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Conscience is an open wound: only truth can heal it”, so said the late spiritual leader of the 19th century Fulani Jihad, Uthman Dan Fodiyo, who lived between 1754 and 1816. Apart from change, truth is another thing that is constant. No matter what you do, how you do it and when you do it, truth is constant. Nothing is as constant as the truth. Referring to the sanctity of the truth, Uthman Dan Fodio, said it is the only potent medicine that can heal an open-sore conscience. Uthman Dan…

President Muhammadu Buhari once again demonstrated his knowledge of the political standing and need of Imo, the Eastern Heartland, when during his official campaign at the Dan Anyiam Stadium; he endorsed the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Sen. Ifeanyi Araraume as the next governor of Imo come May, 29, 2019. The endorsement of Sen. Araraume, who is currently enjoying tremendous support across party formations, is the latest as the battle for Douglas House on March 2, this year rages. At the gathering which witnessed gathering of Imolites…

There is no doubt that another cross roads, when Imo citizens would have to take a critical decision that would either make or them, is around the corner. Since the enthronement of democracy in 1999, Imo has suffered ups and downs owing to the decisions taken by the electorates in the election. Maybe, this is why that of 2019 is most crucial because issues which had never arisen in the polity are now starring the people in the face. Looking at the unfolding drama in the political hemisphere of the…

In a few weeks’ time, precisely on the 2nd of March 2019,101011165 like their counter parts in the 36 states of the federation and the federal capital territory, (FCT), Abuja will go to the polls to elect a new set of leaders who will manage their affairs for the next four years. These gubernatorial and state houses of assembly elections will be preceded by that of the presidential and national assembly elections which have been tentatively slated for Saturday 16th February, 2019. Imo state is a peculiar case because since…

The search for who becomes the next senator for Orlu zone in 2019 has begun in earnest. Interest groups and candidates have been engaged in one move or the other to win support. As expected, some of the candidates are facing serious opposition which is the normal thing in a democratic contest. However, some of the opposed candidates seem unruffled without making any soul-searching or introspection as to evaluate whether they are truly qualified to contest in the first place, especially based on issues of equity and credibility for the…

The dream seems dashed. I was born in the 50`s. I grew up in the 60`s Port Harcourt. Life then was full of expectations, bubbly, lively and sweet. The green-white-green was the ultimate. We knew no boundaries. Port Harcourt of old was regimented, cute and rosy. Its tomorrow was paradise, homely and heavenly. There was something lovely for everyone. If there was Lagos or Enugu, fairy tale was more real. The Garden City was earth, heaven and paradise. Our life in the Garden City of the 60`s started and ended…