Okorocha’s in-law, Uche Nwosu opens up on Buhari, ex-Imo gov, APC in 2023

Former Imo Action Alliance (AA) governorship candidate, Uche Nwosu, says achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration would earn the All Progressives Congress (APC) continuity in power by 2023.

Nwosu, an in-law to former Imo state governor, Rocha’s Okorocha and his Chief of Staff, recently returned to the APC along with his supporters.

“I believe him; that is him and that is leadership”, NAN quoted him as saying on Wednesday in an interview.

“The APC under President Buhari has done well in the areas of fight against corruption, insecurity and agricultural development.

“In the area of agriculture, we now have abundance of locally produced rice. In the area of fight against corruption, corrupt people are now scared. In the area of integrity, Nigerians are now happy to reveal their identities anywhere in the world.

“It is because of the Not Too Young to Run Bill that made some of us to run in the last general elections. It is because of the bill that someone like me decided to run for governorship election in Imo.

“If the president made locally produce rice available to Nigerians, if he has fought corruption and he has made Nigeria’s name to be dear to other nations, we should leverage on that.”

On his recent defection to the APC, Nwosu said he did that in spite of his experience in the 2019 general elections because of his love for Buhari and achievements of the party.

“APC did wonderfully well in Imo and I have not seen what will make our members go to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo.”

He said the achievements of former governor Rochas Okorocha was also enough for people of the state to remain in APC.

“Just a few weeks ago, the former speaker of Imo House of Assembly came back to APC and more are still coming.

“It is about what the party can offer. For me, the performance of Okorocha in Imo is enough for people to come to APC”.

Nwosu denied that Okorocha backed him to run for governorship during the last elections because he was his in-law.

“Okorocha gave me the opportunity to run not because I am his in-law but because he deems me fit because of my performance and capability.

“When I was commissioner for land in Imo, I was not his in-law. For me I don’t have any regret of what happened during the elections. If tomorrow you call me again, I will still be loyal to Okorocha not only being my in-law.

“I have worked with him from school days to date. Being his in-law is not the problem; for me it is the privilege to serve Imo people,” he added.