By Samuel Ibezim.
Three years to the next governorship election inImoState, former Minister of Interior, Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho says he is under pressure to take a shot at the Imo governorship seat in 2015.
Iheanacho, told journalists in Owerri, last week, that aside pressure from well meaning Imolites, his achievements in public and private sectors, age and capacity ranks him above other contenders for the plum job.
Hear Iheanacho “I am the most qualified person for Government House, Owerri come 2015. I do not think anyone will be surprised to see that I am running for the government seat. I’m under pressure to contest, my age, experience and achievements speaks for me”
The Emekuku born sailor admitted that it is the turn of Owerri zone to produce the next governor ofImoStatein 2015. He contended that Owerri Zone Political Leadership Forum (OZOPOLF), a group championing the cause of an Imo governor of Owerri Zone extraction, has no monopoly to determine who governs Imo from the zone. He stressed that during election periods, all sorts of group’s spring up and most of such groups end up only conveying some politicians to power.
“It should not be so. What should convince the electorate to vote for a particular candidate is his or her manifesto” he said.
Iheanacho took a swipe at cabals who stay far away inAbujaand want to dictate who governs the state, stating that such political incident which occurred in 2011, should not happen again in 2015.
On Prof Bath Nnaji’s resignation as Energy Minister and Igbo language going into extinction by 2025 as predicted by United Nations, Captain Iheanacho said that either Prof. Nnaji is tired of working as minister or pressure has been mounted on him to resign which failure to do so would warrant been sacked. He maintained that Prof Nnaji is an international expert and the most qualified person for that job.
Capt Iheanacho however, chided the United Nations (UN) for predicting that Igbo language will go into extinction by 2025. “Let me tell us the truth, Igbo language will never die” he concluded.
