Residents and indigenes of Imo State have expressed outrage after the Governor of the State, Rochas Okorocha, on Saturday, unveiled a giant statue of the President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, in Owerri, Imo State.

Not only that, the Governor conferred on President Zuma, the Imo Merit Award, which is the highest award in the State, conferred on distinguished personalities who have made a difference in the development of their communities and to humanity.

Indigenes of the State have since taken to social media to express their disapproval and disappointment.