By Chuks Osuji . In any political process, the most constant thing is public opinion of the majority of the people. Since it was announced that the PDP zoning committee led by Governor Otom of Benue State has wittingly or unwittingly recommended to throw open the Presidential ticket, a wild fire of criticism, a plethora of condemnation and outright rejection of such recommendation has filled the Air . According to Walter Bagehot, a British Political scientist has opined , “ Public Opinion is a guide which controls the barometer of…
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IMO: INSECURITY AND EFCC RAIDS IN OWERRI
As earlier discussed in one of my recent essays,the security situations in the country generally and Imo State, Southeast in particular is escalating uncontrollably. Nobody is comfortable any longer to move around and go about normal Businesses. Everybody is nearly caught in throes of virulent trepidation. It’s been all the detestably orgies of gloom and despondency everywhere,both in the remote rural areas and Urban nerve centres in the entire Imo State and across the most parts of the South-East region of Nigeria.Nevertheless, reports trickle in that so many parts of the North, especially the usual volatile Northeast and Southern Kaduna are equally boilling with escalating precarious security situations. The gruesome bloodletting across the country is worrisome.
Read MoreAPC: WHEN POLITICAL TENSION FAILS TO PRODUCE TURMOIL
By this time last week, the political atmosphere in Imo state, Nigeria was at a breaking point. Indeed, political activities amongst members of All Progressives Congress, APC were at a breaking point. It was the preparation for the National conversation of the party at Abuja . On Friday following the Saturday 26th March date, one could say that almost all top members of the party had emptied into Abuja .
Read MoreABM : The Reward For Dignity Of Labour.
By Nze James Chinonyerem, Prince Alex Mbata, ABM is a man who rightly understands the essence of dignity of labour. He encourages it in talks and acts. He believes in the honesty of it as the main driving force that transmutes man and his society into a better place. As an employer, he understands the values of his staff as essential not only to the growth of the business but also it’s survival. To him, everyone matters. With him, it is a layered system of collaborations and participation. He rewards…
Read MoreRussia: Know The Truth And Let It Set You Free
By Femi Fani-Kayode If you insist on talking or writing about the war in the Ukraine kindly get your facts right and do not repeat the one-sided, subjective and monotonous clap trap and fairy tales that CNN and the other international media networks are continuously churning out. Any student of modern history will tell you that the Russians were never the villains when it comes to acts of barbarity committed against sovereign nation states and against the oppresed people of the world. That notorious title goes to the Americans, the…
Read MoreAs Imo Insecurity Turns Pandemic
Since the inception of the incumbent Imo State Governor,Sen. Hope Odidika Uzodinma of the laudable 3R Agenda Government, it’s been all gloom and despondency.It’s been a mixed grill of smiles and sorrows.The smiles go for those things in this life that impact us positively (ie the public nay common masses) .Such things include enhanced beuraucratic system, restoration of decorum in the system of governance and administration;revamped moribund infrastructure and improvement of the infrastructural facilities.As we all could testify,there are more solid road construction and contracts awarded to only qualified and capable contractors,respecting due process.This explains the resultant visible quality roads like the ongoing Orlu to Owerri and Okigwe to Owerri highway corridors.Even in the streets of the three Urban centres,the road infrastructure is more solid and qualitative .The Urban renewal projects are now more meaningful and succinctly appreciated. Almost all the key sectors of the economy are receiving priority attention.
Read MoreStanley Amuchie: More Garlands To A Man of Humility
By Amby Uneze Fame comes with extra hard work which is not usually common to acquire. In life one has to surmount many trials and obstacles to reach to the pinnacle of success. That is exactly what Mr. Stanley Chiedoziem Amuchie has garnered for himself. Nature has a way of paying back to one who humbles self to serve fellow being with modesty, honesty and unassuming meekness. Amuchie, who tries as much as possible to drop the appellation of ‘chief’ to prefer simply ‘sir’ as a knight of the Church,…
Read MoreSTILL ON IMO CHARTER OF EQUITY: WHERE FACELESS GROUPS GOT IT WRONG
Penultimate week, an episode of market place dance by some groups of faceless and amorphous organizations paraded themselves in Owerri, the Imo state capital and claimed to be talking as leaders and political stakeholders for the three senatorial zones of the state, and majority of Imolites discarded them by laughing off their anxiety occasioned by the clueless and junketing administration currently overseeing the state. The people’s major reason for making a mockery and caricature of these groups and stakeholders was instead of their paymasters to think deeply of how to…
Read MoreBALANCING EQUATION OF ANAMBRA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
Ordinarily, I would not have commented on the governorship election of Anambra State. But I have to do so because of some irresponsible comments by myopic uninformed politicians to the effect that “Anambra is not Imo and Imo is not Anambra.” Such annoying comments perhaps from Yo-yo boys who do not know the chemistry of both Imo and Anambra politics continue to make annoying statement. To start with, we have forgotten the short history of Imo and Anambra states to the effect that we used to say Imo and Anambra…
Read MoreThe APC’s Voyage In South East
The ruling All Progressive Congress APC,APC made its entry into the Southeast political hemisphere through the spontaneous defection of the former Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha,ORO of Imo State .And, recently the decamping of yet another ailing Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State from the PDP to the APC was another tentacle of the ruling party extended to the region of the Southeast. Of a subtle, but somewhat politically significant is the carpet crossing of Governor Prof. Ben. Ayade of the Cross River State from the PDP to the APC. Also,…
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