landย  thatย  Governorย  Peterย  Obi wasย  a highlyย  performingย  governorย  whoย  quietlyย  transformedย  Anambraย  State,ย  evenย  withoutย  steppingย  onย  anybodyโ€™sย ย  rights andย  sensibilities. Most Igboย  peopleย  place MR Peterย  Obiย  onย  theย  sameย  pedestalย  withย  theย  likeย  of DR. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Michaelย  Okpara andย  Akanu Ibiam. Again,ย  mostย  peopleย  doย  notย  know what Ndiย  Anambraย  didย  to causeย  theย  politicalย  crisesย  in Igboย  land.

Finallyย  inย  theย  caseย  ofย  theย  Ogutaย  episode, itย  isย  pertinentย  toย  stateย  thatย  Governorย  Okorochaย  hasย  aย  penchantย  of usingย  variousย  publicย  foraย  toย  launchย  inflammatoryย  andย  toxicย  attacks onย  innocentย  politiciansย  especiallyย  theย  likeย  of President Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan,ย ย  HON. Emekaย  Ihedioha,ย ย  Senator Ararume, , Chiefย  Ohakim, Chiefย  Achikeย  Udenwa, MR. Peter Obi, Governorย  T.A. Orji ,Sir Victor Umeh, Chief Martin Agbaso andย  severalย  others. Iย  amย  sureย  thatย  Charlieย  Boyย  wouldย  notย  wantย  hisย  fatherโ€™sย  finalย  ritesย  ofย  passageย  toย  beย  hijackedย  byย  Governorย  Okorochaย  toย  launchย  attacksย  onย  his realย  orย  perceivedย ย ย  politicalย  opponents includingย  theย  Presidentย  andย  Commanderย  -in โ€“Chief, DR. Godluck Ebeleย  Jonathanย  whoย  was ablyย ย ย  representedย  onย  thatย  event. Thisย  isย  inย  tandemย  withย  theย  exaltedย  statusย  ofย  hisย  fatherย  whoย  wasย  aย  reveredย  Jurist, anย  incorruptibleย  judge whoย  didย  notย  identifyย  withย  anyย  politicalย  partyย  throughoutย  hisย  illustriousย ย  existenceย  on Planetย  Earth. Ratherย  thanย  blamingย  Charlieย  Boy on theย  so-calledย  humiliationย  ofย  Governorย  Okorocha,ย  weย  shouldย  beย  interestedย  toย  knowย  whyย  Governorย  Okorochaโ€™sย  securityย  personnelย  abandoned ย ย theย  Governorย  atย  aย  timeย  heย  wasย  confrontedย  byย  the pugnaciousย  lookingย ย  Charlieย  Boy Oputa. Aย  moreย  incisiveย ย  analysisย  ofย  theย  Ogutaย  episodeย  willย  be published ย onย  thisย  website soon. Butย  evenย  before then, kindly Goggle and readย  myย  viewpointย  entitledย  โ€œImoย  Governorsย  notย  United-Okorocha: Howย  feasibleย  isย  Igbo Presidencyย  in 2015โ€? whichย  wasย  publishedย  onย  thisย  websiteย  aย  short whileย  ago. Tillย  then.

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JOHN MGBE

johnmgbe@yahoo.com

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