Erstwhile senator representing Orlu Zone in the national Assembly and former Imo governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has debunked the news in the social media alleging that he was dead, stressing that he is alive and not even sick.
By Emma Ogbuehi
Erstwhile senator representing Orlu Zone in the national Assembly and former Imo governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has debunked the news in the social media alleging that he was dead, stressing that he is alive and not even sick.
The former governor who made the disclosure in a release signed by his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo, maintained that he was neither sick, nor dead and never had even headache since he left as the governor of Imo State in 2019. “In other words, Rochas Okorocha is hale and hearty as we write”, the release said.
A certain online portal (not TheNiche), had alleged that Okorocha had died in a London hospital. It added that “Rochas had been battling with a condition known as “acute gorilla” an illness that causes men difficulty in urinating. According to a close family source, he was unable to urinate for one week, which led to dehydration and blood congestion…”
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But in putting a lie to the story, Onwuemodo noted that those behind it were dead in spirit and needed collective prayers and heartfelt condolences. “They’re dead in Spirit. They need spiritual rearmament. They need atonement. It takes the evil ones to know the latest disease or infection in the atmosphere or in town. Evil ones take stock of diseases. That’s their stock in trade”, he stated.
The release did a recap of the activities of Okorocha in the last one week to establish that he was neither sick nor dead. It stated; “Okorocha had spent almost one week in Owerri for the burial of Chief Emmanuel lwuanyanwu. On the burial day, Friday, November 1, 2024, he was at the burial Church Service and was present at the burial site.
“After the burial, he went to his Owerri residence to receive and host Nigerians from all walks of life who had come for the burial. He hosted them, including the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamine Kalu and many of his Colleagues.
“Okorocha was in his Owerri residence receiving visitors from far and near, until Monday, November 4, when he went back to Abuja with some other guests for the Night of Tributes at Yar’Adua Center for another great Nigerian and illustrious son of lgboland, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu. On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, he was at the Service of Songs, equally in honour of Ogbonnaya Onu.
“Twenty-four hours after, the ugly breaking news came up. We know those behind the unfortunate breaking news. We equally know their motive. We know their problem. And they have our sympathies”.
Onwuemodo accused those behind the story of being angry because of the resounding ovation that greeted the introduction of Okorocha at lwuanyanwu’s burial, stressing; “You do not curse who God in his infinite mercy and wisdom, has blessed. You do not declare dead someone God has kept alive”.
He described as disturbing that some people could ascribe to someone of suffering from a so-called “acute gorilla” when the person does not even have fever or going ahead to pronounce him dead when he is hale and hearty.