ODUFFA Elections: Ameke throws support for Mbe Kwuoto

Days before the Oduma Football Federated Association (ODUFFA) holds its elections, more blocs are throwing their weights for Augustine Uwanekwu (a.k.a Mbe Kwuoto) presidential bid.

This morning, “encouraging reports” broke that Ameke community has unanimously opted to vote for Mbe, according to insider sources. Frankly, it’s the sweetest of the many breakthroughs the former Amagu coach is seeing as the road to ODUFFA presidency gets messier.

Ameke village which borders Amagu to the North and Amorji to the West, has been in tumultuous relationship with their Amagu neighbours for decades. Now, their endorsement of an Amagu-born candidate is not just an unprecedented step towards healing, but a rare proof of Mbe’s mass acceptability across Oduma community.

Also, the endorsement speaks volumes about the tiring disillusionment among Oduma football lovers.

“In the good old days, ODUFFA made our Christmas holidays so exciting,” said a Lagos-based Ameke stakeholder.

“That time, football matches was the only reason most of us would come home for Christmas. Our people would come from far North and West to witness these exciting moments. It was all fun.

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“But today, ODUFFA is a shadow of itself. The vision is dead and so is our common pride. We’re looking forward to reviving our land in the era where football is a lucrative business across the world. Only a diehard football enthusiast like Mbe can make the difference all of us desire. Ameke is voting him and were closing our eyes to village sentiments. We want ODUFFA to be great again,” the source said.

Ameke is one of the most powerful villages in Oduma. Multiple times ODUFFA championship, Ameke holds second position of a place with highest number of billionaires after Ohofia Oduma.

Their support is not just weighty, but is expected to tip the balance in the elections that is barely two weeks ahead.

Augustine Uwanekwu is already leading his only rival, Samson Okechukwu (Sammy), in all the major informal polls. Amorji, Sammy’s village, has continued to distance themselves from the man they’re “sure would bring Amorji to shame before Oduma football community.”

Sammy’s steady slide is a direct consequence of the two presidential candidates’ campaigns. Mbe’s campaign team – fortified, lethal and caustic – has been on Sammy’s throat, highlighting his weak temperaments and, leading him to many missteps and ultimate failure. Sammy’s handlers, however, have chosen an ineffective route of attack and mischief, talking down no both the opponent and the voters.

On Wednesday, Sammy said that Augustine Uwanekwu and the entire Oduma youths are Indian helm smokers, belittling them as low class who lack university education like himself. His threats, invectives and outbursts have targeted Chioma Onyeabor, Alphonsus Onwubiko, Ejike Ekwe, Osita Iyoke, Jude Ogbonna and others as he gets more hysterical under escalating pressure.