As you read this, ace comedian, 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Agwu’s budding political career as the comedian is said to have only withdrawn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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