Imo State indeed Nigeria, have been battling escalating insecurity in recent times. This sad development is in no way funny as it has negatively robbed off on the socio-economic progress of the country. The situation apparently compels residents, businessmen even visitors, to move with caution in other to avoid being victims. One would say that the Imo is not the only state bedeviled by rising insecurity, however, the current situation remains a sad chapter in the history of the state and country Few days ago, the convoy of an governor…
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Towards Peaceful, Credible Elections This 2023
The much talked about 2023 general elections are weeks away. Campaigns are already in top gear as candidates of political parties step up efforts to sway support of the electorate to their advantage. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has equally expressed its readiness to deliver free, fair and credible polls in 2023. The commission’s introduction of the novel Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, is widely seen as a beacon of hope for a dawn in the country’s electoral system. Keen watchers of political events in the Nigeria are agreed…
Read MoreCelebrating Christmas Amidst Insecurity
The level of insecurity in the country has actually come, biting hard on all and sundry especially as christians celebrate Christmas all over the world. No doubt, today, the fear of being killed, kidnapped along the highways has discouraged a lot of people from coming home. This is more scary for people living in Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna, Sokoto etc. The news of maiming and killing of innocent citizens by hoodlums around the country did affect the movement of persons this yuletide season. A visit to the communities has shown that…
Read MoreRising Poverty: FG, Governors Must Take Action, Not Blame Game
Rising poverty in Nigeria is one issue that has been on the front burner of national discourse in recent time. According to reported figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, recently, “ 53 million more Nigerians fell into abject poverty compared to 2015. Reports show that the 53 million Nigerians , mostly of the middle class, were classified as being “vulnerable” before Buhari took over.” It was recently reported that “after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting in Abuja last week, the Minister of State for Budget and National…
Read MoreCurbing Imo High Food Cost, Shortage With Investment In Agriculture
An inspirational maxim says that within every adversity lies opportunity. What that means, put differently, is that in every seeming hard situation, one could profit from it if he looks beyond the surface. Most prosperous societies and nation today did not rise on a platter of gold. They are where they are today because they faced challenges and instead of throwing their hands up and giving up, they thought serious how to convert their challenges to opportunities. Once, they did so, those adversities were not only subdued but also provided…
Read More2023 Polls: Nigerians Need Issue-based Campaign
Democracy implies service to the people. This explains why political office seekers must engage the masses, stakeholders and interest groups at town hall meetings and other fora. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has scheduled September 28 to take off date for full blown campaigns by the various political parties, during which candidates for the various elective positions will interact with Nigerians on what they intend to do for the people if elected into office. It is noteworthy to say that the country has or is still passing through some…
Read MoreImo Roads: Emphasis Should Shift To Quality
Roads, quality roads remain sine qua non to the socio-economic development of a state. Successive administrations in Imo have most often, hyped their achievements in area of road construction even though Imo is yet to be listed among leading states in the area of road network in the Nigeria. The present government of Senator Hope Uzodinma had at its inception barely two years ago, embarked upon a number of road projects including but not limited to the Owerri-Okigwe Road, the dual carriage Owerri-Orlu Road, Naze-Nekede Polytechnic -Ihiagwa-FUTO-Obinze road, Chukwuma Nwoha…
Read MoreRecent Izombe Mayhem: Imo Government Must Investigate Root Causes
The oil-rich town of Izombe in Oguta Local Government Area, Imo State has been in the news recently although for the wrong reasons. There were reports of clashes between security agents and some youths in the area a fortnight ago, which allegedly led to houses and other property belonging to indigenes of the area being destroyed,set ablaze. Many residents of the area are equally believed to have fled the town and adjourning communities especially, the villages in Obeabor community. Security agents were reported to have stormed the villages of Obuogwugwu …
Read More2023 Polls: Nigeria Must Learn From Kenya, Zambia
As the countdown to 2023 general election hots up, one critical question that keeps tugging at the mind of Nigerians is whether the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is prepared to conduct credible election. President Buhari has severally been reported to have vowed to conduct free, fair and credible elections, whose outcome will meet globally accepted standard. However, some concerned Nigerians still harbour fears that that promise may not see the light of the day. In the main their fear stems from the country’s history of flawed and fraudulent elections. Also,…
Read MoreBuhari Government Should End ASUU Strike Now
Nearly two months after , the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Nigeria, extended its protracted strike action, we are being told President Buhari government, appears ready to end the strike. Some reports on some social media platforms have suggested that at last respite may be on the way for Nigeria undergraduates and, by extension, the university system. If this piece of information is true, then it is a good news. Nigeria universities students have been on forced holiday for almost six months now. Going by the structuring of the…
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