There is no doubt that the May 5, 2018, ward congress of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State, completely cut Governor Rochas Okorocha to size. Many of his party men and women readily tell whoever care that “the Governor has been defanged”. Many careful political watchers saw it coming but the diehard supporters of the governor neither sensed nor smelt the looming defeat. Governor Okorocha called the shots in all sectors. The build up to last Saturday’s congress result was gradual but consistent. The governor’s alleged failure to appreciate that there is an expiry date for all things, led to his defeat during the congress. Read more