Special Report | 25 August 2011 02:47 CET

STILL ON FORMER GOVERNOR OF IMO STATE,IKEDI OHAKIM

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IKEDI OHAKIM

IKEDI OHAKIM

For good or ill,the name of Ikedi Ohakim,the immediate past Governor of Imo State, has continued to loom large in the psyche of those he ruled quixotically, some say imperially, from 2007 till May 29th this year. And there are several rather amusing stories which have been, and are still being told, about the Isiala-Mbano native.

One of such tales goes like this.

A group of disabled folks from Imo State came to see Ohakim,when he still held sway as the Governor, and recounted their pitiful plight to him.But,to their utter surprise,Ohakim was said to have told them that he too is disabled! To prove his point, he removed his trade-mark medicated glasses and told them that he cannot see without them, which makes him physically-challenged, as well!

On another occasion,ex-Governor Ohakim,after he had lost out to Owelle Rochas Okorocha in the last election, led a high powered delegation of top Imo State Senators and other politicians, traditional rulers, and other leaders of thought to pay a courtesy visit on the new Governor.

He told those who he gathered together to go with him that they should accompany him on the trip so that they can continue to be relevant in the scheme of things in that state. of course, all the invitees jumped at the chance.But,to their utter chagrin, when they got to Government House,Owerri,and were in Okorocha's presence,Ohakim,without any attempt to pull punches, openly told the new Governor that if he wants to succeed in his job, he should beware of all those that were in the room with him, that it was these same people who caused him(Ohakim) all the troubles he had to face.

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