2015: 500 Politicians To Watch In Anambra State As APGA, PDP, APC ,Labour Bigwigs Rekindle Rivalry

Is it going to be war between the political gladiators in Anambra state come 2015 which is around the corner ? Obiano, Umeh, Obi lead APGA’s assault against PDP, APC, Labour and new emergent’s. But odogwuemekaodogwu.com reports that the New Telegraph did a good job on the 500 politicians to watch in 2015 and thus brought the menu to you.  

Odogwuemekaodogwu.com reports that although Senator Ngige appeared to have been dwarfed , he would spring surprises in 2015 but will be matched by Chief victor Umeh. But Uba brothers of Uga in Aguata , Arthur Eze, Chukwuma Soludo, Annie Okonkwo, Stella Oduah, Olisa Metuh of PDP and Ifeanyi Ubah of Labour will test strength in Anambra with APGA and it would be a royal rumble arena.

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Will the godfathers have their way?
One of the states where governorship election would not hold in 2015 is Anambra; its gubernatorial poll holds in 2017. For the general election, Anambra promises to be a major battleground in the South-East. There is so much diversity in the state.
Presently, the state is being governed by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) but the state House of Assembly is dominated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which also controls two senatorial seats, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) has one seat in the Senate.
The House of Representatives’ seats are shared among the three parties. With the governorship election out of the way in Anambra in 2015, the battle would centre on the presidential and legislative polls. As usual, APGA is expected to support the PDP and President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election in particular, but the PDP, APGA and APC will slug it out for the legislative seats.
APC chieftains are also expected to mobilise support for its presidential candidate in the state. Since the advent of democracy in 1999, Anambra has been noted for its perennial intraparty and interparty rivalries. It has been, most of the time, a parasitic instinct of some of the gladiators playing out to the detriment of the people of the state. The fate of the state in the hands of some prominent personalities was largely a huge irony in view of the enormous wealth held by the people of the state.
Over the years, observers of the Anambra scenario found it inexplicable that instead of fostering political development for its citizenry, moneybags, who are indigenes of the state, have all these years diminished and undermined its political development, because of the impunity of a few political merchants.
The State Assembly as well as the National Assembly elections are sure to heat up the polity going by the recent intense underground moves by some individuals and groups to effect political changes and counter the moves of some of their rivals.
In the 2015 general election, a lot of personalities will shape the political direction of the state. These personalities are politicians, businessmen and professionals who will either contest for elective position or support potential aspirants.
Willie Obiano
Some politicians in the state believe that Governor Obiano does not appear to display a kind of mien of a political personality that would go into the rigour of a second term election in a state like Anambra always filled with many booby traps set by moneybags who would not let go when they are entangled in political battles.
One of those who hold this view recently told New Telegraph that “he will not go for a second term. He will not want to go through this kind of Anambra rigours during election of governor and what follows after.”
However, it has become quite clear that they have read a different personality in the governor. Obiano’s elaborate plans for governance and his aggressive moves to tackle problems hitherto seen as no-go areas by his predecessors do not portray him as someone not made of the sterner stuff required to do a second tenure. Even his recent utterances, making references to an eight-year period punctures that line of argument.
Hence, the man is an outstanding political personality to watch come 2015 in his state. He is certain to be interested in determining who gets what during next year’s national and state Assembly elections.
The governor whose character seems to run quite deep is likely to form the central force of APGA, the political party on whose platform he was elected during the November 2013 governorship election in the state.
With his elaborate governance programmes, Obiano is seen to be already digging deep to get a firm grip and grasp of the mechanisms that would enable him pull multi vital strings next year to call a lot of shots before, during and after the elections come 2015.
Chris Ngige
Still drawing much inspiration from his outstanding performance as governor of the state, and for the fact that the ovation from the populace has yet to be blown off, Ngige and his APC may not be pushovers during the 2015 elections in the state.
It is on record that he contested the last governorship election and came a distant third, but the APC strongman has continued to command quite a visible following.
Not known to be easily cowed politically, he is not likely to fold his arms and allow himself and his flock swept into the political wilderness next year. A reason it is believed that he would go for another term of four years next year.
Ngige currently represents Anambra Central Senatorial zone in the National Assembly. Candidates angling to contest the elections in 2015 under his party would naturally rally around him.
However, apart from the factional war in the state chapter of the APC in which he seems to be winning, there will be a possible formidable opposition from APGA where Chief Victor Umeh, the APGA national chairman, is warming up to grab the senatorial ticket.
Yet, those who read the political pace of the state quite closely have in the past few days continued to say that Obi appears set to join the league of former serving governors angling to join the senatorial race in their respective states, a situation that would add more clogs in Ngige’s ambition for a third term in the Senate.
Peter Obi
Having governed the state for close to eight years and having put up what was seen as a performance far better than many of his predecessors, Obi’s political influence is not likely to wane abruptly. He hails from the same central senatorial district as Umeh and Ngige.
Some political observers say he could still influence some of the decisions Obiano may take in view of their cordial relationship by virtue of the fact that he (Obi) drafted the governor into the gubernatorial race.
Besides, Obi’s end of tenure programme, which he christened ‘final push’ was believed to have literally bought him a sizeable part of the stakeholders across the state, including some powerful traditional rulers and opinion leaders. The former governor is likely to continue to wield some influence among such persons.
However, the larger part of the population who were angered by the brazen act of doling out free cash to select institutions and personalities are wont to oppose him should he move to vie for any position, or do a political king-making act come 2015.
Shortly after he left office, it was speculated that he may vie for the Senate seat but the presidential promise of ministerial appointment which now appears evasive has further made conjectures around the former governor more intractable. If he decides to run for the senatorial seat, the development will worsen the political tension that may bog down that senatorial zone.
Yet, what would have given him a new relevance and currencya promise of ministerial appointment by President Jonathan- may have been shot down by bigwigs of the PDP in the state who are said to have tackled the presidency over plans to empower the man who is not of the ruling party.
Victor Umeh
His perennial involvement in the past years in the crises that have been bogging down APGA where he has served as national chairman until recently when Chief Maxi Okwu appeared to be having the upper hand through court pronouncements makes him a politician ideally bred for the turbulent political game usually offered by Anambra political terrain.
Those who have followed his recent engagements believe that but for the lingering litigations currently shaking the roots of APGA, he looks good to floor Ngige in their “zone of death”.
Umeh is said to have become more popular in his Central Senatorial zone than both Obi and Ngige because his grassroots connection has increased with the last local council elections that held in the state. Umeh is said to have been instrumental to the emergence of quite a good number of those serving now as chairmen of the local councils. This was made possible by the fact that the intermittent feud that usually came between his relationship with Obi was resolved at the time the election of the chairmen and councillors held.
Hence, he exercised his influence as the national chairman of the party maximally during the exercises – primaries and the council election. In the meantime, Umeh has continued to make himself available in most political functions relating to his party while also attending social functions where masters of ceremonies would clearly and always introduce him as national chairman of APGA. With the Court of Appeal ruling in his favour, observers believe that the fortunes are likely to smile on him in his quest to occupy a senatorial seat.
Andy Uba
For many years, the very visible political bigwig in the Anambra South Senatorial District bestrode the state’s political landscape in a menacing manner.
Now, with the whittled down overriding influence of the South since the emergence of Ngige, Obi (Central) and now, Obiano from the North, it is not likely that the influence of the South will be as noticeable across the state as it used to be come 2015.
What is clear however is that Senator Uba is still a political figure to watch in the South zone. Having built a formidable political relevance from his days in the presidency when he served as Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to President Olusegun Obasanjo, to the days when he contested and won governorship election in the state under PDP but served for only 17 days, before losing to a devastating judicial pronouncement that reinstalled Obi, Uba’s capacity to win elections in the state has improved by leaps and bounds.
He has lost two attempts to become governor. He once contested for the governorship election on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) and lost to Obi. In the 2013 governorship, he made an attempt to fly the PDP’s ticket but he lost, though a faction of the party produced him as candidate. But the court ruled against him. Although the scenarios that may play out in the senatorial contest in his zone are not yet evident, it may be difficult to see an aspirant who could easily upstage Uba in that zone except that sentiments against a third term quest may dim his political influence that looms large in the area
Chris Uba
A businessman who has in the past years maintained a perennial attachment to powers-that-be in Aso Rock, Nigeria’s seat of power.
Uba, younger brother of Senator Andy Uba, has always been a political figure to watch each time an election holds in Anambra State since the days of the administration of former governor, Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju. Along with Sir Emeka Offor, another business mogul whose tentacles reside in and draw lifeline from relating with the nation’s top political leaders, Uba had stood ever present like the Shakespearean northern star in the affairs of Mbadinuju administration.
This overriding influence of Uba was to be replicated in the succeeding administration of former Governor Ngige who became a puppet of “godfatherism” in its early days.
The businessman and chieftain of the PDP has a firm grip of Anambra South. Those that aspire for any political office in the zone refer to him. It would be no surprise if he plays very outstanding roles in determining who gets what in 2015, especially in the South Senatorial Zone.
Annie Okonkwo
He is a wealthy businessman turned politician. He was elected to the Senate and served two terms on the platform of the PDP. However, his political fortunes appeared to have dipped in 2011 when he sought the ticket of the party for a return to the National Assembly where he had been representing the Central Senatorial District of the state but met a brick wall. From the, he defected to Accord Party where he lost his return bid to the Senate.
He is now a stalwart of the APC where he was national vice chairman (South) until the national convention of the party recently. After the recent state congresses, the party in the state split into two along each of these two dramatis personae – Ngige and Okonkwo – in a factional war. As it is now, although Okonkwo’s body language has not betrayed clear direction as to whether he would run for any position come 2015, he is sure to influence much of what would happen in his party and beyond next year.
Uche Ekwunife
One of the outstanding female politicians that abound in the state, Hon. Uche Ekwunife transmuted from her banking profession where she had risen to the position of zonal general manager of the defunct Standard Trust Bank to become a politician of note in the state. Quite visible in the House of Representatives where she currently represents Anaocha/Njikoka/Dunukofia federal constituency, she is believed to be warming up for another tenure and commands not a lean following. She lost the APGA governorship ticket to Obiano last year.
Yet, some close observers of the woman have recently indicated that she may be warming up to fly the APGA senatorial flag for the central senatorial zone. If that is true, she would be contesting against Obi and Umeh for the APGA ticket of the zone that is likely to hold itself out as the hottest bed in the state come 2015.
Nicholas Ukachukwu
This Osumenyi-born politician and notable businessman whose business tentacles have dovetailed into manufacturing, social services, especially education, among others have shown his political astuteness within and beyond Anambra, his home state.
In 1999, he achieved the rare feat of winning the House of Representatives seat for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. In pursuit of his political targets, he has journeyed through the defunct All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP), Hope Democratic Party (HDP) and the PDP while during the last governorship election in the state, he was believed to have worked for APGA.
Those who know him closely say he is a most outstanding force to reckon with in his Nnewi South local council just as his relevance in the political scheme of things in the state would not be questionable in 2015 as he would always deliver his Osumenyi area to his preferred inclinations.
Ifeanyi Ubah
The owner of Capital Oil and Gas Ind. Ltd, Ubah will remain a visible politician in the state for a long time in view of the aggressive electioneering, which he engineered during November last year’s governorship election in the state.
His undisputable relevance is the reason the council election held last December remains stalemated and unresolved in his Nnewi North local council area, home town of the late Dim Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.
It is believed that his Labour Party (LP) won the council chairman seat, but the election remains stalemated. Hence, not only will his visible control of that local government area still be relevant in 2015, but it is believed that if he thrusts the same quantum of energy into next year’s election, then, it will be quite a battle to defeat him or any candidate he decides to support or sponsor. It is uncertain whether he would run for any elective position.
Bianca Ojukwu
Widow of the Ikemba of Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, Bianca has stepped into the political shoes of the former Biafran leader and National Leader of APGA. Although many claim that the shoes are too big for her, the former Nigeria’s most Beautiful Girl, however cannot be wished away in 2015, given the place of the Ojukwu family in Anambra politics.
At the moment, she is Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain and is believed to be close to the Presidency. Sure, her closeness to Abuja would be exploited by her party and its candidates in the forthcoming polls.
Joy Emordi
Senator Emordi has remained a powerful female politician in Anambra North Senatorial Zone, even largely in the state, in the past decade.
A senator who once represented the Anambra North district in the National Assembly, she was, in 2011, appointed the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, a position which added to the enormous influence she wields to make her a very formidable political force in the area.
She lost that position in September 2013 in a controversy over allegedly dispensing of huge amounts of hard currency to legislators, an insinuation she denied vehemently at that time. She is one of the politicians from the state to watch come 2015.
Margery Okadigbo
A serving senator also from the North Senatorial Zone who is the widow of former Senate President, Chuba Okadigbo, Margery won her seat at the Senate through a tortuous legal battle which eventually earned a judicial pronouncement that firmed up her position. It is not clear if she would run for second term in 2015. She is rarely seen in the state.
Arthur Eze
A notable business magnet and chieftain of the PDP, Prince Arthur Eze is known to be a perennial political godfather, always calling the shots from the political backstage in a very dogged manner. He has been in this business for decades and is said to have remained close to the succeeding powers that be in Aso Rock Villa from where he also draws much of the confidence he exudes in the political terrain.
The Dunukofia- born businessman also has his immense philanthropic spirit working for him. Sources in the state stated that though his party lost the last November governorship election in the state, he is not one to give up fighting for the desired relevance of his party in the state.
And he is sure to deploy so much of his arsenal to achieve this for the PDP. He bankrolled Tony Nwoye of the PDP in the 2013 governorship election. He will definitely bankroll PDP in the state for the election, especially the re-election of President Jonathan.
Emeka Offor
He was quite visible in the political scheme of things in Anambra during the administration of Chinwoke Mbadinuju. Sir Offor was largely seen as the governor’s political godfather.
A multi-billionaire of note, this politician has in the past two decades been making his mark in the business world with interests spanning many spheres just as he has remained a friend of successive occupiers of the Aso Rock Villa like his compatriot, Arthur Eze. Also a philanthropist of note, a biographer once described him as a political kingmaker who pulls the strings behind thrones.
He once donated one million dollars to Rotary’s Polio Plus Programme, making him one of the most outstanding donors of that dimension. Yet, this spirit of philanthropy notwithstanding, Offor’s political inclination is such that he does king-making even beyond normal partisan political games. His watchers say the Oraifite-born politician is sure to pull all his strings during the 2015 general election in the state.
Chike Obidigbo
Dr. Obidigbo is an industrialist who recently went into partisan politics, causing some stir and upset for Governor Obiano. Obidigbo recently lost his case at the Anambra Governorship Election Petition Tribunal where he had claimed to be the rightful candidate of APGA during the primary that produced Obiano.
His admirers said the business mogul who has been fighting the APGA factional war on the side of Maxi Okwu faction has become quite popular with his political forays that brought him into the epicentre of the party’s intractable crisis.
In his North Senatorial District, Obidigbo who comes from the same zone as the state governor is unlikely to be wished away as the political drums are beginning to sound for the 2015 electioneering.
Godwin Ezeemo
Ezeemo is an international business mogul who has been domesticating his business exploits in recent times, investing in manufacturing, agriculture and distribution of imported goods.
His foray into politics, especially during the last governorship election when he was a towering figure in the primary election of the main opposition APC from where he defected to the Progressive People’s Alliance (PPA) has made him a force to reckon with politically in the state.
Back home in his native Umuchu land in Aguata council area of the state where his massive agricultural establishments and other manufacturing concerns are sited, he has built increasing relevance.
The man is also a quiet philanthropist penetrating communities and getting out from the hinterland unto the state capital where he has single-handedly built a secretariat complex for the state council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists. He may be running for the South senatorial seat. Whether he wants to realise that under his present party, the PPA or another party is yet be known.
Victor Ogene
Ogene is the current deputy chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Information. He represents the Ogbaru Federal Constituency in the National Assembly.
Having passed through the crucible of fighting an intense legal battle to consolidate his victory after the last general election, the journalistturned politician is already warming up for a second term.
Recently, he trained some youths in his area, and to whom he doled starter packs and cash worth tens of millions of naira. Political leaders of the area, which is also the home front of former Aviation Minister, Stella Odua, used the occasion to drum support for him. However, it was gathered that the same forces that dragged him through a long legal battle after the last election may still be arrayed in yet another battle with him come 2015.
Ogene is said to be working with Sir Dubem Obaze, a former commissioner in the state who is revered as the political leader of Ogbaru. Obaze, who is the younger brother of Oseloka Obaze, current Secretary to the State Government, is said to hold the key to a successful outing of political office seekers in the area.
ABC Orjiakor
Like Sir Emeka Offor, Prince Arthur Eze, Ubah, Orjiakor who is a surgeon and billionaire is a friend of the Presidency. He is believed to be close to a powerful minister in the government of President Jonathan.
Orjiakor who hail from Uli in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state as Mbadinuju, is not known for now to be nursing the ambition of vying for an elective post but he is said to have become a force to reckon with in determining what takes place in the political scheme of things not only in his South senatorial zone but even within the state chapter of the PDP.
Charles Soludo
The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) who immediately after serving out his tenure in the apex bank moved into his state’s very murky political waters, have had his bitter experience but still remains a force to reckon with in Anambra politics.
He has lost elections in both the PDP, his first party of choice when he joined politics, and APGA where some forces stopped him from getting the ticket of the party after he defected to the ruling party in Anambra after an alleged due consultation.
However, it is believed that he may make another attempt come 2015, perhaps to make it to the Senate to represent the southern zone or in the alternative support others who would run for state or National Assembly elections in his Isuofia, Aguata local council area.
Tony Nwoye
He flew the flag of PDP during last year’s governorship election in the state and was one of the four petitioners who dragged Governor Obiano to the tribunal that recently wound up its sitting in Awka, the state capital.
Nwoye, a former leader of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has worked with the leaders of the PDP for quite some time before fortune shone on him last year when he was given the ticket of the party to run for the governorship.
He came second during the election and is believed to have used that opportunity to garner followership and become more popular in the political workings of the state. It is not certain what his plans are for 2015.
Alex Ekwueme
Dr. Ekwueme was Nigeria’s vice president in the Second Republic. Ekwueme can be said to have passed through most political crucibles in the nation’s everfledgling democratic experiment. He is known to have exhibited outstanding patriotic spirit at moments when the federation totters on the brinks of anarchy and disintegration.
Ironically, as he has always risen to the occasion to salvage the nation, he has not been quite lucky in having a serene political environment in his home front – Anambra, and it does appear that what has been seen of the statesman has been a golden silence.
This is a source of worry for many observers. However, it is believed that, somehow, Ekwueme relates with the political players behind the scene, but whether his inputs have been helping to reshape the state’s politics, especially as it concerns next year’s elections in Anambra, cannot not be outrightly gauged at the moment.
Stella Oduah
This former Aviation Minister and a princess of the Oduah royal family of Akili-Ozizor in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra had in the past few years loomed large politically from her exploits in 2011 when she initiated a strategic campaign group – Neighbour To Neighbour – to drum support for President Jonathan. After the polls, she was to be appointed minister of Aviation in recognition of the effort of her group.
At the Aviation ministry, she visibly made her mark as she rose to fame in performance. Back home, her political relevance appreciated considerably not just within her Ogbaru local council but also in Anambra State. Hence, not minding the downside of her political career following her sack over alleged scandal in the purchase of bullet proof cars, political leaders of Ogbaru recently lauded her in view of her outstanding performance which left the Aviation ministry under her watch better than it had ever been.
Events of last week when she was honoured by the people of Ogbaru shows that Princess Oduah’s political value has not diminished the way outsiders thought. So, she is a big political force to reckon with and those warming to run for any elective post within Ogbaru and beyond (within the North senatorial zone) have not lost sight of this. She would be in the class of decision makers in 2015.
Olisa Metuh
Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP took to Law profession after his father, and owned a law firm before his foray into partisan politics in November 1999, at the first National Convention of the PDP when he contested and won election as an Ex-Officio member of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC). Subsequently, Metuh became the first Youth Leader of the South-East zone of the PDP, a post he combined with his membership of the NEC. He has held many other posts in the party. He was National Vice Chairman (South-East) before his present position.
The PDP spokesman will clearly got the political voice to be heard later this year when primary elections for his party would hold to choose the party’s standard bearers for the 2015 polls.
Although some critics are wont to think that his capacity to deliver during elections have yet to crystallize, Metuh who hails from Otolo Nnewi area of the state would not be wished away, especially in view of his strategic position as the spokesman of the ruling party. His vantage position will make him stay ahead of the PDP political kingmakers in the state, the usual fight of the titans in the state notwithstanding.
Ben Obi
Senator Obi, the Special Adviser to the President on Inter-Party Affairs is one of the politicians in Anambra that are going to play crucial roles in the 2015 general election. Since he ventured into politics in 1978 as a founding member of Tunji Braithwaite-led Nigeria Advancement Party (NAP), he has served in many top political positions. In 2003, Obi ran for senatorial election and won the Anambra Central seat in the Senate on the platform of the PDP.
In 2007, he defected from PDP to Action Congress (AC) to stand as running mate to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar during the 2007 presidential election. With over 35 years political experience, Obi is definitely going to be a voice to reckon with in Anambra politics, considering his closeness to the presidency.
Emeka Nwogbo
He contested and won the National Assembly election in 2011 to represent Awka North and South Federal constituency in the House of Representatives. However, in view of his second term ambition, his name has been associated with controversies in recent time.
This is because, a group of stakeholders within his constituency led by Chief Austine Ndigwe, have passed a vote of no confidence on him, and even posturing to bar him from running for another term. In a swift reaction, a group of women dismissed the stakeholders’ posture and decision as untenable.
The stakeholders had also banned Hon. Kenechukwu Chukwuemeka of the APC in the State House of Assembly from contesting the 2015 election. The state legislator represents Awka South 1 constituency in state House of Assembly.
Recently, one of the stakeholders calling for Nwogbo’s head, a former commissioner for education in the state addressed newsmen in Enugu to advance the group’s clamour to stop the representative.
Since last month when the development hit the constituency, Nwogbo has been frequenting home and about a fortnight ago, a statement from his office countered what it called the antics of the “so-called stakeholders”.
The scenario building up around this legislator makes him one of the very outstanding politicians to watch in 2015. The two lawmakers are building up their defence bases to wrestle the stakeholders who are said to have their preferred aspirants for the positions.
Austine Ndigwe
Ndigwe, a powerful chief in Awka, is a businessman who has also made forays into politics. He is reported to be the leader of a group of stakeholders within the Awka North and South local councils, which also constitute the Awka North and South Federal constituency. His group has passed a vote of no confidence on two legislators and advised them against running for their second terms come 2015.
He is known to be an effective mobiliser and opinion moulder in the area. That means that if he would have his way with his group of stakeholders, the two legislators in focus would either have their return tickets ceded for others waiting in the wings, or they would have to fight with all the elements within their reach to have their way.
Chris Azubogu
He represents Nnewi North, Nnewi South and Ekwusigo federal constituency in the House of Representatives.
The legislator who trained as an engineer at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka is currently serving his first term in the National Assembly on the platform of APGA. As it is now, it is not certain what his relationship with Governor Obiano is in relation to his perceived quest for a second term. He is one of those who may have to contend with the challenge from PDP and APC candidates.
And with the expected desire of Governor Obiano to get candidates who would run under his party beat their opponents, it is plausible to speculate that Azubogu is likely to get the ticket of the party as one of the five House of Representatives members on the platform of APGA. He raised the stakes for his second term bid last week when his pet project- completion of the Nnewi Prison by the Federal Government was opened.
Charles Odedo
This National Assembly member represents Idemili North/South federal constituency in the House of Representatives. A holder of Bachelor of Science degree in Estate Management, he has been passionate about how to use his present platform to further realisation of the Millennium Development Goals on education.
Recently, he caused a stir in the dwindling fortunes of APC in the state when he defected to the PDP, leaving his former party with no member of the House of Representatives.
It was gathered in Awka that he has been consulting widely for the possibility of contesting for the Anambra Central senatorial seat currently occupied by Ngige, who has been his leader until his recent defection. If he joins the senatorial race, the development would add to the expected fierce fighting in the senatorial zone come 2015.

Adapted from New Telegraph Newspaper dated June 23,2014 with caption adjusted to suit odogwuemekaodogwu.com