By peter uzoma
Even as the dust raised by the recent allegation of fraud leveled against his brother, Jude Agbaso, the impeached Deputy Governor of Imo state is yet to be settled, Chief Martin Agbaso is reported to have declared intention to run for the Governorship election in 2015.
In an interview he extended to a national daily, Agbaso was reported to have made his intention publicly known that he will contest for the Governorship position in the next general election.
According to the details of the interview which has been made public, Martin Agbaso was reported to have described Governor Rochas Okorocha as one who parades himself in the garb of an 18th Century Emperor who is not worthy enough to govern Imo People. Said he, “I had made up my mind not to contest the 2015 governorship election in Imo State. I wanted to concentrate attention in my business. But now, I will contest the 2015 governorship election in Imo State.
“I will do this because of the politics of treachery and falsehood that is going on in Imo State presently. I will go into the 2015 fight with a determination that has never been seen before in me”
In an exclusive interview he reportedly granted the national tabloid at his Victoria Island office in Lagos, Agbaso recalled how he told former Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim that 2007 would be his waterloo in politics but that Ohakim was so blinded by power to see reasons.
“I have spent a greater part of my adult fighting for the good of Imo people. We supported Rochas Okorocha to become Governor, providing the platform, mobilizing the people and risking so much unto the struggle because we thought there was an honest intention to serve and the better the lots of Imo people.
“What we see now is politics of deceit of putting the interest of the people arid while pursuing inordinate ambition. There is no difference between the situation of Imo politics before 2011 and what obtains now. And just like we joined Imo people to chare out the bad leadership then, we will again, align with the people to see to the end of this present dragon that wants to destroy our dear state”, Agbaso said.
On the purported impeachment of Jude Agbaso, the former Deputy Governor some weeks ago, Martin said the process leading to the impeachment was flawed from beginning and therefore speaks volume of the dubious basic instinct of governor Okorocha whom he said has ducked himself in the garb of an 18th Century Emperor vowed to ensure that justice is not only done, but seen to have been done.
“We are leaving the law enforcement agencies to do their work. The plot was equally targeting me, to extend the backlash to my person and political career, all because of 2015. But I believe in Nigeria’s Judiciary. I have absolute confidence that the law will exonerate the just
“You can fool some of the people sometime, but you cannot misled and tie to the people all the time. Every man will be judged by the content of his actions and Rochas cannot escape the consequences of his actions”, he concluded.
