Imo Gov : Details Emerge Why Ex Governors Will Not Back Uzodimma, Anyanwu, Achonu

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An Owerri based political analyst, Mr. Sylvester Ahumibe, has said two former governors of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha and Emeka Ihedioha, will not support the governorship aspiration of three frontline governorship candidates, who are participating in the November 11, 2023 Imo State governorship election.

The three frontline governorship candidates are Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Senator Athan Achonu, of the Labour Party, LP.

Ahumibe who spoke to newsmen in Owerri, said the two former governors will prefer โ€œto remain visibly quiet over the governorship election because of future political considerationsโ€

โ€œOkorocha and Ihedioha will not openly endorse any of the frontline candidates. They will prefer to keep mute and prepare grounds for the guber election in 2027.

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โ€œThese are experienced politicians. Ihedioha may run in 2027, and it is politically convinient for him to contest in four years time.

โ€œBy then, Uzodimma who is seeking re election and who may win a second term bid on November 11, would be exiting as governor.

โ€œIhedioha would also be favoured by the Imo Charter Of Equity, which Owerri zone will benefit from in 2027

โ€œThough Uzodimma may want to install a successor, it would not be easy for him to do so.

โ€œThere is a trend in Imo State. Outgoing governors find it difficult to install their choice successors. Even, an incumbent governor can lose re election.

โ€œFormer governors of the State, Achike Udenwa and Rochas Okorocha, were unable to install successors. Ikedi Ohakim failed to win re electionโ€ he noted.

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Ahumibe said Ihedioha will not openly support Senator Samuel Anyanwu, because โ€œit will be politically unwise for him to do soโ€

โ€œConsidering the process which led to the emergence of Anyanwu as PDP Imo governorship candidate which Ihedioha complained about, no one expects him to support Anyanwu.

โ€œFor Okorocha, his reconcilation with Uzodimma, if it is real, will prevent him from backing either Senator Anyanwu or Senator Achonu. The best option for him is to support his partyโ€™s governorship candidate quietly.

โ€œHe may choose to root for a candidate in 2027, perharps his son in law, Uche Nwosu, if the latter decides to contest for governor at that time.

โ€œThe LP candidate, Achonu canโ€™t also earn Okorocha and Ihediohaโ€™s backing because of these factors and reasonsโ€ he concluded.

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