Senator Rochas Okorocha has demanded an apology after an aide to Imo State governor, Emeka Ihedioha, allegedly slapped his daughter Uloma Rochas last week.
According to a statement issued by Okorocha, his wife and daughter were at an ‘ALL-IN’ furniture store owned by them to make enquiries on why it was invaded by members of the Committee on Recovery of Stolen State Government Assets set up by Governor Emeka Ihedioha, when the incident occurred.
“On Friday, July 26, 2019, a member of the Committee on Recovery of Government Property set up by Governor Emeka Ihedioha and led by Mr. Jasper Ndubuaku, slapped the daughter of the former governor of Imo State, Mrs. Uloma Rochas Okorocha, when she went to the All-In Furniture Store owned by her mother, to know why members of the committee invaded the store and began to tamper with items, including the ones inside the containers, especially when the EFCC had marked the shop for investigation also following their petitions to that effect” the statement read in part.
Governor Ihedioha reacted to the claims through his Special Adviser on Media, Steve Osuji:
“We are not aware that such thing happened. This blackmail will not stop the state government from recovering movable government assets which were stolen. If they are sure of what they are saying, let them go to court. They know the right thing to do.”
