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Rochas Okorocha, Imo state governor, says Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, are trying to stop his political progress by all means.

Addressing some of his supporters on Tuesday, he said their calculation is that he would be a strong force to contend with in 2023, hence, the plan to stop him.

He alleged that the recent political upheaval in the state were as a result of plans to pull him down by forces outside the state.

“The saying that there was no victor and no vanquished after the civil war is just a mere way to create unity for the country, otherwise the Igbo were the vanquished, ever since, the Igbo has fared like the defeated but the most painful aspect is that Ndigbo are about to lose again,” he said.

“There is more to the noise you are hearing about the governorship election in Imo, it is not about Uche Nwosu, it is about a plot to stop Okorocha by all means, otherwise why will Adams Oshiomhole and Rotimi Amaechi be interested in who governs Imo?

“The calculation is that if Uche Nwosu becomes governor and I go to senate, I will be a strong force by 2023. The most annoying fact is that they are using our people to pursue that agenda.”

Okorocha had lost out in his bid to make Nwosu secure the governorship ticket of the APC. Hope Uzodimma, a serving senator. won the ticket.

The governor had blamed this on Oshiomhole and some leaders of the party.

While recalling the fate of the Igbo after the civil war,Okorocha said they are about making similar mistakes that put Ndigbo at a disadvantaged position in Nigeria.

He added that the “Igbo would be at the losing end if he is politically alienated”.

“I want to go to senate to remain politically relevant until 2023 and also to represent Ndigbo and the Nigerian masses,” he said.