According to information gathered from close sources, top Nigerian comedian, Julius Agwu, may have dumped his dreams of being the governor of Rivers State come 2015, as he may have been scared out of the race.
The decision is coming after he held a meeting with his Ikwere kinsmen who urged him to dump his ambition, at least for now, because they need him alive, and he had to cave in to their demands.
His manager, Prince Sunday Uwem, posted the news that Julius who is also called 'De Genius', has succumbed to higher reasoning and has dumped his ambition.
There was a meeting on Thursday, October 30, between Julius Agwu and his kinsmen from Ikwere, and it was agreed that he should step down from the governorship race because the current Governor Rotimi Amaechi is his friend and they are both from the same area.
They’ll want the position to rotate to another part of the state and Julius Agwu has decided to listen to his people and withdraw from contesting.
Another source also hinted that some money may have changed hands between Julius and the Amaechi after the governor invited the comedian to a meeting before then and also urged him to step down based on rotation quota of the state.
Others conclude that Julius stepping down does not signify the end of his political ambition as he may still go for another position, as it is being rumoured that he has been offered a legislative position.
Recall that a few weeks back, Julius had cried out that several cult groups in the state had been making overtures for him to join them if he hoped to win the governorship elections. Some insiders opine that this fear may have added to Julius' hasty retreat from the murky waters of politics.
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