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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Imo: Diaspora Group Demands Governorship Slot for Owerri


Emeka Ihedioha, one of the leading contenders for 2015 Imo governorship race
The debate for power shift in the governorship of Imo State has been re-echoed as a Diaspora-based group, Alliance of Owerri Zone Indigenes in Diaspora (AOZID) called upon political stakeholders to allow Owerri senatorial zone produce the next governor in 2015.

In a press release signed by Professor Edward Oparaoji, Dr. Charlie Nzeakor, and the representatives of the federal constituencies in the State, the group lamented that Owerri zone has had the least and incomplete shot at the governorship office of the state, stressing that 2015 is the time to correct the anomaly.


Noting that Owerri has “exercised patience and supported other zones as they aspired for the leadership of the State while waiting for an appropriate time to demand equity, justice, and balance,” the group stated: “That time is now! Having put State before region, fairness demands that our brethren from other zones support the gubernatorial ambition of Owerri zone, at this time.”

The group lamented that the disparity against Owerri “is not a reflection of the will or zeal of the people of Owerri zone, but rather as a result of backroom political intrigues and horsetrading,” adding: “After all these years of executive leaderships from other zones with marginal development and returns, we believe that a different trajectory of deliverables and/or performance is needed in Imo State.

“With the best and most educated citizenry in Nigeria, Imo State cannot continue to trail behind in most developmental indices. It is really time to try something different. Owerri zone is richly endowed with quality and credible men and women, qualified to govern Imo State.”

The US-based group vowed “to hereby commit to putting all our resources and credibility on the line, to ensure that our candidate is elected the next governor of Imo State. Subsequently, he or she will be held fully accountable for creating thousands of well-paying jobs, bringing quality education, industrial and technologically-based economic vibrancy, healthcare, water schemes, electricity, good road networks, fiduciary probity, security, and indeed modernity to the State. He or she will be supported with our largely untapped talents and expertise from across the globe, to harness and unleash the immense socio-economic potentials of Imo State.”


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