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- JUST IN: 5000 UDP Members Dump Party For APC In Taraba
- BREAKING: Top PDP Chieftain Killed In Imo State(Graphics)
- JUST IN: Southern, Middle Belt Leaders In Fresh Moves To Oust Buhari In 2019
- REVEALED: I Have Informants, Spies In Aso-Rock – Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB Leader
- APC PRIMARIES: Oshiomhole Recieved $500,000 Bribe In Cash From Governor
- Jonathan, Obasanjo Ignore Akpabio At Wedding Event
- 2019 Election: Tension Over Imo APC As Okorocha, Uzodinma Fight Continues
| JUST IN: 5000 UDP Members Dump Party For APC In Taraba Posted: 12 Nov 2018 12:11 AM PST
Over 5,000 members of the United Democratic Party (UDP) on Saturday defected to the All Progressives Congress, ,APC.The defectors who had left the APC and followed the former Minister of Women Affairs, Sen. Aisha Alhassan, to the UDP were received by the APC's governorship candidate, Alhaji Sani Abubakar.According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Abubakar while receiving the defectors in Jalingo, said with the publication of the list of the party's candidates for various positions, all issues and grievances arising from the recent primaries have been laid to rest.He appealed to all party members to close ranks and face the task of delivering the party in 2019.Abubakar also stated that the party had commenced the process of reconciliation by reaching out to some of the former governorship aspirants."With the publication of list of candidates, the issues surrounding our party primaries have now been resolved and we have already initiated the peace and reconciliation process. "It is good that you have realised your mistakes in time and have decided to return home in your numbers. "Let me assure you that the task ahead of us is enormous; we should not be distracted by a UDP or anything else. "I can assure you that most of the former aspirants are ready to work with us to rescue our dear state," Abubakar added. Related Topics: #AishaAlhassan, #Abubakar #UDP #APC #2019Election Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| BREAKING: Top PDP Chieftain Killed In Imo State(Graphics) Posted: 11 Nov 2018 04:25 PM PST
A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain has been assassinated in Imo state.According to media reports, the ward executive for Egwedu-Atta, Njaba local government area of Imo State, Mr Herbert Nwaneji was on Friday, brutally killed, and his body dumped between the boundary of Atta and Nkume (both in Njaba LGA).His family members explained that he received a call on Friday evening, and immediately left his house with his bike, but failed to return the same night.The worried family members kept trying his line all night, but not reachable. Only for his dead body to be found in the said location the following morning.Related Topics: #PDPChieftain #ImoStateSharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| JUST IN: Southern, Middle Belt Leaders In Fresh Moves To Oust Buhari In 2019 Posted: 11 Nov 2018 01:33 PM PST
All things being equal, campaign for the 2019 general election will start on November 18. Ahead of the exercise, a notable member of Afenifere, Prof Stephen Adebanji Akintoye, revealed to Sunday Sun the inside story of how Southern and Middle Belt Forum resolved to work together for a common candidate against President Muhammadu Buhari in the coming election.What is your projection for the 2019 general elections?There is no prospect for a peaceful election. Philosophy or ideology for development is no longer there. All that everybody is doing is ganging up together in order to position themselves to share the national cake. People are becoming very desperate. Desperation is mounting to high heaven. People are now ready to kill and be killed in the process of looking for power. The whole system is so obviously and violently crooked that it is very difficult for anybody to project for a peaceful election. Ordinarily, in a situation that we have reached now, a president who has got his country violently divided as Buhari has gotten Nigeria ought to have the patriotism and the loyalty to tell his party that he will not contest again in 2019. But he is not going to step down because he has an agenda that he is carrying out which has nothing to do with Nigeria. Already, cattle herders who are killing around the country are threatening politicians who are opposed to Buhari. So, it is no longer going to be a question of political parties and their thugs; it will be a whole army taking part in the election in one direction or the other. So, it is not going to be a peaceful election.There has always been apprehension about the unity of the country each time election is coming like this. With this scenario that you have painted, will there still be an entity called Nigeria after the 2019 general election?You are asking a question that touches my heart very deeply. I love Nigeria. I was raised to love Nigeria. I went to school at a time when the dominant tendency was to teach young people sitting in classrooms all over the country about Nigeria and how to love their country. We used to say proudly among ourselves that our country was going to be the black man's world power of the modern times. But one must live to accept the realities as they come. The reality of today is that Nigeria is not making it. Nigeria has descended far down. Poverty is intensifying ferociously all over Nigeria. Nigeria is now rated extreme poverty capital of the world. The United Nations report says that Nigerians are the poorest in matters of access to electricity, purified water, good communication and transportation and good public service in the world. Nigeria Bureau of Statistics also says that about 70 percent of Nigerians live in absolute poverty. So, it doesn't look we can make success of Nigeria.Some people make restructuring look as if it is the means and end to development. Beyond issue of restructuring, what other things do you think should be in the front burner as campaign manifesto by political parties?One thing is that we do need to have restructuring. All this accumulation of powers and resource control in the hand of the Federal Government is weird. It is surprising that any group of thinking human beings would ever dare to think of a thing like that. It cannot hold; we have to restructure the country. So, restructuring is a good idea. In fairness to one of the candidates, Atiku, he's been talking of restructuring for a long time and he is talking more and more convincingly about it. He is one candidate out there who has a clear message about restructuring today. But my fear is that we have reached a point at which even restructuring is something too late and too little. I think we have come to that. Then, what should be the main issues of campaign for this election? Revival of this country! That is a more meaningful message than change. Restructuring is part of it, but it is not all of it. Restructuring is a baseline from which to reorganize further. Two, we need to do something about laws that guide democratic politics in our country. The law should compel any individual seeking to be elected in our land to go and study very well before he would ever dare to stand before Nigerians to canvass for votes. Then, we need to return to the rules that existed in British colonial times until January 1966. We need to revive the law that guided the management of public resources so that it is not the man in charge of power who is in charge of the money of the state. That is the way it used to be in the 1950s and early 1960s. Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello and Azikiwe of this world as premiers of the three regions could not put hands into their regional purse to take money to spend. How money should be disbursed was laid down in meticulous details and they observed the procedure before the money could be touched. Besides, we need a situation in which we must return the private institutions back to the owners. When they took over schools from owners and invested them in the Federal Government, they destroyed our education system. We must return the universities that were built by the regions back to the people who built them. So, it is not just restructuring of taking power from the Federal Government and giving it to the regions or the state. We must go to the core of the matter. The Federal Government is building universities because money is at the centre, but they have no idea of what the university is all about. They are kidding with the future of our children. We need a total revamping, a total revival of this country. I know it can work, if we do it sincerely. But have we built the type of minds that can do those things sincerely? The answer is no. That is where the real fear comes. This government came in with a three-point agenda: economy, security and corruption. How has Nigeria fared in these areas in the last three and half years? We were promised improvement of the economy, but we now know that the person for whom that claim was being made has no clue at all about what an economy is. The ultimate leader may not have a clue, but he should have the common sense to bring other people who have ideas into government and make them do the work in his name. We elected somebody who doesn't want that. Even the party that got him elected was ejected from the house immediately the election was over. So, the management of the economy has fallen abysmally low and confidence has disappeared both here in Nigeria and abroad. People abroad are looking at us with wonder, wondering what is happening. The general opinion in the world is that Nigeria cannot be helped. Again, insecurity has grown in various forms. Fulani herdsmen and their agenda of conquering have multiplied security problems in our land in the past three and a half years under Buhari. Boko Haram was troublesome, but it was limited to some certain areas. No part of Nigeria is free from them. When Buhari was installed, he talked convincingly about corruption. But the truth is that Buhari has no idea of what corruption is all about. Not only that public money is being stolen, companies are also suffering of corruption from their employees. Corruption has become the psychological make up of Nigeria. No Nigerian now thinks he can do a decent job without having to steal part of the resources involved in that job. The world is afraid to do business with Nigeria because of corruption. We have created monstrosity. While Buhari goes about chasing people who had made it in the past, the people in his government are stealing money. So, Buhari has done nothing to bring corruption down. Which of the two leading candidates do you consider a better choice in the present circumstance? In the present circumstance, if we will be free to vote, which I doubt, I will say first of all, Buhari should not win again. I will say Buhari should get his own vote and the votes of his own little family. He has destroyed our country. If he is rejected and nobody votes for him, then, of course, the other person will win. I think it is not about who will win and who will lose. I want Buhari to lose in the interest of Nigeria. Immediately Atiku Abubakar emerged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and paid Obasanjo a visit, Afenifere followed it up by endorsing his candidature… (Cuts in)… No, this is what happened. Afenifere belongs to the Southern and Middle Belt Forum which is made up of leaders of the South-South in PANDEF, leaders of Southeast in Ohanaeze Ndigbo, leader of the Southwest in Afenifere and leaders of Middle Belt in Middle Belt Forum. All these leaders are interested in who rules this country. They are particularly worried about Buhari and how he can be peacefully sent back home so that we can begin to put together the broken pieces of our country. The primary desire is to join hands together to produce one candidate against Buhari so that we can all decisively and resoundingly send him home. In that regards, each leadership group in the Southern and Middle Belt Forum began to make itself available to receiving and talking to candidates. So, it is not only Afenifere who did that, it is just that Afenifere is the best known among these organizations. Secondly, at the final caucus of the Forum in Abuja, which we held in Chief Edwin Clark's house, representatives of the four zones sat together and invited the candidates to come and tell us what they would do for Nigeria. So, it is not as if any group has endorsed any candidate. What we are working towards is for all opposition political parties to present a common candidate who will face Buhari in the coming election. Who that candidate will be, nobody is sure yet. Atiku is obviously the most prominent and more attractive to the press. But there are other credible Nigerians among the other candidates. What we are working at is to make all of these parties to present a common candidate. Who that candidate will be, we don't know yet. Either Buhari or Atiku, you are still dealing with Fulani in power. What difference will it make? I hate to talk ethnic politics at this level. As I said, the candidate is not yet settled. Leaders in the Southern and Middle Belt are still working on it. If we do end up with Atiku, then we will have to sit down and negotiate. In this situation we are in, no Nigerian of any status will be allowed to walk into the presidency of Nigeria without a clear blueprint in his hands and in our hands about how Nigeria is going to be governed. We are not going to allow that any more. The kind of blank cheque Tinubu and co gave Buhari is no longer going to be possible in our land. Source: Sunday Sun Newspaper Related Topics: #Buhari #MiddleBelt #Afenifere #2019Election Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| REVEALED: I Have Informants, Spies In Aso-Rock – Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB Leader Posted: 11 Nov 2018 01:46 PM PST
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of a proscribed group, Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has revealed that he has spies in Aso-rock.Kanu, in a broadcast on Saturday stated that he has "people in Aso Rock that feed him with information" adding that this was how he was getting all the information he was releasing about the government.Listen to the audio below:Related Topics: #NnamdiKanu #IPOB #AsoRock Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| APC PRIMARIES: Oshiomhole Recieved $500,000 Bribe In Cash From Governor Posted: 11 Nov 2018 11:55 AM PST
Fresh facts emerged yesterday, which indicated that, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), became a target after refusing $500,000 bribe cash from a governor.The governor wanted the APC chairman to adopt his anointed governorship candidate.But Oshiomhole insisted on applying the guidelines of the party for primaries, Sahara Reporters reports.Also, there were indications that the APC leadership tried its best to strike a fair deal with Governor Rochas Okorocha on a 55-45 per cent basis.The Imo governor however opted for 100 per cent concession which was unacceptable to APC.Findings by Sahara Reporters correspondent revealed that contrary to allegations, the refusal of Oshiomhole to collect bribes from godfathers and candidates accounted for the plot against him. It was gathered that many godfathers and governorship candidates were desperate for tickets but Oshiomhole stood his ground that he will not compromise party guidelines. A top source, who spoke in confidence, said: "At a stage, a governor became agitated and offered Oshiomhole about $500,000 to make sure that his candidate got a governorship ticket. "The bribe sum was later hauled in cash to Oshiomhole's office by one of the emissaries of the affected governors. But the APC chairman rejected the bribery. "What the APC chairman did was to brief some members of the National Working Committee (NWC) on what transpired. He also intimated some leaders of the party too. The party adhered strictly to its guidelines and the governor's candidate lost out. "The governor later turned out to have joined forces in the plot to remove Oshiomhole to teach the APC chairman a lesson. It was surprising to see the governor coordinating nocturnal meetings to sack Oshiomhole. "The facts and witnesses are there. In the fullness of time, the name of the governor will be released. Maybe when he does not have immunity again, he will pay the price." As at press time, it was learnt that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Department of State Security Service (DSS) to stay away from party affairs and issues. Also, the President has appealed to those aggrieved among APC governors to sheathe their swords. A government source said: "The President has waded in the crisis of confidence between the governors and APC national chairman. We expect peace to return to the party. There might also be some reconciliation within the substitution window allowed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). "The President has however ordered DSS to avoid dabbling in party affairs. He said if there are petitions about any infraction, they should be sent to appropriate agencies. Buhari was worried that the same challenge which the DSS faced on the arrest of judges had re-occurred." Meanwhile, there were indications that the APC leadership did its best to offer a fair deal to Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State on the party's candidates for 2019 poll in the state. A reliable source said: "Okorocha is respected and loved by most of our leaders but we discovered that he cannot get all he wanted in 2019. "APC leaders met the governor and it was agreed that as the APC leader in the state, he should go back and do justice. "We offered him a fair deal. We said he should take 55% of the available seats and concede 45% of elective offices to others in the state. He accepted the deal but he returned to Imo to take 100% control of everything. "At this point, we have no choice than to leave his fate to APC members to decide. This was why he lost out." Responding to a question, the source added: "If Okorocha was keen on his son-in-law as APC governorship candidate, there is nothing bad if he abandons his senatorial ambition. "What made matter worse was when APC got intelligence report that the proposed running mate to his son-in-law as APC governorship aspirant has been found to be dating another girl in the governor's family. "This was why Oshiomhole came out to say he was not elected APC National Chairman to preserve any dynasty. We conceded a lot to Okorocha but he wanted wholesale party machinery in his care to do what he likes. "If you look at the structure in the state, it is disproportional. Okorocha is the governor, his former Personal Assistant is the Deputy Governor, his son-in-law was a former commissioner and aspiring governorship candidate; his sister is the Deputy Chief of Staff/ Commissioner; the governor has also secured a senatorial ticket and he has given tickets to many loyalists. "If he defects to any party, none can tolerate such indulgence because it is a mockery of democracy." As at press time, it was learnt that APC may still retain the current deputy governor, Eze Madumere as running mate to its governorship candidate, Chief Hope Uzodinma. "We may give deputy governorship slot to Madumere again," a top party source added. Related Topics: #Oshiomhole #RochasOkorocha #Buhari #APC #2019Election Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Jonathan, Obasanjo Ignore Akpabio At Wedding Event Posted: 11 Nov 2018 04:21 AM PST
In a viral photograph online, Ex-Presidents, Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo reportedly snubbed a former governor of Akwa-Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio at the wedding of Timi Alaibe's daughter recently.It will be recalled that Akpabio recently defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.Related Topics: #Akpabio #GoodluckJonathan #OlusegunObasanjoSharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| 2019 Election: Tension Over Imo APC As Okorocha, Uzodinma Fight Continues Posted: 11 Nov 2018 04:20 AM PST
Following current irreconcilable differences between Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State and the All Progressives Congress Governorship Candidate, Senator Hope Uzodinma, there are grave concerns that their bitter battles may endanger the fortunes of the ruling party in the 2019 elections. There is also the fear that the current secret moves by some aggrieved stakeholders in the APC power game may be designed to mature at a time it would ultimately harm the party. This fear is informed by revelations that some APC stakeholders that lost out may have resolved on plan B arrangements which they want to hold as a secret until the last minute. The SDP/ADC options One of the issues that occasioned the recent tension in the state, according to Dr. Vincent Nwulu, an APC chieftain is the news that Okorocha's supporters, who are bent on ensuring the emergence of Uche Nwosu as the next governor of the state, have allegedly renewed their talks with some political parties to field the out-going governor's choice. A top politician and known supporter of Okorocha, who prayed not to be named, confided that supporters of Ugwumba, convinced that the national leadership of APC have not been fair on their preferred candidate, "will not fold their hands and watch the select elements from Abuja, deny us of the right successor of Owelle Rochas Okorocha. We are making the right efforts to ensure that Ugwumba contests the governorship, even if it has to be outside the APC platform." Nwulu alleged that "certain elements, through the connivance of selfish leaders in Abuja, have come to hijack the party we labored so hard to build in Imo; to reap where they did not sow. If they succeed in taking the party platform, our candidate will use another credible platform to win the election. That is all I can say for now." Although the likely platform Governor Okorocha's supporters may choose has not been declared publicly as at Friday, insiders said the ongoing negotiations in the camp suggest that they may settle for either the Social Democratic Party (SDP) or African Democratic Congress (ADC). The two parties have, within the last three months garnered momentum within the state in preparation for the 2019 governorship election. It would be recalled that the romance between some Imo APC chieftains and SDP for the purposes of winning 2019 elections dates back to August this year, when the power game in APC ahead the 2019 governorship election was still at the nursery stage. At that time, a group of aggrieved members of the party, under the aegis of Good Governance Forum (GGF), reportedly met with the state leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to discuss the possibility of defecting to the party. The Publicity Secretary of SDP in the state, Godsent Chilos, who disclosed this preliminary move in a statement, added that the aggrieved leaders of GGF confided that given "the events unfolding in Imo APC, it will be very difficult for the party to win elections in Imo State come 2019." "Our attraction to SDP is as a result of the grassroots strength of SDP; SDP's commitment to restructuring of Nigeria and operation of Open Government when elected to power, adherence to the principles of internal democracy, harmonious co-existence and respect to the democratic rights of members. "We think that SDP is the only party in Imo State that has brighter chances of winning the governorship of Imo State, including majority in the State House of Assembly in 2019, because APC and PDP has failed imolites," Chilos had quoted the leaders of GGF as saying then. Since then, the party has been described as the plan 'B' for the APC governorship and other aspirants, eager to win the ticket. That status was in a way confirmed further in October, when some aggrieved APC and APGA aspirants actually defected to SDP in the state. Since the national leadership of APC finally submitted the name of Uzodinma, thus leaving Okorocha's favourite aspirant, Nwosu, in the cold, there are hints that the governor may have given his nod for Nwosu's henchemen to move over to SDP to prepare grounds even as the battle in APC continue to rage on. This calculation has been strengthened by Chilos' recent revelation that one Okorocha's disciple, a governorship aspirant has really commenced serious negotiations with SDP in the state. Chilos raised the speculation that Nwosu, Okorocha's Son-in-law, may go for SDP's flag when he said of the APC's governorship aspirant negotiating with SDP: "He is one of governor Okorocha's ardent supporter; he is presently having talks with us." As would be expected, this development has elicited fear that the governorship candidate of the party in the state may be persuaded to drop the governorship ticket for the powerful APC aspirant. Although SDP chieftains in the state had consistently debunked the insinuations that their candidate is standing in for a particular APC aspirant, the speculation and the resultant permutations have refused to die down. Even before speculation that SDP may be the fallback party, there was the allegation as far back as June this year that Okorocha had, at the beginning of the crisis in his political family, identified African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the likely 'plan B platform.' This allegation was followed with the rumour that the governor had secretly joined ADC. The rumour became so wide spread that the Southeast Zonal Secretary of ADC, Mr. Nkem Ukandu, early in June came out and told newsmen that Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has not joined the party. Even with that formal denial, some observers insist that ADC remains part of the likely cards that may be played in the intriguing power game in Imo APC. Endless war of words Perhaps to confirm their resolve to fight until the Election Day, Governor Okorocha and Senator Uzodinma have since November continued to exchange hot words against each other even as concerned party supporters plead for peace in order not to jeopardize the fortunes of APC in the forthcoming elections. It all began when Uzodinma was quoted as saying the governor underestimated his (Uzodinma's) popularity. Responding through a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, Okorocha alleged that Uzodinma was "burdened by at least two criminal cases, besides standing on a wealth of unknown means, including issuance of dud cheques." As he puts it, "Chief Uzodinma should face his two most recent criminal charges over the issuance of Dud Cheque and non-declaration of assets. We won't talk about other similar cases. "Chief Hope Uzodinma is not a member of APC in Imo State. His purported membership of the party was announced in Abuja. He has never attended any APC meeting either in his ward or in his local government, Oru-East, or at the state level. "That is why no APC member in the state was excited when the party's National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, announced him as his preferred governorship candidate of the party in the state. "Since Chief Uzodinma has begun to throw stone not considering the fact that he lives in a badly constructed glass house, we challenge him to publish his profile for the public to see and let Rochas also publish his own. Rochas Okorocha was born in Ogboko, and he grew up in Jos. He attended St. Joseph Primary School, Barkin Ladi Jos, and Juladaco High School Jos. He has LLB and LLM of the University of Jos, Post Graduate Diploma in Management, of the Benue State University," the statement said. In his defence, Uzodinma said Okorocha made reference to a non-existent cheque. The Director of Media and Special Duties of Senator Hope Uzodimma Campaign Organisation, Mr. Declan Emelumba, said "Imo State government is referring to a non-existent dud cheque issue and phony assets declaration matter. Imo State Government has only confirmed an open secret which is that they are behind the two baseless issues. "We know that it was Imo State Government that sponsored the jankara Abuja magistrate judgement over a matter between two corporate citizens which a magistrate court has no jurisdiction just to smear the Senator's intimidating image. "They are also behind the baseless assets declaration issue to achieve the same goal. But on each they failed woefully "Is Imo State government now the state, LGA and ward secretariat of APC? This only goes to confirm that Okorocha and his cohorts believe that Imo State and APC are their personal estates. "They are still dreaming and I think they should continue to wallow in their dreams," Uzodinma said. The Uzodinma's Campaign Organisation also challenged Okorocha, "to tell us the year Okorocha got the so-called LLB and LLM from the University of Jos so that we can expose their falsehood. "We don't know what they are implying by talking about certificates but if its to imply that Okorocha is better educated than anybody then they must be told the bitter truth which is that he is not in a position to talk about certificate." Earlier, Okorocha was quoted as alleging that the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state, Senator Hope Uzodinma, "will never win governorship election." Also speaking through Onwuemeodo, Okorocha stated that "there was jubilation within the opposition parties in the state when Senator Hope Uzodinma was named the candidate of the APC in the state because of how unpopular he (Uzodinma) was." Explaining why Uzodinma cannot win the governorship election, Onwuemeodo, quoted the governor as saying, "In 2011, he took the Senate seat for Orlu Zone from Chief Osita Izunaso, through the court. In 2015, Nigerians knew what transpired in Imo. "The state was invaded with armed security personnel by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders like Uzodinma and the rest is history. So, Uzodinma can never win election in Imo, in a free and fair election. "And that is why the PDP and APGA members are those celebrating his Kleg governorship candidature for Imo APC. "If Uzodinma was to be a known member of the party, there would have been celebration in Imo. "The chieftains of the party in Abuja, who are backing him, are elite politicians, who have no relationship with the grassroots," he said. If Okorocha is unsparing, Uzodinma has equally been so. He had alleged that it was aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party that "manipulated Governor Rochas Okorocha into power in 2011." He also alleged that Okorocha did never won an election, adding that the governor "has underestimated how unpopular he has become in the state." In a statement signed by his Director of Media and Special Duties, Declan Emelumba, Uzodinma said, "Okorocha has run for many elections, including the governorship of Imo State, before 2011, and even the presidency, and lost all. But, in 2011, in particular, Imo people voted more against former Governor Ikedi Ohakim than for Okorocha, so, he merely benefitted from the anger of the people against Ohakim. "Even at that, the election went into a bi-election, where Ohakim was finally manipulated out of the race and Okorocha became governor. Also, in 2015, Okorocha, as incumbent governor, could not win outright on first ballot. "The election was concluded on a second ballot, where some aggrieved PDP members helped, again, to manipulate him into the governorship." He also pointed out that he defeated Okorocha's political party in Imo West Senatorial District in 2011 and 2015, even as governorship candidate and incumbent governor, respectively. "I think this is more than enough evidence that in terms of popularity, Senator Uzodinma is far more popular than Okorocha in Imo West (the biggest senatorial district in Nigeria) where both come from. "The truth of the matter is that all strata of Imo society are celebrating Uzodinma's victory as the APC governorship candidate and this has brought them back on track to vote massively for APC in 2019. "Uzodinma's popularity in Imo State is infectious and it will not only guarantee victory for APC, but will rake in far more than five million votes for the APC from the Southeast in 2019. So, let no one be deceived by Okorocha's boast because he is the problem of APC in Imo State and the Southeast." As the war of words continue and as there seems to be no solution in the peace moves, concerned stakeholders are watching closely to see the final effect on the fortunes of the party in 2019. Related Topics: #RochasOkorocha #HopeUzodinma #ImoAPC #2019Election Sharing is caring. Share this story  |
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