Rochas Okorocha, the governor of Imo State, has vowed that he will one day become the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Okorocha made his conviction public on Sunday during his valedictory thanksgiving service held at the Government House Chapel in Owerri.
He said that his current political challenge especially the seizure of his Certificate of Return as the Imo West senator-elect, were only given him strengths to prepared for presidential seat in Aso Rock.
The outgoing governor said the wishes of his political enemies concerning him wil never come to pass, saying “those who want me to go to prison will go to prison before me.”
According to him, he was hated by the elite, because he decided to take the state affairs differently.
Describing himself as “the most criticised politician” in the country, Okorocha said that all the plot to prevent him from going to the Senate will fail.
Okorocha said, “I tell you, I am the most criticised person in Nigeria today. I don’t know why the entire elite hate me with cruelty.
“My Senate ambition is still a battle. More than 30 people have joined the suit to fight me. All these, I will overcome.
“They are only preparing me for the glory ahead.”
“Mark it, I will be president of Nigeria. I said this on this altar so that the kingdom of God will rise against those fighting to stop me.
“Also, those who think they will put me in prison will go to prison before me.
“They don’t want me to be at the National Assembly, but I will be there. I know I am the last man standing, but I will not give up.”
He said that 95 percent indigenes of Imo State did not understand him and his style of governance.
“Only a few of them later realised that I meant well for the state. I governed the state with passion. I broke protocols and bent the laws, but I never broke laws.
“When I took over the office eight years ago, I wasn’t unmindful that a lot of people will misunderstand me and try to distract me.
“But today, I have left the state better than I met it. I am the architect of the new Imo. I am a satisfied governor.”
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