– Says he is battle ready for Araraume’s supporters at Oru East
– Turns ITC complex campaign ground
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the quest for the contests of the coveted gubernatorial seat in Imo State is gradually becoming clearer and tougher for some aspirants in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) where a two time senator and political chieftain, Senator Chief Sir Godwin Ifeanyi Ararume seem to be posing a stumbling block or wedge against the rescue government desperate moves to install a successor. Reports have it that the government intends to stop Araraume at all cost.
To this effect, several known measures have been taken or put in place to ensure that members of his Destiny Organization of Senator Araraume in the APC are demolished and demoralized from gathering support for their man who is suspected to be the only candidate to watch in 2019.
Latest reports from Oru East LGA reveal that the General Manager of Imo Transport Company (ITC) who doubles as the National Chairman of Ugwumba Movement, Chief Larbery Okoroafor Anyanwu is poised to destabilize and frustrate all known sympathizers or supporters of Senator Ararume in his area perhaps using government apparatus and funds.
Okoroafor Anyanwu is alleged to be doing everything to deal decisively with all known or perceived supporters of Destiny Organization or loyalist of Ararume applying all known political tackles including blackmail to ensure that such persons are rendered redundant in the party in the area while empowering and sponsoring those loyal to his choice.
The General Manager cum Chairman of Ugwumba Movement recently invited Oru East ward chairmen to his ITC office in Owerri where he issued some instructions and later doled out the sum of N50,000 to each of the ward chairmen with a promise of greater incentive provided they do not shift grounds or defect to the rival, to the Ararume Destiny Organization.
Some of the politicians who spoke on the development argued whether it is not with public funds raised through the peoples cooperate outfit that this public servant is doling out this largesse.
One of the ward chairmen who spoke to our reporter under condition of anonymity stated that before now the ward chairmen were neglected and abandoned but “since Ararume gathered his supporters, Okorocha government has been forced to recognize us but how far they can go we don’t know, Ararume will be a hard nut to crack”
