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Madumere Opens Up On Okorocha

Eze Madumere & Rochas OkorochaImo State Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere spoke candidly about his boss, Gov. Rochas Okorocha recently. “Despite the governor being my long time boss, mentor and leader for over two decades now, it does not mean that I should take him for granted. The relationship is that you should know your role as a deputy governor. It is clearly defined in the constitution that your primary role as a deputy governor is the chairman of the boundary commission and the second role is at the discretion of the governor. The governor has the discretion to give you assignment. In my own case in Imo State, the governor has given me assignment to supervise five ministries in the state and I have about six advisers that report to me but they don’t report to the governor. So, those are his responsibilities and I have a very wonderful, cordial relationship with my boss because I know the boundaries; I know what are the dos and don’ts. He is somebody I know very well and we understand each other. If my boss coughs here I know what it means; if he scratches his head, I know what Owelle means and that is what is sustaining the working relationship. He knows what I can do or say at any time. He knows that what I tell him in the afternoon, if you wake me up in the morning or at night, I will say the same thing. At any particular time, my governor knows where I am. It is not those kinds of relationships that the governor will be somewhere and the deputy will be somewhere and the governor cannot even give account of his deputy. There is nothing I do that my governor does not know. That makes the relationship strong and the trust and understanding are there.”