~ Ask Him to perish his ambition of returning as Imo governor
By Dr. Ik Dozie
Recently, the former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha stirred the Hornets’ nest in the USA when he addressed Igbo Community there on the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria. In a bid to impress his party and outstage Senator Samdaddy Anyanwu for the Imo PDP Guber ticket. He decided to throw the interest of his Igbo people under the bus. The green cap man threw caution to the wind and publicly urinated on the Presidential ambition of his fellow Igbo man, Mr Peter Obi.
The desperate Ihedioha cannot claim ignorance of the mood of Igbos with regards to the forthcoming presidential election. As expected, there was uproar against his unkind statements on Peter Obi’s presidential ambition. But the ever merciful Igbos forgave him, thinking that excessive consumption of alcohol led him to open his mouth so wide against his people. So, Igbos waited patiently for Ihedioha to retract his foul statements against his people but he didn’t. Instead of retracting his statement and apologizing to Igbos, Ihedioha unleashed his attack dogs on Imolites who tried to call him back to his normal senses. So, all his social media warriors attacked virtually everyone who tried to disagree with his aspersions on Igbos. So, Ihedioha refused to atone for his sins against Igbos and retrace his steps. Ihedioha allowed selfish interest to becloud his senses of reasoning by gallivanting and castigating Peter Obi out of desperation to impress his Fulani master, Atiku Abubakar. So, Ihedioha took the forgiving spirit of Igbos for granted and refused to stop sabotaging the interest of Igbos which Peter Obi represents.
Some weeks ago, Ihedioha travelled to Ghana for new yam festival of Igbos in that Country. As expected, Ihedioha failed to guard his tongue while in Ghana. Out of his desperation to impress his the PDP to position himself as her Candidate, Ihedioha grabbed the microphone with hands in his pocket and said that only two political parties, APC and PDP are contesting the Presidency. He also said that the only route an Igbo man can become president Atiku’s victory. So, Ihedioha said that:
“any Igbo man who supports any other party except PDP is a saboteur”.
Ihedioha was mindful of the mass movement that’s currently driving Peter Obi’s presidential ambition and he maliciously decided to spit on such a movement that’s giving Igbos a bright chance of winning the presidency. Ihedioha shamelessly insulted Igbos who are currently in high spirit for a Peter Obi presidency to vote for Atiku and wait for another 8yrs when he will hand over to an Igbo man. What a satanic statement!
Few days after Ihedioha urinated on the cause of Igbos in Ghana, our roving reporters went round Imo State to know the feelings of Imolites. It was a huge shock to see how angry people are with Ihedioha. Our reporters discovered that Ihedioha’s anti-Igbo statement in Ghana has cost him his political career.
Most people that were interviewed by our reporters in Mbaise, Owerri, Orlu, Ideato, Oguta, Mbano and Okigwe declared Ihedioha an enemy of Igbo land and an embarrassment to the PDP. A good number of the people interviewed thanked the Supreme Court for sacking him from office in 2020. They regretted the support they gave him during the 2019 Imo governorship election and asked him to perish his ambition 2023 governorship ambition since he can’t support his own brother to become President. In the words of one Mbano man, “Ihedioha has defecated on his manhood and has therefore offended the gods of the land; he is finished politically”. Another man from Mbaise, his hometown said, “Ihedioha thinks that he is smart but he is not; he has offended the gods by insulting Igbos in Ghana. He has successfully buried his political career in Imo State; as for now, he can go to Arochukwu in Abia State and contest anything he likes”.
On realizing the damage he has done to his political career in Imo State, Ihedioha and his handlers have been struggling and sweating to do damage control. His media aide has issued an epileptic press release, denying the obvious. His social media warriors and data boys have been sweating in many WhatsApp platforms to save him from political death. Ihedioha himself has gone to Channels TV to refute his aspersions on Igbos but it seems the damage has already been done. It was reliably gathered by our WhatsApp correspondents that all efforts to wash off the "he-goat" odour from Ihedioha have failed woefully.
Below are some of the reactions of Imolites on various WhatsApp platforms:
According to one Chris Agoha, “ Has Ihedioha helped himself? My answer is no. Recall that he was in the USA a little while ago. He vomited a few things against the candidature of Peter Obi. The uproar against his comments should have made him retrace his steps. But alas, he dropped another bombshell recently in Ghana. Some of his handlers are now trying to do some damage control as if people are fools. He has not done himself any favour at all. Why is it that some of our politicians like to cry more than the bereaved?Why is Ihedioha trying to be more vocal about Atiku’s presidency than the northerners if not to position himself as per eye Service for PDP ticket? People are more enlightened and there is a limit to being zombies. This generation has the capacity to think independently. Ihedioha is fast losing people's sympathy and it won't be easy for him again. Trust me”.
Also, one Benny Ibe said, “Can’t Ihedioha’s handlers advise him to desist from campaigning against Peter Obi? Don’t they know the threat his utterances pose to his nosediving governorship ambition? In 2015 and 2019, it was a crime for any Mbaise man to campaign against Ihedioha. And Ihedioha enjoyed it then. Today, it has become a crime for any Igbo man to campaign against Peter Obi. But Ihedioha is frowning”. Let’s see how it goes”.
According to one Akachi Eustace, “Ihedioha has benefited severally from “Operation support your brother” campaign. So, he lacks the moral fibre to campaign against his brother. Ihedioha won’t enjoy peace until we perish his ambition" When asked to respect Ihedioha’s freedom of choice, he thundered, “But did Ihedioha respect the rights of Mbaise people who decided not to support him during the 2015 and 2019 governorship elections"?
Another person with the name, Nze Akajiaku said, “Let Ihedioha come and be governor again, let’s see. Since Igbos are not yet matured for the Presidency, Mbutu is not yet matured for the governorship seat of Imo; Simple “.
A Mbaise man, Chidi Ugo while fuming over the deceptive press release of Ihedioha’s media aide on the issue said, “Stop saying nonsense; we have watched the video and listened to his speech. While Peter Obi was in PDP, did he enjoy Ihedioha's support? Did Emeka Ihedioha support any presidential aspirant from the southeast in PDP as a proof that he's not against the interest of the Igbos? Ihedioha is a selfish politician who believes that it is only him that will determine the fate of the southeast. Since he believes in his party more than in his people, we have learnt to pay him back in his own coin. Let's NEVER hear anything like "MBAISE AGENDA " from anyone again in Mbaise land”.
Another Mbaise man, Ikenna Edoziem said, “We won't let Ihedioha have peace after urinating on the collective interest of Igbos; he won’t have peace because he's a product of Mbaise mass movement. We gave him massive support not because he is a nice guy but because we wanted to use him break a jinx. Unlike others, he campaigned with our collective strength and funds. Today, he sees himself as a super hero, forgetting that he is a disappointment to the Mbaise nation. Let’s see how he will end”.
According to a source close to the embattled green cap politician, he is really heartbroken and has refused to eat anything because of the decision of Imolites to punish him severely.
All efforts by our correspondent to reach the embattled former governor proved abortive as his line was switched off and he is yet to respond to the text messages sent to him as at press time.
It’s yet to be ascertained if the embattled former governor has called off his hunger strike or not.
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