Politics
Residents Remove, Deface Guber Posters As Scampered Out Of Town Kingsley Kuku’s Supporters Continue To Paste All Over Town
…ex presidential aide’s campaign just serious antics at keeping efcc at bay – insiders
Information filtering in revealed supporters of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s person of interest, Kingsley Kuku are experiencing a huge challenge.
Residents and some unknown individuals are seriously countering efforts at making the gubernatorial ambition of the man wanted for questioning over how he administered big money amnesty fund as Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs.
Sources disclosed to societynwng.com that Kuku’s gubernatorial posters are being defaced and removed as they are pasted all over town.
The posters announce is ambition to become the next governor of Ondo state.
‘’but is supporters are not relenting..they are making keeping at it and same for the people working against their efforts’’ a source stated.
Societynowng.com’s findings revealed while some residents remove it in the guise of defacing their structures, the reasons for removal and mutilation of the posters by those that fall into the category of unknown individuals are not clear cut.
‘’may be those that just don’t like his face or working at the behest of other actors ‘’ a source offered explanation.
Added digs by societynowng.com however revealed that major followers of political events in Ondo state – and a chunk of key political players see Kuku’s playing out antics at making popular is ambition ‘’just a serious attempt at keeping the EFCC at bay’’.
Kuku scampered out of town in the midst of serious allegations over how he managed funds entrusted to his office after his principal lost re election at retaining the seat as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
He left without honouring invitation by anti corruption agency, EFCC to come clear grey airs on some of the charges against him.
In the face of threats he would be declared wanted, the former presidential aide he claimed he travelled out of the country – United States of America – for medical reasons.
Barely weeks after, his supporters hit the streets of Ondo state with posters declaring his gubernatorial ambition.
And recently he inaugurated a campaign committee via press statement while still abroad.
According to a source with depth knowledge of the politics of the area the general perception is that Kuku is engaged in his current gubernatorial campaign antics to portray the impression of a man who has good reason to return to the country for both the EFCC, the sentiments of the general public as well as the authorities of the country he has scampered to.
‘’Afterall you can’t say a gubernatorial aspirant, with agents actively campaigning for him has scampered out of town’’ a source pointed out.
Added revelations have it that outside of the charges against him, even if he is taken seriously, the politics of Ondo state is against him.
‘’He is from the minority area with no major backing from those in the majority…the game of numbers does not favour , he is at odds with the outgoing governor and the influence of the Presidency that gave him so much clout is gone…Opposition political party keen to clean up the mess of his party is in power at the federal level..so what picture of reality does that paint of his ambition’’ a source asked rhetorically.
Many however believe Kuku is engaged in this public dance of gubernatorial ambition while he probes behind the scene for ways out of the charges against.


