Imo Governor Indecisive, Declares Intention For Presidency Again, Raises Buhari's Hand At Convention

The indecision of Governor Rochas Okorocha to clearly state his
position on which office to seek in 2015 is breeding untold anxiety
and tension in his political family.

While office seekers especially serving governors have openly declared
their intention and officially informed supporters on next line of
action, Okorocha is still dilly-dallying by toying with the idea of
running for the post of presidency and that the post of presidency and
that of Governor at the same time under APC ticket.

Even as pundits and close watchers of political developments in the
state are of the view that Okorocha wants to gamble with the
presidency ticket to make a case for Vice-President, Government House
source indicates that failure at the national level will automatically
bring the governor home for a second missionary journey in 2015.

When signs appeared that Okorocha would pick APC ticket in Abuja after
moving the entire state Exco and members of the APC
facilitators/coordinators to the federal capital territory and other
states to advance his presidential ambition, the governor returned on
Monday to create another version of his 2015 aspiration by stating
that he will not abandon the state for PDP "hawks" an indication that
he may have lost out in the initial Vice Presidential ticket bargain.
Though, Okorocha did not make categorical statement but his body
language and innuendos built into his speech suggest that a second
tenure is in the offing for the Ogboko Ideato South born politician.

Furthermore, the inability of any person from the governor's camp
especially his lieutenants to collect forms to run for the
governorship under APC is another strong revelation that the party
ticket strictly reserved for Okorocha if he fails at the national
stage.

However at the recent swearing in of new commissioners and Transition
Committee Chairmen of councils on Monday, Okorocha did not hesitate to
inform his listeners of intention to consolidate his gains after first
tenure in office, stating that he will use next election to retire PDP
from Imo. Wide jubilation erupted in the camp of the governor when he
signaled intention to remain in Imo for 2015 election.

Surprisingly, 48 hours after the Owerri speech where he rekindled
interest in having another shot in Douglas House, the seat of power in
Imo, Okorocha was one of the fire gladiators the national party
chairman, Chief John Odiejie-oyegun requested to make a brief speech
during the special mini convention held in Abuja.

Apart from the grand entry of House of Reps speaker, Aminu Tambuwal
into APC, the other highlight was the 2-minute speech granted to
presidential office seekers. With the exception of Abubakar Atiku,
other aspirants spoke including Okorocha.

As Okorocha mounted the rostrum to address the convention, uneasy calm
pervaded the Imo State arm of the pavilion when APC members from the
state spoke in hushed tone wondering what could be amiss with the
number one citizen of Imo.

Our reporter who monitored the Wednesday event in Abuja expressed
worry over the pattern of the governor stating that amounts to
gambling on the part of the governor to speak from both sides of his
mouth on his 2015 election.

The renewed ambition of Okorocha to pick the presidential ticket of
APC dominated discussion in the stand of the state at the convention.

Our correspondent at the home front noted that most of his followers
expressed same feelings concerned the ambiguous nature of Okorocha to
his next political destination.
--Trumpeta