Information reaching us has it that
Julius Agwu has abandoned his ambition to be the next governor of Rivers State
come 2014.
This is coming on the heels of a
meeting the comedian reportedly had with his Ikwerre kinsmen yesterday which
NET exclusively gathered would not make the comedian pursue his gubernatorial
ambition any longer, at least for now.
According to Julius Agwu’s manager,
Prince Sunday Uwem, ‘There was a meeting yesterday (Thursday, October 30)
between Julius Agwu and his kinsmen from Ikwere, and it was agreed that he
should step down from the governorship race because the current Governor Rotimi
Amaechi is his friend and they are both from the same area.
Speaking further, Uwem said:
‘They’ll want the position to rotate to another part of the state and Julius
Agwu has decided to listen to his people and withdraw from contesting.’ This,
however, doesn’t mean the end of the road for Julius Agwu’s budding political
career as the comedian is said to have only withdrawn from the governorship
race and has not ruled out contesting for any other office.
Earlier this month, sources in the
comedian’s camp revealed exclusively to NET that Governor Amaechi invited
Julius to a meeting, urging him to step down based on the rotation quota of the
state.
Sources however disclosed to NET that the
comedian is being offered a legislative post but he’s yet to fully decide what
his next line of action will be, which will be determined by a couple more
meetings he is planning with stakeholders to ascertain what other viable
positions are available for him.
Julius Agwu declared his intention
to run for the governorship election of his native Rivers State in August 2014.
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