Comedian Julius Agwu 3 months ago announced that he would be contest the as a governorship candidate at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries in Rivers State.
His campaign posters even surfaced, suddenly just like is announcement to run jolted, he announced that he would no longer be contesting.
Many said he chickened out, but in this interview with Encomium Magazine, he sets the records straight and tells us why he decided not to lead his people again.
Excerpts below:
Yes, I have to shelve my governorship ambition after I met with my Ikwerre, Rivers kinsmen who advised me to allow the riverine people of the state to take their turn. My mom, whom I love so much was not happy with the idea. She has this impression that politics is not for decent people. She believes it is a ‘dirty game’ only meant for ‘evil men.’ But that’s not really what politics is all about. Even if it is the case, good people like us have to change this perception. My wife is also notcomfortable with my joining politics. It was all of these and the voices of my kinsmen that made me change my mind.I didn’t chicken out! Whether they like it or not, politics is all about negotiation. I, however, don’t owe them any apologies. I know what I want. I know what my people want.