Clerical Petition Stops Ohakim From World Igbo Congress
September 7, 2008 by 
Che Oyimnatumba
The absence of Governor Ikedi Ohakim at the just ended World Igbo Congress in Florida U.S.A has been attributed to the petition written by a congregation of Pastors in Owerri. The petition we gathered was addressed to the president, complaining about the frequent and unfruitful abroad trips of his excellence.
The doctrinal divergent Pastor’s buried their deference and united in the petition against the governor whom they accused of mismanaging the state and they further decried the rampant and unabated kidnapping, armed robbery and over all lack of security in the state. The petition was addressed to the President and copied the Director of State Security Services (SSS)
In a swift reaction, the image maker of the governor, Mr. Steve Osuji confirmed the presence of a petition but debunked that it was the petition that stopped the governor from attending the WIC. According to him, the president has no right to stop the foreign trip(s) of any governor. He further stated that the Governor and his entourage had procured visas but had to opt out at last minute due to feelers coming from the venue of this year’s congress that the congress will not achieve its aim.
The WIC ended over the weekend with two factional leaders emerging with only one governor; Governor Theodore Oji in attendance.
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I sincerely hope that our dear governor can set a date or time frame of the local government election, 20 months have gone pass and nothing is happenning. Aspirants have spent alot of money in campaigning, waiting endlessly for the boss to give a date. The committee chairmen are not suppose to be running a council. Please mr governor, do the right thing people are tired and talking continues. There are several states in Nigeria that is having and have had some sort of tribunal matters but they have conducted their local government elections. I believe that you will do the right thing, but dont keep your citizens at bar for a long time. Thank you and God bless you
Long live Imo state.
Yours faithfully
Quincy Uzo, Msw, Bsc.
I hope our visionary leader will hear the cry of the people, it is almost 3 years no local government election in Imo state, the reform of the LGA should not take that long!!!! Please help us ooooooooooooooooooooo