General News | 5 February 2012 Last updated at 10:30 CET
Okorocha In Cold War With Deputy Gov Over Contract Awards
By huhuonline.com
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The controversies enveloping the Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha and his administration have continued to mount by the day as Huhuonline.com / can authoritatively report that he is in a serious battle with the Deputy Governor of the
state, Sir Jude Agbaso, over the latter's alleged abuse of the powers given to him by the Governor.
Though the cold battle between the duo is being managed by them from the prying eyes of the public, sources close to them informed Huhuonline.com that the Governor is angry with Sir. Agbaso, for awarding contracts without recourse to due process and the rules governing his office.
The Deputy Governor usurped the power to award contracts after he was allocated the Ministry of Works by the Governor for him to handle with his constitutionally accepted role in the government as the number two citizen of the state.
Our sources confirmed that Governor Okorocha, who has been denying having any amorous relationship with Nollywood actress, Nkiru Sylvanus, whom he appointed as the Special Adviser to the state government on Lagos Affairs, was said to have complained previously about how the Deputy Governor awarded and allocated contracts in the state.
The Governor, who is believed to be planning a minor cabinet reshuffle, decided to begin from the number two citizen of the state by stripping him of the responsibility to head the Works Ministry.
For now, no official reasons have been given for the action, but one of the aides to the Governor explained that Okorocha was bitter that Agbaso decided to work against the plan of the Governor to genuinely transform the state.
"If not, why would you continue to award contracts to your friends and their family members? If the Governor has given you a Ministry to handle and was even magnanimous enough to give you the freedom to operate, it does not mean you should begin to award contracts to your cronies even when you know that they do not understand government motives for awarding contract.
"This was majorly his sin and he is paying for it. This simply means that if you accord him much bigger power, he would turn the power upside down."
He said the Governor had constantly warned him to no avail leading to the major reason he had to be stripped of the position he held at Ministry of Works.
The controversies enveloping the Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha and his administration have continued to mount by the day as Huhuonline.com / can authoritatively report that he is in a serious battle with the Deputy Governor of the
state, Sir Jude Agbaso, over the latter's alleged abuse of the powers given to him by the Governor.
Though the cold battle between the duo is being managed by them from the prying eyes of the public, sources close to them informed Huhuonline.com that the Governor is angry with Sir. Agbaso, for awarding contracts without recourse to due process and the rules governing his office.
The Deputy Governor usurped the power to award contracts after he was allocated the Ministry of Works by the Governor for him to handle with his constitutionally accepted role in the government as the number two citizen of the state.
Our sources confirmed that Governor Okorocha, who has been denying having any amorous relationship with Nollywood actress, Nkiru Sylvanus, whom he appointed as the Special Adviser to the state government on Lagos Affairs, was said to have complained previously about how the Deputy Governor awarded and allocated contracts in the state.
The Governor, who is believed to be planning a minor cabinet reshuffle, decided to begin from the number two citizen of the state by stripping him of the responsibility to head the Works Ministry.
For now, no official reasons have been given for the action, but one of the aides to the Governor explained that Okorocha was bitter that Agbaso decided to work against the plan of the Governor to genuinely transform the state.
"If not, why would you continue to award contracts to your friends and their family members? If the Governor has given you a Ministry to handle and was even magnanimous enough to give you the freedom to operate, it does not mean you should begin to award contracts to your cronies even when you know that they do not understand government motives for awarding contract.
"This was majorly his sin and he is paying for it. This simply means that if you accord him much bigger power, he would turn the power upside down."
He said the Governor had constantly warned him to no avail leading to the major reason he had to be stripped of the position he held at Ministry of Works.
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