As the Deputy Coordinator of the South South for the Jonathan/Sambo Campaign Organization, former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Prince Chibudom Nwuche is in the thick of the bid to elect President Goodluck Jonathan in the April elections.

Political parties in Nigeria are perceived to be guilty of ‘Selectocracy’ which now determines the emergence of parties’ candidates for elective positions. Across the parties, allegations of imposition of candidates for 2011 general elections are rife. Money bags are also accused in many cases of creating political dynasties within political parties and this became apparent after the primary elections.

By the time the on-going voter registration is concluded nationwide today, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, would have spent N1,428 in registering each potential voter or a total sum of N94.3 billion for the approximately 66 million Nigerians it projected to register.

For a greater part of his first term which is expiring in three months time, Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has kept a low profile, keeping off reporters. But all that changed recently when the governor who is fighting the battle of his political career voluntarily gave an unimpeded access to newsmen from the print and electronic media establishments to interact with him. The governor offered to take any question.

The major presidential gladiators this week gave a full face to the options that are before Nigerians in the coming presidential election with the revelation of their running mates.