One has observed carefully the
condition of the three major political parties in Imo State and wonders which
of the political parties have the nerve and political firepower to be on the
saddle of governance of Imo State in 2015.
If
the state of the parties in Imo presently is anything to go by, then none of
the political parties can successfully beat its chest to say that it will
overrun the other in the battle or scramble to take over the State.
Let’s begin with the PDP. The PDP in the State
roared back to life last month when President Goodluck Jonathan visited the
State to receive decampees from the All Progressive Congress, APC.
Before
Mr. President’s visit, the PDP has been in shambolic state and condition as
leaders of the party operated poles apart. President Jonathan’s visit only offered a
unifying platform for its bigwigs and members. Fortunately, this has not been
sustained.
Since
the razzmatazz of that visit fizzled away, the party has gone comatose. The
party’s secretariat located along Okigwe road, Owerri, has continuously remained
under lock and key, except when there are party functions which seldom holds.
There
is no apex leader for the party in the State unlike in the past when then
Governors Achike Udenwa and Ikedi Ohakim pulled the strings in the party.
At
the moment, the bigwigs and heavyweights in the State are entangled in a cold
war on who leads the party.
This
manifested at the reception for President Goodluck Jonathan. It was observed
that party leaders made separate arrangements for the visit. This is dangerous
for the party as this may metamorphose into an implosion when the struggle for
the party’s guber ticket begins.
The
PDP wallow in the belief that it will “pin” Rochas at the elections and cruise
to victory with the support of “Federal Might”
The
All Progressive Congress, APC is infested with the bug of docility. The party
which prides itself as the party in power in the State is battling with a
deadly propaganda inflicted on it by the opposition.
While
it enjoys pockets of support from a tiny fraction of Imolites, the party
leadership is weak in the State and this translated to low turn out during the
party’s registration exercise. Absence of sensitization and awareness campaigns
at the wards and Local Governments is another major undoing of the party.
But
it has the capacity to rise again if put its act together and undergo serious
surgical operation to change its perception by Imolites in the State. The achievements
of the rescue mission administration is seen by leaders of the party as the
passport to victory in the coming elections.
The
All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Imo State has strived without success to
erase its status as a rag tag political party.
The party has not grown in leaps and bounds even when Rochas Okorocha
emerged governor of the State on its platform in 2011.
However,
its strength relies on its “spiritual members” (it has successfully convinced
Imolites that every Igbo man or woman is a member of APGA by identity) to
always cruise it to victory in every election. This is why the party has won
almost all the elections since the advent of democracy in Imo State.
APGA hopes to reap from the anticipated fierce political fireworks to be exchanged by the PDP and APC in Imo State at the elections. This is why its members have maintained faith with the party and hope that the altercations between two political titans shall be its benefit. Lets watch and see
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