Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State was in no mood for niceties, Saturday, as he discussed the state of the nation with SaharaTV.

Quizzed on his thoughts concerning President Buhari’s comments that he inherited an empty treasury as C-In-C, Okorocha said the country’s number one citizen was being generous.

“if Buhari used the phrase ‘near empty treasury,’ I think he is being kind with the word. I think what we have is a complete lack [of money in the country].

Okorocha also addressed speculation that Governors had contributed to emptying the treasury.

“I’m sure that you are not aware that Federal government takes 54 percent of (the budget) and State government takes 24 percent of that money. How much comes to State governments?”

He also had a few things to say concerning the crisis in the national assembly. He said the crisis has festered this long because the president has promised not to interfere in the affairs of the legislative arm.

“If you watch President Buhari, he is not really bringing himself or imposing anything. His neutrality is the cause of what you see today. The President has said that the National Assembly should take whoever they want as leaders, and at a particular point the Party felt that in keeping with the principle of zoning, equity should now begin here [at the National Assembly] so that everyone feels part of the nation.

“My Party is not in disarray at all, what you are witnessing is real democracy. It’s devoid of position, so when people allow some level of free will to exercise their freedom, then most people misunderstand it to be quarrels. I don’t think our Party is in disarray.”

The Governor briefly addressed the recent emergence of Radio Biafra, a media organization aimed at secession of Biafra from Nigeria. He dismissed their actual presence calling it “a mirage, the more you look, the less you see.”