Imo Guber Candidates, Northern APC Chieftains Gang-Up Against Okorocha

When the rescheduled re-run Imo Governorship election come next Saturday April 25th the situation may not be as the April 11 outing, as Governorship Candidates of the various parties that participated in the first balloting have decided to mend fences and support one among them to face the incumbent Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha.
Information available to Trumpeta has it that the first experience has shown them how far they can go in the exercise and therefore believe that the only way Okorocha can be defeated is to pull forces together against him.
Trumpeta was told that the Governorship Candidates, especially those from Owerri Zone have realised their mistakes and have resolved to back Hon Emeka Ihedioha if the Zone will ever have the chance to occupy Imo Government House at any time.
This Newspaper learnt that the Candidates are to enter an agreement with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Candidate, Ihedioha, on what would be their share of the booty at the end of the battle.
Trumpeta learnt that Ihedioha, who has been accused severally of not trying to make promises he cannot keep and therefore not keeping his doors wide open for all, is now aminable to any compromise that would lead him capture power in Imo.
“You know that Ihedioha is a gentleman and sincere in his dealings with many politicians who wanted to extract promises from him. He has remained truthful and this caused him a lot of problems as many complained that he was pushing them away from his project, simply because he does not want to give them promises he cannot fulfill.” A source told Trumpeta.
Trumpeta learnt that the likes of Ken Ojiri (ACCORD) and Barr Ngozi Olehi (Labour) are ready to sheath their swords and work on the same page with the PDP Candidate. Dr Osmond Ukanacho of the UPP is neither here nor there.
But Capt Emma Ihenacho has refused to bury his ambition or support any other Candidate even though his party, APGA, could not win any LGA, not even Owerri North LGA where he comes from.
The Emekuku-born Marine Chief is said to be warming up for the rerun as he believes he was outsmarted in April 11 and therefore optimistic that the rerun election will be a different kettle of fish.
Many pundits believe that the forthcoming rerun election is an opportunity for the PDP Candidate to bounce back in the Governorship race, which many see as won and lost.
In the rerun, over one hundred and forty-four thousand votes are out to be harvested by the candidates. This is more than the seventy thousand votes with which Owelle Okorocha of the APC is topping the list.
The arrangement is that if Ihedioha of the PDP clears these votes, he would have climbed the table high and above Okorocha.
But the question many are asking is: Will Okorocha and the APC watch PDP rake in all the votes available in the rerun election?
Speaking at Government House Owerri, Governor Okorocha told Journalists that he was sure of victory whenever the rerun election is held, adding that Imo people, who gave him the votes on April 11, are ready at any time to repeat the