: Orlu Zone Still peeps Seat
: Begins Horse-Trading.
The Imo State charter of equity re activated by Imo State Elders Council with the sole aim of handing over the Governorship seat of Imo to another zone outside Orlu after the second term of Uzodinma may finally turn a mission impossible as Owerri and Okigwe Zones have to already begun what a political Analyst described as early battle.
Since two weeks now, the media in Imo have been awash with the two Zones, issuing press releases why this or the other zone should take the first shot.
In a release by a Group named ” Okigwe Global League and signed by Prof Nnamdi Obiareri, Mark Uchendu,Emma Ibediro amongst Others, the group made it clear that Owerri Zone should allow them to take the first shot.
In the said release, the group argued that their tenure was truncated hence they should be allowed to complete their remaining one term.
The term in reference was the Ikedi Ohakim truncated second term in office.
However, while that was on, the People of Owerri Zone have also issued quantum of releases while they should be allowed to present a Governorship material to Imo ahead of 2027.
One of the releases was the one released on Monday April 15th by Imo Harmony project signed by Captain Iheanacho as Convener.
In the release, the group however presented Owerri Zone as a marginalized Zone and warned all Owerri people to dissociate with any person who works against the realization of the project.
However, while the ongoing battle rages between the two Zones, little do they know that the people of Orlu Zone have begun internal horse trading, searching for a successor to Uzodinma.
Speaking to Lead ,one of the leaders of Imo State Elders Council who would not want his name in Print revealed that Orlu tink tank has begun what he described as horse- trading, seeking a better Governorship material that would succeed Uzodinma in 2027.
Reacting to the question on whether such action will not amount to an injustice as well as a rape to equity, he made it clear that equity has never worked in Imo and will not start this time.
According to the Speaker, the race would be thrown open to all the zones and any zone that produces the best candidate would be supported irrespective of the zone the person comes from.
The Speaker further hinted that in the last election, the Owerri and Okigwe Zones were asked to leave Orlu Zone and Uzodinma to complete their term but PDP fielded Senator Nnaemeka Anyanwu in PDP as candidate and Okigwe Zone picked Senator Achonu for the Labour party, querying the rationale behind the said charter of equity.
According to the Speaker, after the Governorship election which Uzodinma managed to scale through, the said Achonu and Anyanwu dragged him again to Election petition Tribunal even when the Elders Council wrote them to withdraw their petitions.
