Why Abia Aborted Okorocha’s Rally

Failure of the
organisers of a
rally organised by Imo State governor, Mr. Rochas Okorocha, to obtain
clearance from appropriate authorities, was responsible for the abortion
of the rally, Abia State government has disclosed.
A statement by the Special Adviser to the governor on Public
Communication, Mr. Ben Onyechere, said: “It is unsavory for a sitting
Governor to come into another state without proper publicity as such a
move is not only subterraneous but also with a high potency to cause a
breach of peace.
“President Goodluck Jonathan for obvious reasons clears with appropriate
authorities whenever he is travelling to any state particularly when his trip
is bound to attract a large gathering for which reason every other person
should follow suit”.

The statement said further; “Abia State will continually seek to promote a
peaceful, mutual, and respectable relationship with Imo which is its sister
state but that notwithstanding, the state will remain at alert in defense of
its territory against any move by anybody to destabilize the sustaining
peace in the state which was earned with high prize especially in Aba with
its inherent high volatility and in any other part of Abia State for that
matter.

“Therefore politicians should learn to adhere to the rules of the game as we
approach 2015 since INEC has not given the go ahead for politically
motivated rallies.”