Even as Chief Uche Nwosu, the Chief of Staff to the governor is yet to pick and be crowned the flagbearer of APC governorship candidate in Imo State, jostle for who becomes his running mate has commenced.
Since Nwosu, a son –in-law to Okorocha has become the anointed candidate of the governor without any challenge to the throne from his political family, Trumpeta learnt that others in the camp have started scrambling for the position of Deputy Governor.
Already, all notable politicians in the Rescue Mission, the camp of Okorocha has been consumed by the Nwosu project.
Though, Okorocha has made it possible that he is for Nwosu as successor but the issue of Deputy to his in law has remained unresolved prompting political kingpins who are from other zones than that of Nwosu’s Orlu to begin the scramble for the number two position.
From what was learnt in the camp of the governor, Okigwe and Owerri zones are entangled in the battle for who produces the running mate. It was learnt that Okigwe zone are eagerly asking for the second position while Owerri is not left out.
Okigwe zone parades the likes of Rt Hon Acho Ihim, the Speaker of the House and House of Reps member, Chike Okafor. As at the time of this report, Trumpeta gathered that the name of Okafor is more prominent than that of Ihim.
Despite Ihim’s proven allegiance to Okorocha and passion shown to the success of the Nwosu governorship project, the name of the Obowo born legislator rings bell in the Rescue Mission for the Deputy post to Nwosu. Ihim’s albatross is said to be alleged fraud case against at Okigwe High Court, where he is standing trail for N18m matter said to be missing in the custody of council during his tenure.
On his own part, Okafor is seen as a better material and will balance the equation of political sharing in Okigwe zone in the Rescue Mission family. The Okorocha candidate for Okigwe zone Senate is Prof Nnamdi Obiareri who is from the same LGA with Ihim. Feelers have it that should Okigwe zone produce the Senator from the Okigwe North part of the zone, where Obiaraeri and Ihim are hail from, then Okafor’s Okigwe South would be entitled to the Deputy Governorship slot.
On the other side, Chief Charles Amadi (Charlvon) the Deputy Governor Designate, Callistus Ekenze, Okenze Sylverster Obinna and Chidi Ibe, all of Owerri zone are not left out in the permutation.
The names of the aforementioned are said to be creating waves as the second in command position to Nwosu.
Trumpeta further gathered that the reason for their involvement in the campaign for Nwosu is to deliver their respective political blocs and the Owerri zone to be considered for the Deputy Governorship.
