Governor Sullivan Chime is reported to have declared his resolve to run for the Senate despite the understanding reached at the peace meeting between him and Senator Ike Ekweremadu and President Jonathan.
Sources at a the Enugu West Senatorial District Zonal meeting of the PDP, which held at Awgu Local Government Council headquarters at the weekend, said the Governor who just secured an approval for an N11 billion loan explained that he had not attended the zonal meeting all the while because he wanted to make up his mind on his post-tenure future, but that he was now more revolved than ever to go into contest with the Deputy President of the Senate irrespective of whatever it would take him.
The source added: “He told the gathering, which comprised the 5 Council Chairmen under the senatorial district and some party stakeholders loyal to him, that President Jonathan had not been firm over his discussions with him and that he was free to present himself to Enugu people since Enugu belonged to Enugu people. Our Governor reminded us that he was the chief executive of the state, hence he would rather make sure the Enugu state chapter of the did not present candidates for the 2015 than allow the PDP to make use of the list of ward delegates that emerged from the November 1 ward congressses. He told us that he was not speaking to us in confidence and that whomever wished should feel free to covey his comments to the national leadership of the PDP or even the President himself”.
The governor’s hard words at the meeting have further fueled the speculations that he could indeed be on his way to another political party where his camp would slug it out with the Ekweremadu camp.
This is even as the latest posters launched by a key governorship candidate being backed by the Chime do not bear the logo of the PDP or any other party.
Grapevine has it that the governor had before now accepted not to vie for the Senate, but with a proviso that all the remaining elective positions, namely the governorship, State and National Assembly positions would be ceded to him.
