By Com. Onyebuchi Mbah
Edited and Published by Ejike Okeke
2023 Elections: Tensions heights in Enugu State as Former Gov, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani differs from the incubate Governor, Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi political calculations.
Recall that early 2021, governor Sen Chimaroke Nnamani had mobilized the Ebeano families across the 17 local governments in Enugu state to pay total allegiance in the government house Enugu, during the event the former governor was so amazed at the turn out of the members of the Ebeano family, who were chanting and worshiping him at the occasion.
Former Governor Sen Chimaroke Nnamani, been so excited, thanked Governor Ugwuanyi for his heart of kindness and for bringing him out of political oblivion. In the course of the event Senator Chimaroke handed over the Ebeano family to His Excellency Governor Ugwuanyi and promised him total allegiance in the 2023 years and instructed the Ebeano families that where the governor says we are going, we will go (ebe a si na i ga ga ka anyi ga ga).
But a lot of ndi Enugu became surprised at the former governor sudden retrace of step, as he angrily berated one Supporter of Ka Isi-Uzo Jee Solidarity Movement, who had mounted a billboard of One gubernatorial aspirant from Isi Uzo. The former governor told Nkanu delegates that Isi Uzo is not going anywhere.
This shows that a lot is not going well with the indoor secret meetings of the Enugu PDP stakeholders on who should control the state. Recall that senator Chimaroke had throw his weight on his political son from Nkanu East, Hon Peter Mbah, expecting that governor Ugwuanyi will accord him some respect, been an acclaimed father of Enugu modern day democracy, this never augur well, as Ugwuanyi insists in equity, fairness and negotiations.
The senator not comfortable with the disposition of the governor in 2023, fears that he may not be supporting his ambitions to return to senate following their differences on who controls Enugu state 2023, began consulting with party stakeholders and delegates. Another signs that heightened the senator’s fear on losing his senatorial ambition was the governor approving Hon Ifeoma Nwobodo to purchase nomination and expression of interest form to contest against him in 2023, as the senator expect to go unopposed.
What may play out to the gallery is either senator Chimaroke team up with His Excellency Distinguished Senator Prof Ike Ekweremadu to fight Isi Uzo governorship and secure his senatorial ambition, as the governor has failed his political calculations or the governor remains indecisive of his successor to make the ticket open for the aspirants to test their popularity as he may not be ready to allow Nkanu federal constituency hold the senate and the governorship, whereas there are federal constituencies in the state that have not produce governor of Enugu before.
The Primaries will be an interesting one as the three warlords in Pdp EnuguState have different opinion, first since the return of democracy in the state.
Stay tune for more behavioral analysis and predictions of outcomes of 2023 Elections in Enugu State.
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