Chief James Onanefe Ibori, the former Governor of Delta State who has been under incarceration for money laundry and embezzlement of Public funds when he held swey as the Governor of Delta State is expected to be released on the 20th of December,2016 when he will be completing his Jail term in UK Prison and consequently return back to Nigeria on the 23th of December, 2016.
Already political pundits are speculating on the Political future of the Ace Politician, judging by the current political landscape of the country, whatever political decision he makes will most certainly have a far reaching implications on the Political direction and dynamics of Delta State Politics and 2019 election . Chief James Ibori is a political gladiator and has conquered many hearts and soul politically, he is believed to have so secured himself in the pinnacle of Delta and Niger Delta that he enjoys Cult-like followership, Ibori's Dynasty which produced former Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan also from Uk Prison influenced the emergence of Dr Ifeanyi Okowa and to a large extent decided some appointment into his cabinet. He also championed Niger Delta resource control which brought him into collision with other political big wigs like former President Obasanjo and many others who became uncomfortable about his rising political fortunes and ganged up to take steps to cut him to size.
The political direction to be taken by ODIDIGBORIGBO of Africa on his arrival back in Nigeria has become a trending topic in recent times for many political analysts,some are of the view that he will remain in PDP, a Political Party that he is a founding member of which gave him vehicle to contest and won Delta State Governor ship seat for eight years while others believed that he will join forces with other disgruntled members of PDP/APC like Atiku Abubakar,Tinubu,Fayose and others to form another third force Political Party, some others who are of the view that some PDP members like former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan was responsible for Governor Ibori's political persecution and incarceration in UK are of the view that he will most likely join the current ruling Party, APC to forestall Political witch hunting in the future just like the likes of Jim Nwaobodo and most recently Ex Governor of Abia State,Mr Orji Uzor Kalu did and was asked to go and sin no more...such postulations of Ibori joining APC was expressed by a Facebook user, Barr. Fred Latimor,read below what he wrote today on his Facebook wall...
"The ODIDIGBORIGBO of Delta politics and one of the most distinguished sons of Urhobo Nation, Chief James Onanefe Ibori who has been in political sojourn in the United Kingdom may return home on December 23rd this year, according to a reliable source.
The Oghara born political astronaut will return in a chartered Jet via Heathrow Airport to M/M International Airport Lagos where political associates and family members will give him a red-carpet reception before jetting to Osubi Airstrip from where the convoy will take off for his palatial home situate at Oghara in Ethiope West, Delta State, South-South Nigeria.
It is not however clear whether or not Chief Ibori will be accompanied by his wives and sister.
Political observers strongly believe that the return of Chief Ibori will open a new page in Delta politics. Some political astrologers are positive that he may defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC ) since PDP folks contributed and engineered his travails in the United Kingdom.
Let's keep our fingers crossed as we wait patiently to hear from the "Welcome Committee" in the coming days.
Meanwhile, Prof Itse Sagay is of the legal opinion that prosecuting Chief Ibori in Nigeria after serving some years in United Kingdom amounts to double jeopardy but the EFCC is yet to corroborate Sagay's legal point of view.
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