Ripples In Late Eudora Igwe's Camp Over Uzodimma, Ezeani Senate Bids

The battle over who represents Orlu zone (Imo West) in the Senate is
having a devastating effects on the political structure left behind by
the deceased member who represented Ideato North State Constituency in
Imo State Hon Eudora Igwe (Okwesilieze).

In the meantime, while a group led by the husband Chief Christian
Ihudike Igwe reportedly led the wife's structure from APGA to PDP,
another arm said to be piloted by the aide of the late lawmaker, Barr
Calistus Ihejiagwa remained in APGA but transferred the services of
the structure to a fresh candidate ThankGod Ezeani.

Trumpeta reports that at the death of Okwesilieze, several interest
groups and politicians sought to have her APGA ticket by making
several entreaties to the Igwe family at both in Owerri and Akokwa
homes. It was gathered that first to seek Okwesilieze's APGA ticket
was Chief Felix Idiga, otherwise known as JAFAC. Idiga who lost PDP
primaries was said to have approached the family but no tangible
agreement was reached leading to the collapse of the initial romance.

Next on the line was Ezeani, who is now the standard bearer of APGA
for the Senate position. The manner Ezeani secured the ticket from
APGA without recourse to the family was said to have irked the Igwes
who thought otherwise and dumped the party for PDP.

To show their new move, Igwe moved en masse into PDP with her late
wife's political structure at an elaborate event in Orlu. The
beneficiary is the PDP candidate, Uzodimma who received Igwe and
armada of decampees at Orlu last week.

However, the newspaper learnt all is not well with the solid
foundation laid by the late Okwesilieze especially his pet project,
Adaoma Foundation. The captains and foot soldiers of the campaign team
are said to be at crossroads following divergent views shared by the
stakeholders in the political machinery.

The centre, it is said can no longer hold in the fold following the
separate ways of Igwe and Ihejiagwa as 2015 election approaches. It
was learnt that the camp of Uzodimma was not comfortable with the
inability of the entire Okwesilieze political structure joining him.
It was learnt that both Igwe and the erstwhile personal assistant to
the wife are witnessing a cold war over the division in the structure.
--Trumpeta