Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Imo state, is not a new face in the politics having emerged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the botched 2007 contest. In this interview with by journalists, he expatiates on his plans for Imo if he wins the 2019 governorship contest. Group Politics Editor, TAIWO ADISA, presents the excerpts:
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