Sen. Frank Ibezim: Imo North and race against time.
A refined journalist, Tony Iwuoma has this view to share on the state of Okigwe zone and representation. When great things are about to happen, the devil always resists them. That is why the darkest hour comes before dawn. Nevertheless, no hand is big enough to cover the sun, and so the dawn berths, splashing its light over the earth regardless of the antics of the devil. Such was the case with Imo North over a year ago when the jostle for who would replace the late Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu, representing Imo North in Nigeria’s Senate, began. The announcement of a by-election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stirred a fierce and bitter contest among contenders right from the party primaries. Eventually, three frontline gladiators emerged in the persons of Chief Emmanuel Okewulonu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, and the eventual winner, Distinguished Senator Chukwuma Frank Ibezim, both of the All Progressives Congress (APC). ...