Yesterday a picture surfaced on social media showing a banner in Owerri, the Imo state capital, which showed the Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, exchanging pleasantries with the United States of America president, Barack Obama, while President Muhammadu Buhari looked on.
The picture, which has generated so many comments on Nigeria’s social stratosphere, had the caption, “Behold, the new faces of change”.
It is however not clear who is responsible for putting up the banner, even as the Imo state governor or his government have not reacted to the issue yet. The issue is one of the trending topics on the micro-blogging site, Twitter.
See the comments below:
Wait o. It is true Rochas Okorocha made a billboard of his handshake with Obama? I give up on him and his colleagues. That’s just sad.
— OnyeNdiolumbe (@CalvinEmeka) July 27, 2015
While we’re on the Rochas subject. He looked completely ridiculous with that lame scarf he’d around his neck #ObamaIsHumanToo
— Richard Akuson (@AkusonRichard) July 27, 2015
Rochas Okorocha fall my hand sha!
— Ayomikun Williams (@Abills) July 27, 2015
I’ve never seen such blatant complex like what Rochas Okorocha just demonstrated. How is your shaking Obama a billboard worthy thing?
— Richard Akuson (@AkusonRichard) July 27, 2015
Just imagining how Rochas will feel if he mistakenly loses the photo with Obama
— Leonardo Da Andy (@omonieme) July 27, 2015
As an Imolite I will like 2 say Rochas or whoever brought d idea of d billboard thing as Stupid n Lame this is d apex of foolishness
— The Altruist (@ThisisDrelin) July 27, 2015
You people didn’t get the memo. The bill board photo of Obama & Rochas is to encourage youths in Imo state to aim for greatness
— yelosisi (@Karoloflyf) July 26, 2015
Most people complaining about Rochas do the same thing with pride. They take picture with local celebrities & will want to pull heaven down.
— Chukwuebuka (@ebuka_akara) July 26, 2015
Rochas Okorocha is just a pure clown! I suspected that picture with Obama was gonna be used like this. Funny man.
— Abiola Kazeem (@biolakazeem) July 26, 2015
Sometime last week I said Rochas would do this. Illiterate of a governor pic.twitter.com/MzYr29r6o9
— China Acheru (@Ikwerreman) July 26, 2015
Seriously APC needs to discard Rochas. What manner of rubbish is having a billboard show you and Obama. Childish man.
— Adedeji Adetola (@DejiTola) July 26, 2015
When I said this picture would be hung in Rochas’ office, someone said on Billboards in Owerri. Welcome to Owerri. pic.twitter.com/YZ2wXGfy0z
— Sam Hart (@hartng) July 26, 2015
Apparently, the governor still has some supporters who think there is nothing wrong with the banner, but the majority of comments are actually not in support of the decision.
Okorocha was one of the governors in President Muhammadu Buhari’s entourage to the US last week.
Source: Naij
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