The immediate past Governor of Imo State ,
Ikedi Ohakim , says that he was left with no
other option than to begin the full enforcement
of a court judgement which ordered his
successor in office, Rochas Okorocha , and the
state government to without delay , pay him
and all the government officials who served in
his administration between 2007 and 2011 ,
their entitlements and severance packages.
The former Governor had approached an
industrial court sitting Owerri, the state capital ,
and prayed it among other things to order the
state government to immediately pay him and
his former aides their entitlements and
severance allowances as former officials of the
state government , a prayer the court granted .
Speaking to newsmen shortly after donating a
brand new car , cash and food stuff to the
widow of his late former special Adviser
( special Duties) , while in Government , Pini
Onyegbuduo , Ohakim expressed regret that his
successor in Office had refused to obey a valid
court judgement delivered over six months ago
that his benefits as a former Governor of the
State and that of his former aides be paid
forthwith .
Ohakim said that he was not surprised that the
Governor had yet to respect the court
judgement which mandated him to without
further delay pay him and those that served
with him in government their benefits, because
he had penchant for disobedience to court
orders and judgments .
Ohakim, however , stated that he was not “
perturbed by the governor ’ s acclaimed
disregard to rule of law by offsetting our
entitlements because the court judgement gave
us legal right on how we can enforce the court
judgement.
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