2019: Three APC Governorship Contenders Set To Truncate Okorocha's Plan To Install A Sucessor

Despite Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State firm resolve to install a successor after the expiration of his second tenure in office in 2019, three prominent politicians in the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC in the State  are set to truncate the Governor’s plan by taking a shot at the contest.

Okorocha is believed to be preparing grounds to have a successor to continue his legacies when he leaves office.   

 He had said that zoning will no longer be a factor to elect the next State governor.

The Governor’s postulation is said  to have rather fired on other contenders for the governorship contest in the APC who are bent on furthering their ambitions.  

Two of them are from Imo North Senatorial District (Okigwe Zone). They are staunch members of the party.

One of them is said to have taken control of the ward executives in the State by paying them their monthly salaries. 

This newspaper had reported that it is part of the strategies of the politician  to take hold of the party which has been cash strapped despite having a serving governor and majority of members in the Imo State House of Assembly.

Another APC top politician also from Okigwe zone (Imo North) is also interested in the contest and has long time political ties with President Muhammadu Buhari. 

The politician recently used his contacts in the presidency to influence the appointment of his elder brother as Vice Chancellor of one of the federal universities in the South East.

The APC heavyweight was to be appointed a Minister in Buhari’s government but was told soft pedal to accommodate Governor’s Okorocha’s ministerial nominee. 

While the politician has maintained cordial relationship with Okorocha, he has never hidden his displeasure privately how Okorocha runs the State.

This newspaper finding reveals that he is also preparing grounds to contest for the governorship election of Imo State in 2019 on the APC platform.

Another interested contender is from Imo East Senatorial Zone (Owerri Zone) who was a staunch ally of the Governor before things went awry. He was said to have served the Imo governor diligently before he was kicked out of office

 He is said to have begun subtle consultations and will declare his ambition when the time comes.