With just a little less than two months left before the election of a new Governor for Imo state the support base for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha has continued to grow, with more Imo people rallying behind his candidacy.

During the Christmas holidays, Imo youths, influential leaders of the state, citizens visiting home for the season, as well as some of the fruits of reconciliation after the primary election, have all stepped up their support for Ihedioha-this is even as the race to the governorship election becomes a three- horse- between the PDP, the APC and APGA.

Reported reconciliation moves between Ihedioha and Senator Ifeany Ararume who came second in the Imo PDP primaries, has also bolstered confidence in the party which is aware that it must go into the election as one PDP family.

The youths- a critical support base in any election threw their support for Ihedioha two days ago when  leaders of Imo State students’ body endorsed him  in his quest to dislodge the incumbent All Progressives Congress (APC) government during the 2015 election in the state. Speaking on behalf of the students of the five tertiary institutions in the state, during a solidarity visit to the governorship candidate at his hometown in Mbutu, Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area, the Chairman, Council of SUG Presidents and SUG President of Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Nwadike Orient, said: “We are here to congratulate you on your emergence as governorship candidate of PDP. “We have followed your activities and progress in the legislature and having seen what you have able to achieve for the students, women, youths and other sectors of the state. We make bold to say without any fear or favour that your conferment as Commander of Youth Development was no fluke.”