As the November 11 governorship election in Imo State approaches, seventeen candidates have indicated interest to wrestle power from incumbent governor of the state, Hope Uzodimma.
Consequently, a non-governmental organisation, Concept Masters (CM) has released a survey report which gave Uzodimma control of 15 local government areas of the state, out of the 27 surveyed.
This was made known by the project director of the group, Mrs Emmanuella Elendu, while briefing newsmen in Owerri.
The group put the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Samuel Anyanwu, in control of six local government areas, while that of Labour Party, Senator Athan Achonu was projected to have upper hand in four council areas.
She said; “Out of a total number of 88,564 registered voters who were randomly selected and interviewed across the 27 LGAs in the state, Senator Hope Uzodinma of the APC emerged the most favoured having been voted by 33,763 respondents representing 38.1% of people who expressed their desire to return him to continue steering the Imo seat of governance for another four years.
“Senator Hope Uzodinma emerged the most favoured in 15 out of 25 LGAs where the survey held and identified the areas as Ezinihitte Mbaise, Ideato South, Ihitte/Uboma, Isiala Mbano, Isu, Mbaitoli, Ngor-Okpala and Nkwerre. Other areas in the net of APC according to the survey include; Njaba, Nwangele, Oguta, Okigwe, Onuimo, Orlu and Oru West LGAs.”
Also, according to the survey, “On the PDP, governorship candidate, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, who came second in the over-all survey scale with 23,622 respondent representing 26.7% pitching their tent with him as their favorite for the 2023 Imo governorship seat. The survey also showed that Senator Anyanwu came tops in the following 6 LGAs: Aboh Mbaise, Ahiazu Mbaise, Ideato North, Ikeduru, Ohaji Egbema and Owerri West.”
While on the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Senator Athan Achonu, she said: “Senator Athan Achonu was favoured by 20,891 respondents representing 23.6% he also emerged the favorite in 4 LGAs namely: Ehime Mbano, Obowo, Owerri Municipal and Owerri North.”
They stressed that the candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Action Alliance (AA) Tony Ejiogu amd retired General Ogunewe were favoured by 4,824 respondents and 3,190 respondents representing 5.4% and 3.6% respectively.
