More pix and info about Prince Paul Ikonne and his Abia State Guber ambitions
http://www.facebook.com/paulikonne

Who is this dude fronting for?

Up ACN!!!

Lets sweep these rascals out of our government houses

Yeah, let's try a young man with new ideas for once.

up APGA- do they ahve no good candidates

sbeezy8:

up APGA- do they ahve no good candidates

APGA only has one candidate and as we speak, he is very very very sick!

Action congress of Nigeria

Prince Paul Ikonne says he wants to bring unprecedented development to Abia State in many ways. He is taking inspiration from fellow ACN Fashola of Lagos. I like the guy.

Even in his own constituency . . . Aba . . . Prince Ikonne lacks significant following.

He is a young lad, quite alright, but he lacks both the intellectual muscle and the political wherewithal to arouse enough confidence in people around him.

He also lacks vision and a clear objective for the state. The only thing he can 'boast of' . . . if that is boast worthy . . . is that he is a 'prince' - in community that hardly recognises 'monarchy'. He did not perform while he was a commissioner in OUK's government. He hopes that 'the Ngwa factor' will swing the political pendulum in his favour, but unfortunately for him there are two other Ngwa gubernatorial candidates - Chris Akomas, PPA and Reagan Ufomba, APGA - both of whom are better educated and possibly more politically connected than he is.  At least Mr Akomas is.

But unfortunately, the PDP will most likely win again in Abia state, whether thief T.A. Orji is unseated by Chief Emenike as the party flag bearer or not. This is simply because the PDP has the political structures on ground. That is the harsh reality in Abia state.

It is also the scenario that will repeat itself at the federal level come May 29 - it's the party that has the structures on ground that will carry the day. It's not down to the whims of the internet warriors or the huffing and puffing of those that have perfected the art of rhetoric without action!

It is about the structures you have and not about your ideology, good intentions or ethnicity . . .

@beneli
Your analysis was so well thought-out. I'm convinced you have a good handle on the workings of Abia politics.
I can only hope that your prediction strikes off the mark. One thing is certain, Abians want change. Paul Ikonne may be viewed as a light weight but he may just be the beneficiary of a desire for change, any change. Clearly, the older folks have left a lot of Abians disillusioned.

really don't care what you say about him or how educated he is for that matter. he is young, smart and he has new ideas, we will like to see how that works out.