However, of about the twenty two aspirants who picked forms for the governorship race, indications have clearly emerged on those who are truly in the race for the PDP governorship ticket. If what happened at the delegates congress is to be worked with, then I can comfortably tell you that the following people have really shown that they are in contention for the PDPs governorship ticket: IKEDI OHAKIM: As a former Governor of the State under the Partys platform, he has ensured in his own private capacity that the Party is steadily funded and its members motivated. In saner societies, Chief Ikedi Ohakim would have had the option of first refusal. But because we are in the part of the world, where every moneybag or those Chief Ikedi would call the moneticians seek to buy themselves into power, they are pushing it with him and fighting with everything they have to ensure that they put him at the same level with them. Being the political tactician that he is and a quintessential administrator, he has successfully pushed these rivals to their strata. They are all trailing him. The information I have is that majority of the delegates who emerged in fifteen of the twenty seven local government areas in the State are indisputably loyal to the former Governor. He also has a good chunk of supporters from among the delegates that emerged from other LGAs. Therefore, it is safer to opine that if the PDP works with the present delegates list, then Ohakim is the indisputable Party flag bearer. Let me quickly add without the slightest sentiment that the Party will be the best for it, if they give him the ticket, because he remains the most acceptable among the retinue of aspirants under the Party. EMEKA IHEDIOHA: His position as a deputy Speaker gives him some advantage, which enabled him to poach some Party leaders and stakeholders, including some of Ikedi Ohakims best men. He also has a very deep pocket, giving him some financial edge over others. No matter how you look at it, money plays an influential part in politics all over the world, and our own people do not as much as care how a politician came about his money, what they are keen on is collecting whatever they can. Another thing that worked and still works for Ihedioha is the fact that he is the first to really kick off his gubernatorial project, going on a consultation tour to at least twenty six of the twenty seven LGAs. He has a good chunk of his supporters emerging as delegates in about four LGAs of the twenty seven LGAs in the State. These LGAs are Ezinihitte Mbaise, Aboh Mbaise, Ahiazu Mbaise and Ngor-Okpala LGAs. He got a reasonable number of his supporters emerging as delegates in Mbaitoli and Ikeduru, though the stakeholders in these LGAs are still contesting the results, with serious allegations that some Party officials were compromised and made to forge results in favour of the Deputy Speaker. This much is yet to be proven. imostateblog/2014/11/04/imo-pdp-congress-the-lies-the-cries-and-the-truth-by-onwuasoanya-fcc-jones/
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 16:33:01 +0000