{"id":23778,"date":"2019-03-07T16:49:13","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T16:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=23778"},"modified":"2019-03-07T16:49:13","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T16:49:13","slug":"tony-nwulu-ambition-swells-as-ihedioha-others-back-ambition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=23778","title":{"rendered":"Tony\u00a0Nwulu\u00a0\u00a0Ambition\u00a0Swells\u00a0As\u00a0Ihedioha,\u00a0Others\u00a0Back\u00a0Ambition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tony<\/a><\/p>\n

Tunji\u00a0Adedeji<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Support\u00a0for\u00a0United\u00a0Progressive\u00a0Party\u00a0,UPP\u00a0candidate,\u00a0Hon\u00a0Tony\u00a0Nwulu\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0ongoing\u00a0race\u00a0for\u00a0who\u00a0gets\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0successor\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0outgoing\u00a0Gov.\u00a0Rochas\u00a0Okorocha\u00a0has\u00a0received\u00a0a\u00a0shot\u00a0of\u00a0adrenaline\u00a0with\u00a0an\u00a0endorsement\u00a0from\u00a0Hon\u00a0.\u00a0Uzoma\u00a0Ihedioha\u00a0and\u00a0members\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0group\u00a0named\u00a0Wealthy\u00a0Brethren\u00a0of\u00a0Nigerian.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Ihedioha\u00a0who\u00a0promised\u00a0to\u00a0mobilise\u00a0thousands\u00a0of\u00a0their\u00a0members\u00a0cut\u00a0across\u00a0the\u00a027\u00a0council\u00a0areas\u00a0in\u00a0Imo\u00a0to\u00a0cast\u00a0their\u00a0vote\u00a0for\u00a0Nwulu.\u00a0He\u00a0said,”we\u00a0are\u00a0endorsing\u00a0him\u00a0because\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0man\u00a0that\u00a0will\u00a0give\u00a0the\u00a0youths\u00a0of\u00a0Imo\u00a0state\u00a0what\u00a0we\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0craving\u00a0for.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Ihedioha\u00a0said,\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0time,\u00a0the\u00a0group\u00a0believes\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0lawmaker\u00a0experience\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0legislature\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0level-headedness\u00a0are\u00a0invaluable\u00a0prerequisites\u00a0for\u00a0handling\u00a0the\u00a0intrigues\u00a0of\u00a0governing\u00a0a\u00a0state\u00a0like\u00a0Imo\u00a0state.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Hon.\u00a0Kelechi\u00a0Chukwu\u00a0,Mezie\u00a0Imo\u00a0Movement\u00a0Director\u00a0General,\u00a0DG\u00a0In\u00a0his\u00a0opening\u00a0speech\u00a0enumerated\u00a0the\u00a0fine\u00a0qualities\u00a0of\u00a0Hon\u00a0Nwulu.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
He\u00a0said,\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0young\u00a0man,\u00a0Imo\u00a0Youths\u00a0have\u00a0seen\u00a0the\u00a0zeal\u00a0in\u00a0Hon\u00a0Tony\u00a0Nwulu\u00a0and\u00a0they\u00a0have\u00a0no\u00a0choice\u00a0than\u00a0to\u00a0vote\u00a0for\u00a0him\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0next\u00a0Governor\u00a0of\u00a0Imo\u00a0State.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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