Akume and 30 Pieces of Silver

Christians around the world are familiar with the story of Jesus' betrayal by his own disciple, Judaism Ischariot, who went to the high priests in the middle of the night and betrayed his master for thirty pieces of silver and a kiss as the betrayal sign.
The story may be seen by many as another fable or folk tale however it is seen it's import is never changing that the ones who you trust most are those who will someday betray you and many times for little stipends.

Sen. George Akume

The Senate Minority Leader,  Sen. George Akume,  has become a Judas Ischariot of some sort as he has embarked on placing price tags on any and all the party's tickets in the on going party primaries in the state, doling out party slots to the highest bidder.
Only on the 7th December 2014,  a serving senator under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ), was sold a the a senate slot for the sum of Fifty Million Naira, even as the same senator had been Akume's sworn enemy for the past sixteen years.
Akume whose party already had three contenders for the senate invited Senator Barnabas Gemade,  who lost his party's ticket to Governor Gabriel Suswam in the PDP,  to come and attend his bazaar where the only requirement to the party hierarchy's support was the highest bidder.
Gemade a wise businessman, aware of his auctioneer's schemes did not decamp from

Sen. Barnabas Gemade

his party but stayed on in the PDP while Akume and his goons filled and submitted his form for him. The services and party ticket were signed, sealed and delivered to Gemade at the venue of the elections in Katsina-Ala,  for the sum of 50 Million Naira.

Same story played when the former minister of state for Trade and Investment,  Chief Samuel Ortom,  lost his acclaimed God ordained PDP ticket, to Suswam's anointed, Rt. Hon.  Terhemen Tarzoor.  Immediately Tarzoor defeated Ortom, Akume got his act in place, sent his con spinners to invite Ortom who had previously made attempts to cross carpet.

Chief Samuel Ortom

A desperate Samuel Ortom,  hurriedly jumped at the opportunity to actualise his self - professed God sent mission. For his sake the party's primaries was postponed a day later to make space for his admission and proper behind the scene negotiations. Ortom a man known for his deep pocket is believed to have parted with a meagrely Seventy Million Naira to vouchsafe the party ticket.

Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Jime

Meanwhile, others like Hon.  Herman Hembe had also played part in the Akume party auction and consequently won against a female House of Assembly, aspirant,  Mrs. Dorathy Mato who was the preferred candidate in the kangaroo election held in his wife's hotel.
But like the biblical Judas Ischariot, Sen. Akume may not get the opportunity to spend these thirty bags of silver as his party will soon go extent or he may loose relevance.

Understanding Why Suswam Prefers Tarzoor

Terhemen Tarzoor,  Suswam's Anointed

Yesterday media reports were rife with news that Suswam had anointed former Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly Hon. Terhemen Tarzoor,  as his successor after the governor's eight years as governor.
The announcement which has caused so many ripples and confusion in the polity, is certainly one to raise eye brows as it seemed his body language changed in a bath of an eye. Many do not however know that the decision was not without ulterior motives.
It has been discovered that the gift of a governorship ticket is not just an anointing but one with deeper reasons.
Tarzoor who was disgraced out of office during his infamous sojourn as speaker for cheating and electoral malpractice, has all of a sudden become the favoured and anointed for obvious reasons.
It has been gathered that the governor's decision to ensure Terhemen Tarzoor is declared the party's flag bearer for the 2015 Elections is not unconnected to his desire to remain politically afloat and even retire at the senate.
It is common news that the president is finally deciding who goes to the Senate,  which is what has earned Tarzoor an unanticipated favour. Tarzoor who was disgraced out of office ran to Bayelsa where an army captain introduced him to the bunkering and also legal dredging business and subsequently to the defacto president of Nigeria,  Dame Patience Goodluck Jonathan which has become his meal ticket.
In the heat of the governor's desperation to get to Abuja by all means Terhemen Tarzoor granted him the needed link to the villa and thus is worth mortgaging nourishing future and that of generations yet unborn.
Thus theory has been given credence owing to the insistence by Suswam to turn in the ticket to Tarzoor even after knowing that the latter has a gun running case and even a cultism tag hanging on his neck. According to sources Tarzoor has become the prefer as he will be blackmailed using his a chilled heels- cultism and gun running to be put in check.
However, it is also peddled that the a choice of Tarzoor may just be another kite flying expedition to save his hide as the latter may not even scale security screening based on the a results from the state security agencies and as a result may have to give way to more crumble and character tested candidates.
Meanwhile the fie is cast as the candidature of Terhemen Tarzoor has put the leading governorship aspirants at logger heads with their party, having many to publicly declare their desire to jump ships in your the opposition if the candidacy of Tarzoor is upheld.