In politics, anything can happen. Or who would have imagined that the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, regarded as political warlord and kingmaker in his state, Kwara would lose an election to return to the senate? Or Oyo State governor, Abiola Ajimobi who could not move his people to vote for him to go to the senate. Such were the surprises that trailed the last Presidential and National Assembly elections.
The results woke the APC from its slumber and its erroneous conclusion that it would control the state for long. The PDP, on the other hand, knowing it won by a slight margin, is blocking all loopholes to ensure it regains its lost glory in the state. APC, apart having former governor Alao-Akala in its kitty still won the heart of a very influential Yoruba group, Yoruba Patriots Movement led by Chief Dosu Oladipo which promised to mobilise 250,000 voters for Chief Adebayo Adelabu.
But the opposition parties were not swayed by this as they argued that even during the periods of the two former governors, candidates from the other zones contested against them. And from all indications, the fiercest battle against Ikpeazu will come from the APC which surprisingly did very well in the last presidential election compared with its abysmal outing in 2015.
The gubernatorial election in Imo State, is definitely not going to be a tea party, especially as no fewer than 70 political parties are fielding candidates for the electoral contest. There are strong feelers that this thinking has obviously won some hearts in Orlu and Okigwe senatorial zones, but that is not to say that this is going to be the major determinant of the outcome of the governorship election.
Candidates’ structure and not necessarily party manifesto, is another determinant. If the Presidential and National Assembly elections are used as parameter, the three most dominant political parties are the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, All Progressives Congress, APC, and Action Alliance, AA. One of such strong groups is Owerri Zone in United States of America for Ihedioha. This is an organization of distinguished ladies and gentlemen that are supporting Chief Emeka Ihedioha.
While appealing to the citizenry to “come out enmasse to vote for him”, Ozuzu also disclosed that their members will either return to cast their votes or get in touch with their relations, with a view to guiding them appropriately. Finally, the way the security agencies would be deployed and the briefs they will get, will determine their roles during the polls.
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