Ganduje moves to reconcile Uzodimma, Okorocha, seeks Aso Rock’s intervention
By Emma Ogbuehi
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, may have initiated moves to reconcile Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, and one of his predecessors, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, who have been at daggers drawn since Uzodimma was made governor by the Supreme Court in 2020.
The trio were at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday to see President Bola Tinubu.
Uzodimma and Okorocha, who have been political adversaries in recent years, were sighted arriving the Villa around 6:07 pm with Ganduje.
However, in less than five minutes, the trio came out in company of the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
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It was however gathered that the President had already left the office before their arrival.
The trio of Ganduje, Uzodimma and Okorocha also went to Vice President Kashim Shettima’s office.
A presidential source said Ganduje may take Uzodimma, who is the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, his estranged party man Okorocha and Governor Sanwo-Olu to the President’s residence.
Although the agenda of the meeting was not made public at the time of filing this report, it may not be unconnected with the face-off between Uzodimma and Okorocha, who was Imo Governor between 2011 and 2019.
It will be recalled that the Committee set up by the Imo State Government on recovery of public property recently indicted Okorocha and some of his political allies.
The committee submitted its report to Uzodimma on Tuesday, recommending the recovery of the Shell Camp land from Okorocha and his associates within six months and hand the same over to AIFCE.
The report which was signed by the Chairman, Prof Vitalis Ajumbe and the Secretary, B F Anyanwu, regretted that Okorocha, as governor, used brute force including the military and hoodlums to snatch the land from the college after which he allocated or sold same to his top associates.
Those who allegedly benefited from the bazaar and have been similarly asked to vacate the land include two of Okorocha’s in-laws, Uzoma Anwuka and Kingsley Uju.