Ihejirika Former Chief Of Army Staff Joins 2015 Abia State Governorship Election (?)

Political activities ahead of next year’s governorship race in
Abia State are becoming pulsating with indications that
former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Azubuike
Ihejirika (retd) has joined the fray.

Daily Sun gathered that the ambition of the retired army
boss was made known in faraway Maryland, USA on June 1
at the residence of Dr. Okey Nwadiuko, a native of
Isikwuato.
A source said that at the meeting in Maryland, Ihejirika told
the gathering of Isikwuato people and their in-laws that he
would contest the 2015 governorship election in Abia State.

At the meeting, it was gathered, an Ngwa man married to
an Isikwuato woman asked about the Abia Charter of
Equity, which reportedly zoned the governorship in the state
outside Isikwuato, but the former army boss just waved it
aside.Ihejirika,

Daily Sun learnt authoritatively, had the support of
Abia State governor, T. A. Orji’s son, Chinedu and the
state’s First lady, Mrs Mercy Orji.

A source said the duo had agreed to bankroll the project to
ensure that Ihejirika’s ambition sailed through.
The former army chief is already making efforts to build
bridges of friendship among stakeholders in the state.

Governor Orji is from Abia Central, while his predecessor,
Dr. Orji Kalu, is from Abia North Senatorial zone.
Ihejirika is the immediate-past Chief of Army Staff. He was
recently hosted to a civic reception in Isikwuato, after his
retirement, during which some people openly urged him to
join the contest for the state’s number one position.