There is palpable political tension in Imo State at the moment when on Saturday, the Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, disagreed with Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State.
Okorocha boasted during the All Progressives Congress, APC, Campaign rally, that his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, of the Action Alliance, AA, and not Senator Hope Uzodinma of the APC, will win the Imo State 2019 Governorship election.
The Governor’s comment angered the APC Leaders and women, who came from the five States of the South-East for the campaign rally.
The mammoth crowd was watching keenly the show of force between the Governor’s men, and supporters of Senator Hope Uzodinma, who flooded the Stadium.
In her message, Mrs. Buhari, who was represented by the Wife of the Vice President, Oludolapo Osinbajo, called on the supporters of the APC, to vote for the Candidates of the party at all levels, adding that, the APC will win in all the States.
There were gun shots from Security Operatives, when the wife of the Imo State Governor was addressing the crowd. Some women sustained gunshot injuries, and were rushed to the Hospital.
Security Agents had a difficult time checking the altercation between the two camps. When the Governor’s wife refused to recognise Senator Uzodinma, the angry crowd booed the First Lady of the State.
However, the National Woman Leader of the APC, Hajia Salamatu Bewa Eluma, urged the crowd to vote President Muhammadu Buhari, Senator Hope Uzodinma, and all APC Candidates in the South-East.
Other Speakers concurred and called for votes for the APC Candidates, which did not go down well with Governor Okorocha, who is supporting his in-law, Uche Nwosu