Imo State may soon witness a fierce political showdown between the camps of Governor Hope Uzodinma and his predecessor, Emeka Ihedioha.
The ruling All Progressives Congress and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party may not be spared in the ensuing political melee as prominent chieftains of the two political parties are said to be gearing up to support their own in the face-off that appears like the first salvo in the build up to the next gubernatorial election in the state.
“This is the major reason there are so many assumptions regarding some very important issues. The new government is left with no choice other than a probe to get these people to come forward and explain some things,” a source said. I say this, with what has been discovered so far, he is the worst governor. Look at the N19.63 billion local government funds that were misappropriated by the Ihedioha’s men. That was how they looted the funds of the local governments to the detriment of the people at the grass root.
“And in line with the new Imo agenda to entrench a resilient and transparent public service to the state, the governor had to give the approval for the investigation,” he said. Expectedly, the decision is being received differently by most supporters of the two leading political parties in the state even as political analysts warn the gladiators to be wary of politicizing governance so as not to sacrifice accountability and probity on the altar of political expediency.
He accused the APC in the state of bad politics and claimed that Uzodinma once banned former governor Ihedioha from entering the state. “Uzodinma and the APC are harassing and intimidating members of PDP, to the point of once beating up women who were at the airport to receive Ihedioha back into the state.
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