Despite the fact that the Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha was declared the winner of the Imo Governorship election, and is being sworn-in today for a second term, but the disappointment meted to him by the electorate at Government House Polling Booth, Owerri, is consuming its casualties.
Trumpeta reliably learnt that the Governor has directed the Head of Service to do a massive redeployment of staff in Government House, Owerri.
Already, Eighteen staff have been posted out of Douglas House, to “obscure” places as a mark of punishment for biting the fingers that feed them.
Trumpeta was told that Governor Rochas Okorocha and his political party, the All Progressive Congress, APC lost both the Governorship and Presidential elections at the seat of power in Imo State to the PDP, which rankled the Governor and his Aides to no end.
Following this shocking development, the Head of Service Mr Ekenze is said to have posted out eighteen staff from Government House to elsewhere.
When our reporter visited the office of the Head of Service at the State Secretariat, the names of the Eighteen Staff were pasted on the notice Board
A source from the Secretariat told Trumpeta that more names will be released next week to join the first released eighteen, as Government House is still short-listing names of the staff who voted for PDP in the last election.
“From all indications, more staff will be posted out from Government House. We learnt that the Head of Service have been directed to compile more names, as eighteen is not enough” Trumpeta was told.
This Newspaper learnt that despite entreaties from the staff that the Government House polling Booth is populated by electorate from outside the Government House fell on deaf ears, as Government is bent on weeding out the “saboteurs”.
“It is true that Owelle and Buhari lost in Government House Polling Booths. But that Polling Booth is not only for Staff of the Government House. Some of us even registered in our villages, but we are now suffering for what we know nothing about” on e of the Staff told Trumpeta.
This Newspaper learnt that the Government House authorities have decided to do a parade of all Staff in Douglas House where they will present their voters cards, to ascertain how many of them registered in the Government House Polling Booth.
Meanwhile, some of the Staff posted out said they prefer their present situation, as they work longer hours in the Government House without over time and other allowances, pointing out that Imo Government House is no more like it used to be during the Udenwa and Ohakim eras when staff were treated like kings with their allowances and salaries paid as at when due.
