A governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Imo state, Stanley Amuchie, dismissed insinuations that he is being propped up by Governor Rochas Okorocha as a possible replacement for his preferred candidate in the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He said that his main mission in the race for the 2019 governorship position in Imo is to reposition the state for better service delivery and development.
Amuchie, who is among the front line APGA aspirants, spoke at an interactive session with members of the correspondents’ chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ).
Amuchie dismissed insinuations in some quarters that he is being drafted into the gubernatorial race by Governor Rochas Okorocha, stressing that his decision to run was entirely personal as he never had any decision or contact with the governor to this effect.
He said, “It a total fallacy for somebody to say that I am being sponsored by the governor. In any case he is in one party and I am in another and everybody knows who his governorship candidate is, which he has been pursing with all vigour and passion. So how can be engaged in this project and at the same time sponsoring. This is just a cheap political blackmail by those who are afraid of my rising profile and popularity in the party.”
Amuchie said that he had not met Okorocha one on one, adding that the closest he could get to the governor was that Zenith Bank has a customer relationship with Imo state government, which is a normal banking practice.
He said that what Imo is currently lacking is leadership, stressing that as a financial guru, he will raise the internally-generated revenue of the state and make it rely less on federal allocation.
“As a successful banker wh0o invested over 18 years of service in the Zenith Bank, raised its fortunes from a mere N20 million to N5 trillion, I am not new to financial management. I will therefore bring my wealth of experience to bear in governance if given the opportunity to serve.”
He also promised to revive all ailing industries established by the first civilian governor of old Imo state, Late Chief Sam Mbakwe, accelerate environment sanitation exercise in the state.
“Without sounding immodest, I make bold to state that I have all it takes to move Imo forward. I am coming with the fear of God and as one, who is already comfortable in life, I have decided to take the risk and to make personal sacrifice in the interest of our state and this is why I am in the race.”
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