Aftermath Of Okorocha's Loss At Douglas House Polling Unit: Massive Redeployment Hits Govt House

Despite the fact that the Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas
Okorocha was declared the winner of the Imo Governorship election, and
has been sworn-in for a second term, but the disappointment meted to
him by the electorate at Government House Polling Booth, Owerri, is
consuming its casualties.

Trumpeta reports that the Governor has directed the Head of Service to
do a massive redeployment of staff in Government House, Owerri.

Already, Eighteen staff have been posted out of Douglas House, to
"obscure" places as a mark of punishment for biting the fingers that
feed them.

Trumpeta was told that Governor Rochas Okorocha and his political
party, the All Progressive Congress, APC lost both the Governorship
and Presidential elections at the seat of power in Imo State to the
PDP, which rankled the Governor and his Aides to no end.

Following this shocking development, the immediate past Head of
Service Mr Ekenze is said to have posted out eighteen staff from
Government House to elsewhere.

When Trumpeta reporter visited the office of the Head of Service at
the State Secretariat, the names of the Eighteen Staff were pasted on
the notice Board

A source from the Secretariat told Trumpeta that more names will be
released next week to join the first released eighteen, as Government
House is still short-listing names of the staff who voted for PDP in
the last election.

"From all indications, more staff will be posted out from Government
House. We learnt that the new Head of Service has been directed to
compile more names, as eighteen is not enough" Trumpeta was told.

Trumpeta further reports that despite entreaties from the staff that
the Government House polling Booth is populated by electorate from
outside the Government House fell on deaf ears, as Government is bent
on weeding out the "saboteurs".

"It is true that Owelle and Buhari lost in Government House Polling
Booths. But that Polling Booth is not only for Staff of the Government
House. Some of us even registered in our villages, but we are now
suffering for what we know nothing about" one of the Staff told
Trumpeta.

This Newspaper learnt that the Government House authorities have
decided to do a parade of all Staff in Douglas House where they will
present their voters cards, to ascertain how many of them registered
in the Government House Polling Booth.

Meanwhile, some of the Staff posted out said they prefer their present
situation, as they work longer hours in the Government House without
over time and other allowances, pointing out that Imo Government House
is no more like it used to be during the Udenwa and Ohakim eras when
staff were treated like kings with their allowances and salaries paid
as at when due.
—Trumpeta