- Governor Rochas Okorocha will honour President Johnson Sirleaf
- The Imo governor will confer her with her chieftaincy title
- He also said a road will be named in her name in the state
Governor Rochas Okorocha has announced the coming of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to Nigeria just as he said she will be conferred with a chieftaincy title.
The Imo governor faced criticism when he unveiled a statue of President Jacob Zuma of South Africa in Owerri, the state capital and has now followed it with a chieftaincy title for the Liberian president.
Vanguard reports that Okorocha also said a road will be named after her.
In a statement by Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo who is the chief press secretary to the Imo state governor, it was confirmed that Sirleaf will arrive Nigeria on Thursday, November 9 ans will also deliver a speech.
He said: “On arrival on Thursday, Mrs. Sirleaf would be taken to the Palace of Eze Imo to be accorded the African way of receiving an august visitor like her and the Chairman of the State Council of Traditional Rulers, HRM Eze Samuel Ohiri will be expected to decorate her with a Chieftaincy title.
“Taking into account that she took over the leadership of Liberia soon after a bloody Civil War and she has been able to sustain the peace of that Country for ten years now.
“The following day being Friday, November 10, 2017, Mrs. Sirleaf will then be at the Rochas Foundation College of Africa where she will meet with the Students and also specifically interact with the Liberian Students.
“And all these will help to instill confidence in the students and brandish a juicy future for them.
“After her outing to the College, the Liberian President will deliver a lecture to Imo women at Imo International Convention Centre ,IICC, and the topic will be women in politics. “And the lecture is structured to encourage women in the State to develop interest in leadership, especially when it is recalled that Mrs. Sirleaf is the first female President in Africa.”
NAIJ.com reported that Governor Okorocha said he erected a huge statue in honour of Zuma to attract investment to Imo state.
The governor said Zuma’s visit to Imo state was to sign a memorandum of understanding between Jacob Zuma education foundation and Rochas foundation college of Africa.
He said the South African president also met with businessmen at the Ikemba Ojukwu centre, including Leo Stan Ekeh of Zinox Computers, Pascal Dozie of Diamond Bank, chairman of Innoson Motors, and a host of others.
Source: Naija.ng
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