Many first term governors are starting to weigh their options as they near their second year anniversary. They basically are setting up structures and gauging the political waters for their plots.

It has been a rough ride since they got sworn in, especially with the worsening economy and the many legal tussles some of them faced. However, the next two years and some months, according to political watchers would witness increased political activities as the governors begin to consolidate. While none of the governors have openly admitted they nurse an ambition for a second term, sources close to some of them indicate that negotiations are on to actualise such hopes.

A source in one of the states told LEADERSHIP Weekend that there is no doubt that the helmsman there is gearing up for a second term bid. The source who does not want his name in print said that apart from various nocturnal meetings, the governor is gradually building up a formidable campaign structure.



He said, “my boss is interested in a second term. He holds meetings every now and then and I know they are high powered political and strategy meetings.”

Although viewed as inexperienced and not having a structure, many first termers have since built a powerful “political machine”, in the words of one of the sources who spoke to LEADERSHIP Weekend. He said that when a particular governor was sworn in, he inherited the political structure of his predecessor but has since dislodged it. He said, “what he did was to quietly build a team of core loyalists who are now entirely with him. He has isolated the other people because he wants to be his own man. Even in his choice of cabinet members, he may soon remove tendencies that are not originally with him.”

Beyond setting up structures, some of the governors are increasingly wooing the electorate with populist policies. A nagging challenge is that of salaries. So many of them are working round the clock to ensure prompt payments of workers entitlements, even as they strive to develop infrastructures. This may increase in the coming months as they get to the critical stage of the tenure.

EastGold:
I am against 2nd term for any governor.
If you want to know the rationale behind my stand, evaluate the performance of Fashola in his first tenure and compare it with that of his second tenure
Carry out the same evaluation in Ondo, evaluate the performance of Mimiko in his first tenure with that of his second term.

olawaleplus:
save @ambode, Obiano, Ganduje & Tambuwa, none deserves another shot

EastGold:
I am against 2nd term for any governor.


If you want to know the rationale behind my stand, evaluate the performance of Fashola in his first tenure and compare it with that of his second tenure


Carry out the same evaluation in Ondo, evaluate the performance of Mimiko in his first tenure with that of his second term.

Adiwana:

Yea but on majority but there's a few exceptions. like Sullivan chime performed absolutely well on both tenures

olawaleplus:
save @ambode, Obiano, Ganduje & Tambuwa, none deserves another shot

EastGold:
I am against 2nd term for any governor.


If you want to know the rationale behind my stand, evaluate the performance of Fashola in his first tenure and compare it with that of his second tenure


Carry out the same evaluation in Ondo, evaluate the performance of Mimiko in his first tenure with that of his second term.




The Truth...

EastGold:
Chime became a tyrant in the second tenure.

He evicted his wife from the government house


He sacked his deputy for no just reason


He spent most of the time abroad attending to his nose problems, with Enugu state money.

olawaleplus:
save @ambode, Obiano, Ganduje & Tambuwa, none deserves another shot

Mcowubaba:
Some have not yet started working, the are looking for reelection...
Mumu people

Cc Governor Ikpeazu of Abia State.
Him and his media propaganda like his criminal predecessor Thief A Orji...
Abia State is the worst state in terms of Governance, infrastructure and services...

Nnamdi Kanu (who is from Abia State) is worried about Buhari that is from Dauda or Tinubu in Lagos, while animals from his own state are squandering his State allocation, IPOB should direct their protest to South East Governors, the have collectively failed and stolen from the region.

If IPOB stands up against South East Governors, senators, house members, leaders etc, I WILL PERSONALLY SUPPORT THE BIAFRA STRUGGLE WITH ALL MY MIGHT, STRENGTH AND ENERGY, till then IPOB are deceiving themselves!!!!