First, son of late Dim. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu,Emeka Ojukwu jnr, has said that his father never made any wish for Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State to be re-elected in the 2010 gubernatorial election.
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Speaking to newsmen in his Nnewi residence, he contended that the assertion was a political gimmick by Obi to get a second mandate from the people of the state.
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He said the so-called wish was the only strategy that could draw the support of Anambra voters since the time was short to shop for another candidate for the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the last governorship poll.
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He said: "It is a fact that my father was the pivotal factor...That and Chief Umeh's strategies. The billboards, the posters, the so-called "last wish", all were designed to raise sentiment.