President-Elect, General Mohammadu Buhari was reportedly
shocked when he visited Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorcha at his
Spibath N1Billion Presidential Mansion in Umuodu Mbieri in Mbaitoli
Local Government of Imo State recently, Naijaloaded.com.ng gathered.
General Buhari had shortly after the Presidential elections on March
28, paid a visit to Gov. Okorocha in Imo State as part of his “Thank
You” tour.
Sources told Naijaloaded.com.ng that Okorocha who personally received
the President-elect at the
Owerri Airport alongside members of his
cabinet and chieftains of the APC on April 7, drove General Buhari to
his Umuodu Mbieri, his hometown.
On arrival at Umuodu Mbieri where his palatial mansion is located, a
shocked General Buhari was said to have asked his host “is this the
Government House”?
An excited Okorocha, beaming with smiles, according to a source who
was on the entourage, was said to have responded, “no, this is my
house.”
Okorocha’s response according to the source who does not want to be
named, immediately brought a mean smile from the retired General who
said, “kai, you are a criminal.”
The President-Elects response elicited laughter but the source told
Naijaloaded.com.ng that General Buhari would not want to be associate
with such opulence in his administration.
“This is something GMB does not want. He has openly and secretly told
some APC members that he will personally deal with any member of the
Party who lives above his means and he is serious about it.”
Governor Okorocha who allegedly boasts to visitors and members of his
cabinet that his mansion is finer than Aso Rock Presidential Villa, was
reported to have completed the Presidential Mansion which has a Ranch, a
big estate and multiple buildings within three years.
The Imo Governor allegedly and forcefully acquired the 10 hectares of
land using Government powers and selling same to himself. Sources said
he completed the Presidential mansion within the first three years of
his tenure and most times performs official businesses there.
A Lebanese Construction firm whose name could not be ascertained
before going to press built the sprawling mansion at a cost estimated at
N1Billion.
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