In the early hours of Tuesday being the 1st of January 2022, the president generals of various autonomous communities in Aninri local government area gathered in Mass numbers to pledge maximum support and loyalty to the incoming mayor of Aninri rt honorable Ajah Benneth Ogbonnaya.
Recall that Ajah Benneth Ogbonnaya was massively voted in the last PDP primary election conducted in Aninri. He won, becoming the flag bearer of PDP Aninri chapter and also the consensus choice of the people.
Today the people of Aninri local government area are happy as they celebrate his victory and the true democratic process which he was elected on.
Victory is from the Almighty supreme being above the universe because he maket kings .
A leader of Ajah Benneth Ogbonnaya’s breed who had proven himself in office as a developer in all facets of life of his people, deserve the unwavering support of his people in all its sincere ramifications.
The imperative of this piece is anchored on the psychological dictum that human behavior when subjected to a laboratory test defies constancy. This also explains why human behaviour cannot be predicted with absolute certainty without the possibility of error.
This is further exemplified by politicians who perceive politics as a game of ploys and decoys which must be played with the intent of achieving gratifications and not with the sincerity of support.
There is this story told about Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the Yoruba political god of the 20th Century. Awolowo; an astute politician of his generation perfectly understood the human intrigues of the game and always ensured he was never a victim of such intrigues. Hence, a curious Awolowo would keep asking the stakeholders of his party; the Action Group, AG of the first republic and the Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN of the second republic, whether they were still in his support. This, he always did day and night till the last minute to the polls. This pricked the conscience of those who were surreptitious and subterranean to the point that they later resolved to sincerely remain in his support.
Dan Fodio says that conscience is an open wound; only the truth can heal it. It is therefore better to quit totally than dwell on cosmetic support and artificial loyalty with the Fifth Columnism which is worse to deal with in a system and which checkmates the progress and utterly destroys a system.
Assuming without entirely conceding that anyone; whether among government functionaries[elected or appointed] or the masses plays the Judas in his support for our dear incoming mayor, bidding time to sell him for filthy lucre, what will it profit such fellow? It is more honourable to quit than to be identified as a traitor. Few sincere supporters are better, potent and useful than a mammoth of masquerades.
IJulius Caesar, the King of Rome was not bothered by the sword that finally killed him, but by the weilder of the sword. It was for this reason that he exclaimed; “et tu Brute!”[even you, Brutus!]. That summarises his agony and disappointment and illustrates the saying that it is more excruciating to be betrayed by the people you trust.
Let us examine and re-examine ourselves in the light of our support for our dear incoming mayor and tell our consciences the truth. The enemy within is deadlier than the enemy at bay.
There is every need for all of us to honestly support our dear incoming mayor for all his good works; the first of its kind in our dear local government area Aninri and indeed in the comity of enugu state. This is a task that deserves to be done.
The political hypocrite of Prof Ike ekweremadu’s like and cohort are strongly on the verge to drag the incoming mayor to dust through there crooked and manipulative plans.
Firstly they want to bring him closer to themselves and make him believe they love him and want the progress of Aninri thereinafter there evil plans will follow
If Humility is a surname, If Humility was a surname then who would be worthy to bear?
Humility is the virtue of being humble and not holding any excessive feeling of pride. It is humility that makes a person more empathetic and aware of the feelings of others.
Humility enables us to acknowledge the achievements and struggles of others and to offer help when needed. So much humility I have seen from one man I call him my mentor.. And I say I wish to be like him rt honorable Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya Nnayelugo 1 na okpanku igwe mania cee the incoming mayor of Aninri local government area.
You taught us all this heavenly virtue when we came across you, always smiling and gisting with us so freely and always looking out to help when ever necessarily. You always believe that… There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.
Am tutored by you and I also know this for a fact that humble person is rare to come across now-a-days. However, it can be challenging to even free yourself from the pit of arrogance and pride.
To be humble doesn’t mean to have low self-esteem. Humble people can have great talent, yet they’re extremely self-aware of their talents, and keep everything in perspective. So therefore apart from being very humble you are so hardworking and successful.
So much qualities to emulate. “A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being.” – Community-reporters Faust All who come across you have this to say… honorable Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya professes to be a citizen of the world, totally unfettered by the little, mean distinctions of climate or of country, which diminish the benevolence of the heart and set bounds to philanthropy.
Dear Distinguish Patrons of Peace, We are humbled but glad to inform you that we are organizing a SOUTH EAST PEACE SUMMIT. This Summit is SOLELY aimed at creating a conducive uniting and brotherly platform to congregate the Elders, Statesmen, Stakeholders, Leaders, Fathers and Agitators from the South East Zone of Nigeria, to genuinely and Truthfully X-ray the root causes of the insecurity, killings, agitations etc in the South East with a mission to seek out the Solutions and therefore, produce a SOUTH EAST PEACE BLUEPRINT AND ROADMAP.
This Peace Blueprint and Roadmap is a document that will analyze the problems, the solutions and demands of the Zone, which will be and form our guide and mandate upon which we shall engage Mediation, Interventions, Appeals and all forms of Peace Efforts that will eventually produce the much needed Peace in the South East Zone.
Sir/Ma, we know that the Peace process is not a one-stop thing and therefore, we need Trusted, Tested, Reliable Agents of Peace and Men of Proven Integrity that will represent the South East Zone whom we should be interfacing with in our Peace Efforts. These people should be categorized as PATRONS OF PEACE. We therefore requested from the Elders, Statesmen, Stakeholders, Leaders and Owners of the Zone for names of these Proven Personalities. In response to our request therefore, some persons were Nominated to be awarded with our PATRON OF PEACE. These Patrons of Peace shall be the Representatives of the Zone during the course of our Mediation and Efforts to Secure Peace.
The List of Nominated PATRONS will be published here under. The Award of the PATRONS OF PEACE is backed by an Arm of The United Nations, which is also monitoring our operations, including the planned Summit. The award will also attract a Personalized UN backed , Federal Government Approved, Federal Road Safety Commission-Produced PATRONS OF PEACE Motor Number Plate as a recognized UN Peace Envoy. We are therefore requesting that everyone on this platform should please check and confirm that their Names, Addressing and Titles are properly written.
Moreover, we wish to apologize for our inability to write to everyone individually. The reason is that we do not have the Contact information of many persons, being that their Nominations did not originate from us. We are therefore, please requesting that everyone should look up the list and contact everyone else on the list who are in their contacts as well as send same to us too. More importantly, we are Urgently requesting that all PATRONS OF PEACE AWARDS Nominees should please Urgently send in their Pictures and Profiles for planning and management purposes. Finally, we are humbly requesting that Nominated PATRONS can equally Nominate some other deserving Personalities whose Names are not yet on the List.
SOUTH EAST PEACE SUMMIT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: PATRONS OF PEACE AWARD NOMINEES: The persons whose names appear below have been Nominated by the People, Elders, Statesmen and Stakeholders of the South East Zone for our PATRON OF PEACE AWARD, which is backed by One of the Arms of United Nations and which award will also attract their backed, Federal Government Approved and Federal Road Safety Commission-Produced Special PATRONS OF PEACE Motors Number Plates as Envoys of Peace. We are please requesting that all Nominated PATRONS of Peace should Respond to us for ease of Planning and Management.
Let us put it on record that the Nominated PATRONS were put forward by the People of the South East Zone because they are Trusted to Work with Us for the realization of the much needed Peace in the Zone. We did not Nominate them, hence, our lack of their Contact information. We are therefore requesting that you send us the available information with you. Sir, it is worth knowing that your People put their Trust that you can assist them to restore the lost Light and Peace.
In pursuit of our resolve to work acidiously to ensure that Peace is Returned and Restored to our Nation, Starting from the South East Geopolitical Zone, we are organizing a 2-DAY SOUTH EAST PEACE SUMMIT which will hold in Enugu on the 1st Week of March 2022 at ST MULUMBA CATHOLIC CHURCH EVENTS CENTER, New Haven, Enugu, Enugu State BY 7PM on the First (1)-DAY ONE:- being PATRONS AWARDS AND DINNER NIGHT FOR ELDERS, STATESMEN AND TRADITIONAL RULERS. Day TWO- 2:- will by 10AM for GENERAL, All Participants which will feature General Lectures, Discussions, Questions and Answers which will in turn Produce the PEACE BLUEPRINT AND ROADMAP for our further actions, Mediation, Interventions, Appeals and other necessary activities and actions that will guarantee Peace in our Nation.
This event is aimed at working out modalities for Genuine Peace. After extensive consultation with the Stakeholders of the region, the under listed persons were nominated as tested, genuine and trusted agents/fathers of Peace, Love and Patriotism that we can depend on and work with for the Award of PATRONS OF PEACE. The duty of these Patrons shall be to assist and support us in all our efforts of Mediation and Negotiations that will restore Peace. We are requesting that we should all inform all the nominees in your contact as well as sending us their contacts, as many of them have not been informed or contacted.
FINALLY: This SOUTH EAST PEACE SUMMIT is NOT being organized in Collaboration with OHANAEZE Worldwide, as it is being wrongly insinuated but OHANAEZE NDIGBO is Also and Already Invited to the Event as Participants as well. PARTNERS: NATIONAL PEACE MOVEMENT OF NIGERIA is organizing this SOUTH EAST PEACE SUMMIT in Collaboration with Jude Odiegwu Arbitrators and Partners, NIDO AFRICA (Nigerians in Diaspora Organization, Africa), under the watch of One of The Peace Arms of UN.
NAMES of Nominated and Appointed PATRONS of PEACE Awardees AND SPECIAL INVITATION TO SOUTH EAST PEACE SUMMIT: 1- HRM IGWE PROF. ALFRED N ACHEBE, (Agbogidi) Obi of Onitsha and Chairman, South East Council of Traditional Rulers He will also be the ROYAL FATHER OF THE DAY. 2- H/E Amb Obiora Oduma… President, NIDO AFRICA and Head, United Nation Peace Mission in Africa. 3- H/E Amb Cosmos Okechukwu, Ezeigbo of Liberia 4- Dr. Nnia Nwodo, Former President-General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo 5- Dr. Joe Nworgu, Former Secretary-General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo 6- Senator Ifeanyi Uba 7- Senator Ekwunife 8- Senator Ken Nnamani 9- Amb Prof George Obiozor, President – General of Ohanaeze Worldwide 10- Chief Solomon Aguene Ogbonna, President of Ohanaeze Lagos 11- H/E Amb Dr Jude IHENETU, Ezeigbo of Ghana 12- HRM EZE DR John Nwosu, Ezeigbo of Abuja 13- Chief Dr Samuel Nsobundu Okeke, OFR 14- Chief Dr Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, CON, MON, OFR 15- HRM EZE DR CHRIS OFFIA, EZEIGBO of Ibeju Lekki 16- Sir Chinedu Ukatu (Igbo Amaka) 17- HRM, EZE DR EMMANUEL NWOKEJI, EZEIGBO of Midland, UK 18– Ichie Ezebuadi, President – General of Alaba International Market Amalgamated 19– MR KINGSLEY EKENE OKPALA, Chairman/CO, New Age Mobile Concepts Ltd 20– Chief Cosmos Obi, Onwa of Ihiala, 21– ICHIE DAN EKWOS (CEO, Ekwos Investments, Furniture Companies, Ojo Alaba) 22– DR. ABC ORJIAKOR, CEO Of Seplat Oil and Gas 23– BARR ALLEN ONYEMA, CEO/Chairman, Air Peace Airlines 24– HRM EZE SUNDAY OJUKWU, Ezeigbo of Amuwo Odofin 25- AMB. ISAAC AND AMB. MRS NNEKA MOSES, Founders of Goge Africa 26– PRINCE ANDYMORE EZEJIOHA, Founder of Anambra Indigenes in Lagos 27- HRM EZE LEO OKAFOR, EZEIGBO of Alimosho 28– CHIEF LIVINUS OKPARA, (RIMA), GRAND PATRON 29– H/E BARR UCHE ONYEAGOCHA 30– MR. EMEKA UMEAGBALASI 31- BARR IFEANYI EJIOFOR , 32– PROF BEN NWABUEZE 33- CHIEF INNOCENT CHUKWUMA, Chairman, INNOSON Group 34- CHIEF CHIKASON, Chairman, CHIKASON Group 35– Chairman /CEO of SEA HORSE LUBRICANT INDUSTRY, OZUBULU, 36- PRESIDENT, ASETU, MARKET LEADERS 37- CHIEF DR OBINNA IYIEGBU, OBI CUBANA 38- MAJOR. GEN. IKE NWACHUKWU 39- CHIEF S. N. OKEKE 40- CHIEF PETER EDOCHIE 41– CHIEF ALLEN ONYEMA, AIR PEACE 42– LT. GEN IHEJIRIKA 43— SIR PASCAL DOZIE 44– CHIEF DR PRINCE ARTHUR EZE 45- CHIEF DR EMMANUEL IWUANYANWU 46— Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze, President of IGBO WORLD ASSEMBLY, 47— CHIEF SIR G. U. OKEKE 48– CHAIRMAN, IFESINACHI MOTORS 49— CHAIRMAN, THE YOUNG SHALL GROW MOTORS 50— CHIEF OBI JACKSON 51— HON SIR CHUMA NZERIBE 52- CHIEF COMRADE CHUKS IBEGBU 53— CHIEF ANSLEM DUNU, Chairman of BBA 54— BRO LEONARD OGBONNIA, Secretary of BBA 55— CHIEF JOHN EZEAKO, Ojiji Eri Ji 56- CHIEF PASCAL UDE, BBA 57— MRS CHINYERE NWABIUKWU, BBA 58- CHIEF EMMA OTUNABO, BBA 59— HON. OSCAR ODOGWU, BBA 60— HON. IFEANYI UDECHUKWU, BBA 61— CHIEF LAMBERT AJUOGU, BBA 61– CHIEF OKECHUKWU EZEIBE, Chairman, BoT, Trade Fair International Markets, BBA, Lagos 62— CHIEF HILARY AMANDE 63— MS NOBLIN, Founder of ASUSU IGBO AMAKA, USA 64—- HRM EZE PROF. PETER EBIGBO, 65—- MAJ GEN IKE NWACHUKWU, 66– LT. GEN. IHEJIRIKA 67- AIR VICE MARSHALL NTUKOGU 68- H/E DR CHUKWUEMEKA EZEIFE 69- CHIEF DR INNOCENT CHUKWUMA, CEO, Innoson Motors 70— Mr Yul Edochie 71—- Chief Dr OBINNA IYEAGBU aka Obi Cubana 72—- President, World Igbo Congress 73–1- Dr Anakwenze (Igbo World Assembly) 74—- Prof Chukwuma Soludo, Anambra State Governor-Elect 75—- H/E Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi 76—- H/E GOVERNOR HOPE UZODIMMA 77– H/E GOVERNOR DAVE UMAHI 78— H/E GOVERNOR WILLIE OBIANO 79— H/E GOVERNOR OKEZIE IKPEAZU 80— DR BONIFACE ANIEBONAM, Founder, NAGAFF 81— DR JOE NWORGU 82—- HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE A. IKPEAMA 83— PROF IHECHUKWU MADUBUIKE 84—- Hon. BARR EMEJULU OKPALAUKWU 85— Dr Mbazuluike Amaechi 86— SENATOR IKE EKWEREMMADU 87—- SENATOR ANYIM PIUS ANYIM 88– SENATOR ENYINNAYA ABARIBE 89– Prof Peter Umeadi 90– DR ONOCHIE 91- PROF GREG IBE 92— CHIEF OSITA OKECHUKWU 93— His Excellency, SENATOR ANYIM PIUS ANYIM 94–His Excellency, SENATOR IKE EKWEREMMADU 95— CHIEF IKECHI EMENIKE 96— His Excellency, SENATOR ROCHAS OKOROCHA 97—- Rt. HON. UCHE OGAH 98— Dr. SAM OHUABUNWA 99— His Excellency, SENATOR KEN NNAMANI 100- SIR BAYWOOD IBEH 101- Rt. HON KINGSLEY MUOGHALU 102— LT. GEN. IHEJIRIKA 103– SIR PASCAL DOZIE 104– DR GODWIN NWANKWO 105– CHIEF MRS UCHE OBIORAH 106– SIR AMBROSE OBIORAH… Administrator of Ohanaeze Worldwide Secretariat 107– His Excellency, SENATOR ORJI UZOR KALU 108– SIR PETER EDOCHIE 109– His Lordship, The Rt. Hon. CHIEF JUSTICE PAUL ONUMAJULU, Rtd… Fmr Chief Judge of Imo State 110– SIR OLISA AGBAKOBA, SAN 111- HON OLISA METU 112- His Lordship, The Rt. HON. CHINEDU AMUZIE 113- SIR UCHE EZEIBEKWE 114- DR ODIONYEBUCHUKWU BONIFACE MBAMARAH 115– PASTOR JAMES OKOCHA 116- CHIEF DR PRINCE ARTHUR EZE 117- DR NNIA NWODO.. Fmr President-General of Ohanaeze Worldwide 118- CHIEF DR. EMMANUEL IWUANYANWU, MON, OFR 119- CHIEF DR C. M. IBETO… CEO/MD, IBETO GROUP 120–, Rev Okechukwu Christopher Obioha JP… Founder of Igbo Presidency Project 2023 121— ARCHBISHOP EMMANUEL CHUKWUMA … Anglican Bishop of Enugu Diocese 122– DIG NTOMCHUKEU, RTD 123— SIR DR BONIFACE ANIEBONAM, Founder, NAGAFF 124— HRH EZE DR NWOKEJI, Ezeigbo of Midland, UK 125— Chairman, SOUND PRINCE MUSICAL INDUSTRY 126— His Excellency The Rt. Hon. Edward Ubosi. Speaker of Enugu State House of Assembly. 127– Hon Okwu Chinedu Otaka. Chairman Enugu State House Committee on security. 128- Her Lordship, Rt. Hon. Justice Pricillia Emehelu. Immediate past Chief Judge of Enugu state. 129– Hon Okwu Chinedu Otaka, Chairman, Enugu State House Committee On Security 130- THE CHAIRMAN, Sea Horse Lubricants Ltd 131– The Chairman, ROJENNY … Chief Ogirisi Igbo 132— The Chairman, Chikason Group,. 135— The Chairman, The Young Shall Grow Motors 136— Chief Dr Obinna Iyiegbu… The Chairman/ CEO, CUBANA Group 137– The Chairman /CEO, Capital Oil and Gas 138– The Chairman, Coscharis Group 139— The President, ASATU, Markets Trade Union, Onitsha 140– The Chairman /CEO, OBI JACKSON Group 141– The Chairman /CEO, SEPLAT Petroleum 142– Hon. Speaker, Enugu State House of Assembly, 143– Hon. Speaker, Ebonyi State House of Assembly 144– Hon. Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly 145— Hon. Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly 146— Hon. Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly 147— Chairman, Enugu State Council of Traditional Rulers 148— Chairman, Ebonyi State Council of Traditional Rulers 149— Chairman, Anambra State Council of Traditional Rulers 150— Chairman, Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers 151— Chairman, Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers 152– Chairman, Enugu State Chapter, ALGON. Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON 153– Chairman, ALGON, Ebonyi State 154– Chairman, ALGON, Anambra State 155— Chairman, ALGON, Imo State 156— Chairman, ALGON, Abia State. 157— Chairman, Town Union Presidents, Enugu State 158— Chairman, Town Union Presidents, Ebonyi State. 159— Chairman, Town Union Presidents, Anambra State. 160– Chairman, Town Union Presidents, Imo State 161— Chairman, Town Union Presidents, Abia State. 162— Chairman, Enugu State Vigilante 163— Chairman, Ebonyi State Vigilante 164— Chairman, Anambra State Vigilante 165— Chairman, Imo State Vigilante 166– Chairman, Abia State Vigilante 167– His Lordship, Rt. Hon. Chief Judge, Enugu State 168– His Lordship, Rt. Hon Chief Judge, Ebonyi State 169— His Lordship, Rt. Hon Chief Judge, Anambra State 170– His Lordship, Rt. Hon Chief Judge, Imo State 171— His Lordship, Rt. Hon Chief Judge, Abia State. 172– Chairman, House Committee On Security, Enugu State 173– Chairman, House Committee On Security, Ebonyi State 174— Chairman, House Committee On Security, Anambra State 175- Chairman, House Committee On Security, Imo State 176— Chairman, House Committee on Security, Abia State. 177– Senator Ike Ekweremadu 178—. Bishop Emmanuel Chukwuma, Anglican Bishop of Enugu 179— Rt.Hon. Edward Ubosi. Speaker Enugu State House of Assembly. 180—. Hon Okwu Chinedu Otaka. Chairman Enugu State House Committee on Security . 181– Her Lordship, Rt. Justice Pricillia Emehelu. Immediate past Chief Judge of Enugu state. 182– Chief Alex Ogbonna. Secretary General Ohaneze 183- His Excellency Igwe Amb. Lawrence Agubuzo, 184— Chief Samuel Onyeisi, Chairman /CEO, Peace MASS Transport 185— HRH IGWE EMMANUEL UGWU, EZE OKWE 1 OF OKWE KINGDOM, IBAGWA NIKE, Enugu. 186— HRH IGWE CYRIL NEVO OBASI (Ogilishigbo) OMELENYI 1 OF AGUNESE MMAKU EZE ANI 3 OF MMAKU ANCIENT KINGDOM 187— CHIEF DR SAMUEL MADUKA ONYEISI, CHAIRMAN/CEO, PEACE GROUP 188— HIS EXCELLENCY IGWE AMB. LAWRENCE AGUBUZO Chairman Enugu state council of Traditional Rulers. 189— CHIEF DR INNOCENT CHUKWUMA, OFR, MON CHAIRMAN INNOSON GROUP 190— HRH IGWE SUNDAY OZOEMENA ORAH EZEABATA 1 OF ADU ACHI OJI RIVER LGA ENUGU STATE 191- HRH IGWE JOHNSON OZOADIBE (AGBADA LA ACHI) OJI RIVER LGA ENUGU STATE 192— HRH IGWE EDWIN ONUOHA. I. EZE AKUATUEGWU 1 OF NDEABOH ACHARA III OF AGBO ACHARA KINGDOM 193— CHIEF IFEANYI OKONKWO CHAIRMAN/CHIEF EXECUTIVE ALLIED BENDIX WA LTD. 194— PROF SIMON UCHE NAME ORTUANYA, SSG to Enugu State Government 195— Hon. Chidi Aroh… Hon Commissioner for Lands, Enugu State 196— Hon Monday Diamond… SA To Gov of Enugu State 197– Hon Mrs Ndidi Obi… SSA To Gov of Enugu State 198—,His Lordship, Bishop Obi Onubogu 199– His Lordship, Bishop Callistus Onaga, … Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese 200— Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka 201— Rev. From. Prof. Obiora Ike 202— Senator Prof Ike Ekweremmadu 203— Engr Okwudili Oha… Chief Fire Officer, Enugu State 204— Bishop Emmanuel Chukwuma… Anglican Bishop of Enugu Diocese 205— Her Lordship, Rt. HON. Justice Priscilla Emehelu… Former Chief Judge of Enugu State 206— The VICE Chancellor, Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu 207— Dr. John Emaimo, The Rector, Federal University of Dental Technology, Enugu 208— Hon. D. C. Emelumba… Hon Commissioner for Information, Imo State. 209— Hon. C. Don Adinuba… Hon Commissioner for Information, Anambra State 210— Rev Dr Paul Eze OUR PLEA: 1- It is our passionate plea to everyone to please contact anyone on this list whom you have his contact. Also, please send us their contact information that you have so that we can reach out to them directly by ourselves too. 2- This List does NOT follow any particular order, rather, we were adding to the List as the Nominations were coming in. We therefore appeal to everyone to forgive us and let us focus on the Things that United us. 3- If we fail to provide our own peace in our own language, definition and comfort, outsiders must surely be imported to give you their own kind of Peace and according to their own understanding and definitions. Let us now come together to seek out our own Peace in accordance with our own Definition before things get too late. 4— Some Names appear more than Once on this list which is an indication of the Number of Nominations that each such name got.
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The laudable stories of honorable Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya’s leadership genius in Aninri which echoes and reverberates all over the media houses and social media,; print and electronic even the non-conventional media, defy monotony.
Hence, before anybody ponders the need for a rebirth of a new Aninri, let the person first appreciate the rebirth of a new Aninri courtesy of the incoming chairman Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya and use same as a standpoint to logically canvass for the rebirth of a new Nigeria through His Excellency rt honorable Dr ifeanyi Lawrence ugwuanyi for 2023 presidency which all of us desire and deserve.
It is usually said that when a nation is in dire need of messiahs like Sir Winston Churchill, the Lord will be merciful enough to provide one. There is no pretence about it; Aninri is in dire need of a messiah, from the land of the rising sun where a leader whose leadership antecedents tower above his other colleagues in all directions already stands tall like Mt. Ararat. That leader is no other person than the incoming mayor of Aninri rt honorable Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya Nnayelugo 1 na okpanku,igwe mania cee who is the product of his Midas touch. He has touched all developmental and transformational aspects of our dear local government to the point that we have lost count of the geometric progression of his stellar performance. Evidences abound in all nooks and crannies of the LG.
Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya’s exceptional leadership determinism is so amazing that even when the opposition introduces extraneous variables such as false allegations and diversionary tactics, he refuses to be distracted; he remains focused on his primary agenda of leaving Aninri better than he met it. Such a leader holds the key that can open the gate ways to a new Nigeria and this is why he enjoys massive support and loyalty from the masses of Aninrians whose confidence in him is unequivocal and indeed total.
As election beckons and the change of the change of Aninri council boss baton approach, the Ezeigbo political family has a capacity driven candidate in Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya to hold forth for the coveted position.
May God hear our fervent prayers in this direction and grant us our heart desires along this path in Jesus name, Amen!
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. Part of life is understanding that real change and progress comes with dedicated perseverance but also realizing that challenges, obstacles and roadblocks will appear from time to time.
With the yearning for true change the current crop of politicians were voted into power. Why? Because we didn’t look very well and will therefore regret. But remember that Actively recognizing progress towards your goal will ultimately end up inspiring you and have you pushing even harder. But why should we push harder this time around? Because we deserve better. Because we’re now aware. Because we now have some one with a honest heart who truly appreciate our need And concerns. Someone who has over the years proven to be a pillar of our happiness. Someone who answers when we cry and call for help. Because we have Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya ( Nnayelugo 1 na okpanku, igwe mania cee )
And because he has proven to be reliable and trustworthy. Because he cares for our windowed parents. The orphans and even okada riders are touched by his humanitarian gestures. The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
I ask what about the less previleged? Who have not benefitted from the charitable feats of this great man? Let him speak out!!! The youth are not left out in the humanitarian gestures of igwe cee mania. It’s not myrth… It’s reality…. We know him, and Aninri want him. Because he’s the progress towards the real change we deserve.
It has been over three decades since our prophetic literary icon- Prof Chinua Achebe aptly posited that the problem with Nigeria is squarely that of leadership. Events over the years have proved Achebe right albeit previous leaders have been trying their best; yet, we have not got to the Eldorado. This clamour for a better Nigeria, for modern and focused leadership is giving room for a comprehensive and thorough search for purposeful leaders. In the midst of such thorough search, Gov ifeanyi Lawrence ugwuanyi readily comes to mind.
Coming to power in 2015, Governor Ugwuanyi came prepared having served in other various capacities and From the day he was sworn in as governor, His Excellency Governor ifeanyi ugwuanyi has not rested in tinkering how to better Enugu state primarily and the nation at large.
In a matter of days from assumption of office, he changed the face of Enugu city in terms of infrastructure. Ugwuanyi vigorously tackled the hitherto challenges of access road networks beginning from the city centre and extending to the rural areas in all the local governments in the state. The magic is not just that the roads culminated in over two thousand (2000) kilometers within the shortest possible time but that he brought unprecedented innovation to it by constructing the roads on rigid pavements- a technology that would guarantee a 50 year lifespan on the projects. The roads were not going on alone; they were running concurrently with overhead bridges of massive magnitudes and dimensions. As at now, Gov ugwuanyi has completed about several flyover bridges of a total of over 150 spans .
In the area of human capital development and empowerment, Governor Ugwuanyi has no rival in the country. Unarguably, with many appointees, he has the highest number of political appointees in government in the history of this present political dispensation. Such, in addition to learning the art and skills of leadership and governance is also a way of economic empowerment.
An advocate of the gospel of zero oil economy, governor Ugwuanyi hinges his aspirations on Agriculture. His mantra is that everyone should have a second address which is the farm. His coming heralded the era of massive farming in the state thereby boosting the state economy and empowering the citizens. In his bid to promote Agriculture.
Gov ugwuanyi an opportunity to bring his leadership ingenuity to bear at the geopolitical zone. He galvanized the region and waded whatever regional storms that came.
At this point in our political history, Nigeria needs a leader that will further advance the cause of the nation. We need a leader who will continue the transformation of Nigeria, a leader who will move Nigeria to compete globally with other countries in the comity of nations. Nigeria needs a young and vibrant leader who has the requisite experience to drive us further and in Governor ifeanyi Lawrence ugwuanyi we have that man. Since the biblical dictum that he who can be trusted in smaller things can also be trusted in great ones remains true, now that the wave is blowing the direction of southeast for Igbo presidency, it will be imperative that we join forces with other well meaning Nigerians and advocate that Governor Ugwuanyi should be prepared to lead us in Nigeria for he has been tested and trusted.
The story of the leadership actualizations of the Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Dr ifeanyi Lawrence ugwuanyi, can best be appreciated when you compare the promises he made during the 1st and 2nd inaugurations of his Divine Mandate administration of 2015 and 2019 respectively.
When you match line by line his campaign promises with his actualizations since 2015, you will see in him a leader who has got God’s calling to change the narrative o his people. Records show that Governor Ugwuanyi keeps and goes beyond every bit of promise he made to his people.
He does not forget or forego any social contract he has with the electorate or any policy direction he is committed to. He is committed to the cause of South East Zone and the Nation.
Recall that recently in Enugu, South East Governors and South East leaders agreed to launch Ebubeagu Security Outfit in all the States of South East before the end of 2021.Our dear performing Governor did not fail in his promise. He set up thousands of officials of Ebubeagu Security Outfit who were trained by the conventional security outfits. Today Enugu State is a safe haven for businesses.Those that were in Enugu State during the Christmas Season will testify to the calm social atmosphere of the entire nooks and crannies of the State. Our people including agitators now have perfect understanding of the need for peace and order in view of the unprecedented achievements attained by our dear Governor which is for the ultimate good of the people of the State and Nigeria at large
Sen Ike Ekweremadu is widely acknowledged as a serial betrayal and destiny killer in the business of politics, but unfortunately, many people mistook him for being a trusted leader that cares so much for his people.
Frankly speaking, the journey of the Senator’s attitude of use and dump in the political firmament did not start today. It has become a brand name in his political genealogy having retired many young persons in Aninri, especially those whom he had discovered as being threat to his insatiable political aspiration and power elongation. For instance; the distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who was at many times held sway the office of the deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, for a record breaking of 12years, making him the longest Nigerian served leadership of the national assembly. To this equation, the Senator never utilizes his positions well, forgetting that nothing last forever.
Sen Ekweremadu, as a waster of uprising young destinies: It is on record that the Senator representing Enugu west in the Nigerian Senate, has fallen from grace, ever since he lost for an attempt to retain power at the national assembly as a fourth term deputy Senate President. Unfortunately, he quickly returned back to Enugu to begin unleashing trouble and causing unnecessary tension to the polity, having been nursing an ambition to govern the state, which the state zoning system, introduced by PDP in Enugu in 1999 is against him. But he hasn’t stopped scheming to find a safe landing for this ambition.
It has become a crystal clear that today, Ndi Aninri have seen the local level of Ekweremadu’s political deficit by always trying to use the half baked breads against the educated when given the opportunity to decide for the fate of their local government administration or any state or federal appointments. History begot that in 2015 when His Excellency, Rt Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration came on board, Sen Ekweremadu was still holding office as the deputy Senate President, and was subsequently reelected for continuity, just to maintain national balance in the sharing of political positions at the centre, especially the national assembly. The Senator was unanimously returned into the leadership of the national assembly by all efforts of the PDP Senators, especially from the southern Nigeria. This is to indirectly maintain the zoning formula in the government of Nigeria, by ensuring equitable representation in the Senate. Thanks to Sen Dr. Bukola Saraki, who gave birth to this idea for Igbo inclusion in the national assembly under his leadership.
However, the resultant effect of Ekweremadu being in the Senate for closing 20years by 10th June next year, is a total waste and diversion of public resources and a greed taken too far to keep the young persons under perpetual poverty, slavery and neo- colonialism. Aninri falls under the first devastated local government, the Senator have wasted the destinies of the greater percentage of the population, especially the youths. In 2015, Sen Ekweremadu sworn with his life to hold Aninri people under siege by determining who gets what, when and how. Before then, he introduced federal might in the local government election in Aninri that saw aborted the winning of Honourable Obiora Nwinya the council chairman in 2012 through surrogacy. As if that was not enough, in 2015, he openly opposed Chief Amos Oshi and Prince Ezebuilo Nwanjoku from either of them being sworn in as Transition chairman of Aninri, under the first phase of Ugwuanyi’s administration. He could then achieve this act because he used the pre-election case between the governor and the distinguished Senator Ayogu Eze as a stand point to threaten the government of Ugwuanyi, should he go ahead to inaugurate any of them as caretaker transition chairman.
Again, Senator Ekweremadu in 2017; used his late brother as an excuse to betrayed the love, loyalty and commitment, Rt. Honourable Simeon Ezebuilo Nwanjoku rendered to him while carrying his cross as his political leader. The distinguished Senator practically without any reasons stopped Mr. Nwanjoku, or Chief Amos Oshi from becoming the council chairman when it has became very obvious that either of the two were heavily rooted by the people of Aninri to lead them, especially Chief Amos Oshi who saw the seat but could not sat on it. The Senator in his desperate move to scuttle the ambition of these young talents, quickly offered Amos Oshi, a meager position as an L,A to keep him off the system, but unfortunately for him, the candidate then resigned and returned the two months salaries paid to his account by the national assembly, through the office of the chief of staff, former deputy Senate President.
Pitiably, this history repeated once again in Aninri when the Senator betrayed and abandoned all the youths that have been following him and shouting he was to come, and decided to go for either Mazi Ezebuilo Ikpenwa, his erstwhile protege at FERMA, who he has used to shortchange federal government contracts on roads maintenance in year in, year out, or the Chairmanship be given the Mr. Ndukwe Okechukwu, the current/outgoing deputy chairman of Aninri, who has confidence would do his bidding in the local government as regard to diversion sharing of monthly allocations. It is on record that, the distinguished Senator could not root for Mr. Chukweze Benjamin, who virtually did everything for the Enugu west Senator to remain politically relevance in the zone despite being never considered for anything meaningful for a compensation for always spending his private resources in playing huge support for his every 4years political ambition. This is totally an eye opener for the remnants who still believe this so called Senator of the people will help them with anything as far as politics is concern.
It was equally dawned on thses youths following the Senator up and down each time he returns to Enugu to cause trouble, that this man never have their interests at the beginning. Isn’t it the best time they reconsider their political patronage to the Senator’s insatiable ambition to remain afloat in power and channel it to someone who will accommodate, value and appreciate their respective engagements to standing for truth, equity and justice. Accepting to go this way would further expose the antics and divisive political incorrectness of the self acclaimed Enugu west leader.
Let these youths have a rethink and bow out from Ekweremadu, should they actually meant well for their political liberation and economic independence. Aninri is no longer under the control of the Senator Ike Ekweremadu, hence the enough reason for their urgent decision.
During the build-up to the 2019 presidential, when Senator Ike Ekweremadu discovered that, in spite of his direct lobbying – the language ‘direct’ is used here, because he had betrayed all who would normally put in a word for him and was out alone in the cold – and would not be picked or proposed as Atiku Abubakar’s running mate for the election, he was frothing at the mouth and set out, once again, to betray the duo. He threatened to join the APC. When the threat did not move the pendulum in his favour, he went ahead to hob-nob with the APC at night and follow the PDP campaign train around in the day. When the duo lost the election, he went around telling everyone how he could have been the best choice and delivered the goods, instead of Obi.
Now, he has turned his attention to the PDP. If no one warned the other victims of his traitorous approach to issues when they do not favour him, the PDP National Chairman must consider this a warning and ensure that the party guides itself vigilantly, as Ekweremadu is still smarting from not being picked as Atiku’s running mate, ahead of Peter Obi and is on a revenge mission to pay the party back with a huge stab in the back in the run-in for the Ondo gubernatorial. He will sell out the PDP, so he can use it as his bargaining chip to buy trust with the PAC and prepare to scale-up his political ambition in 2023. This is his stock-in-trade. If it goes against his run of play, he stabs and melts into the dark.
Prior to Senate President Lawan’s emergence, he schemed to upset the cart against Ali Ndume. Secretly, he helped the APC floor Ndume and take the position from the PDP. He hoped to re-emerge as Deputy Senate President by playing both sides to get elected but he got his comeuppance. He was shunned and left flat on his face. His treachery was discovered by both sides. Today, he is an outcast.
The people of Enugu have watched as one of their own rose to achieve political stardom and become a national figure over two decades, thanks to projection from home and political goodwill.
That son of Enugu is none other than the Senator who has been representing Enugu West Senatorial District since 2003, Senator Ike Ekweremadu.
While he reaped goodwill and climbed up the ladder through the years, he never took anyone with him and, today, he has fallen from grace and his next move is to come back home and sow the seed of confusion amongst the electorate.
Yes, he was once the Deputy Senate President and it suited him just good enough. Today, he has lost his position and the clout that comes with it but, then, to men like him, power is sweet and must be got and retained at any cost.
Yes, for Ekweremadu, power is sweet and must be acquired and retained at any cost. He has, without question, betrayed everyone who reached out to drag him up from obscurity as a charge-and-bail lawyer whose ‘office’ was tucked somewhere in Enugu.
After making a mess of his relationship with the former governor Chimaroke Nnamani and taking Chief Jim Nwobodo to the cleaners, he has betrayed every other person in his path or behind him and, now, he stands alone; not as one in need of friends but as one who calculatedly waits for the place to burrow and make a mess of things afresh.
Recently, Senator Ike Ekweremadu granted an interview to a radio station in Enugu and, when he was asked about his ambition come 2023, he dilly-dallied and, then, replied that it was all in God’s hands. It was as consternating as much as it was hog-wash.
At some point, he went on to drip so much sweetness, saying current Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is his “brother and friend”, accompanied by lots of blah, blah, blah.
A few days after, he joined the happy throng to wish former governor, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani happy birthday, calling him a “leader, mentor, brother and friend”. This did get tongues wagging, understandably.
How could Ekweremadu, who shunned Nnamani after he left Lion House and pitched his tent with Sullivan Chime come back to call Nnamani “leader and brother” after all the terrible things he did and schemed to be done to him?
Ekweremadu rose from obscurity to where he is today, because, after his first foray into politics at the council level froze on arrival, he was distraught and had to take up Chief Jim Nwobodo on his offer – Chief Nwobodo, at this time, was searching for someone to do the Nwodo clan in. Ekweremadu offered to go on that errand.
Having succeeded, Nwobodo’s gift to Ekweremadu was simple: he foisted him on his godson then, Nnamani, as chief of staff. Shortly, after, Nwobodo was to discover the true nature of the one he was in bed with. Nwobodo gradually began to fall out with his illustrious godson and, to his chagrin, the one he put in the Lion House to tell him about the goings on, became the Judas, the battle axe in the war against him.
Finely wielded and deployed, Ekweremadu proved himself to be efficient.
Ekweremadu went on to do in Hyde Onuaguluchi and Gbazuagu Nweke Gbazuagu. They are just a few of those who bear marks of his betrayal.
Ekweremadu’s serial failures are coming back to haunt him and, if he does continue to betray his kin and allies, Enugu would no longer be a home for him. Since his treachery came to light, has he noticed that the mass of vehicular and human traffic that once announced his presence in the state has withered away? That should tell him something. The earlier he gets the message, the better for him.
Today, his influence has withered that, it is believed that, if a free and fair election is held today in Aninri local government, he would not win. Why? He has a track record of being a user and dumper; a man who has no friends, just people he calls upon to do his bidding and, then, leaves them worse than he met them. Everyone of political relevance who draws Ekweremadu near withers away in not times; he carries a sulphuric aura with him which kills political partnership. He is the pitcher plant of Nigerian politics; if you go to him to take a drink, you end up a meal. He is a political bladderwort; he flatters to deceive. He is a political Venus flytrap; his colourful offerings are of no long-term value. His words are not binding on him, so he does not give two qualms about breaking them.
No politically-savvy person wants the Lawyer of Wawa to destroy what they have built; his touch is traitorous and toxic. Ekweremadu is a serial betrayer.
* THIS MESSAGE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY OBASI .S.O.OBASI FROM IHUIBE OKPANKU ANINRI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA ENUGU STATE
These popular adages have it that “the taste of the pudding is in the eating and that the taste of a soup is inferred from its aroma”. These adages are germane, particularly when juxtaposed with the world wonder achievements in Enugu State in less than eight years of His Excellency rt honorable Dr ifeanyi Lawrence ugwuanyi as Governor of the State.
This also brings us to the justification of the logic that victory in the 2023 presidential election will be based on scorecards. And Governor Ugwuanyi towers above every other presidential candidate in this regards. Having seen the amazing transformation of Enugu State in less than eight years, Nigerians hinge their support on scorecards. This is a leverage Governor Ugwuanyi enjoys because he has proven himself in performance pedigree more than any other past and present public officer in Nigeria. The records are prestigiously in the public domain.
However, for the benefit of hindsight, let us cite few instances. Infrastructures, health, education, regular payment of workers’ salaries and pensions, aggressive agricultural revolution, youth and women empowerment, youth inclusiveness in government and governance, women inclusiveness in government and governance; in fact, in Enugu State, Governor Ugwuanyi has surpassed the 35% affirmative action for women in government and governance as enunciated in the epochal Beijing declaration. On Security Governor Ugwuanyi remains the only Southeast Governor that remains firm and courageous on strategies in combating the menace of “unknown gunmen” in the Southeast geopolitical zone.
Governor Ugwuanyi has contributed so much to the unity and oneness of the country. In the heat of violent agitations for secession of the Southeast from Nigeria, Governor Ugwuanyi was among few Igbo leaders who publicly and courageously condemned violent agitations and called on aggrieved persons to engage government constructively to address their grievances. Therefore, we make bold to say that in all spheres of leadership and administration, Governor Ugwuanyi has scored 99% if not 100% on performance scale.
. This is the time for Nigerians to rejoice because their best governor whom they have been waiting for shall soon declare, For the first time in the political history of Nigeria the Igbos of the Southeast geopolitical zone have got a jinx breaker and a trailblazer. Governor Ugwuanyi is set to break the age-long jinx of the presidency of Nigeria that has been eluding the Igbo race since political independence. The time has come and there can be no better time than now.
Dear Patrons, Fathers, Elders, Statesmen and Stakeholders, May the Wisdom of God follow us. Information reaching us says that the Fulani Armed Herdsmen under the name of MIYETTI ALLAH VIGILANTE have been hired to team up with the Military and Security organizations in the South East to provide Security and fight the UNKNOWN GUN MEN in Imo State. This information calls for an urgent action from all of us immediately, collectively and Urgently. The choice is now ours, to either work hard within us to Provide Peace or Abandon the South East Territory in the hands of the Fulani Armed Herdsmen under the name of Miyetti Allah to take over your Security and to be fully and officially backed up and protected by the Nigeria Security Organizations.
Remember that they claim to have provided same security to Kaduna State, Zamfara and others. The question is now: WHAT IS THE INSECURITY AND GENOCIDE LEVEL AND SITUATION IN THESE STATES THAT THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDING THEIR SECURITY? The answer to the above question 👆will give you a good idea of what kind of security that you must get from them, IF WE FAIL NOW TO PROVIDE THE NEEDED PEACE.
Please we are inviting you to this Two 2-Days of SOUTH EAST PEACE SUMMIT which comes up in the First Week of March 2022 at ST MULUMBA CATHOLIC CHURCH EVENTS CENTER, New Haven, Enugu, Enugu State by 10 am. Please we are passionately pleading to you for attention. Below is the latest list of Nominated PATRONS of Peace awards for our attention:
SOUTH EAST PEACE SUMMIT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT:
PATRONS OF PEACE AWARD NOMINEES:
In pursuit of our resolve to work acidiously to ensure that Peace is Returned and Restored to our Nation, Starting from the South East Geopolitical Zone, we are organizing a SOUTH EAST PEACE SUMMIT which will hold in Enugu on the 16th day of January 2022 at ST MULUMBA CATHOLIC CHURCH EVENTS CENTER, New Haven, Enugu, Enugu State by 12noon. This event is aimed at working out modalities for Genuine Peace. After extensive consultation with the Stakeholders of the region, the under listed persons were nominated as tested, genuine and trusted agents/fathers of Peace, Love and Patriotism that we can depend on and work with for the Award of PATRONS OF PEACE. The duty of these Patrons shall be to assist and support us in all our efforts of Mediation and Negotiations that will restore Peace. We are requesting that we should all inform all the nominees in your contact as well as sending us their contacts, as many of them have not been informed or contacted. The Patron of Peace award and Induction shall hold at same time and venue of the South East Peace Summit. Dinner Night for Patrons shall hold same Night by 9pm.
NAMES of Nominated and Appointed PATRONS of PEACE Awardees AND SPECIAL INVITATION TO SOUTH EAST PEACE SUMMIT:
1- H/E Amb Obiora Oduma… President, NIDO AFRICA
2- H/E Amb Cosmos Okechukwu, Ezeigbo of Liberia
3- Amb Prof George Obiozor, President – General of Ohanaeze Worldwide
4- Chief Solomon Aguene Ogbonna, President of Ohanaeze Lagos
5- H/E Amb Dr Jude IHENETU, Ezeigbo of Ghana
6- HRM EZE DR John Nwosu, Ezeigbo of Abuja
7- HRM EZE DR CHRIS OFFIA, EZEIGBO of Ibeju Lekki
8- Sir Chinedu Ukatu (Igbo Amaka)
9- HRM, EZE DR EMMANUEL NWOKEJI, EZEIGBO of Midland, UK
10- Ichie Ezebuadi, President – General of Alaba International Market Amalgamated
11- MR KINGSLEY EKENE OKPALA, Chairman/CO, New Age Mobile Concepts Ltd
12- Chief Cosmos Obi, Onwa of Ihiala,
13- ICHIE DAN EKWOS (CEO, Ekwos Investments, Furniture Companies, Ojo Alaba)
14- DR. ABC ORJIAKOR, CEO Of Seplat Oil and Gas
15- BARR ALLEN ONYEMA, CEO/Chairman, Air Peace Airlines
16- HRM EZE SUNDAY OJUKWU, Ezeigbo of Amuwo Odofin
17- AMB. ISAAC AND AMB. MRS NNEKA MOSES, Founders of Goge Africa
18- PRINCE ANDYMORE EZEJIOHA, Founder of Anambra Indigenes in Lagos
The incoming mayor of Aninri, the rt honorable Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya ( Nnayelugo 1 na okpanku, igwe mania cee) has reaffirmed his commitment to raising future leaders. He stated these in the just concluded last primary election at ndeabo that through a result-oriented efforts and capacity building of the youths in Aninri and several programs he shall relentlessly focus in raising more leaders.
Affirming that building leaders will not only cause the safety and betterment of the future of Aninri and Aninrians he said,and that it would amount to nothing should he build even a boat without more leaders to secure it.
“I want to raise more leaders, leaders that will be useful and committed to securing the future of our dearest local government because even if I build a boat without leaders, it would amount to nothing. “
Senator Ike ekweremadu a PDP National Assembly members. While Ugwuanyi was the governor in 2015, he carried him on his back across the polls like baby, as he had gone into political oblivion and were obviously half dead before Governor Ugwuanyi’s rescue. In 2019, Governor Ugwuanyi carried him on his back again across the polls because he used his good works in Enugu State to campaign for himself, He had none for himself despite being in the National Assembly for 16years, collecting constituency funds worth several millions of Naira and diverting same to his own private use while his constituents suffered.
In 2020, November to be precise, Governor Ugwuanyi brought him down from his back and left him he started quarreling and throwing tantrums at him. One year after, he is still throwing pebbles. But for how long will Governor Ugwuanyi continue to carry him on his back? Certainly, not for eternity. Even a nursing mother do bring down her baby from her back to straighten her waste. Governor Ugwuanyi is not his nursing mother. What he did for him in the past were not obligatory on him. He did them because he wanted to help him out of shame which he never appreciated it.
This is why ekweremadu now realized that he needed his own Projects if he would make any headway in the 2023 governorship elections and this is why he hurriedly began executing shallow, very poor and shamefully substandard jobs in his constituencies and he think his constituents do not know his shenaniganiouse altitudes. He’s deceiving himself .So if Governor Ugwuanyi had not left him he wouldn’t have executed a single Project in his constituency? What a horde of selfish and wicked politicians! He has gone shallow. He’s pretence that he is building Projects now won’t stop the masses from sweeping him out of the gubernatorial race come 2023. He is just wasting his precious time.
PDP as a party and Aninri to be precised commend our dear Governor so highly for setting project standards in Enugu State which everybody must follow. The Governor’s intervention in Aninri where ekweremadu has monopolized his people politically is more of embarrassing to him and laughable. Governor Ugwuanyi didn’t stop him from executing Projects in his constituency but instead he carried him on his back.
In the words of Evelyn Waugh ” Success depends on natural talents developed by hard work. The success stories of Aninri today didn’t happen by chance. It is the deliberate efforts of His Excellency ifeanyi ugwuanyi who wants to use honorable Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya (igwe mania cee) to reinvent, re – engineer and reposition the socio – economic and political fortune of Aninri local government area in tandem with the dreams of our founding fathers. It is the talents of the Governor developed by hard work that made him stand out among the comity of States.
An infrastructural revolution is about to take place in Aninri lead by the leadership prowess of the God sent honorable Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya is outstandingly unprecedented. The re – engineering and repositioning of the our dearest local government to re-birth a new one with a medas touch is inaguabely a vision turned into reality
The reinventing and re – engineering of the Local Government Areas with streetlights, ring roads connecting the Local Government Areas with others is a beauty to behold. Re – engineering, reinventing and repositioning ingenuity and master touch all across the LG is about to take place by the progressive incoming mayor who ensured that quality roads, are spread in every nooks and crannies of the LG
A trip to to Aninri in the next one year will get you amazed as the incoming mayor high chief Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya has assured show an unprecedented transformational leadership of Aninri local government area in reinventing, re – engineering and repositioning of the educational system in the LG
The empowerment programmes shall duly commence upon his swearing in as the council boss of Aninri local government. The women, youths, security agencies’ wives and market women shall all got empowered financially to start their own businesses etc
The agricultural sector, commerce and industry, health sector as well as business development, shall all received their quotas of the reinventing and repositioning ingenuity of the midas master touch.
To this end, Aninrians owe rt honorable Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya (Nnayelugo 1 na okpanku, igwe mania cee) an unreserved support and loyalty to do more for the overall development of Aninri local government area
To God be the glory. Aninrian’s igwe mania cee is the Answer!!!!!!!
One truth we must accept is that Aninri as a local government is faced with multifaceted and hydra-headed problems since it was created,These problems have become so overwhelming that successive governments have tried their best in solving them, but we are not yet out of the woods! This is because the more our leaders apply solutions to these problems; the more the problems get monumentally aggravated. That is why today we lack basic infrastructral amenities,good roads,modern markets, bore hole waters, electricity that adversely affect the growth of our economy and developmental plans.
History teaches that when a nation is so enmeshed in problems and crisis that progress is totally impinged, God will always be merciful enough to send a Messiah to the rescue and now that Aninri is in dire need of a Messiah, the Lord has prepared one for the rescue mission in the person of rt honorable Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya ( nnayelugo 1 na okpanku, igwe mania)
In his four years administration to end, He shall transform Aninri to heaven on earth,as he keeps proving that he has the capacity to tackle Aninri’s problem head-on, having accomplished many great feats in his personal company in the areas of; conflict resolution by peaceful means, security of live and property, human empowerment and human capital development, revolution, regular payment of workers’ salaries, etc. Obviously, honorable Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya is the workable solution Aninri needs at this point in time.
As a consensus candidate of Ezeigbo political family and PDP Aninri needs to clinch to power, all hands must be on deck to support and rally round for him in the forth coming general election regardless of political affiliations and persuasions, religious beliefs and creed, philosophies, traditional observances etc. Because he is the only answer that shall liberate ( ndi Aninri) and at such, let us work towards the realisation of this slogan as the chairmanship general election approaches.
On the strength of the above, let us shun divisive tendencies that cannot take us anywhere as a people and unite in the accomplishments of our political target calling on the best among the rest, because it will benefit us more as one Aninrian’s when honorable Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya shall be finally sworn In as the brand new chairman of Aninri local government area, because he has the capacity of transforming the entire Aninri within one year of his chairmanship, The parameter for measurement is evident in the beauty of his company. A great wrestler is identified by his strides. Honorable Ajah Benneth’s giant strides in his company shall be replicated in Aninri when he becomes chairman of Aninri local government.
!!!!!!Aninrian’s chief Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya is the answer!!!!!
What is worth doing is worth doing well says the wise man. It is one thing to do something, it’s entirely a different thing to doing it and doing it well. The extent to which one can do anything well or right is determined by the extent to which he or she knows it well. That is the simple definition of what is going on in Enugu State. The right man doing the right thing at precisely the right time. A round peg in a round hole. It’s simply amazing and very magical indeed .
The truth remains that it takes a developed man like His Excellency Dr ifeanyi Lawrence ugwuanyi to develop others and as well, develop the society. The accuracy and precision with which the Governor of Enugu State His Excellency, ugwuanyi tackles leadership challenges and makes opportunities out of it is not only commendable but an uncommon trait among leaders in this part of the world. We have seen leaders and they have led us but this one is clearly different. It’s not everyone that can properly navigate the ship of governance of this State the way His Excellency has done considering that the time he became the Governor was a difficult time in the economy of this nation. A time of economic downturn. A time of economic recession but he chose to ignore all and made Enugu State a pride of place in the country.
The leadership prowess, ingenuity and dexterity that His Excellency, ifeanyi Lawrence ugwuanyi commands in governance is second to none and cannot be found among the ablest men around. I call it evidential leadership. I call it results oriented leadership. I refer to it as testimonial leadership style. It’s a leadership anchored on divine mandate. The captain of this divine assignment His Excellency, ugwuanyi is gifted and inspired by God through wisdom from above. This is because what is from above is above all.
This rare personality is an embodiment of divine wisdom like that of King Solomon. This wisdom is evident in the mighty works across the length and breadth of Enugu State which has made Enugu State stand out among the comity of States. Did anybody notice that since Enugu State was connected to the center through the ascension of ugwuanyi to the throne as the governor, nothing and I mean absolutely nothing happens in Nigeria at the Federal level without His Excellency, ifeanyi ugwuanyi being directly involved?. I mean good things. I noticed that Enugu State vis-a-vis South East is now at the center stage of governance in this country. That is simply a product of quality leadership style of His Excellency,dr ifeanyi Lawrence ugwuanyi in Enugu State.
The Governor of Enugu State has really in a very unmistakable ways and means redefined and remodelled government and governance. I make bold to say that His Excellency, ifeanyi ugwuanyi is one in a million as far as good governance is concerned. We can go on and on courtesy of the quality leadership style of His Excellency, ifeanyi ugwuanyi in the State.
The numerous kind gestures of His Excellency in Enugu State required that every right thinking residents of Enugu State should give maximum support as the Governor is poised to develop the infrastructural and human capacity of the people the uncommon infrastructural revolution in Enugu State.
Let’s support him for President come 2023 and he will develop Nigeria the way he has developed Enugu State through his quality and qualitative leadership style which is a clear indication of honesty in governance.
It was Brodi Ashton who said that “Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the power they are graced with.” It is on the above assertion that the Auditor @community-reporters.news.blog “comrade onyeabor chisom justice (khalifa)” most heartly congratulates the Grandmaster of Infrastructure, Mr Project and the incoming chairman of Aninri, rt honorable Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya ( Nnayelugo nke izizi na okpanku,igwe mania)
There is no doubt that Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya is a hero. With the spirit that he will develop Aninri within his tenures, and Aninri shall definitely experience midas touch and become a centre of world attraction as he emerges the chairman of our dear local government.
The PDP Chapter in Aninri and most especially the Ezeigbo political family rejoices with him, and reiterate their unflinching support, loyalty and partnership at all times to ensure that his dreams come through. He is the right man Aninrian’s have been waiting for. Thank you for offering yourself, thank you for answering the clarion call, thank you for standing for Ndi Aninri.
On behalf of the community- reporters.news.com I say, “Congratulations to you once again sir”
Let’s salute the incoming brand new mayor of Aninri, the man whom the cap fits
It was a moment of thunderous joy for Aninrian’s ,when the news of the declaration of rt honorable Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya ( igwe mania, nnayelugo 1 na okpanku) as the winner and flag bearer in the just concluded PDP primaries election.
Aninrian’s are enthused to felicitate with our dear incoming brand new mayor for answering the clarion call to contest for the chairmanship of our dearest local government area ( Aninri).
for all lovers of good governance in Aninri, most especially Ezeigbo political family are solidly behind you.
Many factors are counting in your favour and the electorates are reuting for you. By equity of zones, you are the most favoured across the Aninri.
Your simplicity and tenacity of purpose has found favour among all men and women of goodwill.
Leaders across the nation shall be your destiny helpers. Your fellow Aninrian’s shall bless you with their prayers and best wishes. You have remained a passionate leader whose sense of integrity moral and financial discipline and whose personal character of humility and perseverance has garnered the admiration of people even across religious and ethno-political divide.
Honestly, Aninrian’s are at home with your performance credentials as the incoming and they are confident that you have the capacity to shake the world with historic development mantra as a brand new chairman of Aninri local government area, You are indeed a bridge builder and a nationalist who has the virtue and the will to unite (ndi Aninri), irrespective of there party differences and interests to restore confidence and build a prosperous Aninri.
While we commit to our unwavering solidarity and support to this divine cause of humble aspiration, we commend you to the mighty hands of God of all possibilities that He may supply all you need to cruise to victory according to His riches in glory.
Once more my incoming chairman sir, congratulations
Let’s salute the incoming brand new mayor of Aninri, the man whom the cap fits
It was a moment of thunderous joy for Aninrian’s ,when the news of the declaration of rt honorable Ajah Benneth ogbonnaya ( igwe mania, nnayelugo 1 na okpanku) as the winner and flag bearer in the just concluded PDP primaries election.
Aninrian’s are enthused to felicitate with our dear incoming brand new mayor for answering the clarion call to contest for the chairmanship of our dearest local government area ( Aninri).
for all lovers of good governance in Aninri, most especially Ezeigbo political family are solidly behind you.
Many factors are counting in your favour and the electorates are reuting for you. By equity of zones, you are the most favoured across the Aninri.
Your simplicity and tenacity of purpose has found favour among all men and women of goodwill.
Leaders across the nation shall be your destiny helpers. Your fellow Aninrian’s shall bless you with their prayers and best wishes. You have remained a passionate leader whose sense of integrity moral and financial discipline and whose personal character of humility and perseverance has garnered the admiration of people even across religious and ethno-political divide.
Honestly, Aninrian’s are at home with your performance credentials as the incoming and they are confident that you have the capacity to shake the world with historic development mantra as a brand new chairman of Aninri local government area, You are indeed a bridge builder and a nationalist who has the virtue and the will to unite (ndi Aninri), irrespective of there party differences and interests to restore confidence and build a prosperous Aninri.
While we commit to our unwavering solidarity and support to this divine cause of humble aspiration, we commend you to the mighty hands of God of all possibilities that He may supply all you need to cruise to victory according to His riches in glory.
Once more my incoming chairman sir, congratulations
Talk of any democratic leader in history whose developmental drive is acknowledged and commended beyond party line; mention must be made of the one and only Governor Ugwuanyu of Enugu State.
Enugu State under Governor Ugwuanyi witnesses unprecedented transformation that questions are being thrown here and there in curiosity about the secrets of this accomplishments.
Even opposition politicians, including those who claim to be in the major opposition political party, respectfully appreciate this great feats of Governor Ugwuanyi. The pictures are there as empirical proofs.
It is rare; if not impossible to witness a situation where a democratic leader enjoys support and loyalty across party lines particularly in climes where there are entrenched political interests like in Enugu State.
So, whoever is aversed to Governor Ugwuanyi’s infrastructural development of Enugu State should have his head examined. This is because the world eulogises Governor Umahi’s infrastructural genius. This also explains why the Governor has become the beautiful bride whom every suitor desires.
The total transformation of Enugu State has also placed Governor ugwuanyi above his counterparts in Nigeria, earning him prestigious awards and distinguished recognitions from right, left and centre of our hemispheres and dwarfing what is considered feats of other state governors in all directions.
It is believed that these reverberating and resonating unprecedented feats shall be replicated and re-enacted at the centre when the political pendulum swings to the Southeast and anchors in Enugu State with Governor Ugwuanyi, holding forte as the presidential material who enjoys trans-party, trans-state, trans-regional and trans-ethnic support in Nigeria.
Meanwhile, let’s pray that God who saw the genius in Governor Ugwuanyi and used him to develop Enugu State, should privilege him in deploying the same genius in the overall development of Nigeria as President, come 2023.
In a sobbing heart of agony the people of Aninri have cried out, asking His Excellency governor ifeanyi Lawrence ugwuanyi to intervene and save them in the hands of an unscrupulus politician who has politically monopolized them.
The plea for his Excellency governor Ugwuanyi to liberate Aninri from being marginalised and monopolized politically by one man for his own selfish agrassdisement, was made by concerned citizens of Aninri in the visitation to the government house to select their next council chairman.
Recall that the people’s senator ekweremadu has been the one selecting and imposing council chairman on them whom are answerable to him.
Recently is the out going chairman ezikiel chukwu whom ekweremadu imposed against the wishes of the masses.
Purportedly, ekweremadu is on another verge to impose again an incapacitated weakling like ezikiel chukwu and Chris nwobodo who are failure’s especially the current administration of ezikiel chukwu who has runned Aninri treasury into bankruptcy by paying monthly salaries to foreigners who are not from Aninri.
Just Go! Nigerians Don’t Want a Successor From You – PDP Tells Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) asks President Muhammadu Buhari to end his thoughts of a successor as Nigerians will firmly resist any candidate put forward by him and his All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 Presidential election.
The PDP also berated President Buhari for embarrassing his office and making a huge joke of himself by appearing confused and dwelling on false figures and bogus performance claims in his disastrous Channels Television interview on Wednesday, January 5, 2022.
While we understand that lying is the standard gauge of performance of the APC, it is rather unfortunate that the President is also in that frame. It only reinforces the fact that nobody is immune to lying in the APC. Of course, he cannot extricate himself because lying is the official policy of his party, the APC.
In his ludicrous attempt to rationalize his failures in office, President Buhari falsely claimed that under the PDP, from 1999 to 2014, crude oil sold for an average of $100 per barrel but collapsed to $37 per barrel when he and his APC assumed office.
Such false claims flies in the face of hard fact as the records, which the President must have, clearly show that when the PDP took office in May 29, 1999 crude oil sold at $16.27 per barrel and at about $80.42 and $63.28 by November and December 2014 respectively.
Under President Buhari and the APC, oil price has never fallen as low as $16 per barrel as recorded under the PDP but started at $37 to $39.44 per barrel in 2016 and had continued to hover between $60 to $70 per barrel to date.
It is on record that despite the low oil revenue when the PDP took over, it expanded the economy, paid off our foreign debts, revamped our productive sectors, provided conducive investment environment which encouraged massive foreign investments and handed over a $550 billion economy (largest in Africa and 26th globally) to President Buhari and the APC in 2015.
Mr. President had no answers when, in the Channels TV interview, he was confronted with the facts that when he took over, the debt stock was N12 trillion but now N32 trillion and counting; that inflation, which was about 9 percent under the PDP is now over 15 percent; that unemployment rate, which was about 8.9 percent is now 33 percent, that our naira which exchanged at about N197 to a dollar under the PDP is now over N500 and that the petrol price which was N87 in 2015 is now N165 per liter under the APC watch.
President Buhari should have seized the opportunity provided by Channels TV to show remorse, apologize to Nigerians for his monumental failure and national embarrassment that the APC government represents instead of trying to rationalize APC’s failures with falsehood and grandstanding about a successor.
The mindset of Mr. President as exhibited in the Channels TV interview confirms the fears of Nigerians that the APC does not believe in democratic practice and is determined to manipulate the 2023 election by all means.
That explains their desperation to scuttle the Electoral Act Amendment Bill provision for electronic transmission of election results, which will effectively truncate the APC’s plans to rig the 2023 election.
However, President Buhari and the APC must know that Nigerians are fully rallied on the platform of the PDP to face them in 2023 and that the resort to underhand processes and false indices like those reeled out by Mr. President in his Channels TV interview will not avail them.
A LEADER’S REPUTATION IS PREDICATED ON HIS ANTECEDENTS!
The laudable stories of Governor Ugwuanyi’s leadership genius in Enugu State which echoes and reverberates all over the media houses and social media,; print and electronic even the non-conventional media, defy monotony.
Hence, before anybody ponders the need for a rebirth of a new Nigeria, let the person first appreciate the rebirth of a new Enugu State courtesy of Governor Ugwuanyi and use same as a standpoint to logically canvass for the rebirth of a new Nigeria which all of us desire and deserve.
It is usually said that when a nation is in dire need of messiahs like Sir Winston Churchill, the Lord will be merciful enough to provide one. There is no pretence about it; our nation is in dire need of a messiah, come 2023 from the land of the rising sun where a leader whose leadership antecedents tower above his other colleagues in all directions already stands tall like Mt. Ararat. That leader is His Excellency, DR. Ifeanyi lawrence Ugwaunyi.
The Enugu State of today is the product of his Midas touch. Governor Ugwaunyi has touched all developmental and transformational aspects of our dear State to the point that we have lost count of the geometric progression of his stellar performance. Evidences abound in all nooks and crannies of the State.
Governor Ugwaunyi’s exceptional leadership determinism is so amazing that even when the opposition in the State introduces extraneous variables such as false allegations and diversionary tactics, he refuses to be distracted; Governor Ugwaunyi remains focused on his primary agenda of leaving Enugu State better than he met it. Such a leader holds the key that can open the gate ways to a new Nigeria and this is why he enjoys massive support and loyalty from the masses of Enuguians whose confidence in him is unequivocal and indeed total.
As 2023 beckons and as elections and the change of presidential baton approach, the Igbo nation has a capacity driven candidate in Governor Ugwaunyi to hold forth for the coveted position. Governor Ugwaunyi had done everything both as Governor of Enugu State and as Chairman; on PDP presidential committee Forum to so qualify for it.
May God hear our fervent prayers in this direction and grant us our heart desires along this path in Jesus name, Amen!
Enuguian’s has a duty to support His Excellency Gov, ugwuanyi
His Excellency, Dr ifeanyi ugwuanyi has always stressed the need for an Igbo presidency come 2023.
He showed the way by joining the PDP families together in the southeast zone because he foresaw the hypocrisy of the APC in taking a stand in the Igbo presidency agenda. inadvertently. Criticizing the statement from the president strengthens and added value to the Igbo presidential quest, because every good thing coming one’s way, not criticized, may end up not realized.
A similar thing trailed the emergence of Governor Ugwuanyi in 2015, but because God destined it, the obstacles on the way became stepping stones that made the journey realizable.
Governor Ugwuanyu has played major roles in reconciling and uniting this country and he’s the person Nigerians want to advance the good works of Mr. president in developing and keeping the country together as one indivisible entity.
He is a man ready to sacrifice for the common good, based on that detractors call him names as serving the northern politicians. What’s wrong if he serves the north and breaks the jinks of an Igbo becoming the leader of the world’s most populous nation after many years of what seemed political isolation of the southeast, arising from flanker political leaning played by some Igbo politicians.
After all, leadership is about service and Ugwuanyi’s antecedents speak of volumes of service. Let’s not lose sight of the very fact that biblical figure like, Moses served Pharaoh to liberate the Israelites.
There are signs that PDP presidential ticket may eventually tilth to the southeast, and based on Governors Ugwuanyi’s performance in Enugu State, sacrifices for Igbos and Nigeria at large, there may be no option for the PDP than to say to him, let’s send you because you won’t disappoint Nigerians and Nigeria.
People that view the immense sacrifices of Ugwaunyi to salvage the Igbos from flanker politics from the face value, need to have a rethink and join the voyage of his swelling support across Nigeria.
Politically, Governor Ugwuanyi can’t be separated from PDP, in which he is the leader in Enugu State. To smear him is to smear the party and People who smear the party, calling it a Fulani party myopically drum support of Atiku, former VP who is also a Fulani. what’s the rationale behind referring to PDP as a Fulani party if the same people want a Fulani from the PDP as a president in 2023?
Those who engage in such baseless criticisms, do so by deliberately turning blind eyes to the good works the Governor has done and still doing in Enugu State, which has earned him local and international recognitions.
Could it be that the punches the governor gets, despite the all round development in Enugu State, confirms that a prophet fails recognition in his homeland? PDP in Enugu State is a big happy family. The unity and happiness were achieved because of the leadership style of Governor Ugwuanyi, who through his insight ensured that the party’s leadership in the state is infused with committed people.
Enuguians should excuse their political differences and queue behind the David of our time. The constant bombardment of criticisms by the opposition in Enugu State contributes to sending signals that lead to exhaustion and cynicism many Igbos feel about Nigerian politics, which may harm the political front of the Igbos. We must work together as people and God will do the rest for us. If we miss it now, it may take another fifty years.
Talk of any democratic leader in history whose developmental drive is acknowledged and commended beyond party line; mention must be made of the one and only Governor Ugwuanyu of Enugu State.
Enugu State under Governor Ugwuanyi witnesses unprecedented transformation that questions are being thrown here and there in curiosity about the secrets of this accomplishments.
Even opposition politicians, including those who claim to be in the major opposition political party, respectfully appreciate this great feats of Governor Ugwuanyi. The pictures are there as empirical proofs.
It is rare; if not impossible to witness a situation where a democratic leader enjoys support and loyalty across party lines particularly in climes where there are entrenched political interests like in Enugu State.
So, whoever is aversed to Governor Ugwuanyi’s infrastructural development of Enugu State should have his head examined. This is because the world eulogises Governor Umahi’s infrastructural genius. This also explains why the Governor has become the beautiful bride whom every suitor desires.
The total transformation of Enugu State has also placed Governor ugwuanyi above his counterparts in Nigeria, earning him prestigious awards and distinguished recognitions from right, left and centre of our hemispheres and dwarfing what is considered feats of other state governors in all directions.
It is believed that these reverberating and resonating unprecedented feats shall be replicated and re-enacted at the centre when the political pendulum swings to the Southeast and anchors in Enugu State with Governor Ugwuanyi, holding forte as the presidential material who enjoys trans-party, trans-state, trans-regional and trans-ethnic support in Nigeria.
Meanwhile, let’s pray that God who saw the genius in Governor Ugwuanyi and used him to develop Enugu State, should privilege him in deploying the same genius in the overall development of Nigeria as President, come 2023.
It’s obvious that a truthful person has no friend but an enemy to all.
Truth they say is always bitter because of the selfish insatiable desires of greedy men who are wolvs in the clothing of a sheep seeking for whom to devour.
It’s of no doubt that comrade onyeabochukwu christian the PDP youth leader in Aninri and PA to senator Ike ekweremadu, whom is also known as udengene, he hailed from Amagu autonomous community in oduma Aninri local government Area in Enugu state, is a blood sucker who made himself a thug to be used by his master.
In the early hours of today as at the time of this report in amokwe primary school where oduma ward (ll) have converged in there mass numbers to decide who will be there next incoming councilor,and comrade onyeabochukwu christian haven graced the meeting was on a verge in plotting on how to assassinated the Auditor general of COMMUNITY-REPORTERS. NEWS.BLOG comrade onyeabor chisom justice ( khalifa) but to the glory of God he was exposed as the holy spirit came upon him and he began to publicly confess there by issuing out threats to kill the anointed son of man.
Many people who are present were shock and displeased for such a respected personality who represent the people’s senator Ike ekweremadu to have indulged in such act.
Although, like father like son they say as birds of the same feather fly together. His type shouldn’t be allowed to occupy any public offices anymore and these act of his calls for his immediate removal as the PDP youth leader and PA so that it will be a lesson for other ingrates who thinks them and their masters are demi_god over others.
I call upon His Excellency the governor of enugu state to intervene and act fast before anything will happen to his political son who is a lover of the truth.
The general public, lovers of COMMUNITY-REPORTERS,. Well wishers, friends, political godfathers, should take note that if anything happens to the auditor general@ community-reporters.com comrade onyeabor chisom justice (khalifa) let onyeabochukwu christian ( udengene) be held accountable.
Death is a call which we all must answer when it’s our time, but what matters most is the legacies we left behind and how our biographies shall be written when we’re no more.
The beauty of life is the amount of those you built and brought to spot light before departing to the unknown world to join your ancestor.
Today, an icon has resurrated from the under world,I can see his shadows walking majestically like a king he is. The enemies now move with fear ,ezeigbo has come to stay for Aninri to be great again.
Ezeigbo lives on, Aninri belong to his political family as God has ordained it to be with joy and excitement his political family is unbreakable Yoak, United and sealed in heaven where no man can stumble upon.
Those sowing mischief and badmouthing the political family of ezeigbo shall live to regret because what God has ordained must surely come to pass.
Aninri shall be great again and all the monopolized political bigwigs shall be put to shame
In every dispensation of human existence, EXCEPT during the period of dark age, there is always a man outstanding in one or many things.
And for the society to have such a man or men, it take the hand of God to produce or provide him/ them. Such men are rare. They do not come any how. Many a times, when they come, men do not recognize or appreciate them until they are gone. But if they do, then good for them and if they don’t, that is to their detriment.
His Excellency Dr ifeanyi Lawrence ugwuanyi has transcended, surpassed or excelled, the mark generosity and Philanthropism. He is by all means the KIND DAVID INCARNATE, he is a combination of King David Jessy and Solomon David Jessy.
Now, CONSIDER the under listed (1) His loyalty to his predecessor. (2) The process of his ascending into power. (3)His heart towards God(a man after God’s heart) (4) His Spirit of Sacrifice of what costs him something. (5)The visits of kings and queens like the queen of Sheba. (6) His love for women in terms of women inclusiveness in governance or respect to female genders. (7)His mighty men, friends, men of Substance
King David had his elders in Israeli Army and in other fields, so do Gov Ugwuanyi His Palace was a place of comfort and Refuge same with Dr ifeanyi Lawrence ugwuanyi My people, when i think and calculate the thousands of people that troupe into Ugwuanyi’s VILLA, IN SEASON AND OUT OF SEASON TO PAY HOMAGE. When i think and calculate the number of Cows, yams, wines including water etc AGAIN, When i CALCULATE THE DOUBLE GIFTS, he gives in RETURN, I COME TO THE CONCLUSION; THAT EXCELLENCY DR IFEANYI UGWUANYI HAS TRANSCENDED IN POWER AND HE IS AN INCARNATE OF BOTH KING DAVID AND SOLOMON IN ONE PERSON.
What is worth doing is worth doing well says the wise man. It is one thing to do something, it’s entirely a different thing to doing it and doing it well.
The extent to which one can do anything well or right is determined by the extent to which he or she knows it well. That is the simple definition of what is going on in Enugu State. The right man doing the right thing at precisely the right time. A round peg in a round hole. It’s simply amazing and very magical indeed .
The truth remains that it takes a developed man like His Excellency (Dr) ifeanyi Lawrence ugwuanyi to develop others and as well, develop the society. The accuracy and precision with which the Governor of Enugu State His Excellency ifeanyi ugwuanyi tackles leadership challenges and makes opportunities out of it is not only commendable but an uncommon trait among leaders in this part of the world.
We have seen leaders and they have led us but this one is clearly different. It’s not everyone that can properly navigate the ship of governance of this State the way His Excellency has done considering that the time he became the Governor was a difficult time in the economy of this nation. A time of economic downturn. A time of economic recession but he chose to ignore all and made Enugu State a pride of place in the country.
The leadership prowess, ingenuity and dexterity that His Excellency dr ifeanyi ugwuanyi commands in governance is second to none and cannot be found among the ablest men around. I call it evidential leadership. I call it results oriented leadership. I refer to it as testimonial leadership style. It’s a leadership anchored on divine mandate. The captain of this divine assignment His Excellency Dr ifeanyi ugwuanyi is gifted and inspired by God through wisdom from above. This is because what is from above is above all.
This rare personality is an embodiment of divine wisdom like that of King Solomon. This wisdom is evident in the mighty works across the length and breadth of Enugu State which has made Enugu State stand out among the comity of States.
Did anybody notice that since Enugu State was connected to the center through our savior his Excellency ifeanyi ugwuanyi nothing and I mean absolutely nothing happens in Nigeria at the Federal level without His Excellency being directly involved?. I mean good things.
I noticed that Enugy State vis-a-vis South East is now at the center stage of governance in this country. That is simply a product of quality leadership style of His Excellency Dr ifeanyi Lawrence ugwuanyi in Enugu State.The Governor of enugu State has really in a very unmistakable ways and means redefined and remodelled government and governance.
I make bold to say that His Excellency ifeanyi ugwanyi is one in a million as far as good governance is concerned. We can go on and on courtesy of the quality leadership style of His Excellency, in enugu State.
The numerous kind gestures of His Excellency Dr ifeanyi ugwuanyi in Enugu State required that every right thinking residents of Enugu State should give maximum support as the Governor is poised to develop the infrastructural and human capacity of the people the uncommon infrastructural revolution in Enugu State.
Let’s support him for President come 2023 and he will develop Nigeria the way he has developed Enugu State through his quality and qualitative leadership style which is a clear indication of honesty in governance.
Let’s encourage him to do more for Enugu State and Nigeria at large.
We cannot afford to sit in limbo like a bird while political alignments and realignments are ongoing on who should go for the presidency as the 2023 elections approach. Therefore, we must have to project our own for the coveted office in the land for he is the best.
Governor Ugwuanyi is always the best in all ramifications and empirical proofs to this claim abound. For the past six years and still counting, Governor Ugwuanyi has amazingly steered the affairs of Enugu State to the point that tangible bequeathals but laudable perceptions of his administration is now common on every lip, including the lips of detractors. A recent re-appraisal of the performances of the 36 state Governors in Nigeria, anchored by community-reporters blog.com rates Enugu State Governor the best performing Governor in Nigeria in the areas of infrastructure, agriculture and education and Governor Ugwuanyi blazed the trail in the overall analytical assessment. The community-reporters news. blog.com also conferred on him the prestigious award of the best Governor in Nigeria in the area of infrastructure.
It is based on this premise that it becomes germane to reel a review of Governor Ugwuanyi’s performance so far. The infrastructural accomplishments of Governor Ugwuanyi, when juxtaposed with the revenue profile of Enugu State, stands the Governor shoulder high above his contemporaries as a leader with the Midas touch of the mythical King of ancient Phrygia; who turns anything he touches to gold. It is obvious that Governor Ugwuanyi towers above the 36 state serving Governors and past Governors in Nigerian leadership history. One of the secrets of Governor Ugwuanyi’s feats is that he espouses zero tolerance for corruption and hence does not allow government officials free hand to fritter and cart away public resources. This also account for the anger of those who are not comfortable with his administration’s rules of engagement as it concerns intolerance of corruption and state brigandage. Unfortunately, it is this uncommon virtue of the Governor that detractors see as his shortcoming. However, even in the face of prudence and frugality, the Governor chose to distribute wealth wider by appointing the largest number of aides, that ran into thousands in the history of governance in Nigeria and enthroned so many women into governance thereby surpassing the 35% affirmative action.
Before Governor Ugwuanyi’s administration, Enugu State was rated as the most primitive and backward State in the Southeast geopolitical zone and one of the most under-developed in Nigeria educationally, economically and infrastructurally. But today, it is a story of successes and great accomplishments as things have completely changed. There are many laudable accomplishments of Governor Ugwuanyi that have changed the narrative. For the records, there are the roads whose durability is incomparable anywhere in Nigeria, the streetlights which have made the night look like day time in the State, there are the exquisite flyovers all over the State and the water fountains that add to the aesthetics which the city is now known for.
Indeed, Governor Ugwuanyi has no rival in the race to the presidency and ensuring that he clinches the 2023 presidential ticket is a task that must be done. On other sectors that have bearing on the good lives of Enuguians, Governor Ugwuanyi has performed wonders. For instance, the healthcare institutions have the most improved facilities and agriculture has witnessed aggressive revolution as farmers receive government assistance to improve agriculture annually. Under Governor Ugwuanyi’s watch, human empowerment has taken an all-time dimension as countless Enuguians, including civil servants have been empowered through grants and soft loans. Education too has witnessed tremendous improvements such that Enugu State now makes top ten in national examinations regularly nationwide. Despite the lean federal allocation and internally generated revenue accruable to the state, Governor Ugwuanyi has accomplished amazing feats. One remarkable thing about the Governor’s leadership style is that he doesn’t believe in “abandoned projects”. .
Giving the unbeatable records of Governor Ugwuanyi’s outstanding and astounding achievements, Nigerians need to give him the opportunity to prove his mettle at the presidency as Enugu people present him to Nigerians for President, come 2023.
According to Alexander Graham Bell “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus”.
This is why His Excellency, DR ifeanyi ugwuanyi has concentrated on the infrastructural needs of Enugu State, knowing fully well the importance of infrastructure as the fulcrum of any meaningful development of the society. The revolution in infrastructure of Enugu State is quite unprecedented and record breaking.
This is why the Governor commands respect and loyalty not only in the South East but across the country. As his State is excellently organized to be the best among equals.
A visit to Enugu State reveals the Governor’s love for aesthetic environment and surrounding. The network of roads in the State metropolis is smoothly done to give the road users the best driving experience. The dualization of major roads in the State capital and subsequent planting of flowers with streetlights to match is a beauty to behold.
Looking at the strategic and well planned flyovers across the major junctions in the state metropolis is rarely found anywhere in the country. The flyovers are decorated and adorned with art works and streetlights to match. This is as result of the engineering prowess of His Excellency Dr ifeanyi ugwuanyi, Under the flyovers are water fountains that make the flyovers a good environment to rest and take pictures by residents and visitors alike.
The construction of magnificent structures like the New Digital Ecumenical Center, Market, Water fountains and International Stadium is second to none anywhere in the country. These has gained accolades to the Governor who has relentlessly delivered on his mandate. This is why the Governor commands unusual admiration not only in the South East but across the country.
The Governor has performed optimally beyond expectations as a result of his Midas touch on the meagre resources accruing to the State. The question in the mouth of everyone is how is His Excellency is getting so much done with so little fund. That is why we are asking him to come out and do the same thing in the country as President come 2023. His Excellency is really the Pride of the South East and Nigeria in general.
Let’s support him to the next president of Nigeria
The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.
It’s clearly written in the depth of our hearts that the outgoing Aninri council boss is a failure itself who show no remorse from the day he assume office till this day.
The invitation of the stake holders meeting is a purely propaganda which can never gather hold water
Recall that ever since he was appointed and imposed on the people of aninri,he has never for a day held any stakeholder meeting .this is a clear sign of his evil agendas with his pay master to impose another incapacitated chairman .
His inabilities to influence and manipulate the major stake holders in Aninri has brought the emergence invitation of a meeting first time in the history of his administration since the assumption of office as the chairman.
Waisted years of his administration will come to an end soon and Aninri will henceforth see a new era of change they deserve .
AS the political climate is turbocharged ahead of the 2023 presidential election, community-reportrs news has expressed dissatisfaction with the resurrection of anti-democratic and expired idea of zoning, equity mentality that dominate political discussion in Nigeria by some miscalculated analyst based on there selfish interest.
The media news website disagrees with equity and zoning as a guiding compass to the forth coming presidential elections. Ratther they opt for Credibility, capacity and integrity, For Nigerians to move forward, zoning against capacity should be disregarded.
The chief editor, comrade onyeabor chisom justice who in a statement made available to media houses berated zoning and equity proponents, emphasised the need for various political gladiators to rise to the tasks of nation building by thrashing the idea of imposition of mediocre—incompetent, abrasive, haughty and sellouts—an unfortunate trappings that come with zoning and equity as political candidates in the electoral process.
According to onyeabor, pushing the zoning idea is tantamount to truncating the lofty dreams of our founding fathers—building egalitarian society where love and justice take precedence over other ideals.
The Hellens— ancient Greece—where democracy was first practiced, onyeabor recalled, preferred capacity, ideological understanding of realities in the context of governance as critical requirements for selecting candidates— and not zoning.
For Nigeria nation to move forward, he says various actors must urgently close ranks— quash equity and zoning and opt for one with broad-minded heart to consolidate democracy and deliver its dividends to the people.
For a better Nigeria to return to her good old days,make Enugu state governor his Excellency; governor ifeanyi Lawrence ugwuanyi next president of Nigeria come 2023.
Nigerian’s will agree with me that Governor ugwunyi is indeed the only man that can turn around the misfurtunes of Nigerians to furtune.
In the first place, Governor Ugwuanyi is a professional engineer and so everything concerning construction works are very known by him.
He is a very intelligent and prudent manager of resources. With what he has done in Enugu state which is almost the lowest receiver of federal allocation and with little IGR, you will agree with me that he can prudently manage our scarce resources to make Nigeria great again.
He is a God fearing personality. When you meet a man who has the fear of God,everything he does is different from others.
He is humble and very accomodative. His regards for people irrespective of ones age or gender is not found in many.
He love peace so dearly. He hate crises. No wonder Enugu today is the most peaceful state in Nigeria.
He is a detribalized statesman. Governor Ugwuanyi believe so much in the unity of Nigeria.
He is a great lover of youths,women and the less previleged.
He has international connections.
So,i appeal to all Nigerians to support him come 2023 as i am confident that he will return Nigeria back to her former good old days.
Enugu State is in the hands of God çomrade onyeabor chisom justice ( khalifa) auditor@community-reporters.com
One keeps wondering what is driving Ike Ekweremadu crazy and restless ahead of 2023 Enugu governorship election. Why is Ekweremadu gallivanting across the length and breadth of Enugu North Senatorial zone like a loose canon? it patriotism, altruism, inordinate ambition or power intoxication? What is beclouding Ike’s political sagacity and sense of judgment? What is it that is making him not to know his political limits and boundaries for now? What is making him think that he is now the super senator representing three Senatorial zones in Enugu state? Is Ekweremadu being driven amok by his sycophants, hangers-on and bootlickers, who are already addressing him as His Excellency? Maybe Ike is now mistaken himself as Governor- in-waiting or incoming Governor even when election has not been held. If not, what informed his decision to embark on inspection of erosion sites at Ogwu-Obollo Afor-Obollo Oye- Obollo-Oye- Obollo-Nkwo and Obollo- Eke in Udenu LGA recently? When has Udenu become part of his senatorial zone? Has Ekweremadu finished fixing the dilapidated gully erosion in his council area, constituency and senatorial zone? Charity they say begins at home. Awgu LGA in Ike Ekweremadu senatorial zone is bedeviled with the highest number of worst gully erosion sites and ecological problems, how many of them has Ekweremadu fixed in almost 20 years of representing the zone in the Senate? What happened to ecological fund due for the senatorial zone in almost 20 years of Ekweremadu’s representation? Ike should know the limit of political chicanery and shenanigans. He is yet to be Governor. He should know his limits for now that 2023 election activities are yet to take off. Inspection of a gully site just to score cheap popularity is tantamount to political subterfuge, deception and self delusion. Ike should know that everybody cannot be deceived at the same time by the same person using the same tactics.
There is a popular saying that politics is a game of permanent interest. Yes, it is. But it is too bad when it becomes a game of selfish interest alone. This is the case with the senator representing Enugu West Senatorial Zone, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and his Abia counterpart, the senator representing Abia South Senatorial Zone, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe.
It is factual that by 2023, Senator Ike Ekweremadu shall have been in the senate for 20 uninterrupted years. Before Ekweremadu was railroaded into the senate in 2003 as one of the youngest senators, he had served as local government chairman, chief of staff to the governor and secretary to the state government. He is one of the luckiest politicians in Nigeria.
He has enjoyed enough lucre of public office. His political kernel was broken in time by his now estranged godfather, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani. He has enjoyed enough unmerited political favour from successive governments in Enugu State and Nigeria.
Ahead of 2023, I have been monitoring political activities around Senator Ekweremadu. It is obvious he is planning to contest Enugu governorship seat, though he has not publicly declared. But he will declare because the signs are obvious. Yes, it is Ekweremadu’s constitutional right to contest for any political office, but his umblical cord is not constitutionally tied to political offices. He is not the only politician in Enugu State and not the only competent person.
There should be time for people who have overstayed in the political arena to bow out honourably before they are humiliated out disgracefully.
I have read the arguments of his social media alleluia boys which is that Ekweremadu is the most competent person to succeed Ugwuanyi. I felt personally insulted by this puerile and shallow argument. This is because the Enugu state I know too well, having lived and grown up there for years has so many competent and qualified people capable of succeeding Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in 2023.When and how was Ekweremadu’s competence measured alongside other people in Enugu? How did his social media urchins arrived at the predetermined conclusion that Ekweremadu is the most competent person to succeed Ugwuanyi in 2023?
I am quite aware and cocksure that the Enugu governorship zoning arrangement which has been adopted, endorsed and practised by the people of the state in the choice of their governor since its creation favours Enugu East Senatorial zone to produce Ugwuanyi’s successor in 2023.
Ekweremadu is from Enugu West Senatorial zone, where Sullivan Chime who handed over to Ugwuanyi in 2015 hails from too. What makes Ekweremadu and his cohorts feel that he is the most competent person to succeed Ugwuanyi, even when such is in contravention of the established zoning arrangement that favours Enugu East Senatorial Zone to produce Ugwuanyi’s successor in 2023?
Ekweremadu should listen to the voice of reasoning, equity and fairness. He should be wary of motley and hired crowd of scammers, hypocrites, social media and political jobbers besieging, endorsing and milking him dry. They will abandon him when the chips are down.
There is nothing Ekweremadu can offer that other persons from Enugu East Senatorial zone cannot offer better in 2023. After all, Ekweremadu’s scorecard in the senate for almost 20 years now is that of self-centredness. It has been about personal enrichment and self aggrandizement.
Ekweremadu’s case is not different from that of Abaribe who has represented Abia South Senatorial Zone for almost 16 years now with nothing much on ground to show for it, apart from engaging in grammatical gyrations, building castle in the air and playing to the gallery with IPOB crisis. Surprisingly, Abaribe has just declared to contest 2023 governorship election in Abia state at an event where he was conferred a chieftaincy title. What made Abaribe think that he will be voted governor in 2023 when the second term of his kinsman and incumbent Governor Okezie Ikpeazu will elapse? What a power monger is Abaribe? So all this grandstanding on the floor of the senate and posing as a patriotic and altruistic person is nothing, other than positioning for governorship seat in his home state?
Just like Ekweremadu, Abaribe should be reminded that it is the turn of Abia North Senatorial Zone to produce Ikpeazu’s successor in 2023. If Abaribe is trying to use the governorship ambition declaration to negotiate a return ticket to the senate in 2023, suspecting that Ikpeazu might be interested in his seat, he has lost it.
It is time people like Ekweremadu and Abaribe walked the talk and lived by their words. They should leave the stage when the ovation is still louder. They should stand by equity, justice and fairness. They should groom and support others to take over from them.They are not the only competent and seasoned politicians in their various states.
Despite having not publicly declared his 2023 governorship ambition, activities around Senator representing Enugu West Senatorial zone, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his body language indicate that he is planning to contest the governorship election, even when all odds are against him.
This is considering the fact that the zoning arrangement for Enugu governorship seat favours Enugu East Senatorial zone in 2023. Investigation reveals that Ekweremadu who did everything possible in 2019 to secure a return ticket for the Senator representing Enugu East, Senator Gil Nnaji, but failed is plotting with Nnaji to alter the zoning arrangement which favours Nnaji’s Senatorial zone Enugu East zone in 2023. A source privy to the plots, who pleaded anonymity disclosed that Nnaji who will soon declare his 2023 governorship ambition is to work for Ekweremadu’s interest against his Enugu East people during the party primaries. “Senator Nnaji will soon declare his 2023 governorship ambition.
The declaration is part of their plots. Senator Nnaji will work for Ekweremadu to see how he can create confusion in Enugu East Senatorial zone in favour of Ekweremadu and divides votes for him.
“The plot is a continuation of their failed plans in 2019 to secure a return ticket for Nnaji against Senator Chimaroke Nnamani and seal family marriage between their children.
The duo of Ekweremadu and Senator Nnaji have been meeting and strategizing secretly with their supporters. That is what culminated in Senator Nnaji’s planned declaration for 2023 governorship race any moment from next year. “Unfortunately for Nnaji, major political stakeholders in Enugu East zone are now fully aware of their sinister and clandestine plots and are planning strongly on how to counter them,” the source disclosed.
The Aninri annual thanksgiving Service by Senator Ike Ekweremadu, utaka, ezikiel chukwu and his corhorts is not only shameful but a disgrace to there administration, what a failure !!
It Marvel’s me most seeing the people’s senator and his corhorts celebrating there failure inform of thanks giving.
Aninri is nothing to write home about, due to poor infrastructural development and the bantrupcy the council boss honorable ezikiel chukwu and his paymaster ekweremadu has run the treasury into a devastating disaster.
Recall that the people’s senator ekweremadu has instructed and mandated his boy ezikiel chukwu to be paying comrade akpa Francis and his colleague’s who are of another local government but PA’s to ekweremadu monthly salary of 200,000 and above.
Birds of the same feather they say flock together🐦,as the thanks giving of failure has brought speculations in every nooks and crannies of Aninri the people keep wondering why they choose to celebrate there own failure go by the dilapidated roads and schools here and there in Aninri, poor drinking water, lack of electricity, unfunctional healthcare centres in various communities in Aninri which were commissioned by the ezikiel chukwu,lack of security and the headsmen palaver in our local government Aninri.
When the chicks are down the eagle’s flock in numbers in other words as the 2023 approaches they become more desperate than ever before.
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Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, the auditor@community-reporters news.com comrade onyeabor chisom justice ( khalifa) in an interview with news men, says that enugu State governor, ifeanyi ugwunyi, has demonstrated high performance in infrastructural development, adding that if given the chance, he will change the fortunes of Nigeria for the better. He also spoke on other issues. Excerpts
There are calls for zoning to be jettisoned in 2023 but if this is done, what will be the fate of the South East that is clamoring for power shift to the zone?
As a matter of fact, zoning of political positions, especially that of the Presidency is the doing of the political parties. So, each political party has its own arrangement on the zoning system but the constitution guarantees equitable distribution of crucial national positions even though it does not mention that of the President specifically.
It is only fair, just and equitable that in a multi-ethnic society like Nigeria we need to consider fair play. There could be majority or minority in a society but the issue of fair play, equity and treatment of all sides as that will help in bringing about confidence, in bringing about love, trust, security and cohesion. But I think that we should not over-flog the issue of zoning or no zoning so much. We are however, working internally as politicians to see how political parties we belong will find it equitable to zone this highest office of the President to the South East as a matter of morality.
So, I think everybody especially the media should talk to all political players to ensure that the issues of equity and brotherliness, fair play, equality are not thrown to the winds because it is going to help a lot in stemming the tide of insecurity and unnecessary agitations that we are having in the country right now.
Do you think that insecurity in the south east is connected to 2023 elections?
I don’t think the insecurity is connected to the 2023 election. You can only say that 2023 is going to be a defining moment-the way and manner it is played and the way and manner political parties resolve their zoning system will also help impact the security of the country. Talking about the South East, yes we have had moments of violent agitations but the major players are asking the agitators to sheathe their swords so we can have constructive dialogue on all the issues.
For me, Enugy State believes that Mr. President has the capacity to listen to the various agitations of the people of the South East. But the best thing is to lay down all our complaints on the table so that the President can resolve them. But let me say that in the South East the major issue being raised is marginalization and the ill-treatment of the people of the south east. For me these issues did not start with President Buhari. For the people of Enugu State, the President has done a lot to give the South East a sense of belonging that we never had before he came on board.
What we need to do now is to continue to pray that he should listen to the voice of the agitators to get all the political players to see a reason to cede the Presidency to the South East and I believe that is one of the ways of solving the problem of insecurity.
Governor Ugwunyi was elected Governor in 2015 and he became the best in southeast which is historic. The Governor did not negotiate to be the Governor of a minority party. He negotiated to be the Governor of a majority party – the PDP. Unfortunately the APC at the centre has collapsed because of mismanagement and leadership problems.
He is a very loyal member of the PDP but it’s whatever the national leadership of the PDP decides we will follow. The party knows what to do at the right time.
What has Governor Ugwunyi done to endear the people of Enugu State to him?
My explanation cannot give you the kind of conviction your visit to Enug State metropolis will give you but honestly we have discovered in Governor Ugwunyi, a world class leader, a man of passion with innate abilities to lead the State at a time we were almost hopeless. In 2015 we were at the last fiddle in the economic ladder of the nation we are at the bottom. The Governor lifted the State with infrastructural development such that today we are expecting industrialization to boom in Enugu because of the kind of investment in infrastructure that the Governor has made.
Let me mention categorically that social media has been awash with fake news, with propaganda publications, most of the time, these fake news were not masterminded by the IPOB and ESN. In Enugu State, IPOB has got a lot of understanding about the position of our governor that it is better to jaw-jaw than to war –war. The Governor has taken some very quiet steps in getting the attention of the Federal Government to see how the voice of the agitators can be heard on a round table and these IPOB members are appreciating that. The IPOB is not destructive in Enugu State because if you go to the State every Monday that they declared their sit-at-home order, people are going about their normal businesses. All these news are social media fabrications and we are telling our people to please use social media positively.
Your Governor, a potential Presidential material, has not even declared his intentions yet. What is he waiting for?
I am not surprised that the Governor has not made his intentions known. The people of Enugu State, leaders and elders, had issued a communiqué and resolved to tell the world that we have got a commodity that can change the narrative of this country. They are telling the world that they have a leader who, if allowed to become President of Nigeria, world powers will begin to marvel at his high performance.
If the Nigerian people will look at the performance of Governor Ugwuanyi in a small unit where there is no money, where the federal allocation is the smallest yet he has done mightily such that if you come to Enugu you will think you are not in Nigeria, then if given the Presidency of Nigeria, he will make enormous impact in transforming Nigeria to the admiration of the world.
If Governor Ugwunyi could within six years turn around the fortunes of the people of Enugu, making it a signpost of excellence in good governance, we believe that if he touches this wealthy country, there will be a change. He does not discriminate on the basis of religion, class or tribe. We have got leaders that help us forge a new history, a new narrative in the Nigerian governance system and I think that if the Nigerian people discover this personality the difference will be clear.
In the Bible book of Exodus, many obstacles separated the Israelites when they were in slavery in Egypt from freedom, dignity and prosperity which were symbolized by the Promised land, but the greatest of these obstacles was the Red sea.
This is true because unlike other obstacles like wars, hunger et cetera which the people of God had basic idea of how to approach; they had no idea of how to approach the Red sea without either a boat or swimming skills until God instructed Moses to strike the sea with his staff.
The moment Moses did that, the Red sea parted to let the Israelites cross on dry land while on a second strike of the staff by Moses, the walls of the water of the Red sea collapsed and submerged the pursuing Egyptian soldiers and their chariots.
That was the defining moment in the deliverance and exodus of the Israelites because at that moment the Pharaoh of Egypt finally dropped his desire to conquer the people of God. It was at this point that Israelites were permanently separated from the slavery and captivity which Egypt symbolized.
All the historical accounts of the years struggle for the creation of Enugu state show that the demand and struggle for the creation of Enugu state was predicated upon the desire of Enugu people to break away from the slavery and criminal marginalization to which the managers of the establishment or state apparatuses confined Enugu people. The hallmark of it was that Enugu people were excluded from developmental programmes like accessible road; public utilities in the form of pipe-borne water, electricity and healthcare delivery. In the area of human capital development programme like scholarships,
As a result of the foregoing, when Enugu state was created, Enugu was a glorified local government area or a mere geographical expression bereft of corresponding indices of development. Similar to the case of the Israelites, the creation of Enugu state is marked the formalization and not the actualization of freedom, dignity and prosperity.
The previous administrations in Enugu state no doubt moved Enugu state out of “Egypt”, but not outside the predatory claws of hunger, poverty, disease and under-development. In other words, Enugu people’s red sea lay ahead of them until the inauguration of the administration of Apostle, the Messiah,a saviour of our generation, Rt hon,(Dr) ifeanyi Lawrence ugwunyi came onboard in 2015
Historically, Enugu was ruled by several democratically-elected governors before the current administration of our saviour ifeanyi ugwunyi was inaugurated in 2015. The regime of chimaroke nnanani administration ran a radical free education programme; built shelter for low and middle class workers; had a liberal accounting system which enabled Enugu people to enhance their status, building their houses and buying private cars; but did not build roads and hospitals, nor did he run an environmental programme and so on. Surllivan chime who took over from him built bridges, enthroned professionalism in the civil service; but he did not build roads and the few connecting roads he built were so inferior that they collapsed within one calendar year.
From the foregoing, it is clear that apart from these few developmental programmes many of which were masturbatory, there were no real indices of development available in Enugu state as at 2015 when ugwunyi took over as Governor of Enugu state.
Enugu state and her people still wore hunger, poverty, diseases and illiteracy like tattoos until 2015. In other words, Enugu people by virtue of state creation and the temporal and insufficient developmental programmes that took place between past year’s till 2015 could be said to have left their “Egypt” in their exodus to freedom and development, but they had not crossed their “Red sea”. Until 2015, Enugu people were within the reach of the chariots of hunger, diseases, under-developement and poverty which threatened them and had palpable potentials of overrunning them!
When Governor ugwunyi came on saddle, he began a road revolution which in 39 months saw 55% of Enugu roads sitting on rigid pavement or concrete with modern twin overhead bridges and a glass tunnel by-pass – a style and quality which were, hitherto, exclusive preserves of developed countries of the world. Governor ugwunyi’s environmental revolution has made Enugu one of the cleanest cities in West Africa. With the waste management (ESWAMA), Enugu people will begin to sell domestic wastes like it is done in America and other super countries of the West. In the industrial and power sector, ugwunyi broke new grounds by pursuing power generation,
Over thousands of widows receive monthly stipend Even the physically, emotionally and the rest of the economically-challenged are not left out as the blind, deaf, dumb, lame and orphans benefit through the special empowerment programmes designed by ugwunyi’s administration. The sick enjoy free medicare and the hospital amnesty programme.
Ugwunyi is the only Governor in Nigeria who finds time to visit and pray for the sick in their hospital beds. Ugwunyi’s all-pervading empowerment programme has spread to the aged Enugu men and women who are usually celebrated, cared for and empowered in the periodic old people’s parties.
Ugwuanyi’s agricultural programme is second to none. Designed to succeed, every segment of Enugu state is involved in the programme. Ugwunyi’s administration has been supportive by making fertilizer available to Farmers, distributing high-breed grains, other farm inputs and making protective policies like .
Ugwuanyi has completely delivered Enugu state and her people from wars and insecurity of lives and property by breaking the jinx of wars and communal clashes and reconciling the warring people and other communities in Enugu state on permanent terms. Ugwunyi’s establishment of Enugu Neighborhood Security Watch was a knock-out punch on insecurity which has forced criminals to either change or relocate from Enugu state. The security lights in the streets and other satellite communities in Enugu apart from their aesthetic values, have frustrated criminal activities by taking away the cover of darkness under which they thrive. Consequently, kidnapping, armed robbery and assassinations have become News From Foreign Lands to Enugu people. This couple with the beautiful Enugu environment which is sanitized through a creative refuse surveillance and evacuation which vigilance border on the spiritual realm has turned Enugu state into the modern snare for tourists from the four corners of the globe.
The list of Ugwuanyi’s achievements cannot be exhausted in this little piece, but one thing is clear: Even though the depature of Enugu state from the Egypt of hunger, diseases and under-development began on its creation and progressed through the efforts of the previous administrations which lasted between years until 2015, ugwunyi’s administration will go down in history as a watershed because it took Enugu people across their Red Sea by permanently breaking Enugu people’s connection with poverty, under-development, diseases and hopelessness. Having crossed their Red Sea, Enugu people cannot go back to Egypt again. This is the ugwunyi difference and Enug people yearn for more of it!
Political perception is political reality. It’s the reason why you vote a candidate without political character and morals values.
(Ndi) Aninri has woken up from there wrong perceptions , believing that ekweremadu has the skills to transform enugu west and Aninri to be precised into that paradise we dream off, but he failed.
Ekweremadu has no political character and that’s why he politically monopolized Aninri into a monarchical system of leadership where he dictate and act as demi- god against the desires of the people. An adage says ” he who’s salary is never enough can overtime salary be enough as well”? In other words what a deputy Senate president for three consecutive times cannot achieve while in office, how can he achieve it as a governor.
The stake holders of aninri has secretly denounce there support in his desperate ambition to become governor of enugu state, as they say charity begins at home ,Haven found him incompetent and incapacitated to handle his house hold “enugu west” and Aninri, how can he handle a whole enugu state ?.
Truth is always bitter,
And fantastically, light has came into enugu and Aninri to out shine the darkness,as our dearest governor (DR) ifeanyi Lawrence ugwunyi has intervened to save Aninri and restore equity and justice.
The office of a deputy Senate president of Nigeria Senate for three tenors is equal to the office of president of Nigeria for two tenors,and Ike Ekweremadu can only boost of only 14km road for twelve years of been in power as facto “president of Nigeria” during the tenor of president Goodluck Jonathan
Any time i remember that Ike Ekweremadu wasted the God given opportunity of ndi Enugu west, Enugu state and ndi Igbo at large I feel like crying!!
Please kindly ask Ike Ekweremadu to humbly go back to EFCC and collect back the money of Enugu west constituency project funds, and money meant for Igbo land road construction, because it is meant for projects but due to Ike Ekweremadu, greediness Ike Ekweremadu decided to put the money to his personal pocket, but during EFCC interrogation to Ike Ekweremadu, Ike Ekweremadu was forced to return part of the stolen funds meant for Anambera- Enugu express way,and Enugu- port Harcourt express way
Today the Anambera -Enugu express way and Enugu -port Harcourt express way is a death trap, so many people have died because of the bad road ,even Ike Ekweremadu cousin brother is one of the victims ,and shamelessly Ike Ekweremadu is jumping up and down demanding/requesting that Enugu state people should support him to become the Governor of Enugu state!!! What a joke!!?
Please kindly tell Ike Ekweremadu to go to Ebonyi state and see what Dave umahi is doing in Ebonyi state just within six years as a Governor not minding that Ebonyi state has one of the smallest monthly allocation and also there is no industries in Ebonyi state as a result has the lowest IGR in there state ,yet Dave umahi still performed wonders
But when Ike Ekweremadu was in the office as the deputy Senate president of the Nigeria Senate ,he was laundering money meant for projects in Enugu west constituency and Igbo land abroad and buying properties abroad and choice places in Nigeria ,iam ashamed of Ike Ekweremadu
When president Goodluck Jonathan was sending the Niger Delta Boy’s abroad to go and study, Ike Ekweremadu was laundering money meant for the development of Igbo youth’s to his personal accounts in abroad
And today the same Ike Ekweremadu is promising the people of Enugu state good political governance when elected into office as a Governor of Enugu state ,how possible is it?
Brought to you by comrade Obasi .s. o. Obasi from Ihuibe Okpanku Community Aninri Local Government area Enugu State
There has been different regimens in Aninri Local Government Area but non has caused political disaffection, gross marginalization, economic and educational crisis like the current one in place.
Hon. Ezekiel Chukwu (Kpokirikpo) was sworn in as the Executive Chairman of Aninri Local Government Area. Unfortunately, his Oath of Office and the Oath of Allegiance was for himself and Oduma Villages while his side attraction is Mpu. It’s so sad that such a young man in the Democratic age could be so discriminatory in administration and nepotistic to the distribution of the common wealth of Ndi Aninri as a local government.
The enmity and political administrative divide characteristic to Aninri has never been witnessed than now and the man is’nt disturbed.
Every Community, whether Autonomous or not have Health Centers but not a single one is working. They have all become centers for rodents while even Primary School buildings are nothing to write home about. However, it’s only in his own Community, Oduma that, of recent, he has demonstrated that indeed there’s money in the Local Government which hitherto, has been going into his private pocket. Must every other Community declare Hon.Ezekiel Chukwu personal-non-grata before he know that he is from Aninri and FOR Aninri? The continued marginalization of the people of Ekoli Autonomous Community, Okpanku Community, Nenwe as a whole, Ndeabor and Mpu leaves much to be desired. To him, Mpu exist only because of the person of Distinguished Senator Professor Ike Ekweremadu CFR as other Communities are not in his roadmap. Everything is being channelled to his Oduma Community. Ezinesi, Ngeneawata, Amachala-uka, Ohaofia Oduma, Ameke Oduma, Ukete Oduma, Negba Oduma, Amagu Oduma, etc, all in ONE single Oduma have their Schools, Hospitals, Electricity, Coppers’ Lodge renovated and energised with magnificent road network for comfort and healthy living.
The attention of His Excellency Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to whom, all the Local Government Areas and Council Chairmen are under is by this being drawn because the good image of his administration which is peace oriented is at risk as well as the Political Party interest.
The dividends of democracy is equality in resource development. This bring Peace.
The Local Government Election is around the corner and the good people of Aninri Local Government can not afford further marginalization and a Government that is clueless and nepotistic. Equity and Fairness is our demand.
What is the Third tier system all about if not for grassroot development which in turn is the development of the State? Yet statutory allocations are squandered as if it’s the personal emolument of the Council Chairman. Who is asking for his personal income but the income of the masses?
Political arrogance and Betrayal prolongs administrative ignorance.
It’s very quit unfortunate that Aninri as a local government is a victim of administrative ignorance and political betrayals in the hands of a monopolized politician whom the people thought he has there interest at heart but unknowningly to them that reverse is the case.
Hypocrisy is when you stand against ethno-religion in Nigeria, but politics of nepotism and self-centered is in your DNA.
It’s no longer new to some that ekweremadu the so acclaimed man of his people is on a move to impose another council chairman on the people of Aninri against there desires.
Recall that some political shenanigans has been recruited to accomplish this evil plans through crooked and manipulative means available to them, one of which is the ongoing sales of fake PDP forms.
In tears of agony,our local government has been besieged in slavery and undeveloped. May God help us
Teachers, students, researchers and indeed all followers of Nigerian Government and Politics will agree with me that the Igbo nation had made and is still making enormous contributions and sacrifices towards nation-building in Nigeria.
During the era of British colonialism and imperialism, the Igbo nation was at the forefront of the nationalist struggle to wrest power from the British colonial overlords. This is where Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe’s NCNC comes to mind. The NCNC as a political party at the time became a veritable weapon for the fight against colonialism and the struggle for independence and the enthronment of self-determination and self-government which was realised on 1st October, 1960.
At independence, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe accepted to form a coalition government with the NPC at the centre in what was popularly called; NPC/NCNC coalition government. The late sage equally accepted to serve as a ceremonial head of state and in his words: “To join the NPC in building a strong, peaceful, united, prosperous and a virile nation”.
Six years after, the first military coup sacked the first republic and the NPC/NCNC coalition government, but the coup plotters led by Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu could not take over power. However, the mantle of leadership of a troubled nation fell on Gen. JTU Aguiyi Ironsi by virtue of his rank as the most senior army officer in Nigeria at the time and the General Officer Commanding the Nigerian army, GOC.
Gen. Ironsi presided over a nation that was terribly enthnicised, tribalised and divided following the aftermath of the Nzeogwu coup. In his wisdom, he suggested the introduction of a unitary system of government as an experiment to reunite Nigerians and heal the wounds of the coup. The Supreme Military Council, SMC which was the highest military ruling body at the time voted in favour of his suggestion for a unitary system.
Unfortunately, the Northern military members of the SMC went home and were incited against Gen. Ironsi’s regime and the unitary system as a ploy to enthrone Igbo hegemony otherwise known as Igbo political domination which was their earlier interpretations of the Nzeogwu coup. The northern soldiers became so bitter, but instead of coming back to tell the head of state that they were no longer comfortable with the unitary system which Gen. Ironsi would have gladly accepted and dropped because all he was doing was to placate the North which suffered loses during the Nzeogwu coup, they hatched their own coup against their supreme commander.
On 29th July, 1966 northern soldiers executed their own coup as planned; they captured Gen. Ironsi at Ibadan where he was attending a State function alongside his host, the military administrator of Western Region, Lt. Col. Adekunle Fajuyi and later got the duo assassinated. Gen. Ironsi sacrificed his life for the unity of Nigeria. No sacrifice could be greater than this.
After the assassination of Gen. Ironsi, a mass hunt of Igbo soldiers and civilians began in the North and the West. Many were killed while those who were lucky escaped to the East. This was followed by the “Araba riots” in the North where northern youths took to the streets of Northern Nigeria, demanding secession. Gen. Yakubu Gowon who emerged head of state of Nigeria had the mandate of pulling the North out of Nigeria and he initially accepted it. In fact, his maiden broadcast was tailored towards declaring norther Nigeria a republic and a sovereign state. It was at dying minute that British and American diplomats in Nigeria advised Gowon against secession. Hence, his broadcast was poorly edited in a rush that the area where he stated that; “the basis for unity in Nigeria no longer exists”, was not expunged.
The mass pogrom of Igbos all over the nation outside the East and the failure of peace talks in Nigeria and in Ghana led to the declaration of the republic of Biafra by Gen. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu who was military administrator of Eastern Region, which was the last option at protecting the Igbo people who had been gruesomely slaughtered in other parts of the country. But it turned out to be the worse case scenario as the rest of Nigeria ably assisted by Britain, USA and the Arab world swooped on Biafra and killed our people mercilessly in their millions throughout the 30months civil war.
After the war, all attempts for an Igbo man to smell the perfume of the presidency has been collectively frustrated. In the second republic, all the Igbo could get was a Vice President in the person of Dr. Alex Ekwueme under the NPN presidency of Alhaji Shehu Shagari. The third republic was stillborn, following the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election believed to have been won by Chief MKO Abiola of the SDP. The fourth republic saw the Igbo man at the vanguard of nation-building with Dr. Alex Ekwueme and others forming the PDP in 1998 preparatory to the 1999 general elections. The Igbos were still denied the presidency as the powers that be preferred Obasanjo to Dr. Ekwueme. Again, all the political parties at the time; PDP, AD and APP zoned the Presidency to the West and the presidential election became a contest between two Yoruba men; Obasanjo of the PDP and Olu Falae of AD/APP alliance. The argument then was that the arrangement was to compensate the Yoruba people for the annulment of the June 12 presidential election and the death of Abiola.
Time has come for Igbo people to be compensated with the presidency for all the sacrifices and contributions they have made towards nation-building in Nigeria. This is why we call on all political parties to zone the 2023 presidency to the Southeast the same way all political parties zone the presidency to the West in 1999. Presidency for the Igbo nation is long overdue and 2023 is the year of the true healing of the wounds the Igbo nation has suffered in Nigeria.
May God bless all of us as we look forward to the granting of this demand by all political parties in Nigeria.
The governor of Enugu state, His Excellency, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s decency in governance, remains one the most prevalent yet best understood terms in today’s political discourse. The governor’s decisions in evoking respect, kindness, courage, integrity, reason, and tolerance. This has long expressed an unquestioned duty and belief in promoting and protecting the dignity of all persons.
Today in the political history of Enugu, the unquestioned belief is in rise of stability and progress of our political process and identity politics of inclusion and harmonization, have both developed its moral, stability and efficacy.
Gov Ugwuanyi’s politics of decency and difference; this agree that decency is a primary source of the political liberty that douses the unnecessary tensions that has long shaped the struggle for power control and dominance by a certain individuals.
However, his identity to justice, equity and fairness in taking political decisions give power balance and political culture to those who worked for it. This has distinguishes the governor among basic.
Recall that the purpose the administration of H.E Rt Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, controls the excessive abuse of opportunities by assuming political contestants in party politics, was a calculated advantage to cut down high cost of local government elections in the state, whereof he introduces a systematic approach in harmonizing opportunity cost to control poverty and hardship associated with after losing an elections by parties in involved. This is an uncommon feat by the governor, considering the current state of the country in the economy and global community.
In mayoral settings, Gov Ugwuanyi’s decision making on enthroning decency in most cases are favorably to evoke pro-decency action in selecting the best crop of new leaders through his prerogative oversight, and official when a high level of issue salience is combined with high levels of moral adherence. The governor’s politics of humanity and the national challenge of identity politics, are exploring the best concept-driven modes of analysis employed in defining the political trajectory of the White Lion as unprecedented.
Gov Ugwuanyi is practically, a doyen of Enugu politics as has shown in his administrative recording precedence.
The problem of leadership has become very crucial in the journey of this nation, that it gives many concerned Nigerians sleepless nights. This is a pathetic situation which Chinua Achebe saw when he equivocally asserted that ” The trouble with Nigeria is simple and squarely a failure of leadership”.
Truly, the problem of Nigeria is leadership indeed. Every society certainly needs committed leader like H.E, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, to turn things around for the good of the Nigerian people.
This is why Nigerians overwhelmingly voted for the PDP for sixteen years and also yeiling to vote for them come 2023 to usher in quality leadership to Nigerians who had hitherto suffered as a result of bad leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC). So far so good, the PDP government has been up and doing in delivering quality leadership to Nigerians for the past years. A clear evidence on the PDP governor’s quality performances in office in their respective states, more especially, the Enugu state governor.
In Enugu state our story has been that of the Israelites, when God turned their captivity around and it was like a dream.
The evidenced infrastructural revolution in the Enugu is very monumental, breathtaking and transformational. The administration of Ugwunyi, has within 6years in office turned the state into a mega city with an economic growth and hospitality.
Also, this is why many are trooping to Enugu State to see for themselves how a State that was once backward, is now the talk of the nation and on the world map respectively. This is the marvel, engineered by Gov Ugwunyi, within the shortest period of time in governance.
The governor’s constant pavement worker’s salaries on the new minimum wage tariff, as at when due without any record of missing any month, stand the administration of the governor, best in the country. The administration of Gov Ugwuanyi, digitally built a Christian Ecumenical worship chapel in government house, as well new Mosques for muslims faithfuls, residing in Enugu. Built the ultra Modern world class medical diagnostic centre, the best in the country. Instillation streetlights in major urban cities, reviving the state water cooperation with the introduction of a technical know-how, built and equipped the state of art world class township Stadium, for sports and youths development, dualization of Opi road to the University town Nsukka (UNN). All these and more within 6 years are very amazing, going by the lean resources at his disposal and the outbreak of the Corona Virus Pandemic that almost crippled the business of the world order. But the governor showed an exemplary leadership in handling the scourge.
As a result of all these antecedents, it is the believe of the many well meaning Nigerians who have been following the trends of events in enugu State and saw that with H.E, Gov Ugwunyi as an uncommon infrastructural developer in rebuilding Enugu, the capital city of the old eastern region, and if given an opportunity in the Nigeria project, will revolutionary turn things around the economic prosperity and political stability of our dear nation. He has the required and needed political will to give the country the leadership it deserves, and with his track record in peace building and development, Nigeria’s will automatically be restored.
Moreso, he is practically displaying the leadership acumen in the development of enugu State which is endearing him to Nigerians. Rebuilding Nigeria requires experienced, capable and pragmatic leadership which His Excellency, Ifeanyi Ugwunyi, offers to Ndi Enugu and Nigerians in a unique dimension.
According to John Newton, ” as the morning pshows the day, the boy shows the man” . As a Governor, His Excellency, Dr ifeanyi ugwunyi delivered so much with so little.
In the same vein, the task of rebuilding Nigeria with Gov Ugwunyi will be a success story because he has done it before and can do it again. The way he rebuilt Enugu State within the last 6years is an eloquent testimony of what he will do with Nigeria as President.
Let’s give him support come 2023 and Nigeria shall be better for it.
Let rescue Nigeria, with the divine mandate of Gov. Ugwuanyi.
Has anyone taken time to have an introspection and ask; why do Nigerians want ugwunyi in 2023? The answer is not farfetched as we can see in subsequent paragraphs of this very important piece.
Besides his landmark achievements and experience as Governor of Enugu State, Governor ugwunyi is a highly de-tribalized Nigerian who doesn’t ponder ethnic and ethnocentric sentiments at everyone’s back against national unity.
Talk about patriotism and you won’t be making a mistake in citing Governor Ugwuanyi’s patriotic fervour as the driving force behind his total transformation and development of Enugu State which Nigerians trust he will replicate in the entire country as a patriotic Nigerian in sincerity of words and actions. Hence, Nigerians earnestly clamour for him to become the next President of Nigeria in 2023 to reenact his love for Enugy State for the entire nation.
We all know the problems facing Nigeria at present. These problems range from dwindling economic fortunes to insecurity which has become pervasive in recent times mainly because of the activities of insurgents, bandits and so-called unknown gunmen. Governor ugwunyi has proven the ability to nip these in the bud by his widely celebrated security proactiveness as a Governor.
On economy, Governor ugwunyi has put in place infrastructures in Enugu State that have made the State a tourist destination and investors’ delight. These, no doubt will boost the economy of Enugu State as they yield enough Internally Generated Revenue to compliment the monthly allocation of the State. These feats are what Nigeria need to rise again and it is for these reasons that Nigerians want ugwunyi in 2023.
How about youth friendliness and youth inclusion in the art of governance? Governor ugwunyi is the only Governor in Nigeria whose youth friendliness is unprecedented. He has the exceptional record of appointing over 1,000 Enugu youths as Management Committee Members, Liaison officers, TAs, STAs and EAs. The records are there. With Governor ugwunyi as President of Nigeria, come 2023, many Nigerian youths will be sufficiently engaged in government and governance; so much so that terrorism, banditry and ‘unknown gunmenism’ will become unattractive to Nigerian youths and insecurity will die a natural death in our country. This is also why Nigerians want Governor ugwunyi as President, having proven his mettle in that direction.
What of the promotion and encouragement of women participation in politics and Governance? The Government of ugwunyi has not only implements the 35% affirmative action for women participation in Governance in obedience to the epochal Beijing declaration, he also surpasses it, giving the fact that evidence of women participation in Governance in Enugu State are found in both appointive and elective positions. This was a rarity in the past as women were considered not fit to be in politics, talk more of being part of governance. This is another good area where Governor ugwunyi for President is in high demand across the length and breadth of Nigeria.
Now let’s talk about age and energy. Governor ugwunyi has age on his side and he is a leader who is highly energetic; and who is always bringing his energy to bear on projects’ monitoring and supervision. It is this age and energy that Nigeria needs and this explains why the clarion call of Nigerians to Governor ugwunyi to make himself available for President, come 2023.
Governor ugwunyi is one politician who is known for his politics of inclusion and leadership of accommodation regardless of political party leanings and affiliations. In 2015, Governor ugwunyi integrated former members of the other parties who worked against his election as Governor of Enugu State. He neither sidelined, nor persecuted any of them. He gave them political appointments and empowered them in that direction as Enuguian’s, even as a member of PDP, he has nothing against the people fighting him, most of whom he made, but who have chosen to remain on the other side of the political divide and throw tantrums at him. Governor ugwunyi is a democrat who is highly tolerant of opposition and Nigerians know him for this democratic virtue and as a result they desire him to be the next President of Nigeria.
This piece will not leave off Governor ugwunyi’s consummate public relations guruship. The Governor is not a localized Nigerian. He is a Nigerian who is well known across all the six geopolitical zones of the country because of his enormous goodwill, awesome congeniality and trans-regional friendship. Governor ugwunyi is a leader who had built trans-tribal bridges across Nigeria and who sees Nigeria from a holistic perspective, not from a tribal parochial prism. This uncommon latitude is another motivation for the call by Nigerians to Governor ugwunyi to make himself available for the top job.
Democracy espouses freedom of expression and the right to political choice. Hence, this viral demand for Governor ugwunyi
to become the next President of Nigeria, come 2023 is in tandem with the ethos of true democratic practice and should therefore be considered by the Governor with a view to harken to the voice of the people, which invariably is the voice of God.
All over the world, history is made and shaped by the giant strides and footprints of great and courageous leaders on the sands and surface of the earth. The actions and activities of such great and iconic personalities bring to the limelights their cities, states and country, just as Enugu has become the topic and reference state when discussing rapid development and prudent financial management.
In Enugu State, we are blessed to be honoured by God with the gift of such a rare courageous and iconic leader as our dear Governor, His Excellency, dr Lawrence ifeanyi ugwunyi,his pragmatic and people oriented government has placed Enugu state in the eyes of the world with the massive transformations that has taken place in Enugu since he assumed office in 2015.
His assumption of office as the governor of Enugu State is painted with patches of rare courage and the convinction that there’s nothing impossible to he whose trust is in the Lord. His prudent management of our meager resources has become the benchmark of selflessness in leadership and established him a patriotic Nigerian in the class of Zik of Africa. Today, enuguians can beat their chests and say, we have a state we can all be proud to call our home.
Immediately he was sworn into office in 2015, he hit the ground running, and turned the entire state into a construction site. He embarked on different projects simultaneously in all the seventeen local government areas till date, he has sustained the tempo in his quest to rewrite the history and story of Enugu state, and paint us brightest and most colourful in the comity of states. We are proud to acknowledge the fact that the positive image of Enugu state has become the trending song on the lips of almost all Nigerians.
Looking at the infrastructures and superstructures scattered around the state within the life of this administration, the success story and good news of Enugu state has become the most enticing news to all media outfits across the nation to report. From the dust of the nation to a modern 21st century City, littered with world class and state of the art infrastructure with the accompanying best road network any state can boast of in the country, Enugu state is ripe for investors to explore.
Governor Ugwunyi has advertised himself a technologically creative and innovative digital leader who goes all out to give his all to serve his people the best of their needs even at the expense of his personal comfort.
The remodelling of Enugu state and the provision of world class infrastructures has demonstrated clearly that Ugwunyi is in a haste to turn enugu state into a mega city. While the International Airport will make movement into and out of our state easier and simple, and bring us closer to the world and vice versa, the beautifully constructed and reconstructed new and existing internal roads respectively have made movement within and around the state an exciting experience. While the flyover bridges have decongested traffic, reduced accidents and enhanced free flow of movements, the street lights have upped night lives and improved security in and around the state
Among the 16 local government areas in Enugu state, Aninri LGA is one of the prime beneficiaries of the developmental strides of His Excellency. For us in Aninri, we have never had it this good. our dear Governor has made our journey easier and stressless,making us the center of attraction in the nation, but in the world at large,his projects are the covenant and bond that will bind us together beyond the life of his administration through generations unborn.
As we eulogize the Professor of infrastructure for his breathtaking performance, we pray God to grant him more wisdom and good health as he strives to better the lots of Enugu people, he is the father of the new Enugu state, and we are blessed to have him as our Governor.
The problem of leadership has become very crucial in the journey of this nation that it gives many concerned Nigerians sleepless nights. This is the pathetic situation which Chinua Achebe saw when he equivocally asserted that ” The trouble with Nigeria is simple and squarely a failure of leadership” .
Truly, the problem of Nigeria is leadership indeed. Every society certainly needs committed leader or leaders.
This is why Nigerians overwhelmingly voted for the PDP for sixteen years and also yeiling to vote for them come 2023 to usher in quality leadership to Nigerians who had hitherto suffered as a result of bad leadership of the (all progressive Congress) so far so good, the PDP government has been up and doing in delivering quality leadership to Nigerians for the past years.
In Enugu state our story has been that of the Israelites when God turned their captivity around and it was like a dream. The unprecedented infrastructural revolution in the State is monumental, breathtaking and amazing. The Executive Governor of Enugu State His Excellency, ifeanyi Lawrence ugwunyi has within 6years turned Enugu State to a wonder.
This is why many are trooping to Enugu State to see for themselves how a State that was once backward is now the talk of the nation and on the world map. This is the marvel engineered by Governor ugwunyi within the shortest period of time. The concrete pavement roads, the ultra modern digital Ecumenical Center, the ultra modern world class shopping mall, streetlights, water fountains, ultra modern world class Stadium, dualization of Enugu etc. All these and more within 6 years, this is amazing, unprecedented and revolutionary indeed.
As a result of all these antecedents, it is the believe of so many well meaning Nigerians who incidentally have been following the trends of events in enugu State that with His Excellency, Dr ifeanyi ugwunyi as an infrastructural mogul, rebuilding Nigeria if given the opportunity to steer the ship of Nigeria will be unprecedented and revolutionary. He has the required and needed political will to give the country the leadership it deserves. Moreso, he is practically displaying the leadership acumen in the development of enugu State which is endearing him to Nigerians. Rebuilding Nigeria requires experienced, capable and pragmatic leadership which His Excellency, Dr ifeanyi ugwunyi offers to enuguian’s in a unique dimension.
According to John Newton, ” as the morning pshows the day, the boy shows the man” . As a Governor, His Excellency, Dr ifeanyi ugwunyi delivered so much with so little. In the same vein, the task of rebuilding Nigeria with Gov ugwunyi will be a success story because he has done it before and can do it again. The way he rebuilt Enugu State within the last 6years is an eloquent testimony of what he will do with Nigeria as President.
Let’s give him support come 2023 and Nigeria shall be better for it.
I want to learn how to pretend but it’s in my nature to be real and factual, your payment for ignorance is when you refuse to follow who know road for free, but end up selling and distributing fake membership forms of PDP to be used in rigging elections against the choice of the masses.
In the early hours of today, a group of an unknown good Samaritans has took to there numbers in sanitizing the santity of okpanku ward from the hands of unscrupulous greedy politicians who are selling and distributing fake membership forms of PDP, one of which is mr Chukwu Linus the secretary of okpanku ward he was beaten mercilessly for sharing and distributing Fake PDP membership forms for his paymasters.
Not knowing is never an offence but when people like him is unwilling to learn and uphold a true democratic system in our society such person’s always end up these way.
Our problems are man made ,therefore they can be solved by man .No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.
When injury is done to that which is inviolable, it is violence; when that which is traditional and sacred is desecrated, it is violence; when the normal order of getting things done is truncated, it is violence; when an individual seeks to usurp the position of the other person; it is violence; when that which belongs to many is taken by one man, it is violence; when the mind of a people is policed to such an extent they worship their oppressor, it is violence; when deliberate efforts are made to keep people ignorant, it is violence; when the sensibilities of a people are assaulted, it is violence; when on account of stomach infrastructure, some youths are reduced to braying asses and bleating goats, it is violence; when the common heritage of a people is for many years dominated by one man and the people reduced to beggars and slaves, it is violence. Alas! Much violence abounds!
Never in the history of Enugu State and its politics had so much violence been visited on the youths than it obtains now. It is a rueful state of affairs that requires urgent action to pull some of these deceived youths out of the mire in which they currently are enmeshed. Forgive them for they do not know what they are doing is their name. Their eyes are covered with the political wool and their hands tied with the invisible chains of political enslavement. Violence is the precursor of chaos and has the capacity to degenerate into irredeemable situations, if not readily put in checks.
Oganinuru is an Igbo word that means progress. It smacks of much absurdity when that which lays claims to progress brings about violent chaos. A chaotic situation leads to anarchy and anti-progressive turn of events.
We recently encountered Oganiru in the political discourse of Enugu State when the people of Enugu East Senatorial Zone organized their Oganiru Enugu Rally to drive home the fact that based on the zoning tradition of the governorship seat of Enugu State, it was the turn of the zone to produce Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s successor in 2023. The well-attended rally which took place at Okpara Square, Independence Layout, Enugu was peaceful and orderly. There, the people proved the point that it was incontrovertibly the turn of Enugu East Senatorial Zone to produce Dr. Ugwuanyi’s successor. It was during the rally that Governor Ugwuanyi assured them the decision of who would succeed him would be based on dialogue, justice, equity and fairplay. By implication,what is equity but the accommodation of all the zones in power rotation in order to make for a sense of inclusivity and peaceful transition of power devoid of rancour, violence and chaos?
Recently, we were woken up to an imitative version of Oganiru now amended to Oganiru Ndi Enugu. Was it not Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American writer, who, in his “The America Scholar”, wrote that imitation never rises above the original? It seems to me that rebellion must have something to do with dull witticism bereft of creative ideas; otherwise, is it for lack of what other name to brand their dissidence that they should lazily appropriate a name that is completely disconnected to their misguided intentions that lead to unbridled violence on the people and the polity? Where on earth does violence breed progress? What manner of progress is that whose drive is injury to the will of the people; injury to peace and security of the state?
The mischievous concatenation of some violent-prone youths to sing nunc dimitis to a dying career in desperate application of antidemocratic principles leaves much to be desired, especially while coming from someone who had been a major beneficiary of zoning and its equity. Such vindictive application of violence to the Enugu polity which Governor Ugwuanyi has since he came to power cleansed of the political dung of violence and thuggery shows to what extent desperation can make men mad.
The people of Nsukka Local Government could no longer brook such violence being perpetrated by the anti-democratic disposition of the various asses assembled to bray violence in the land. They quickly dispersed them with the whip as Christ would those buying and selling in the Synagogue. Those buying and selling in the house of God were the ones who brought to bear violence. They broke down the rule and visited violence on the congregation of the people of God. That same way, the people of Nsukka cudgeled away the ne’er-do-well sellouts who like Esua sold their birthright for the sake of red venison.
What the people of Nsukka did was a clear sign of the rejection of anti-zoning violence. The entire people of Enugu North Senatorial Zone stand for zoning and anyone who stands against zoning is deemed violent and the violent have got to be stamped out of Nsukka land. Even the land of Nsukka is ready to spit out the treacherous knaves who pick crumbs from the graveyard of a dead and buried ambition. It is a warning signal that never again shall rebellion against order be brooked in Nsukka land. Whoever seeks the truncation of the power transition orderliness zoning has entrenched should look elsewhere. Never again shall Nsukka contain that. It is violence of the highest order and so very much unacceptable.
Of interest to note is that there is no reasonable Enugu person or politician in the so-called imitative ape, Oganiru Ndi Enugu (whatever that means). Such a despicable anti-people group of urchins hobbled from the lowest ebb of perfidy are not worth political two pence. Much of the understanding is that those who attended the meetings of the said Oganiru Enugu did so to see what they could gain. The video clip of the Udenu gathering of the vultures showed many of the lots there scrambling for bottles of drinks in anticipation of the envelops that would follow. But for pecuniary consideration, they genuinely had nothing to do with the misguided group.
It, therefore, clearly shows that but for political mischief, the man for whom the ass brays, has no genuine intentions. For someone who has been in politics for donkey years and has nothing to show for it but selfishness and enslavement of the people, what else has he got to offer this time? That was the same question Chief Osita Osadebe posed in one of his songs, “He whose salary is insufficient for him, is it now overtime that will be enough for him?” The answer to this rhetorical question is no.
In Enugu State, zoning is the guide; equity finds expression in zoning. The people of the state resolutely stand by zoning. Governor Ugwuanyi who himself has led the state well to enviable heights knows the person from Enugu East Senatorial District to whom he will hand over. Chimaroke picked Sullivan and Sullivan picked Ugwuanyi in line with zoning. Ugwuanyi will also pick a competent hand from Enugu East Senatorial District in line with the progressive mindset that has continue to drive the state to peace and security, progress and good governance. Whoever Governor Ugwuanyi picks shall naturally be the choice of the people. The people have given him the mandate to act on their behalf and so far, he has done perfectly well to the delight of the people of Enugu State.
Equity produced Ugwuanyi and he is doing great. The candidate he shall pick based on equity shall surely sustain his legacies of good governance.That is the real Oganiru Enugu State. Any other thing is a travesty, a disguised violent dinosaur seeking to ravage and undo the legacies Governor Ugwuanyi has wrought in the state. It shall not stand, for Enugu State is in the hands of God.
This man and his paymaster whom installed him against the wish of the masses has caused so much harm and distraction to the people of aninri and the current administration of H.E Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Gburugburu), who still accommodate him in the state even though of his many sins. This cannot happen in any other state and the man will be allowed seen busy recruiting banditries for media purposes, against the state. You people should just thank the governor for being human enough to be tolerating him and all of you.
our revenue allocations from the federal government are used to pay the recruited stomach infrastructures and praise singers such as Ozo okey ozoani Cletus Akalushi #500,000
Okey Ude #300,000
Francis Akpa #200,000
Chukwuemeke Aneke #200,000 and many others. This is evidenced on the poor performance of the council chairman, having been wasting the local government resources in servicing the bad boys and enemies of the local government’s economic growth.
Your principal have configured the treasury of the council to be under his dictate. To this, he equally directed the current Aninri chairman to be paying all former elected chairmen from the council the monthly stipends of #100,000 each for their due attention in the local government and to always divert their attention whenever he wishes to manipulate the people. Imagine the level he has reduced this men who have no single conscience, and who are not only wasting their time with him, but equally rendering them so politically incapacitated with an aim to enabling him only standing as a political dictator in the local government. God will resist him this time around.
48- without number a confused set of people with no regard to political character and morals bamboozing the people’s treasury
… NIGERIANS ARE ANXIOUSLY EXPECTING HIS EPOCHAL DECLARATION!
To adjudge a politician as a presidential material, the indices and matrix of such judgment must be palpable, potent and persuasive. The total transformation of Enugu State by Governors ugwunyi since 2015 which are cumulatively summarized as the Governor’s construction wizardry, stand out as one proficiency of a presidential material. This is because no nation develops without building critical infrastructures; an incontrovertible truth which Enugu State “roadside economists” have refused to accept simply because of their avowal never to give credit to Governor ugwunyi for his extraordinary feats in enugu State. Whether they accept it or not, infrastructures are the fulcrum of nation-building and national development. Infrastructures are Governor ugwunyi’s selling points in the comity of Nigerian states, it is on this standpoint that he excels. Besides, eloquent testimonies to this wizardry abound all over Nigeria and beyond.
Today, both residents, indigenes and vistors to enugu State ask questions that bother on the secrets behind this accelerated and dignifying status which the state has gloriously become in so short a time. Governor ugwunyi had brought prestige to enuguians as he has placed our dear state at the apogee and epicentre of national and global reckoning and respectability. That’s what maketh a great leader who qualifies as a presidential material.
Besides the arrays of awards of leadership excellence which dot every line on Governor ugwunyi’s intimidating resume, the media is also awash with empirical affirmations of him as a face of Nigerian future President. Indeed, a good market needs no marketing; it sells itself even beyond the precincts of the market place. This explains why in today’s Southeast and indeed in Nigerian contemporary politics, Governor ugwunyi’s name is reverberating as a recurring decimal in the clamour for a Nigerian President of Southeast Igbo extraction. This is also why anarchists who are enemies of progress of the Igbo nation have resorted to creating a scenario of insecurity in enugu State and indeed the entire Southeast geopolitical zone to deceive discerning minds into believing that Governor ifeanyi ugwunyi,
cannot maintain law and order, peace and security in his domain. The enemy feels it’s an opportunity to hit hard on Governor ugwunyi’s capabilities and portray him as lacking the prerequisites of leading Nigeria. But trust our dear Governor; he surmounts the odds. The Governor is not only building infrastructures; he also equips security agencies with all logistics imperatives to function effectively, Governor ugwunyi’s security brainchild which is born to compliment the professional efforts of our conventional security architecture and everywhere is relatively serene. Safety of the people is the greatest law. Governor ugwunyi proves his mettle every now and then as a presidential material who is prepared for the top and highly coveted job by ensuring that the people are safe. The safety of life and property is paramount to any responsible government. This is why Governor ugwunyi accords security top priority in state and he will sure replicate same at the presidency
Politics and the desire for public office are usually barricaded by so many challenges mostly instigated by the devil. Remember that the devil does not want to go to heaven and he or it will always ensure it stopped others from making heaven too. This is the scenario we witness in the Southeast; enemies of progress who called themselves “oganiru of Enugu state” has no hope of becoming president will stop at nothing to ensure that Governor ugwunyi did not occupy the office. They have failed as they have been flayed, dislodged and totally decimated by Governor ugwunyi’s scorecards and stellar performance pedigree. Hence, their viciousness cannot vitiate Governor ugwunyi’s rating as a presidential material.
Again, even the other class of human beings who build their warped logic on rancour and others whose psyche had been irretrievably overrun by the indoctrination of hate, and who remain obsessively committed to their razzmatazz; and worthless exercise in futility, Governor ugwunyi is amazing. Never underestimate the political blitzkrieg of a master strategist for he will shock you with his political clout and charisma. Ugwunyi is the anseer
Indeed, the true test of a politician’s popularity is at the polls; this is where elections are won and lost. Governor ugwunyi had never lost an election in the past and he can never lose in the future. It is too late for him to start losing elections now that he had expanded the territorial frontiers of his popularity and acceptability in Nigeria. In him we have a presidential material that has all it takes to make the Igbo nation proud at the presidency as the 2023 general election beckons and as the Igbo of the Southeast stands more favoured to produce the next President of the country with Governor ugwunyi as a rare exemplar, towering above others in all directions.
Nigerians are free to make declarations to contest the presidency. Anybody can declare, but the only epochal declaration which Nigerians are anxiously expecting is that of Governor ugwunyi for President. This is because as far as contemporary Nigerian politics is concerned, Governor ugwunyi is the best presidential material for the job; a highly de-tribalized Nigerian who doesn’t ponder ethnic, ethnocentric, tribal and regional susceptibility, a true Nigerian strictu-sensu. A young politician and a youth friendly leader; Governor ugwunyi is the right man for the top job. I’m proud of my Governor and I’m proud, giving him all the support I can muster.
As the game for who becomes Nigeria’s President in 2023 becomes hotter by the day, there is an imperative need for a cursory look at Nigeria’s political journey since the return of democracy in 1999.
From the pioneering democratic leadership of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to the Short lived Administration of Umaru Musa Yaradua, whose tenure was subsequently completed and capped by his vice, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan through a fresh election, and finally the current dispensation of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian nation could be best described as having seen it all.
In the sequence of the listed Nigerian Presidents, one thing is strikingly clear, and it is; that while two, namely; Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and the incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari are both former military Heads of State, the other two were former Governors of their respective states.
It is correct to state that while former President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Muhammadu Buhari emerged as Nigeria’s President from their respective regions of South West and North West, the late president, Musa Yaradua as well as his successor, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan scaled to the number one position as political graduates as state governors.
They had their fair experience of political training firstly as state Chief Executives.
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, an Elder Statesman, Retired General and Former Head-of-State, emerged Nigeria’s democratic President after his victory in the 1999 elections.
Chief Obasanjo opted to run for the presidency of the country as the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, and subsequently won with 62.6% of the votes and was consequently inaugurated as the first elected and civilian head of state after sixteen (16) years of military rule.
It is worthy of note that Chief Obasanjo succeeded in winning at least some Western support, but popularly did, owing to silent but formidable support of Britain and the United States.
Chief Obasanjo was re-elected in 2003 defeating General Mohammadu Buhari and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu by more than 11 million votes.
Fast forwarded to 2015 general elections. It could be best likened to the 1999 elections as President Muhammadu Buhari, an opposition candidate won the presidential election by more than 2.5 million votes, defeating the then incumbent, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
He was reelected in 2019 after securing 56 percent of the total votes as he won in 19 states – including the two most populous states of Lagos and Kano.
There is no gain saying the fact that the national political stature and acceptability of the two political giants were major contributors to their ascension to number one positions at their respective periods of victory.
For instance, it is on record that President Muhammadu Buhari carved an unbeatable niche for himself, garnering international recognition and respect while he held sway as Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), when he displayed record breaking level of honesty and transparency in handling the affairs of the fund.
Watchers are already saying that it is safer if Nigeria’s next president will emerge from within the serving governors, saving the nation from another round of fruitless leadership experiment.
The nation is keenly watching the governors to know if this permutation will play out of their hands as it may be difficult to get another Buhari that is a single institution and who has to his credit an overall national acceptability.
It is rather definite that the acceptability of anyone as Nigeria’s president will depend on a chain among the thirty six (36) states of the federation, whereas the governors through their forum are the connecting chain.
The history and processes of the emergence of Late Musa Yaradua and Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan are self ventilating as the two became presidents after successfully holding sway as state Governors where they were ‘dramatics personae’ at a level, one can aptly describe as the macrocosm of political theater in the Nigerian context.
It is as clear as crystal that the two former presidents performed to the satisfaction of even their perceived enemies and admirers alike owing to record evidence that they had first, graduated to the number one position in the country from the level of state Governors.
As the 2023 general elections draw closer, it has become most pertinent to bring to fore the gains of choosing the number one person from among the already trained, tested and tacked state Governors with a view to tapping from their political leadership experience and mastery.
It could amount to political suicide if the nation unconsciously plunges itself into another series of political experiment by opting for political neophytes or those who were not structurally screened through leadership furnace such as that of the state governorship position.
The Governors themselves must be conscious of who they truly are, as second level executive graduates on whose shoulders the responsibility of producing the next president lies.
They must guard themselves in unity, decorum and national disposition by taking hard look at the dire necessities of the present political circumstance of the country.
They must shun sectionalism but should form a common front with an aim to achieving the Unity, progress and wealth of the Nigerian Nation.
One could recall with nostalgia the memorable days of the powerful and result oriented governors’ forum under the Chairmanship of the present Minister of Transport and former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Chibuike Amechi. The present crop of state Chief Executives must remind themselves of the vision and essence of the same forum which was ab initio created as a non-partisan platform tailored to enhance collaboration among the executive governors of Nigeria.
Other present and former political heavyweights must understand that the sustainability of the Nigerian democracy of today is not all about ‘myself’ nor positions held but the connectivity of the level aspired for, en-route from the former.
The Electorates must be reminded that it is not about ‘my people’ but about a national personality whose image is capable of fostering the unity, oneness and ‘villagization’ of the Nigerian nation stemming from previous leadership training, disposition and exposure.
At this material moment of the nation’s chequered history, Nigeria needs a leader who will reinvent a nation where sectionalism, agitations and bigotry are totally diminished and buried with reverberating symphonies of our Unity songs, anthem and pledges sung and recited at every Hamlet.
If these form our political guide as the 2023 general election draws closer, Nigeria, no gainsaying the fact will surely become better, and will swiftly crawl out of its present economic and security woods, birthing a brand new country with global appeal.
Only a tested and trusted sitting State Governor can achieve this, if elected Nigeria’s next President
Several intrigues and conspiracies are beginning to unravel among the senatorial district’s and governorship aspirants in Enugu State as the political parties fine-tune strategies to either select or hold primaries for their flag bearers in the 2023 gubernatorial election.
Distractors and there cohort who called themselves OGANIRU ENUGU STATE has been going about presenting fake agendas of deception to (ndi enugu west) and the entire enugu state with some sort of dogma that there governorship candidate is the political alfa and omega for the people and a political sine-qua-non. Just like a religion; the belief of the enugu west people in him assumed a god-like dimension with its umbrella symbol as a veritable insignia of mass deception.
Stay tuned for more updates and enlightenment as communityreporters news has placed a camera to track every of there activities
One truth we must accept is that Nigeria as a nation-State is faced with multifaceted and hydra-headed problems since the country attained political independence on 1st October, 1960.
These problems have become so overwhelming that successive governments at the centre tried their best in solving them, but we are not yet out of the woods! This is because the more our leaders apply solutions to these problems; the more the problems get monumentally aggravated.
This is why today we have cases of violent secessionist agitations, violent religious extremism, banditry, kidnapping and other high profile crimes that adversely affect our national economy and national development plans and threatens national security.
History teaches that when a nation is so enmeshed in problems and crisis that progress is totally impinged, God will always be merciful enough to send a Messiah to the rescue and now that Nigeria is in dire need of a Messiah, the Lord is preparing one for the rescue mission in the person of His Excellency, ifeanyi ugwunyi the Governor of Enugu State
Why Nigerians are tipping Umahi? In his six years administration of Ebonyi State and still counting, Governor Umahi keeps proving that he has the capacity to tackle Nigerian problem head-on, having accomplished many great feats in Ebonyi State in the areas of; conflict resolution by peaceful means, security of live and property, human empowerment and human capital development, aggressive agricultural revolution, education reform, healthcare excellence, critical infrastructural development, regular payment of workers’ salaries, etc. Obviously, Governor Umahi is the workable solution Nigeria needs at this point in time.
So, in the event that the presidency is zone to the Southeast, we should not look too far for who will go for us as Governor Umahi has all it takes to do so. Make no mistake about it; Governor Umahi is the consensus candidate the Igbo nation needs to clinch power at the centre. What it means is that we have to rally round him regardless of political affiliations and persuasions, religious beliefs and creed, ethnic leanings and philosophies, traditional observances and cultural affinities, etc. Governor Umahi is the only answer and as such, let us work towards the realisation of this slogan as the 2023 general election approaches.
On the strength of the above, let us shun divisive tendencies that cannot take us anywhere as a people and unite in the accomplishments of our political target because it will benefit us more as Nd’Igbo when Governor Umahi is the President of Nigeria; he has the capacity of transforming the entire Southeast within one year of his presidency. The parameter for measurement is evident in the beauty of Ebonyi State. A great wrestler is identified by his strides. Governor Umahi’s giant strides in Ebonyi State shall be replicated in Nigeria when he becomes President of Nigeria, come 2023.
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has assured the people of the state that water supply challenges will become history as soon as the AFD (French Development Agency) supported water projects come fully on stream in a few months time.
Gov. Ugwuanyi’s administration is participating in the AFD (French Development Agency) Support to 3rd National Urban Water Sector Reform Project, which will deliver end-to-end water supply solution in Enugu metropolis.
Speaking during the inauguration of the Water-on-Wheels enterprise, an initiative of Ingrace Group designed to deliver potable water to points of need through mobile application order and other ancillary services, to complement the remarkable efforts of the state government to ensure steady supply of potable water to Enugu people, Gov. Ugwuanyi disclosed that within the AFD implementation plan, the Detailed Engineering Design of works component of the project is in progress.
The governor, who highlighted the progress made by his administration in providing potable water to the people of the state in spite of the heavy challenges it met on ground in the water sector, added that “the tender for rehabilitation of Oji and Ajali water schemes (including water treatment plants) and other works would commence by the end of this year”.
According to him, “the dilapidated water pipeline networks in Enugu metropolis will be replaced with new ones while new estate developments and unserved neighbourhoods will be connected to the public water supply system”.
Gov. Ugwuanyi who stated that at inception he met a heavily challenged water sector especially at the production end, revealed that “the Oji River and Ajali water schemes were decrepit with daily water production far below their installed capacities” and “the 9th Mile Crash Borehole Programme was comatose and its major installations had been vandalized occasioning grossly inadequate potable water supply to Enugu city”.
On progress made by his administration in providing potable water to the people of Enugu State, the governor listed as follows: “Emergency rehabilitation of Oji and Ajali water schemes resulting in improved water supply to most parts of Enugu city including GRA, New Haven, Asata, some parts of Independence Layout, Achara Layout, Trans-Ekulu and Coal Camp areas, etc.
“Construction of additional five (5) functional water boreholes in Nsukka and this has led to great improvement in water supply in Nsukka Urban; construction of water pipeline extensions in many streets and communities in Enugu Urban and Nsukka due to increased water supply; complete rehabilitation of 9th Mile Crash Borehole Programme that is fully powered by solar energy.
“Eight (8) water boreholes are already productive in this scheme and soon, with the imminent inauguration of this project, water supply to Enugu metropolis will receive a significant boost.
“Rejigging and retooling of Enugu State Water Corporation to ensure a competent, well-equipped and well-motivated workforce; bidding process for drilling of ten (10) new solar energy-powered water boreholes in Okwojo Ngwo is on course; and Enugu State government’s participation in the AFD (French Development Agency) Support to 3rd National Urban Water Sector Reform Project will deliver end-to-end water supply solution to Enugu metropolis”.
Appreciating the complementarity of the Ingrace Water-on-Wheels initiative, Gov. Ugwuanyi congratulated the President of Ingrace Group, Mr. Chinedu Onu for the business venture, describing him as “one of our illustrious sons, a young and bold entrepreneur, imbued with uncommon courage and the willingness to take the plunge”.
In his remarks, Ingrace Group President, Mr. Onu expressed gratitude to Gov. Ugwuanyi for honouring the invitation to flag off the enterprise.
He explained that the scheme was designed to complement the laudable efforts of the state government at providing potable water to Enugu people, stressing that “there is no state in this country the government has sufficiently provided enough water for the people”.
Mr. Onu pointed out that Enugu State has grown in population under Gov. Ugwuanyi’s administration, adding that the friendly investment climate the governor has sustained in the state “has made it possible that investors troop down to Enugu for investment. Hence the high demand for potable water in our state”.
Dignitaries at the event include the Deputy Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, Hon. Innocent Ezeoha, the Chairman of Udi Local Government Area, Hon. Ifeanyi Agu, the Executive Secretary, Enugu State Pilgrims and Welfare Board, Barr. Nestor Ezeme, and the Chairman, Enugu State Local Government Joint Account and Allocation Committee (JAAC), Hon. Engr. Hyacinth Ngwu, among others.
The enemies of PDP is at their evil works again, they’re using great party name (PDP) to deceive the masses to register and give out their voters card information’s to them
It’s worthy to note my dear brothers and sisters, beware of this and never you allow them to swindle you, report anybody carrying out this evil act to the office of the State PDP Chairman, Enugu state. for those party faithfuls from Enugu who are strong members of the PDP, under the visionary leadership of H.E Rt Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Gburugburu) the executive governor of Enugu state.
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has assured the people of the state that water supply challenges will become history as soon as the AFD (French Development Agency) supported water projects come fully on stream in a few months time.
Gov. Ugwuanyi’s administration is participating in the AFD (French Development Agency) Support to 3rd National Urban Water Sector Reform Project, which will deliver end-to-end water supply solution in Enugu metropolis.
Speaking during the inauguration of the Water-on-Wheels enterprise, an initiative of Ingrace Group designed to deliver potable water to points of need through mobile application order and other ancillary services, to complement the remarkable efforts of the state government to ensure steady supply of potable water to Enugu people, Gov. Ugwuanyi disclosed that within the AFD implementation plan, the Detailed Engineering Design of works component of the project is in progress.
The governor, who highlighted the progress made by his administration in providing potable water to the people of the state in spite of the heavy challenges it met on ground in the water sector, added that “the tender for rehabilitation of Oji and Ajali water schemes (including water treatment plants) and other works would commence by the end of this year”.
According to him, “the dilapidated water pipeline networks in Enugu metropolis will be replaced with new ones while new estate developments and unserved neighbourhoods will be connected to the public water supply system”.
Gov. Ugwuanyi who stated that at inception he met a heavily challenged water sector especially at the production end, revealed that “the Oji River and Ajali water schemes were decrepit with daily water production far below their installed capacities” and “the 9th Mile Crash Borehole Programme was comatose and its major installations had been vandalized occasioning grossly inadequate potable water supply to Enugu city”.
On progress made by his administration in providing potable water to the people of Enugu State, the governor listed as follows: “Emergency rehabilitation of Oji and Ajali water schemes resulting in improved water supply to most parts of Enugu city including GRA, New Haven, Asata, some parts of Independence Layout, Achara Layout, Trans-Ekulu and Coal Camp areas, etc.
“Construction of additional five (5) functional water boreholes in Nsukka and this has led to great improvement in water supply in Nsukka Urban; construction of water pipeline extensions in many streets and communities in Enugu Urban and Nsukka due to increased water supply; complete rehabilitation of 9th Mile Crash Borehole Programme that is fully powered by solar energy.
“Eight (8) water boreholes are already productive in this scheme and soon, with the imminent inauguration of this project, water supply to Enugu metropolis will receive a significant boost.
“Rejigging and retooling of Enugu State Water Corporation to ensure a competent, well-equipped and well-motivated workforce; bidding process for drilling of ten (10) new solar energy-powered water boreholes in Okwojo Ngwo is on course; and Enugu State government’s participation in the AFD (French Development Agency) Support to 3rd National Urban Water Sector Reform Project will deliver end-to-end water supply solution to Enugu metropolis”.
Appreciating the complementarity of the Ingrace Water-on-Wheels initiative, Gov. Ugwuanyi congratulated the President of Ingrace Group, Mr. Chinedu Onu for the business venture, describing him as “one of our illustrious sons, a young and bold entrepreneur, imbued with uncommon courage and the willingness to take the plunge”.
In his remarks, Ingrace Group President, Mr. Onu expressed gratitude to Gov. Ugwuanyi for honouring the invitation to flag off the enterprise.
He explained that the scheme was designed to complement the laudable efforts of the state government at providing potable water to Enugu people, stressing that “there is no state in this country the government has sufficiently provided enough water for the people”.
Mr. Onu pointed out that Enugu State has grown in population under Gov. Ugwuanyi’s administration, adding that the friendly investment climate the governor has sustained in the state “has made it possible that investors troop down to Enugu for investment. Hence the high demand for potable water in our state”.
Dignitaries at the event include the Deputy Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, Hon. Innocent Ezeoha, the Chairman of Udi Local Government Area, Hon. Ifeanyi Agu, the Executive Secretary, Enugu State Pilgrims and Welfare Board, Barr. Nestor Ezeme, and the Chairman, Enugu State Local Government Joint Account and Allocation Committee (JAAC), Hon. Engr. Hyacinth Ngwu, among others.
Following the renewed regular attacks on passengers along Kaduna-Abuja highway, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as the worst in the history of Nigeria.
This comes after the recent directive by President Muhammadu Buhari that troops should deal mercilessly with bandits.
President Muhammadu Buhari
However, the group said the Presidency issues empty threats, stressing that the government has completely lost control of the region’s forests and highways to armed criminals who roam freely and terrorise the population with ease.
This was disclosed by the spokesperson for the Coalition, Mr. Abdul-Azeez Suleiman on Friday, while reacting to the recent rise in attacks, killings and kidnappings in the North.
The group said the Nigerian government and troops can no longer be relied upon to provide even the minimal guarantee of security for citizens.
According to the Coalition, northerners have heard enough of excuses and fake promises from the Buhari-led administration.
“It was unacceptable for the people of the North to continue to live under this level of exposure to criminals who freely attack, kill, maim, rape, kidnap, burn villages and rustle cattle, while the President and security chiefs issue threats and promises that have no effect.
“While all northern states’ governors have completely run out of ideas, the President and federal troops keep telling us that they are doing something about the daunting security situation, but by now all northerners must have realised that our communities have been abandoned to the mercy of unforgivable poverty and armed criminals that continuously waste the greatest asset of the region; its population, weakening us politically and pauperising the region economically.
“Enough of taking excuses and fake promises of action from an administration that runs from threats and acquired the reputation of being the worst in the history of our nation in terms of any capacity to generate confidence in its ability to achieve security of citizens’ lives and properties.
“All northerners are by now alarmed at the rising insecurity of communities and their properties with the escalation of attacks by bandits, rustlers insurgents and other assortments of armed criminals who roam towns and villages at will, wreaking havoc.
“It was no longer in doubt that the current federal administration and set of state governors have lost the capacity and necessary courage to discharge the vital constitutional duty that they swore to uphold.
“The situation is getting worse literally by the day, as bandits and insurgents take advantage of the huge vacuum in the administration’s political will and capacity to act which they exploit with disastrous consequences on communities and individuals.
“The situation under which all northern communities live today is no longer tolerable, everyone must rise to protect themselves,” the group stated.
Of a fact, this great and iconic man, called Ugwunyi, is very unique in the Nigeria leadership contemporaries. Most of us still continue to wonder the source of your impressive, intimidating and uncommon projects delivery in enugu State. Your works have made you very popular and accepted to taking every political decision in the comity of our states. You have been adjudged the best performing Governor in Nigeria, with respect to Peace, rule of Law, individual liberty and above all, his imprint in the rural developments with regard to the past leaderships in Enugu.
Undoubtedly, when I say His Excellency, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is a rare gem in the economy and political strategy and human management, very uncommon and hard- working and proactively in charge of every governance situation in a generational dimension, I say so with every sense of dignity without reservation. Indeed, you are the star of the Southeast. Nobody can cover/hide a shining diamond. The turn of Ndigbo to lead Nigeria is now, and with you, we add have control the Presidency and provide a viable solution to end the political and economic problems associated with our current leadership in Nigeria.
My take, is if Gov Ugwuanyi can with the meager FAAC allocation given to the state to put down these numerous structures of a high speed, sequel to an International standard. Unarguably therefore, Gov Ugwunyi is certainly, do have the competence, capacity, credibility, knowledge, intellect, passion, technical know-how, experience, spiritual and physical rejuvenation to move Nigeria forward, to better our nation and to turn the country, again to a Giant of Africa in all ramifications.
Clearly, no state in Nigeria have since creation ever witnessed the type of far reaching massive and overwhelming development brought to bear in enugu State by Gov Ifeanyi Ugwunyi, in less than 7years in office.
His Excellency, Ifeanyi is synonymous with Development. Lawrence is synonymous with Infrastructures. Ugwuanyi is synonymous with achievements.
NIGERIA is our own, come 2023, His Excellency, Ifeanyi Ugwunyi is the answer. Let rescue Nigeria together with the divine mandate of the governor.
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is the current governor and leader of Enugu state government, who divinely was elected into office to savage the sufferings of the state population, domiciled in the rural areas. Upon taking over the leadership of the state from the past government who of course started from somewhere with a masterplan to reach out to all the local communities and towns under the geographical location and boundaries of the state. Unfortunately, the past government could not achieve anything in the rural communities, but handing over a documents and reports of every community to the administration of H.E Rt Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi upon assumption into office.
Gov Ugwuanyi started very well with the immediate approval of the VEC document and the timely reappointment of Dr. Eric Oluedo, the foremost former Commissioner for Rural Development, under the previous administration Barr Sullivan I. Chime, as the State Chairman of the agency which was equally birthed by his idea with a sole aim that government should take developments to the community level to enhance stead and true partnership for economic development.
Gov Ugwuanyi’s magic in rural development and community driven-leadership inclusion; the government under Ugwuanyi, has assisted all the communities in Enugu state with adequate funding each, in the development of processes that allow them to create their desired future. His Excellency, the governor through the masterplan of the VEC has assisted all Enugu communities in developing practical skills and programs for effectively involving and empowering local villagers to become more effective leaders.
Ugwuanyi’s administration under the tutelage of Visit Every Community (VEC) as superintended by Dr Eric Oluedo, projected ‘use leading-edge thinking with practical application to enhance the capacity of people to work effectively with a broad range of community issues. Each issue requires some form of decision-making process and implementation in the community area beyond the individual, the family or the business.
It is important and imperative that each stakeholder unit work and communicate effectively in addressing these issues. It is the desire of Ugwuanyi’s administration to assist communities and local villages in effectively addressing these issues through VEC. The government under His Excellency, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has provided conceptual-based skills for successfully bringing people together (often with divers views and opinions) around common community-based and leadership issues. Gov Ugwuanyi, assisted communities in collectively addressing their issues and provides purposeful direction to their community-based and leadership priorities.
The VEC brainchild of Dr Eric Oluedo, has constently remain with the mission of Ugwuanyi’s administration, a land grant institution, in assisting individuals and community leadership committees that are committed to the developments and placing special emphasis on the undeserved and underdeveloped areas on the state. Ugwuanyi’s vision on VEC, has work with and assisted communities with the development and implementation of methods, approaches and practices for successfully engaging groups and organizations in community-based development that allows them to create and implement purposeful desired community change, form effective relationships and sustain community vitality.
Recall that the administration of H.E Rt Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Gburugburu) has equally assisted communities under VEC and the community leadership under the traditional institution in establishing, maintaining and improving programs designed to promote the special social needs and social growth, responsibility, productivity, and sustainability. The governor’s aims to assist communities in their ability to carry out selected community development processes and to assist them in understanding the community place, the nature of public issues, the dynamics and interdependencies of the various segments of the community and the importance of leadership in the formulation and implementation of such processes.
Ndi Enugu’s broad assessment and total believe on Ugwuanyi;
The governor’s total commitment that community is a fundamental building block of society.
His leadership development enhances other upcoming young leaders.
Ugwuanyi believe that people have the capacity to collectively chart their future by creating, developing and building their community.
the governor’s economic blueprint taunted that the most effective community development requires building relationships among people.
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, believes that how we do things is as important and sometimes more important than what we do.
His plans for the people primed that our involvement does make a difference in collaborative governance.
Gov Ugwuanyi’s adoption and diffusion of conservative technologies; to this, he introduces the upcoming young leaders and generations to the basic concepts of how people adopt new ideas and methods and gives suggestions on how to use those ideas in day-to-day operations. The governor’s prioritizing issues or concerns, using the paired comparison technique,explains on technique for prioritizing issues in a group setting. He designs survey for government activities, provides tips on gathering information from partnerships through the use survey. This is very uncommon of the governor in getting and dissecting every information at his disposal without raising dust to it, but permanently places such information where it suitably designed for.
Gov Ugwuanyi’s human aspect of environmental planning; to this, the governor integrates natural and human factors in the planning process. Conducting rapid resource appraisals of watersheds, provides an explanation of a useful technique to jump start conservation planning.
As the clamour across geopolitical zones and across party lines for Governor ugwunyi to make himself available for President, come 2023 gathers greater momentum even among the clergy, the professionals, technocrats, the academic and the masses, opinions are being expressed that if Governor ugwunyi eventually makes himself available for President in 2023, Nigerians will vote him massively.
These opinions were first expressed by comrade onyeabor chisom justice the auditor @communityreporters news.blog when he stated in an interview “that Governor ugwunyi is one whom Nigerians will massively vote for across party lines if he makes himself available for President in 2023. His opinion is in tandem with that of other Nigerians from other geopolitical zones. Such solidarity for an Igbo man across tribal and regional divides have never been so profound in our political annals since the nation’s political independence in 1960.
Be that as it may, for those who work with Governor ugwunyi, these call to Presidency are not coming to us as a surprise. Governor ugwunyi is a leader who has carved a niche for himself in public office. Besides his total and amazing unprecedented transformation of enugu State which is ranked and rated best in Nigeria, Governor ugwunyi had proven himself as a proactive leader in security matters, a peace maker and a consummate public relations guru.
With Governor ugwunyi as President of Nigeria, our national dearth of infrastructures will not only be arrested, violent agitations, terrorism and banditry will die a natural death because he holds the aces for the accomplishment of these feats.
More so, experience has shown that it is more profitable to enthrone a leader who is tested and trusted on a higher leadership pedestal to lead on a larger scale. Governor ifeanyi ugwunyi has given a good account of himself in his leadership of Enugu State and every Nigerian can attest to his capacity and capability as incontrovertible facts. The Budget Office has also rated him in many areas of leadership as the best. This best needs to be replicated at the national level and Governor ugwunyi is the answer.
Nevertheless, without prejudice to those who may have contrary opinions, Governor ugwunyi is among the best we have in Nigeria based on leadership performance index and he is one who is highly detribalized. Only such detribalized Nigerian can give us the Nigeria of our dream. Little wonder voices are resonating from North, West, South and East, calling on him to make himself available for the presidency in 2023 and garner massive support and massive votes at the polls.
Again, another latitude and leverage which Governor ugwunyi enjoys is the God factor. The Governor is a leader who leads with the fear of God. As one who believes in the dictates of God, God has been guiding him and directing his affairs. As a leader after God’s own heart, Governor ugwunyi keeps to his covenant with the divine. A case in point is his massive transformation of Enugu State within six years on the saddle as Governor of Enugu State, whilst others before him hardly left a lasting legacy even as they did their best.
So, if anyone is still a doubting Thomas; let Governor ugwunyi and other presidential candidates go to the polls in 2023 and the Thomas will affirm that Governor ifeanyi ugwunyi has all it takes to coast home to victory.
To this end, we join other voices to call on our dear Governor to make himself available for President as a leader who has the competence, the criteria, the charisma and the pedigree to take Nigeria to the promised land.
A strong humanitarian side be the main distinguishing quality of every leader, especially in this stage of globalization when a human being cannot be isolated from one another, and one has to interact with everyone at all times. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state has proven himself to be more than what people talked about him in absentia through his humanitarian nature of political servitude in Enugu state in particular and Nigeria in general.
Real leadership is not confined to geopolitical or regional boundaries, but it always seek to encompass a wider horizon and tries to reach out to humanity in general. His Excellency, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has through his administration’s efforts to keeping to his social contract with Ndi Enugu as governor, elevated so many homes from poverty through job creation and state SMEs programs that when evaluated has placed over 5,000.00 good jobs on the lives of Nigerian citizens by the administration’s total resolve in promoting creative arts and skills acquisitions. He is always looking for solutions to alleviate the sufferings of human race by trying to understand their concerns and by offering help, irrespective of their ethnic, national or geographical.
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, as a leader who has a human attribute and respects human values of all peoples, near or far, is worthy of leadership and responsibility of the office of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, and it does matters that Nigerians support this great icon to lead the affairs of this country and drastically change the narrative. His Excellency, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as a governor, is an excellent role model in leadership. His qualities are admired and followed around by the other states, and if elected President, would be followed by the world.
Governor Ugwuanyi’s leadership and generosity are not only confined to the development of Enugu state, but they reach out to many parts of the country. His reputation as a just and progressive man is a testimony to his brilliant leadership. In Enugu state, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is laying the foundation for a modern society where social solidarity is the ultimate target. In this society, class, rank and any other factor that may pose a hurdle in the civil and social development of the citizens are eliminated. Moreover, everyone with the required capabilities is given an opportunity to succeed.
Mistakes in governance can happen, but they are learning experiences on the way to excellence. Those who work hard and have good intentions are rewarded by Ugwuanyi’s administration, even if they make mistakes. Ugwuanyi’s administration in Enugu state has also taken bold steps to make the demographic constituents of Enugu society a part of the country’s civil society, which mirrors the civilized side of Nigeria in general and Enugu in particular. This has helped Enugu to become one of the state leading financial, economic and hospitality hubs in the Southeast.
So much so that his Presidency if elected will attract many multinational corporations as they have already setting up their regional headquarters in Nigeria, waiting for the the Ugwuanyi’s Presidency to take full course in 2023. Here, they feel safe and protected from any mistreatment that violates the general laws of any civilized country. Another trademark of Governor Ugwuanyi’s leadership is his determination to achieve social justice and equality for all people in the eyes of the law and government.
A support for Ugwuanyi’s Presidency, is a confirmation of a new Nigeria. Let rescue this country together.
An unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), currently standing trial, runs contrary to the doctrine of separation of powers between the Executive and Judiciary, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.
Receiving a group under the aegis of Highly Respected Igbo Greats, led by First Republic parliamentarian and Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, at State House, Abuja, the President told the 93-year-old statesman:
“You’ve made an extremely difficult demand on me as leader of this country. The implication of your request is very serious. In the last six years, since I became President, nobody would say I have confronted or interfered in the work of the Judiciary. God has spared you, and given you a clear head at this age, with very sharp memory. A lot of people half your age are confused already. But the demand you made is heavy. I will consider it.”
Stressing his policy of non-interference with the Judiciary, President Buhari said when Kanu jumped bail, got arrested and brought back to the country, “I said the best thing was to subject him to the system. Let him make his case in court, instead of giving very negative impressions of the country from outside. I feel it’s even a favour to give him that opportunity.”
The President condoled with Chief Amaechi, who recently buried his wife, praying that her soul would rest in peace.
The nonagenarian had described the situation in the Southeast as “painful and pathetic,” lamenting that businesses have collapsed, education is crumbling, and there is fear everywhere.
He pleaded for a political, rather than military solution, requesting that if Kanu was released to him as the only First Republic Minister still alive, “he would no longer say the things he had been saying,” stressing that he could control him, “not because I have anything to do with them (IPOB), but I am highly respected in Igbo land today.”
Chief Amaechi said twice he had interfaced with Nnamdi Kanu in the past, and the latter rescinded orders earlier given on civil disobedience.
He concluded: “I don’t want to leave this planet without peace returning to my country. I believe in one big, united Nigeria, a force in Africa. Mr President, I want you to be remembered as a person who saw Nigeria burning, and you quenched the fire.”
Other people in the visiting delegation were; His Excellency Chukwuemeka Ezeife, former Governor of Anambra State, Bishop Sunday Onuoha of the Methodist Church, Chief Barrister Goddy Uwazurike, former President of Igbo socio-cultural group, Aka Ikenga, and Mr Tagbo Mbazulike Amaechi.
Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) November 19, 2021
The wise man said “when purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable”. I got worried seeing people who see opportunities and don’t make use of same. I am disturbed that opportunity is in our neighborhood and we don’t bother much on how to make use of the opportunity at our disposal.
My spirit is troubled that we don’t know what we have. We are completely ignorant of the privileges we have in His Excellency, Rt Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as the Executive Governor of Enugu State at a time like this. This is one opportunity we need to make maximum use of, if our tomorrow must be guaranteed. It pains me a lot that many of our people are still being fooled into believing that His Excellency, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi didn’t mean well for Enugu people.
How else can someone show love to his people? How else can anyone help his people if not through generational impact like what His Excellency, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi ugwuanyi is currently doing in Enugu today?
I had an experience when I was in High Schools, One of our teachers; A Government teacher, would He rarely come to school? When it was time for him to teach us Government, The class Prefect will go and look for him but will be absent in the school. It became an issue to some of us doing Government. One day he came into the class to teach and the students were making noise, He wrote the topic on the board and turned to the class and said to us ” Better make use of me when I am available”. That word struck me and I will never forget it in my life. My dear Ndi-Enugu, let’s make use of His Excellency, Ifeanyi ugwuanyi, when he is available doing great magic in infrastructures and human endeavors to ensuring Enugu state receives good governance.
We may not have this golden opportunity again. God is not a waster of his vessel. Jesus looked at his people and wept because they didn’t know the day of their visitation. Opportunity they say come but once. How are we sure we will have this kind of opportunity to develop Enugu State the way and manner His Excellency, the governor is selflessly doing it today? I doubt if this kind of a person will ever come our way considering the monumental footprint is bequeathing as a lasting legacy in the minds of the people.
As a Party, we must suggest, we give our Progressive Governor the needed support and solidarity to continue making Enugu State a pride of place in the comity of States before leaving for Abuja for the development of our Country Nigeria.
I call on all well meaning Enugu to give maximum support and solidarity to His Excellency Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his love and massive infrastructural revolution in Enugu State, especially in the abandoned rural communities.
Thank you, Your Excellency for remembering Enugu people in time like this when other people are looking for their leaders and could not find them. But for you, you are taking care of us as a people you so much loved and cherished unconditionally. This is because you have nourished great future and prospects for the people of Enugu state.
Assuredly, Nigeria will be rescued the way you kept Enugu on the path of peace, progress and uncommon developments with the state of arts geared toward the government massive agricultural revolution.
#GBURUS A leader that is very pure in heart and true in all… His Vision and Concerns to the wellbeing of all Nigerians keeps him awake all the time… being a faithful leader to the core, he respects God and commit everything about him into his Hands… living a life of a saint, Gov. #Ifeanyi #Ugwuanyi has practically converted many souls to Christ through his spirited good governce initiative, which is obviously rare.
As an executive Governor of Enugu State, he totally commit Enugu State into the hands of God. This is the reason why Enugu State is the most peaceful and secured state in the country. A man whose plans and mindsets is not only to give Nigerians the best but also to bring our country to a top world map (enviable heights). His mission and vision is certain.
As an infrastructural builder and a human capital developer, Nigerians shall experience a great turnaround in infrastructural developments. Massive job creation for all and sundry is assured! As an apostle of Christ he is, all this and more he will put in place.
for this to come to pass, every well-meaning Nigerians have to start now to speak out for this servant leader Gov. #Ifeanyi #Ugwuanyi, by putting every necessary measures in place to see that this uncommon vision and uncommon mission come true.
Think of a good Nigeria, Think of Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.
Together, we all shall enjoy the Nigeria of our dreams…
Our Client, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has instructed us to make the following information public.
1, That despite a Court order to the contrary, the condition of his detention at the DSS headquarters in Abuja continues to be harsh, degrading and inhumane.
2, That he is solitarily confined to a very tiny cell twenty-three (23) hours of the day without access to sunlight and any social interactions whatsoever. He believes that this is aimed at inflicting extreme emotional and mental distress on him and breaking him psychologically.
3, That any detainee who encounters and greets him during the single hour he is allowed outside his cell is promptly put in solitary confinement or transferred to maximum security as a punishment for exchanging mere greetings with him. Because of this, detainees have resorted to avoiding him and exchanging salutations with him, not to talk of any other form of social interactions.
4, That since the Nigerian government extraordinarily renditioned him, he has not been allowed a change of clothing; and his Jewish prayer shawls and other religious materials brought to him by his Counsel were rejected and returned.
5, That the DSS has refused to replace his corrective glasses (lenses) which were smashed to smithereens by agents of the Nigerian government in the process of the violence they unleashed on him while abducting him in Kenya. This has led to a rapid deterioration of his sight.
6, That he is restricted to meeting with his Counsel in an atmosphere devoid of private discussions with his Counsel; and he is oftentimes denied perusal of legal documentation his Counsel brings to him to review.
7, That he is not allowed to sleep with a pillow and this has led to him developing acid reflux which comes with acute burning sensations in his chest, chest pains and extreme difficulty in swallowing.
8, That on the 17th July 2021, one of his Lawyers (the undersigned Barrister Aloy Ejimakor) was detained and interrogated for hours by the DSS when he came to the DSS on visitation to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Mazi Kanu, who witnessed the detention before being led away was very distressed and alarmed by this this incident and he considers it a brazen act of intimidation of his Counsel.
9, That he has, to date, been denied access to the British Consul despite her repeated requests to see him; and on the day of his last court appearance (10th November, 2021), the British Consul who was in Court to observe the proceedings was intimidated by DSS officers, who restricted her from coming close to Mazi Kanu.
10, That, to date, the DSS has denied his repeated requests for an independent medical examination to determine the extent of damage done to his body by a suspected substance he may have been injected with during this abduction and extraordinary rendition. He has reason to believe that the said injected substance is depleting the potassium content of his body, thus causing him constipation, a feeling of skipped heart beats, palpitations, fatigue, muscle weakness/spasms and numbness.
11, That in the circumstance of the forgoing, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu continues to have a persistent and heightened feeling of portent threat to his overall well-being and safety within the DSS facility where he is currently detained.
The wise man said “when purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable”. I got worried seeing people who see opportunities and don’t make use of same. I am disturbed that opportunity is in our neighborhood and we don’t bother much on how to make use of the opportunity at our disposal.
My spirit is troubled that we don’t know what we have. We are completely ignorant of the privileges we have in His Excellency, Rt Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as the Executive Governor of Enugu State at a time like this. This is one opportunity we need to make maximum use of, if our tomorrow must be guaranteed. It pains me a lot that many of our people are still being fooled into believing that His Excellency, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi didn’t mean well for Enugu people.
How else can someone show love to his people? How else can anyone help his people if not through generational impact like what His Excellency, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi ugwuanyi is currently doing in Enugu today?
I had an experience when I was in High Schools, One of our teachers; A Government teacher, would He rarely come to school? When it was time for him to teach us Government, The class Prefect will go and look for him but will be absent in the school. It became an issue to some of us doing Government. One day he came into the class to teach and the students were making noise, He wrote the topic on the board and turned to the class and said to us ” Better make use of me when I am available”. That word struck me and I will never forget it in my life. My dear Ndi-Enugu, let’s make use of His Excellency, Ifeanyi ugwuanyi, when he is available doing great magic in infrastructures and human endeavors to ensuring Enugu state receives good governance.
We may not have this golden opportunity again. God is not a waster of his vessel. Jesus looked at his people and wept because they didn’t know the day of their visitation. Opportunity they say come but once. How are we sure we will have this kind of opportunity to develop Enugu State the way and manner His Excellency, the governor is selflessly doing it today? I doubt if this kind of a person will ever come our way considering the monumental footprint is bequeathing as a lasting legacy in the minds of the people.
As a Party, we must suggest, we give our Progressive Governor the needed support and solidarity to continue making Enugu State a pride of place in the comity of States before leaving for Abuja for the development of our Country Nigeria.
I call on all well meaning Enugu to give maximum support and solidarity to His Excellency Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his love and massive infrastructural revolution in Enugu State, especially in the abandoned rural communities.
Thank you, Your Excellency for remembering Enugu people in time like this when other people are looking for their leaders and could not find them. But for you, you are taking care of us as a people you so much loved and cherished unconditionally. This is because you have nourished great future and prospects for the people of Enugu state.
Assuredly, Nigeria will be rescued the way you kept Enugu on the path of peace, progress and uncommon developments with the state of arts geared toward the government massive agricultural revolution.
On behalf of the federal government of Nigerian, President Muhammadu Buhari greets former President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, on his 64th birthday anniversary, November 17, 2021, congratulating him for serving the country, and working for the peace and advancement of democracy on the African continent.
The President affirms that Dr. Jonathan continues to expand the boundaries of leadership, teaching many in the country the power of focus, consistency and diligence, having served as Deputy Governor, Governor, Vice President, President, African Union Envoy and now, Chairman of the International Summit Council for Peace Africa (ISCP-Africa). ISCP-Africa is an association of incumbent and former heads of state and their deputies, established in 2019 by the Universal Peace Federation, an organization in general consultative status with the United Nations (UN).
President Buhari believes the former President’s profile should remind those in position and all aspiring leaders that serving the country and humanity requires sacrifice, and ultimately placing the interest of others above personal gains. As Dr. Jonathan turns 64, the President sends warm greetings to him and his family, praying that the Almighty God will continue to sustain them in good health and all round well being. Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) November 16, 2021
”Nigeria on the match again, looking for Mr President”.
The above was a popular and catchy signature tune of the 1993 Presidential election campaign. The simple message of that campaign song was as persuasive as it was both symbolic and effective in mobilizing massive interest in an election that presented a lot of opportunities for a truly great Nigeria.
Once again, Nigeria is edging towards yet another turn in its political match. The building materials for the choice of the next President is gradually being assembled. The weak, the strong, the sublime, the perfidous, the confounded and the astute are all beginning to create real or imaginary ripples in the political space with respect to the successor of the incumbent President in 2023.
Interestingly, the drumbeats at this point seem to place premium on the zone that will produce the next President. Geopolitical balancing has, so far, dominated most contributions on the form, features and texture of the person that will steer the Nigerian craft after President Mohammadu Buhari.
There are, no doubt, plausible reasons to advance the cause of the zoning principle in the election of the next President. From the obvious and present feeling of being marginalized to the need to adhere to the Federal Character principle enshrined in the 1999 constitution (as amended), there is no doubt that sustaining the zoning formula will engender mutual trust, quell the separatist agitation in the Southeast, promote political cohesion and catalyze the socio-economic advancement of Nigeria.
Conversely, truncating the rotation of the office of the President between the North and the Southern divide of the country and, in particular, between the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria will be, to say the least, a confirmation of the loudly held silent view that a section of this country, the Southeast zone in this case, is a mere appendage and an expendable surplusage in the Nigeria project.
While it is very vital to promote corporate integration, it is equally necessary to consider other prominent factors that should drive the quest for the next President. These must include the ability to understand and the capacity to address the debilitating challenges that presently pervade Nigeria.
The deployment of dynamic strategies in the wars against insurgency, banditry and general insecurity, a genuine curtailing of corruption, fiscal discipline, the development of the transportation infrastructure, arresting the almost comatose power generation and distribution sectors, industrialization, improving agricultural practices and agro value chain, and a robust foreign policy thrust based on informed derivables are the critical and hard issues which the choice of the next President should aim to address.
Confronting these Herculean tasks is not a walk in a leisure park. It is not for the lilly livered. It is not for anyone that is enamoured by the glitz and allure of the office of the President or enthused by the title of ‘Mr. President’. The enormity of this task is further compounded by the ever evolving and unpredictable global economy and diplomacy.
The problem here is not with the persons who are overtly or covertly wriggling to the political space as contenders. The problem is, rather, with the ability of Nigerians to see through the veil of the ritual of voting for a President every four years, and appreciate the enormous opportunity and responsibility they now have to steer the destiny of the country away from mere wishful thinking to the functional reality of a land of grand possibilities through their votes.
While each name that has, so far, been mentioned may lay claims to some propelling virtues, the era of tentative and experimental Presidency should be permanently interred. This is the time for a physically, mentally, intellectually and a spiritually enabled candidate with good health, temperament, exposure, verifiable track record of policy formulation, execution and supervision, fiscal and moral probity which must be prerequisites for any Nigerian President with focus on appreciable performance.
For instance, in tackling the insurgency, banditry and separatists encased insecurity in Nigeria, the multinational military countermeasures that were cobbled together sometime ago need to be reviewed by the next President. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Protocol on the free movement of the citizens of member States within the region seems to be a porous link that is being exploited by killer gangs to create fiefdoms across the Northern part of Nigeria which, in turn, has led to scrambled migrations from the affected areas to Southern Nigeria with attendant dire socio-economic, cultural and criminal consequences. The protocol, therefore, needs to be amended in accordance with the presents global terrorism realities.
The rehabilitation and expansion of the transportation infrastructure should include the eradication of unwholesome practises in our few functional seaports, the construction of new seaports at Ilaje (Ondo State), Koko or Warri (Delta State) and the rehabilitation of the Calabar port. The inland waterway port at Onitsha holds tremendous economic potentials for the South East and the North Central States, and beyond, if completed and put to use. The dredging of the River Niger up to Lokoja, which was inexplicably abandoned midway, will be of inestimable economic value to the entire country.
While the present Federal Government should be commended for initiating the restoration of railway services in Nigeria, the Portharcourt to Borno railway corridor, Lagos to Calabar via Abakaliki, and Calabar to Abuja via Makurdi are the necessary inclusions that will give the requisite essence to the ongoing Lagos to Kano railway reconstruction and integration projects.
The dismal condition of most Nigerian major roads is an immediate emergency for the next administration.
The privatization of the power sector seems to have created more problems than it was designed to solve The failure of the numerous efforts of individuals and corporate organizations to make meaningful inroads into profitable industrialization can be traced to the failure of the power sector reforms. Reversing this destructive trend awaits the next President and his team.
Beyond a reliable source of power, access to iron and steel is the fulcrum of the manufacturing industry. To reduce our reliance on imported goods and the resultant pressure on foreign exchange reserves, foundry factories must have supportive and viable Steel industries. Whatever has held down the Ajaokuta, Alaja and Oshogbo Steel Industries are effectively holding down the industrialization and fortune of Nigeria. No economic or mass employment milestone can ever be achieved without dealing with this anathema.
In all, it should be acknowledged that the challenges that have been identified here are not mainly as a result of policy making deficits or failure to make the necessary budgetary allocations. The empirical fact is that the inability of succeeding Presidents to effectively monitor the deployment of funds appropriated for most critical infrastructures, the failure to comprehensively inspect the projects that are marked off as completed and commissioned and inadequate appreciation of the complex current financial principles, policies and codes of the various international financial institutions and hubs have placed most Presidents in such precarious conditions as to compel them to rely virtually on lieutenants who may not share the President’s vision and passion in their entirety.
These albatrosses around functional and purposeful leadership call for a deliberate choice by Nigerians of a President that is properly equipped to clean the augean stable and deliver on the reasonable expectations of the people.
A dispassionate assessment of the records of all those that have been previously or currently entrusted with leadership in both private and public sectors will certainly sift through the glut of names being bandied about as probable Presidential aspirants. While some are formidable, others are pretentious; if not outrightly comical.
At the peak of the pack of the serious eligible Presidential choices is His Excellency, Dr ifeanyi ugwunyi the Executive Governor enugu State. This is due the cause of equity, justice and fairness, and for the purpose of rotational Presidency. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is competent, qualified and properly fitted for the job.
The transformation of the economy and the social landscape of a State that ranks among the four poorest States in Nigerian, in terms of allocations from the Federation Account and internally generated revenue, by Governor ugwunyi has been achieved through a leadership strategy that places premium on detailed appraisal of projects impact, cost efficiency, supervision and accountability. This much has been attested to by non partisan individuals, State and corporate actors which include the World Bank and Pricewater house cooper, a leading international fiscal transparency assessment organization.
The State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS), a World Bank support and intervention programme designed to support States to implement a fiscal sustainability plan, has severally commended and given cash grants to Enugu State Government as prizes for the latter’s diligence in fighting corruption and enhancing transparency in the use of public fund, reducing the cost of governance and raising productivity across all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the State.
the enactment of Laws to protect investors’ interests and promote policies on ease of doing business in the State and the various intensive farmers and youths empowerment schemes, amongst other programmes, have all been made possible by conscious policies that include the strengthening of the security architecture of the State.
A symbiotic relationship between the State Government and the security agencies operating in the State is effectively complemented by a community based intelligence gathering and crime prevention local vigilante group,. This explains the clear zero crime rate in the State.
Also, the ability of Governor ugwunyi to initiate proactive measures in dealing with all issues affecting the various clans, ethnic and religious groups in the State attests to his capacity to resolve the clan and tribal contradictions that have crept into our local and national lives.
The passion with which this ebullient Governor conducts physical and detailed inspection of every project being constructed in the State and by the State Government is the antidote to the numerous substandard, poorly executed, abandoned and failed projects lining the length and breadth of the country, and causing inestimable retardation to the growth of Nigeria.
As a patriot who believes that Nigeria is stronger together, Governor ifeanyi ugwunyi is the realistic choice Nigerians have to make as a President imbued with the capacity to address and tackle the deluge of problems that have held down a Country with obviously enormous potentials.
The 2023 Presidential election presents another opportunity for Nigerians to confront the reality of national redemption through the election of an efficient President, as against any temptation of self destructive pretences.
Let rescue Nigeria together with the total endorsement of His Excellency, the governor of Enugu state, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Gburugburu).
”Nigeria on the match again, looking for Mr President …….”
The above was a popular and catchy signature tune of the 1993 Presidential election campaign. The simple message of that campaign song was as persuasive as it was both symbolic and effective in mobilizing massive interest in an election that presented a lot of opportunities for a truly great Nigeria.
Once again, Nigeria is edging towards yet another turn in its political match. The building materials for the choice of the next President is gradually being assembled. The weak, the strong, the sublime, the perfidous, the confounded and the astute are all beginning to create real or imaginary ripples in the political space with respect to the successor of the incumbent President in 2023.
Interestingly, the drumbeats at this point seem to place premium on the zone that will produce the next President. Geopolitical balancing has, so far, dominated most contributions on the form, features and texture of the person that will steer the Nigerian craft after President Mohammadu Buhari.
There are, no doubt, plausible reasons to advance the cause of the zoning principle in the election of the next President. From the obvious and present feeling of being marginalized to the need to adhere to the Federal Character principle enshrined in the 1999 constitution (as amended), there is no doubt that sustaining the zoning formula will engender mutual trust, quell the separatist agitation in the Southeast, promote political cohesion and catalyze the socio-economic advancement of Nigeria.
Conversely, truncating the rotation of the office of the President between the North and the Southern divide of the country and, in particular, between the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria will be, to say the least, a confirmation of the loudly held silent view that a section of this country, the Southeast zone in this case, is a mere appendage and an expendable surplusage in the Nigeria project.
While it is very vital to promote corporate integration, it is equally necessary to consider other prominent factors that should drive the quest for the next President. These must include the ability to understand and the capacity to address the debilitating challenges that presently pervade Nigeria.
The deployment of dynamic strategies in the wars against insurgency, banditry and general insecurity, a genuine curtailing of corruption, fiscal discipline, the development of the transportation infrastructure, arresting the almost comatose power generation and distribution sectors, industrialization, improving agricultural practices and agro value chain, and a robust foreign policy thrust based on informed derivables are the critical and hard issues which the choice of the next President should aim to address.
Confronting these Herculean tasks is not a walk in a leisure park. It is not for the lilly livered. It is not for anyone that is enamoured by the glitz and allure of the office of the President or enthused by the title of ‘Mr. President’. The enormity of this task is further compounded by the ever evolving and unpredictable global economy and diplomacy.
The problem here is not with the persons who are overtly or covertly wriggling to the political space as contenders. The problem is, rather, with the ability of Nigerians to see through the veil of the ritual of voting for a President every four years, and appreciate the enormous opportunity and responsibility they now have to steer the destiny of the country away from mere wishful thinking to the functional reality of a land of grand possibilities through their votes.
While each name that has, so far, been mentioned may lay claims to some propelling virtues, the era of tentative and experimental Presidency should be permanently interred. This is the time for a physically, mentally, intellectually and a spiritually enabled candidate with good health, temperament, exposure, verifiable track record of policy formulation, execution and supervision, fiscal and moral probity which must be prerequisites for any Nigerian President with focus on appreciable performance.
For instance, in tackling the insurgency, banditry and separatists encased insecurity in Nigeria, the multinational military countermeasures that were cobbled together sometime ago need to be reviewed by the next President. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Protocol on the free movement of the citizens of member States within the region seems to be a porous link that is being exploited by killer gangs to create fiefdoms across the Northern part of Nigeria which, in turn, has led to scrambled migrations from the affected areas to Southern Nigeria with attendant dire socio-economic, cultural and criminal consequences. The protocol, therefore, needs to be amended in accordance with the presents global terrorism realities.
The rehabilitation and expansion of the transportation infrastructure should include the eradication of unwholesome practises in our few functional seaports, the construction of new seaports at Ilaje (Ondo State), Koko or Warri (Delta State) and the rehabilitation of the Calabar port. The inland waterway port at Onitsha holds tremendous economic potentials for the South East and the North Central States, and beyond, if completed and put to use. The dredging of the River Niger up to Lokoja, which was inexplicably abandoned midway, will be of inestimable economic value to the entire country.
While the present Federal Government should be commended for initiating the restoration of railway services in Nigeria, the Portharcourt to Borno railway corridor, Lagos to Calabar via Abakaliki, and Calabar to Abuja via Makurdi are the necessary inclusions that will give the requisite essence to the ongoing Lagos to Kano railway reconstruction and integration projects.
The dismal condition of most Nigerian major roads is an immediate emergency for the next administration.
The privatization of the power sector seems to have created more problems than it was designed to solve The failure of the numerous efforts of individuals and corporate organizations to make meaningful inroads into profitable industrialization can be traced to the failure of the power sector reforms. Reversing this destructive trend awaits the next President and his team.
Beyond a reliable source of power, access to iron and steel is the fulcrum of the manufacturing industry. To reduce our reliance on imported goods and the resultant pressure on foreign exchange reserves, foundry factories must have supportive and viable Steel industries. Whatever has held down the Ajaokuta, Alaja and Oshogbo Steel Industries are effectively holding down the industrialization and fortune of Nigeria. No economic or mass employment milestone can ever be achieved without dealing with this anathema.
In all, it should be acknowledged that the challenges that have been identified here are not mainly as a result of policy making deficits or failure to make the necessary budgetary allocations. The empirical fact is that the inability of succeeding Presidents to effectively monitor the deployment of funds appropriated for most critical infrastructures, the failure to comprehensively inspect the projects that are marked off as completed and commissioned and inadequate appreciation of the complex current financial principles, policies and codes of the various international financial institutions and hubs have placed most Presidents in such precarious conditions as to compel them to rely virtually on lieutenants who may not share the President’s vision and passion in their entirety.
These albatrosses around functional and purposeful leadership call for a deliberate choice by Nigerians of a President that is properly equipped to clean the augean stable and deliver on the reasonable expectations of the people.
A dispassionate assessment of the records of all those that have been previously or currently entrusted with leadership in both private and public sectors will certainly sift through the glut of names being bandied about as probable Presidential aspirants. While some are formidable, others are pretentious; if not outrightly comical.
At the peak of the pack of the serious eligible Presidential choices is His Excellency, Dr ifeanyi ugwunyi, the Executive Governor of Enugu State.
The transformation of the economy and the social landscape of a State that ranks among the poorest States in Nigerian, in terms of allocations from the Federation Account and internally generated revenue, by Governor ugwunyi has been achieved through a leadership strategy that places premium on detailed appraisal of projects impact, cost efficiency, supervision and accountability. This much has been attested to by non partisan individuals, State and corporate actor’s
The State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS), a World Bank support and intervention programme designed to support States to implement a fiscal sustainability plan, has severally commended and given cash grants to Enugu State Government as prizes for the latter’s diligence in fighting corruption and enhancing transparency in the use of public fund, reducing the cost of governance and raising productivity across all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the State.
The provision of world class intra and inter city road networks, the construction of markets and shopping malls that have attracted favourable international reviews, the enactment of Laws to protect investors’ interests and promote policies on ease of doing business in the State and the various intensive farmers and youths empowerment schemes, amongst other programmes, have all been made possible by conscious policies that include the strengthening of the security architecture of the State.
A symbiotic relationship between the State Government and the security agencies operating in the State is effectively complemented by a community based intelligence gathering and crime prevention local vigilante group . This explains the near zero crime rate in the State.
Also, the ability of Governor ugwunyi to initiate proactive measures in dealing with all issues affecting the various clans, ethnic and religious groups in the State attests to his capacity to resolve the clan and tribal contradictions that have crept into our local and national lives.
The passion with which this ebullient Governor conducts physical and detailed inspection of every project being constructed in the State and by the State Government is the antidote to the numerous substandard, poorly executed, abandoned and failed projects lining the length and breadth of the country, and causing inestimable retardation to the growth of Nigeria.
As a patriot who believes that Nigeria is stronger together, Governor ifeanyi ugwunyi is the realistic choice Nigerians have to make as a President imbued with the capacity to address and tackle the deluge of problems that have held down a Country with obviously enormous potentials.
The 2023 Presidential election presents another opportunity for Nigerians to confront the reality of national redemption through the election of an efficient President, as against any temptation of self destructive pretences.
Just like it’s stated in Scripture,“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; don’t rely on your own intelligence. Know him in all your paths, and he will keep your ways straight.” – Proverb 3:5-6
His Excellency Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi has unconditional respect and total trust in God, he has continued to make God his beacon and shield, trusting him with all his hearts, the very reason for our slogan “Enugu State is in the Hands of God”. And our faithful God on his part has remained faithful by making his ways straight and blessing our dear Enugu with lasting peace and development.
Gov. Ugwuanyi is a leader that Trust and Respect God 💯
An eye witness reports to the community reporters news as at the time it was happening ,that the Nigeria soldiers took to their numbers with heavy weapons parading the land of oduma for no just course.
People scrambled for safety by running to various hidden identities due to fear of being killed and intimidations which was witnessed in several locations.
Philip Freeman, is a short anthology that provides a small sample of Cicero’s ideas that proves the uses and abuses of power have changed little. For those who will listen, ‘Freeman writes, “Cicero still has important lessons to teach. Among these are:
There are universal laws that govern the conduct of human affairs. Many Nigerian leaders would never have thought of this concept of natural law in terms used later by Christians, but His Excellency, governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi firmly believed that divine rules independent of time and place guarantee fundamental freedom to everyone and constrain the way in which governments should behave.
As Nigeria founding fathers, careful noted about the future of the unity of Nigerians as written in the declaration of our independence; “we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all citizens are created and must be treated with equal rights, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. To this, governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state has clearly demonstrated capacity, resilience and deep sense of respect to upholding the law that all citizens under his watch be treated equal with every privilege thereto.
Therefore, the best form of his administration’s approach to government and people to embraces a balance of power. Even the most noble kings will become tyrants if their reign is unchecked, just as democracy will degrade into mob rule if there are no constraints on popular power. Governor Ugwuanyi have understood that a just government must be founded on a system of checks and balances. Beware the leader who set aside constitutional rules claiming the need for expediency or security. A case study of the current situation of Nigeria under the leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the need Nigerians must unite to elect Ugwuanyi as the country’s next political leader.
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s exceptional character and integrity. Those who would govern a country must possess great courage, ability, and resolve. True leaders always put the interest of their nation above their own. As governor Ugwuanyi’s leadership crescendo in governing Enugu state, has given rise for him to take charge the cause of steering a ship of this country, especially when the storm winds begin to blow out of proportion, Nigerians need him to restore, restructure and reshape our political, economical, religious and national life. If the captain is not able to hold a steady course, the voyage will end in disaster for all. We must therefore reunite to elect this great Pan-Nigerian to rescue the country for a better all inclusive administration.
His Excellency, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the executive governor of Enugu state, has already closed ranks in friendship by extending a workable handshake across the Niger. Leaders fail when they take their friends and allies for granted. Governor Ugwuanyi never neglect his supporters, but even takes them more important, and have always make sure he knows what his enemies are doing. He is never afraid to reach out to those who oppose his administration, he shuns pride and pay deaf attention to stubbornness that are luxuries to him, which he couldn’t afford to allowing distract his administration.
Governor Ugwuanyi’s intelligence is not a dirty word. Those who govern a country should be the best and the brightest of the land in human relations. If leaders don’t have a thorough knowledge of what they are talking about, their speeches will be a silly prattle of empty words and their actions will be dangerously misguided. To this approach, the current leadership of the APC has devastately destroyed the content of our national heritage. Hence a call for Nigerians to never make a mistake for not considering the choice of Ugwuanyi as the next leadership this country would be very proud of.
His Excellency’s uncommon compromise as one of his administration’s top virtue in getting things easily done. I consciously writes that in politics, it is irresponsible to take an unwavering stand when circumstances are always evolving. There are times to stand one’s ground, but consistent refusing to yield is a sign of weakness, not strength. Governor Ugwuanyi has consistently remain strong, firm and calmly even in the midst of attacks and provocations from his detractors. He persevered and dutifully triumphed.
In Enugu state where governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi hold the ace, he never raises high taxes of revenue – unless there is absolutely the need to have. Therefore, creating an environmental friendly and policy framework for businesses to thrives under the micro medium enterprises. This is exactly what the Nigerian people want, this is the most prayers of the Nigerian host of business men and women who are into the private sector organizations. Since every country needs revenue in order to function, but the governor’s economic policy declares that a primary purpose of a government is to assure that individuals keep what belongs to them.
Not to redistribute wealth. On the other hand, he condemns the concentration of such wealth into the hands of the few and asserts that it is the duty of a country to provide fundamental services and security to its citizens. Corruption destroys a nation; greed, bribery, and fraud devour a country from the inside, leaving it weak and vulnerable. Corruption is not merely a moral evil, but a practical menace that leaves citizens at best disheartened, at worst seething with anger and ripe for revolution. Ugwuanyi, if elected as President, has propelled a blueprint in tackling corruption headlong to bring sanity to our system, which will give rise to Nigeria’s new lease of life. There is no doubt that the Enugu governor have clearly mustered must capacity, credibility and competence to fix this country as President, because he has truly prepared for leadership.
Electing Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as the next Nigerian leader from the Southeast, is a clarion call for everyone to fulfill this destiny. Truly, our country must be great again. Let jointly work together for this rescue mission.
Following the recent heated debate on PDP Presidential zoning of her party ticket as a flag bearer for the 2023 Presidential election, owing to the fact that the Southeast zone has been pressing for a compensation, that the PDP consider her to fly the party’s ticket for the office of the President as the 2023 elections continue to gather more momentum.
Recall, that the Southeast geopolitical zone has been with PDP, and as such have remained faithful and committed with the party since its formation by the founding fathers in 1998, championed by one of her own illustrious son, H.E, late Dr. Alex Ekwueme, the former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the Second Republic, who led a group of G38 that nurtured the birth of this great party for our national interests, unity and cohesion, along side with H.E, late Chief Solomon Lar. History record it that the zone have never been considered by the leadership of the party to lead the national affairs of this country, having given PDP all that they have in term of national conscience, unalloyed loyalty, steadfast and uncompromising integrity.
Therefore, as the party has successfully elected her national officers, through a unity list that conforms the consensus building of the internal party mechanism, propelled by the governors of the party who are now, holding so grip in running the affairs of its household, the (PDP). This success of this national convention and with the fact that the party’s national chairman had emerged from the North, vis-a-vis the North Central part of the country, it is crystal clear that the position of the party to zone her presidential ticket would be that of the Southeast. Hence, the zone’s unanimous adoption of their best material of a consensus candidate for the party without any rancor or disagreements from the people on the choice of Enugu governor, H.E, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, to be presented to the leadership of the party for her Presidential flag, come next year’s primary elections.
It has became abundantly clear that we cannot afford to sit in limbo like a bird while political alignments and realignments are seriously going on who should go for us to the Presidency as the big game for the 2023, approaches. Therefore, we must have to project our own for the coveted highest office in the land for he is the best in the Southeast for now, having placed some factors into major considerations. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is always the best in all ramifications; an empirical proofs to this claim abound to his national demonstration of navigating the most trying time of the party’s internal leadership crisis to determine the next lifespan of the party through his humane tributes in honestly directing the zoning formation of the current national officers elected on 30th and 31st October, 2021 at the nation’s capital territory eagle square Abuja.
For the past 6years of his solid governance in Enugu, the governor had amazingly steered the affairs of the state to the point that Enugu people automatically became the envious of the national in peace building and handshake across the Niger. This has formerly translated to tangible environmental friendly that the citizens and non citizens have continue to enjoy under the purview of the doctrine of our oneness as a nation. The laudable perception of this great achievement of the governor on uncompromised peace and security of the lives of the people living in the state irrespective of your tribe, religion or ethnic nationality, is now uncommonly placed in every lips, including that of his detractors.
A recent appraisal of the performances of the 36 state Governors in Nigeria, according to a confirmed research methodology place our own governor, Rivers State, Oyo and Lagos states and few others as best performing governors in the areas of infrastructure, agriculture, education and rural-urban renewal; and Governor Ugwuanyi blazed the trail in the overall analytical assessment without much internal and external state borrowing to mitigating the yearnings of the people. And as we rolled out the drums in celebration of his governance and the safety of Ndi Enugu and some Nigerians from other tribes domiciled in the state for their business, especially the Hausa/Fulani community, some highly prestigious media houses, conferred on our dear governor the outstanding leadership merits awards as best governor in Nigeria, in the areas of infrastructures such as rural good roads network, revamping and restructuring of the state school system with the appointment of over five thousand (5,000.00) most qualified primary school teachers across the 17 LGAs in the state. Its base on this premise that it becomes germane to reel a view of H.E, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s performance so far in the past six eventful years of his uncommon action packed administration that delivers my verdict.
To start with the infrastructural accomplishment of our dear governor, when juxtaposed with the recent revenue profile of Enugu state, stands the governor’s shoulder high above his contemporaries as a leader with the midas touch, who turns anything he touches into gold. Based on the above standpoint, its obvious that governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi towers above many other governors of the federation, both present and past in inclusive leadership history. Meanwhile, one may ask the secret of the governor Ugwuanyi’s feat? One is that the governor espouses zero tolerance for corruption and in that light, he does not allow government officials free hand to fritter and cart away public resources. This also angers some of those who are not comfortable with his administration’s rules of engagement as it concerns intolerance of corruption and state brigandage. Recent example of such is the shameful resignation of office, the immediate served Enugu commissioner for Lands and Urban Development, Dr Nnam, who lacks the required integrity to continue serving this administration due to his many sins in public Land grabbing.
Suffice to say, in the old Enugu, we were rated as the most primitive and backward state in the Southeastern Nigeria, and one of the most underdeveloped in Nigeria, leaving the most rural communities abandoned and neglected without any recourse to the previous government who does little in the urban without proper documentation that major population of Enugu state are domiciled in the 260 political wards. But today, it is totally a success story and great accomplishments as things have drastically and completely changed within the twinkle of an eye. At this juncture, it is imperative that I state some infrastructural and indeed other laudable achievements of our dear governor. For records, there are roads whose durability is incomparable anywhere in Nigeria, we have a constant maintenance of our streetlights which have made the night look like day time in our dear state, governor Ugwuanyi has no rival in the race to the Presidency and ensuring that he clinches the 2023 Presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a task that must be done.
On the other sectors that have bearing on the good lives of Ebonyi people. Ndi Enugu, governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has performed wonders without collect a loan from the Islamic banking such as some of his colleague governors does. A case study of Ebonyi state government who collected almost a trillion naira 50years repayment plan to challenge its infrastructures. Governor Ugwuanyi have decided not to plunge the entire state into a burden of economic deficits in the future, remain very prudent in harmonizing and judicious applications of our lean resources from the Federation account to paying the state civil servants, deployment of overall allocations to the state infrastructures, especially opening up the rural areas with over 90 percent work done to lifting the deplorable conditions of the 4.8million population of those in the remote communities which his administration has been able to transform into mega cities.
Conclusively, giving the unbeatable records of the administration of H.E Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, it is very outstanding and astonishing achievements, that Nigerians have to give him the opportunity to provide the needed leadership that will more unite our people and prove his mettle at the Presidency as he who only have a national acceptance to restore the lost dignity of Nigeria.
Let rescue our country together with the choice of Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.
Nigeria as a cooperate entity has many ethnic groups. Research holds that they are more than 250 ethnic nationalities in Nigeria. In this number, not all have equal numerical strength. Some ethnic groups are smaller than others while some are bigger. Basically therefore, the Nigerian arrangement recognizes 3 major ethnic groups of Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba taken in an alphabetical order. To guarantee a peaceful and harmonious existence of these multiple entities, the principle of equity and natural justice must always come to play in the Nigeria affairs.
To domesticate equity here, as a country, Nigeria has certain principles upon which she has been operating. One of such principles is the Federal Character principle. The principle which derives from equity and natural justice holds that, to cater for the diversity of Nigeria which is also considered Nigeria’s beauty, affairs of the country has to be conducted on the basis of consideration to the needs, yearnings and aspirations of the ethnic nationalities that make up Nigeria. This is to give a sense of belonging to all the component units of the federation.
This principle, good and pure as it is meant to be, has met a lot stiff criticisms. One of such criticism is the logic that it has the capacity to enthrone mediocrity.
Indeed, it is a sound argument but to accommodate our diversity, Nigeria has to sustain it in her dealings within the country. That goes to tell how important the Nigerian nation value equity.
Since the creation of Nigeria, the process that gives her leadership appears not to be following this beautiful principle. While it is advocated in every other quarter, it has not been practiced in giving Nigeria her leaders. Nigeria has had 16 administrations of presidents since her independence. Records have it that on the basis of the major ethnic groups, presidents have emerged in this way: The Hausa/Fulani has had 9 slots; the Yoruba has got 4 shots while the Igbo have got only 2 which all ended in the first republic.
Stretched further, on the basis of geopolitical zones, Nigeria has six geopolitical zones thus: North-East, North-West, North-Central, South-East, South-South and South-South. Split directly into half, the apparently more homogenous North has taken 9 shots out of the 16 turns we have had while the more heterogeneous south has on 7.
On the basis of the above analysis, it would be considered imperative that South East(Igbo) be factored in for the forthcoming presidential race. Political parties should see it as necessary to deliberately zone their presidential positions to the southeast region. When this is done, a veritable platform would have been provided for Ndi Igbo to contribute to the shaping of the nation because they too are major stakeholders in the Nigerian projects.
Considering that Igbo people are among the major drivers of the national economy, considering that through their actions of developing any part of the nation they find themselves in they demonstrate unprecedented patriotism, they should be allowed a space to take a shot at the presidency.
If Nigeria is a collective project, it would only be good, if all the major stakeholders are treated fairly and equally. This, when done, will reduce rancor, bitterness and feelings of ill treatment emanating from ethnic nationalities. It would enthrone a sense of brotherly solidarity and healthy co existence. Asking for the southeast to be given a space for the 2023 Presidency not be asking for too much.
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it’s has became abundantly clear that we cannot afford to sit in limbo like a bird while political alignments and realignments are ongoing on who should go for us to the presidency as the 2023 elections approach. Therefore, we must have to project our own for the coveted highest office in the land for he is the best; Governor ugwunyi is always the best in all ramifications; an empirical proofs to this claim abound!
For the past six years and still counting, Governor ugwunyi had so amazingly steered the affairs of our dear State to the point that mannerisms and idiosyncrasies are steadily translating to tangible bequeathals as varying, but laudable perceptions of his administration is now commonplace in every lip, including the lips of our detractors.
A recent reappraisal of the performances of the 36 state Governors in Nigeria, anchored by Opera News, rates our own dear Governor among the heightest best performing Governors in Nigeria in the areas of infrastructure, agriculture and education; and Governor ugwunyi blazed the trail in the overall analytical assessment. And as we rolled out the drums in celebration of his six years in office, the Newspapers conferred on our dear Governor the prestigious award of the best Governor in Nigeria in the area of infrastructure. It is based on this premise that it becomes germane to reel a review of Governor ugwunyi’s performance so far in the past six eventful years of his action packed administration and deliver my verdict.
To start with, the infrastructural accomplishments of our dear Governor, when juxtaposed with the revenue profile of Enugu State, stands the Governor shoulder high above his contemporaries as a leader with the Midas touch of the mythical King of ancient Phrygia; who turns anything he touches to gold.
Based on the above standpoint, it is obvious that Governor ugwunyi towers above the 36 state serving Governors and past Governors in Nigerian leadership history. One may ask the secrets of Governor ugwunyi’s feats? One is that the Governor espouses zero tolerance for corruption and in that light, he does not allow government officials free hand to fritter and cart away public resources. This also account for the anger of those who are not comfortable with his administration’s rules of engagement as it concerns intolerance of corruption and state brigandage. Unfortunately, It is this uncommon virtue of the Governor that detractors see as the his shortcomings.
However, even in the face of prudence and frugality, the Governor chose to distribute wealth wider by appointing the largest number of aides, that ran into thousands in the history of governance in Nigeria and enthroned so many women into governance thereby surpassing the 35% affirmative action of the epochal Beijing Declaration. That’s Governor ugwunyi for you.
Before, we were rated as the most primitive and backward State in the Southeast geopolitical zone and one of the most underdeveloped in Nigeria educationally, economically, infrastructurally and in fact in all facets. But today, it is a story of successes and great accomplishments as things have completely changed within the twinkle of an eye.
At this juncture, it is imperative that I state some infrastructural and indeed other laudable accomplishments of our dear Governor. For the records, they’re roads whose durability is incomparable anywhere in Nigeria, we have streetlights which have made the night look like day time in our dear State, Governor ugwunyi has no rival in the race to the presidency and ensuring that he clinches the 2023 presidential ticket is a task that must be done.
On other sectors that have bearing on the good lives of Ebony
Enuguians, Governor ugwunyi has performed wonders. For instance, the healthcare institutions have the most improved facilities and agriculture witnesses aggressive revolution in our dear State as farmers receive government assistance to improve agriculture annually. Under Governor ugwunyi’s watch, human empowerment has taken an all time high dimension as countless Enuguians, including civil servants have been empowered through grants and soft loans. Education too has witnessed tremendous improvements such that Enugu State now makes number one in national examinations regularly nationwide. What else needs to be done that Governor ugwunyi has not done?
Despite the lean federal allocation and internally generated revenue accruable, Governor ugwunyi has accomplished amazing feats. One remarkable thing about the Governor’s leadership style is that he doesn’t believe in “abandoned projects”; it is for this reason that he is also ensuring that all the projects not completed by his predecessor, Sullivan chime, were also completed before he leaves office in 2023.
Conclusively, giving the unbeatable records of Governor ugwunyi’s outstanding and astornishing achievements, Nigerians need to give him the opportunity to prove his mettle at the presidency as we present him to Nigerians for president, come 2023.
One truth we must accept is that Nigeria as a nation-State is faced with multifaceted and hydra-headed problems since the country attained political independence on 1st October, 1960. These problems have become so overwhelming that successive governments at the centre tried their best in solving them, but we are not yet out of the woods! This is because the more our leaders apply solutions to these problems; the more the problems get monumentally aggravated. This is why today we have cases of violent secessionist agitations, violent religious extremism, banditry, kidnapping and other high profile crimes that adversely affect our national economy and national development plans and threatens national security. History teaches that when a nation is so enmeshed in problems and crisis that progress is totally impinged, God will always be merciful enough to send a Messiah to the rescue and now that Nigeria is in dire need of a Messiah, the Lord is preparing one for the rescue mission in the person of His Excellency, (Dr) ifeanyi ugwunyi the Governor of Enugu State.
Why Nigerians are tipping governor ifeanyi ugwunyi,
In his six years administration of Enugu State and still counting, Governor ugwunyi keeps proving that he has the capacity to tackle Nigerian problem head-on, having accomplished many great feats in Enugu State in the areas of; conflict resolution by peaceful means, security of live and property, human empowerment and human capital development, aggressive agricultural revolution, education reform, healthcare excellence, critical infrastructural development, regular payment of workers’ salaries, etc. Obviously, Governor ugwunyi is the workable solution Nigeria needs at this point in time.
So, in the event that the presidency is zone to the Southeast, we should not look too far for who will go for us as Governor ugwunyi has all it takes to do so. Make no mistake about it; Governor ugwunyi is the consensus candidate the Igbo nation needs to clinch power at the centre. What it means is that we have to rally round him regardless of political affiliations and persuasions, religious beliefs and creed, ethnic leanings and philosophies, traditional observances and cultural affinities, etc. Governor ugwunyi is the only answer and as such, let us work towards the realisation of this slogan as the 2023 general election approaches.
On the strength of the above, let us shun divisive tendencies that cannot take us anywhere as a people and unite in the accomplishments of our political target because it will benefit us more as Nd’Igbo when Governor ugwunyi is the President of Nigeria; he has the capacity of transforming the entire Southeast within one year of his presidency. The parameter for measurement is evident in the beauty of Enugu State
A great wrestler is identified by his strides. Governor ugwunyi’s giant strides in Enugu State shall be replicated in Nigeria when he becomes President of Nigeria, come 2023.
Consolidating on the backdrop of the success of the peoples democratic party (PDP) national convention, governors elected on the platform of the party have shifted their attention to 2023 with the aim of having the governor of Enugu state, His Excellency, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Gburugburu) their very own and whom they have considered so fit as a Nigerian with a national blood and recognition, to fly the party’s Presidential flag for the 2023 Nigeria rescue project.
The 13 governors recently demonstrated their grip on the party as they succeeded in reducing what was meant a no contest, prevailing on 18 out of the 21 aspirants to the various party offices to queue behind consensus candidates. The development divinely proposed by the Ugwuanyi’s led zoning committee when submitted its report to the party for a final ratification, and which also inflicted political injury on many former top players as they were relegated to the background and watched the governors delivered their preferred candidates with little or no resistance.
Ahead of the 2023 election, the governors chose to respect equity, justice and fairness by having succeeded dethroning selfish and power elongation and what used to be a structural imbalance in the party that had led the PDP to playing an opposition party in Nigeria today, which was the main reason the party lost power to the APC maladministration Nigerians are gravely facing in our collective national heritage ‘the Nigeria’ the PDP governors have decided in one of their meetings, to support an idea of the power shifting to the Southeast of the country, having considered many factors in place such as: the country’s unity, our national cohesion, leadership imbalance and current visible marginalization of the zone by the APC led federal government.
Recall that the governor of Sokoto State and chairman of the PDP governors forum, together with his Bauchi state counterparts are said and believed to be nursing the ambitions even as they are yet to officially make it public for Nigerians. But in what seems to be realization of awakening national consciousness and placing our unity above self interest, the duo have reverted to have accepted to drop their Presidential ambitions to support Southeast produce the next leadership of this country with an assurance of having their colleague governor, H.E Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi be positioned as the party’s consensus Presidential candidate of the party for the rescue project of Nigeria, which in many determinant factors, have considered the peace mantra of Ugwuanyi as one who can confidently and uniquely unite the people without ceding to ethics bigotry.
However, speaking in confidence, a former governor of one of the Northeast states, who served the people of Adamawa state and member of the party’s national executive committee, (NEC) had during the last 2021 successful convention of the party in eagle square told few of us who served in the venue sub-committee, following the hitch-free conduct of the convention where the governors had their way, “they are now certain to bankroll one of their own from the Southeast to run for the presidency in the next general election, owing to the fact that equity and justice have it in good faith that the party should consider a serving governor from the zone and support for the leadership of this country. He then went further to mentioned the leadership qualities and genuine friendship character of the current Enugu governor as a man the party should rallied around and present as a candidate of PDP for Nigeria project, this is to him, if the party is serious enough to effect leadership changes at the centre.
According to the former governor, “it is too early to nominate the Enugu governor as has been endorsed by his colleagues for the ticket as others apart from those in the public are likely to join the race. What I can however tell you is that the governors have realized how powerful they truly are and are not going to yield an inch to anybody in the race to the Presidency. It will interest you to know that after the convention, the governors met, away from the prying eyes of the media, just to congratulate themselves and plot their next move for total consolidation of their recognized powers since there is not now any sitting President of Nigeria from the party, they therefore, in unanimous agreement without allowing infidels into their family to divide them no matter who the interests could be, to stand firm in every unity agreement and endorsement forming their final decisions. These governors control the delegates in their various states and even in those states where PDP do not have governors, they have found a way of exerting their influence. But this is not about power show; it is about change of guard, referring to governor Ugwuanyi’s single roles in nominating and electing from the Southeast, the national secretary of the party and also the party’s national deputy treasurer, in the likes of Sen. Sam Anyanywu and Hon Ndubuisi Ene (uncle chubby) from Enugu and Imo respectively through an alliance and party sportsmanship from other college governors.
The PDP governors simply want to be in charge as they believe that since the party lost the Presidency, they ordinarily ought to be the kingmakers. And who better to fly the Presidential ticket than a governor? They queried. With this development, the Presidential ambition of the former Vice President, Alh. Atiku Abubakar, immediate past Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki and the one time Secretary to the government of the Federation, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim may have hit the rock given the influence of the governors and the endorsement of Ugwuanyi in the affairs of the party as the only Nigerian leader from the Southeast at this material time, that can uncommonly work for the unity, political stabilization, responsive security approach to national cohesion and of course, a man with national acceptance, the country can for today entrust the leadership under his watch, having brought to bear his proactively uncommon stance in the stability of the party when given the responsibility to creating a viable option for the party to balancing the 21 NWC positions to reflect the federal character commission in carrying every political zones along. Southeast Presidency, according to the body language of the Nigerian people, would rest on the shoulders of the Enugu governor for the purpose of our national unity.
History is not made for us to like but to learn from. The stupendous capacity exhibited by the Divine Mandate Administration of His Excellency, Engr Chief David Nweze Umahi is simply magical. The energy to keep going on despite all odds is indeed divine. The quest to leave behind legacy projects for posterity is second to none. The love for his people and the desire to change their mindset to aim high and achieve greatness is found only in one Ebonyi man, in the person of His Excellency, Engr Chief David Nweze Umahi.
The question I have always asked myself is can we ever have the opportunity and privilege to experience the kind of things and infrastructure such as we are seeing in this present government? . It’s not found everywhere and it’s not happening elsewhere. The magnitude of the infrastructure and empowerment going on in this State is stupendously extraordinary. How many Ebonyians can think this way. Indeed, Gov Umahi leads. Having been involved in the happenings in this State politically since the creation of Ebonyi State, I can confidently say, that we have never had it so good.
Where do we start to mention the giant strides of this rare personality with extraordinary carriage, candor, style and finesse. A man with a quintessential progressive mindset capable of doing the unthinkable, unimaginable and unbelievable. I call him a rare gem, a colossus, our Pathfinder and a political institution . I refer to him as a political Field Marshal , a bulldozer and the one and only Akubaraoha global. This is not a title so to say, but a perfect description of a stupefied individual, a perfect gentleman and a jolly good fellow . The happenings in Ebonyi State is out of this world order of events. The transformation is unprecedented, record breaking and breathtaking. It’s simply a marvel.
The new Governor’s Lodge, the new Government House, the new Presidential lodge, Ultra Modern Shopping Mall, the Digital Ecumenical Center, Margaret Umahi International Market, Abakaliki Ring Roads, Flyovers scattered around the State , International Cargo Airport, King David University of Medical Sciences, Buhari tunnel, massive youth empowerment and inclusiveness etc are legacy projects of His Excellency, Engr Chief (Dr) David Nweze Umahi that is shocking the whole world in terms of architectural design and development. One significant attribute of this magnificent edifices is the aesthetic beauty of all of them. This is the only Governor that has no record of abandoned projects in his State. He starts a project and follows it up to completion at a stretch.
I therefore, assure Nigerians that Umahi will make Nigeria not only a developed country by every standard but will be ranked among the first world countries of the world. I am very sure of that. Let’s support him for President of Nigeria and we shall all go to sleep while Nigeria is working in the hands of His Excellency, Engr Chief (Dr) David Nweze Umahi, fnse, fnate.
Assuredly, Umahi is the Answer
APC!! Next Level!!
Ogbuatu Chidi Simbad State Publicity Secretary APC, Ebonyi State
In a heart of agony and tears, obeagu oduma mourns there beloved princess, late Mrs charity chinyere ekwe nne diora mma, oshimiri oha who died on September 22,2021.
God giveth and taketh, as her remains will be laid to rest on 10, November 2021 may God grant her eternal soul peace of mind.
We love you nneoma, we shall miss you and forever you will remain in our heart .
May God give our dearest own brother honorable chidi ekwe the strength to bear the losses.
In the last one year, the friends and supporters of former Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremmadu have continued to spread a coordinated message, urging Ndi Enugu to jettison Zoning and embrace Competence, which in their calculation, Ekweremmadu represents. This, they believe, will pave way for Sen. Ekweremmadu to contest and become governor.
While I do not have any problem at all with Ike Ekweremmadu becoming the Governor of Enugu State, and while I am certainly not a big fan of Zoning because I believe that Zoning presents an opportunity for friends to rotate powers amongst themselves in the name of representing each zone, I am becoming extremely uncomfortable with the idea of associating Sen. Ike Ekweremmadu with competence.
I won’t have any problem if Ekweremmadu’s friends and supporters bring up the Greater Awgu arguments, or say that the zoning is not in the constitution or say that power is taken not given or other petty arguments we know politicians for, but associating Ike Ekweremmadu with the high virtues of Competence is a joke taken too far which, if we do not correct, will forever lay a foundation of unreasonableness in our State, such that we may start to accept overstay in public offices to mean the same thing as competence.
For one who became a Local Government Chairman in 1997, same year I was born, and has remained in the corridors of power since then, moving swiftly from Chairman to Chief of Staff and then to the SSG to the most dictatorial government Enugu ever witnessed. He would move on from there to become a Senator where he contested for Senate President and lost to Sen. Ken Nnamani. He would go on to become a Deputy Senate President for 12 good years, 8 of which was as a member of the ruling party and 4, as an opposition. By 2023, God willing, Sen. Ekweremmadu must have spent 20 years in the Nigerian Senate, 12 of which was as second in command, and he must have done 26 years as a top political office holder.
Ordinarily, one would have thought that spending those long years in government will equal his achievements but they reverse is the case.
For 12 years that Distinguished Senator Prof. Barr. Ike Ekweremmadu was incharge of Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendment, not for once has the lawyer Senator (who has no notable chambers) made a single law that attracted applause from the Nigerian Masses. Same Constitution he was incharge of its amendment is fingered as the leading cause of Nigeria’s problems and the chief marginaliser of the Igbo region, but Prof, due to his incompetence and disinterestedness in the well being of Nigerians in general and Igbos in particular did absolutely NOTHING about it for 12 YEARS.
Prof. Ekweremmadu, as the South East leader in NASS, being the one that held South East’s slot of principal officers, never for once made a tangible case for South Eastern Federal Roads, which are more or less, death traps, Chief of which is the Enugu-Onitsha expressway which passed through prof’s immediate constituency.
Prof, having spent 24 years in government, has been unable to run any successful business, not minding the amount of resources available to him. His biggest business is Dream FM, a radio station that began on a high and is increasingly hitting the bottom. An indication that Prof and business/ wealth creation are not siblings, especially in the area of man management.
However, Prof is not all negative, probably, Ike Oha foundation, where he empowers competent people(unlike himself) speaks good of him, and also his ability to struggle out power from the ruling party and became a Deputy Senate President while in opposition, proves that Prof can be tough and strong headed. However, these have NOTHING to do with competence.
Therefore, when the COMPETENCE QUESTION is raised, it should be truly right and just that we carefully remove Sen. Ike Ekweremmadu from the equation. One who couldn’t run a successful business, couldn’t run a successful law firm, couldn’t make an outstanding law in the Senate in 20 years, couldn’t attract Federal presence to his zone and constituency as the No. 2 man in NASS and couldn’t bring significant development to his LGA in 24 years should not in all honesty, be associated with competence. He might be strong, powerful, rich but NOT COMPETENT. There are many things Distinguished Prof. Barr. Sen. Ike Ekweremmadu is known for but competence is not one of them.
Let’s set the records straight, that we may not lay a bad precedent for posterity.
Security operatives on Wednesday prevented Maxwell Opara, one of the lawyers of detained leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, from entering the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The trial of Kanu resumed Wednesday amidst tight security. Also barred from the courtroom were journalists, Igbo traditional leaders, as well as observers and activists.
But other lawyers of Kanu including Ifeanyi Ejiofor and Aloy Ejimakor were allowed inside the courtroom.
Justice Binta Nyako had adjourned Kanu’s trial to today and the Federal High Court, Abuja promises witnessed a tight security on Wednesday morning.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had, on Oct. 21, reported heavy deployment of security personnel in and around the court premises when the case came up before the adjournment to November 10.
Similarly, a large number of security personnel were deployed to the court premises and its surroundings on Wednesday to forestall security breach.
Entrances leading to the court premises were barricaded by a combined detachment of armed officers of Department of State Services (DSS) operatives, the Army, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence and the Nigerian Police.
Kanu is facing terrorism-related charges and has since been detained in the custody of the Department of State Services since his re-arrest from a foreign country in June 2021
He had pleaded not guilty to seven charges at his last appearance in court on October 21.
However, as the trial of Kanu resumed in Abuja on Wednesday, economic, commercial and academic activities in all the South East states were totally paralyzed following the sit-at-home ordered by IPOB.
In Enugu state on Wednesday businesses academic activities and markets were closed.
Our correspondents observed high complaince to the sit-at- home order across Enugu state, from GRA to Independence layout, down to Achara Layout, back to New Heaven, Abakpa, Emene and Trans Ekulu; economic and normal activities were halted.
The IPOB had in a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful on Tuesday declared a sit-at-home in the Southeast and at the same time asked supporters in Abuja to come to the court to witness the trial of Nnamdi Kanu.
It, however, exempted medical personnel, ambulance operators and journalists from the lockdown but directed that such people must carry their identification cards.
Minister Chibuike rotimi Amaechi and the Federal Government of Nigeria must be careful not to be accused of treachery and betrayal of Nigeria.
The fact of the matter is that there is no greater economic nor constitutional justification for Nigeria building any rail line to a foreign country – Niger Republic – than first connecting all cities and towns of Nigeria with modern rail infrastructure.
And it is ludicrous to attempt to justify standard gauge in some parts of Nigeria while narrow gauge in other parts. It is either we have one or the other in Nigeria.
But under no circumstance should the Nigerian taxpayer be building rail infrastructure in a foreign country whereas any part of Nigeria is without such. On this, the Minister is the one being bizarrely sentimental and bereft of any economic or constitutional reasoning.
His Excellency, Rt, Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s strength is in advancing and supporting nationally owned political solutions and processes that promote stability and peace in the long term of governance. His peacekeeping approach and operations mediate and facilitate peace agreements and help to maintain political stability and dialogue between conflict parties that have not yet agreed on a durable peace agreement. Gov Ugwuanyi build trust between communities and conflict actors at the local level, linking local approach to national political processes and actors.
This pursuit of sustainable political solutions guides the design and deployment of peace operations in his resolve to handling all matters before him. Gov Ugwuanyi partners with local, national, regional and international levels collaborate to help ensure lasting progress in strengthening the security of Enugu with an intention to further engages national reconciliation, the rule of law, human rights, and sustainable development for our national unity. Over six 6years ago, the Ugwuanyi’s administration has invested heavily on security, rural infrastructure and peacekeeping, this has evolved to meet the demands of different conflicts and a challenging political landscape.
The six solid years of Ugwuanyi’s administration in good governance, security of lives and properties of the people of Enugu state and peacekeeping, have successfully completed a landmark missions of uniting all the state political actors into one big political family. Including the opposition parties in Enugu have adopted this governor’s peace mantra with a no choice conditions for maintaining a peace presence cease exist, operations sometimes transition to becoming special political achievements of his administration efforts in keeping the live of our people in safe hands. Hence the divine slogan that “Enugu state is in the hands of God”. In 2015 when his administration was inaugurated into office, the governor launched the action for peace, unity amongst the young and old, the rich and the poor vis-a-vis the middle class. This initiative aimed at mobilizing all partners and stakeholders to support his administration’s great enterprise of seeing everyone’s opinion heard and respected for.
Gov Ugwuanyi’s vision for making politics work for development, harnessing transparency and citizens engagement; too often, government leaders fail to adopt and implement policies that they know are necessary for sustained economic development. Political constraints can prevent leaders from following sound technical advice, even when some leaders have the best of intentions. Gov Ugwuanyi, focuses on two forces – citizen engagement and transparency – that hold the key to solving government failures by shaping how political markets function.
In today’s participative Enugu, citizens are not only queuing at taking decisions on his administration, but are also taking to the streets political of leadership in affirmation that his administration was divinely birthed in 2015 to serve for the purpose of human race. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has made Enugu citizens an access to publicly available information on the transparency of his government. This was a calculated effort of his administration to making the government work for the people in designing a youths o clock crucial role by nourishing political engagement. This achievement has made provision for public goods becomes more focus of political contestation. Ugwuanyi’s administration report analysis, has places politics at the heart of the development dialogue – exactly where it belongs. It provides constructive ideas for harnessing the forces of transparency and citizens engagement situated to divers institutional goal.
On a final note, therefore, even so, unhealthy political engagement may persist. But his administration build institutions that are capable of tackling public goods problems, politics needs to be addressed and cannot be side-stepped. Ugwuanyi’s target on transparency is one way to move in the right direction; it complements everything else policy makers do and holds the potential to make politics work for development rather than against it. A lesson for us at the just concluded national convention of the PDP, and the Ugwuanyi’s supper involvement as a deciding factor in the Southeast, also comes out of this research. His Excellency, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, is the man Nigeria want at this critical moment of our political and economic suffocation. Only him can change our old political narrative.
Congratulations too to the gallant losers, principally Valentine Ozigbo (PDP), Andy Emmanuel Uba (APC) and Ifeanyi Uba (YPP). They are all heroes of democracy.
No need for recrimination and no need for litigation. We see a reasonable reflection of known balance of party strengths in Anambra State, and none should distract the newly elected governor as he must prepare for inauguration and actual governance of “The Light of the Nation”.
His Excellency, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, (Gburugburu) is a man of faith with a humble beginning, who rose from a professional insurance world, the systematic approach to securing for the future, to the politics of Nigeria. He first sort for the mandate of Udenu people in 2002 or thereabouts, to govern them at the council as a local government chairman, after building all bridges across the length of the towns and communities that sum up the entire populace of the local government and the state in general which gave rise to his genuine, deep-rooted relationship with the former governor of Enugu state under his leadership, H.E Dr Chimaroke Nnamani MD. FACOG, together with His Rayal Majesty the former PDP State Chairman, Enugu and Prince Sam. Ejiofor who hold the axe of power under the then governor. Our fact checks revealed that Ugwuanyi’s humility and symposure propelled him to the National Assembly, Federal House of Representatives, when he represented a federal constituency instead of a local government where he was denied the mandate, freely given by his people. His Excellency, Ugwuanyi maintained his calmness, doyenity and peaceful disposition in allowing peace reign in Udenu as those who ganged up against him were only spearheaded the council in a shortlived term. And grace empowered him to resuscitate those back to life in the present day of our political trajectory. What a life of lesson?
Humility, as an act of favour located the governor to run and represented his people at the federal level, ceding him the political opportunity and divine mandate to play part in the national political landscape of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2003. This, ordinarily wouldn’t had come true according to his adversaries, having succeeded maligning his candidacy when he contested for the chairmanship position, but little did they know God was taking him somewhere in the future to determine who would be local government chairmen, then he was denied of. Isn’t God so wonderful, merciful in his action and act of divinity and judgment, regarding to political power? Today, he is the governor of Enugu state, taking firm control of the mandate of over 4.5million population to administer good governance, justice, equity and fairness. This is the real definition of grace.
Gov. Ugwuanyi as a child of grace who is decorated with an absolute powers to decide the faith of men in governance; And according to David Eastin “politics is defined as the seizure of state powers, the consolidation of state powers and the judicious use and deployment of act of governance. H.E, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s crescendo in the politics of Nigeria is termed in bringing hope and future for the downtrodden. Nigeria has been enmeshed with all kinds of crises, such as; economic monopolies by the few individuals, leadership crisis orchestrated by the lack of vision and insincerity by the current administers of Nigeria economy. The country is largely faced with the problem of insecurity and political marginalization of sort. To this effect, Nigerians will no longer wait to have this great political icon and real gem to return her country to the path of glory, greatness and ensure our recognized national unity. This is very possible when we speak truth and see ourselves as one, irrespective of the tribes, religions and languages. Our country is full of great potentials with lots of hope and realizations in our collective dreams, and the process to harmonizing this tributes, is in our hands. Our people joining hands together to enthrone this man of humility, full of energies for the greater service of our nationhood. Our common national heritage could be better harnessed with Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as President with a Nigerian blood. Nigeria deserves the best, and with the current reality of our political crises, the best is yet to come. But assuredly, 2023 is the new hope of Nigerians for her both political, religious and political liberties, under the unity formation of Ugwuanyi’s presidency.
Ugwuanyi’s politics of national cohesion; this is a well mean fact that the governor of Enugu state, His Excellency, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has undoubtedly, demonstrated enough resolve in his administrative capacity, prowess and discharge in relating to every Nigerian, irrespective of whose age, background, state of origin, religion and class. It has been classified that the life of the Enugu governor, is for the public good and unity of every Nigerian. It’s of note that H.E Ugwuanyi, remain the only Nigerian governor from the history whose election was widely adjudged as the most peaceful, credible and transparent in the annals of our electoral umpire. This is a clear evidence that he is not only loved by the Eastern states of the federation, but by all Nigerian people.
Gov Ugwuanyi’s relations to all religious community under his watch as a leader of Enugu state government; recall that the Hausa/Fulani community in Enugu state has never in anyway, been left behind by the administration of H.E Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, this is an uncommon feat yet to be broken by any other Nigerian leader. The divine administration of the governor has ushered in a watershed in the religious harmony between the citizens and non state citizens of Enugu. In fact, the governor has always been in hand to celebrate with Hausa/Fulani and other ethnic groups domiciled in Enugu in every festive period. His administration also constructed a good road network within the residencies of the non state actors by making them feel important and become more part of the state than any other. This vision can only be attributed to a no less detrabilized Nigerian who considers national importance above mere regional sentiment.
Gov Ugwuanyi’s crescendo in national politics, is pure a rise for a hope of greater tomorrow. The journey to rescue our country begins with me and you with an option of H.E, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, to fill the gap of our increasing disunity. Only the genuine minds can see the realization of this Nigeria 2023 divine project. Let all come together to rescue Nigeria.
Nigeria is dead with her current leadership at the center. A government full of lies and propaganda, a government that lacks economic blueprint for her citizens, a government that have plans for the future, but only knows how best to borrow from China. No wonder the Chinese government is making an inroad to establish a Chinese banking system in Nigeria with a purpose to mortgaging the future prosperity of this great nation, orchestrated by the APC led maladministration.
Recall that almost all our national assets are moribund, leaving the image of the country to be so battered in such a way that it becomes impossible for foreign investors to partner with the government of Nigeria in area of development, job creation, infrastructure and a good transport system. Since 2015, the APC came into power with a disservice to our national heritage through their numerous inactions and dead approach to the administration of justice, governance and economy. Hence, our current state of hardship, wanton killings with terrorism in the north, hunger and devastation. Where do we go from here, Nigerians? Do we continue with the mentality of party inclinations or bie-ethnic and religious bigotry? Our country should be grown beyond this nepotism and clueless administration at the center.
However, it may interest Nigerians to know that at the end of the tunnel, there is much hope. For the past 6 years down the lane, our people have been murdered unjustly, the current APC leadership has inflicted a whole lot hardship, economic deprivation, total political alienation of a particular section of this country into becoming a 4th citizens, whereas we preaches peace and unity on white papers but in practical terms, we are not seen as one people. How long can this continue? How long would our country continue to wait for a good leadership? How long would this marginalization come to an end? How long would our unity in diversity be given a space to flourish? How would our country men and women come together to give peace a chance for our democracy and economic prosperity? The current leadership in Nigeria today post a big threat to our common existence if nothing urgent is being done to enthrone peace and unity, good governance that will reflect the true picture of our federal character commission, national cohesion and the real sense of regional integration to enhancing our true identity as one Nigeria. To this end, I introduce to all of us a new Nigeria, a detrabilized figure, a pacesetter in peace building and a man with national acceptance ‘His Excellency, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the executive governor of Enugu state. He is a new breed of a millennium leader that will restore the battered image of our dear nation.
Frankly speaking, the choice of the governor of Enugu state, H.E Rt Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, is a choice for our national unity, a choice for peace and progress of the Nigerian people. A choice for our economic recovery. And a choice for our common identity. In the cause of our party the PDP, making an inroad to deciding the position of her presidential flag bearer for the 2023 rescue project, the Southeast geopolitical zone should be eminently considered and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi be adopted in clean slate to lead our party to victory with a consensus bridge builder from the North as a running mate. It’s also important that I communicate to Nigerians about the administrative legendary and economic policy of the governor of Enugu state, who took over the leadership of the state in 2015 with green plans to running an all inclusive administration in Enugu. The state of Enugu has remained safe and peaceful, purposeful and sincere with her people, solely because the governor has deployed truth mechanism in running the affairs of the people with inclusion of the best international practice of human resource management. In fact, from a national data analysis, figures confirmed by the rank and file of our security architectures who on several occasions paid a visit to the people and government of Enugu state, has adjudged Enugu as the most peaceful and economic thriving state in Nigeria. This is possible, because a leader with a non partisan agenda is on the wheel of leadership. Even the opposition parties have accepted the governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration as the best in the history of Nigeria owing to the fact that he treats everyone with equal right and privileges.
My dear people of Nigeria, is it not a evidenced and a propelling factor that this great leader in the Southeast be supported to change our political narrative in the national and unity government when formed in 2023? It is of a fact that His Excellency, Rt Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, remains the best option for the good of the Nigerian populace, going by his antecedents in peace building, national cohesion and good governance. Our people can smile big again with him as the President of this great nation when considered that fact that since our return to democracy, and the formation of the PDP as a national party for our continued coexistence, the zone has maintained her speed with the party in all honesty and fairness. On this note therefore, justice is calling on every Nigerian to support a Southeastern presidency in 2023 for the sake of equity and fairness. Let the North East, North Central, North West and the South West, South South to come to a round table for a national discuss with a simple view that, it’s the turn of the Southeast to take a slot in the presidency of Nigeria in 2023. It is also on record that the Southeast supported a PDP President of the South West extraction in 1999 with a Vice President of the North East, it was of a fact that the zone did same to the North West in 2007 when power was returned back to the North and with a Vice president of a South South zone. Equally on current data, the the Southeast played a major role in 2010 when the country was about facing another constitutional crisis with the ailing condition of our late President of H.E Umaru Musa Yaradua to save Nigerians ‘thus the doctrine of necessity by the national assembly with a factual revelation of the health condition of the late president by the late honourable minister of Information and communication, Her Excellency, Mrs Dora Akunyili. In 2011, the Southeast overwhelming supported a South South Presidential candidate of the PDP, H.E former President Goodluck Jonathan, who later won his first presidential election in the history of a minority state like Bayealsa of about eight LGAs, taking charge of the affairs of Nigeria with a Northwest Vice President, Architecture Namadi Sambo.
What has the Southeast not done for the Nigerian people to be given equal right of place to spearhead the affairs of their own country too? Going by this history and record presented so far, it is therefore prime for a Southeastern to govern the economic and political life of this great nation and restructure the minds of our people back for our unity and common existence. And H.E, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is the man to do this.
Let come together devoid of any parochial sentiment to rescue our country and restor our economic independence before Chinese government encroaches.
Nigeria is dead with her current leadership at the center. A government full of lies and propaganda, a government that lacks economic blueprint for her citizens, a government that have plans for the future, but only knows how best to borrow from China. No wonder the Chinese government is making an inroad to establish a Chinese banking system in Nigeria with a purpose to mortgaging the future prosperity of this great nation, orchestrated by the APC led maladministration.
Recall that almost all our national assets are moribund, leaving the image of the country to be so battered in such a way that it becomes impossible for foreign investors to partner with the government of Nigeria in area of development, job creation, infrastructure and a good transport system. Since 2015, the APC came into power with a disservice to our national heritage through their numerous inactions and dead approach to the administration of justice, governance and economy. Hence, our current state of hardship, wanton killings with terrorism in the north, hunger and devastation. Where do we go from here, Nigerians? Do we continue with the mentality of party inclinations or bie-ethnic and religious bigotry? Our country should be grown beyond this nepotism and clueless administration at the center.
However, it may interest Nigerians to know that at the end of the tunnel, there is much hope. For the past 6 years down the lane, our people have been murdered unjustly, the current APC leadership has inflicted a whole lot hardship, economic deprivation, total political alienation of a particular section of this country into becoming a 4th citizens, whereas we preaches peace and unity on white papers but in practical terms, we are not seen as one people. How long can this continue? How long would our country continue to wait for a good leadership? How long would this marginalization come to an end? How long would our unity in diversity be given a space to flourish? How would our country men and women come together to give peace a chance for our democracy and economic prosperity? The current leadership in Nigeria today post a big threat to our common existence if nothing urgent is being done to enthrone peace and unity, good governance that will reflect the true picture of our federal character commission, national cohesion and the real sense of regional integration to enhancing our true identity as one Nigeria. To this end, I introduce to all of us a new Nigeria, a detrabilized figure, a pacesetter in peace building and a man with national acceptance ‘His Excellency, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the executive governor of Enugu state. He is a new breed of a millennium leader that will restore the battered image of our dear nation.
Frankly speaking, the choice of the governor of Enugu state, H.E Rt Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, is a choice for our national unity, a choice for peace and progress of the Nigerian people. A choice for our economic recovery. And a choice for our common identity. In the cause of our party the PDP, making an inroad to deciding the position of her presidential flag bearer for the 2023 rescue project, the Southeast geopolitical zone should be eminently considered and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi be adopted in clean slate to lead our party to victory with a consensus bridge builder from the North as a running mate. It’s also important that I communicate to Nigerians about the administrative legendary and economic policy of the governor of Enugu state, who took over the leadership of the state in 2015 with green plans to running an all inclusive administration in Enugu. The state of Enugu has remained safe and peaceful, purposeful and sincere with her people, solely because the governor has deployed truth mechanism in running the affairs of the people with inclusion of the best international practice of human resource management. In fact, from a national data analysis, figures confirmed by the rank and file of our security architectures who on several occasions paid a visit to the people and government of Enugu state, has adjudged Enugu as the most peaceful and economic thriving state in Nigeria. This is possible, because a leader with a non partisan agenda is on the wheel of leadership. Even the opposition parties have accepted the governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration as the best in the history of Nigeria owing to the fact that he treats everyone with equal right and privileges.
My dear people of Nigeria, is it not a evidenced and a propelling factor that this great leader in the Southeast be supported to change our political narrative in the national and unity government when formed in 2023? It is of a fact that His Excellency, Rt Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, remains the best option for the good of the Nigerian populace, going by his antecedents in peace building, national cohesion and good governance. Our people can smile big again with him as the President of this great nation when considered that fact that since our return to democracy, and the formation of the PDP as a national party for our continued coexistence, the zone has maintained her speed with the party in all honesty and fairness. On this note therefore, justice is calling on every Nigerian to support a Southeastern presidency in 2023 for the sake of equity and fairness. Let the North East, North Central, North West and the South West, South South to come to a round table for a national discuss with a simple view that, it’s the turn of the Southeast to take a slot in the presidency of Nigeria in 2023. It is also on record that the Southeast supported a PDP President of the South West extraction in 1999 with a Vice President of the North East, it was of a fact that the zone did same to the North West in 2007 when power was returned back to the North and with a Vice president of a South South zone. Equally on current data, the the Southeast played a major role in 2010 when the country was about facing another constitutional crisis with the ailing condition of our late President of H.E Umaru Musa Yaradua to save Nigerians ‘thus the doctrine of necessity by the national assembly with a factual revelation of the health condition of the late president by the late honourable minister of Information and communication, Her Excellency, Mrs Dora Akunyili. In 2011, the Southeast overwhelming supported a South South Presidential candidate of the PDP, H.E former President Goodluck Jonathan, who later won his first presidential election in the history of a minority state like Bayealsa of about eight LGAs, taking charge of the affairs of Nigeria with a Northwest Vice President, Architecture Namadi Sambo.
What has the Southeast not done for the Nigerian people to be given equal right of place to spearhead the affairs of their own country too? Going by this history and record presented so far, it is therefore prime for a Southeastern to govern the economic and political life of this great nation and restructure the minds of our people back for our unity and common existence. And H.E, Rt. Hon Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is the man to do this.
Let come together devoid of any parochial sentiment to rescue our country and restor our economic independence before Chinese government encroaches.
As mischief makers and hired social media urchins, working for desperate politicians ahead of 2023 elections in Enugu try to misinform or hoodwink people that the recent approved N15b loan by the Enugu State House of Assembly for Enugu State Government is to mortgage the future of the state, findings have since revealed that the loan is being taken by all the state governments across the country.
1) It would be recalled that in 2015 the Federal Government gave state governments across the country bailout funds to enable them stay afloat financially, following the economic recession that hit the country, due to the crash in the price of crude, which led to massive loss of revenue by governments at all levels. At a point, the Federal Government started deducting the bailout funds repayment from the state governments’monthly allocations at the source. This development took a heavy toll on some state governments as they struggle to pay salaries and meet up with their other financial obligations. This is unlike Enugu state government that has been paying salaries promptly and regularly, executing capital projects and still meeting up with her other financial obligations due to Governor Ugwuanyi’s prudent and transparent management of the state resources. That does not mean that the state does not need more funds to carry out her financial obligations. It needs. 2) In order to ameliorate the financial challenges faced by state governments across the country, following the bailout fund deductions and to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy and people of the states, the Federal Government arranged and facilitated another loan for all the states.
3) The loan has a moratorium of 2 years and repayment period of 30 years. It is a single digit interest loan.
4) While most state governments have taken their own, Enugu is among the last states that applied for it after it was approved by the Enugu State House of Assembly. It is public knowledge that Ugwuanyi’s government inherited N68, 855, 130, 073 from the successive governments in the state. Most of these loans were taken when there was financial fluidity in the system, unlike since Ugwuanyi’s government assumed office and has been battling financial challenges due to poor economy and effects of COVID-19 pandemic. These facts are sacred and can be verified from Debt Management Office and Federal Government’s relevant agencies. There is nothing secret or bad about the loan. The truth is that the loan is not peculiar to Enugu State as being erroneously, ignorantly and mischievously peddled on social media platforms by paid agents and enemies of the state.
5) It is an axiomatic fact that the N15b loan is the first Ugwuanyi’s administration is taking since it assumed office amidst obvious, daunting and prevailing financial cum economic challenges. It is known that Ugwuanyi’s administration has not been on borrowing spree like other state governments. Governor Ugwuanyi has judiciously and fiscally managed the lean financial resources of the state to the surprise and commendations of many, especially those who know and understand the state of the economy when he came into office and how he has been able to keep the state afloat financially without borrowing until now.
6) If other states have taken and still taking the loan, there is nothing wrong in Enugu state government taking it. After all, the Federal Government will not stop deducting the bailout fund given to Enugu state in 2015 from their monthly allocation if the state government refuses to take the loan like their counterparts across the country. Besides, Enugu State needs the loan to enable the government complete ongoing capital projects across the length and breadth of the state and initiate new ones. The loan repayment period is okay and the digit is favourable.
Professor Chukwuma C. Soludo was born on 28th July, 1960, and hails from Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. After his secondary school education, he proceeded to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he graduated with a first class degree in Economics. He also undertook his post-graduate and doctorate degrees in Economics from the same University winning on both occasions, the prize for the best graduating student.
Professor Soludo had cumulative four years of post-doctoral training in some of the world’s most prestigious institutions, including: The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC; University of Cambridge, UK, as Smuts Research Fellow and Fellow of the Wolfson College; the UN Economic Commission for Africa as a Post-Doctoral Fellow; University of Warwick as a Visiting scholar and Visiting Research Scholar at Center for African Economies, University of Oxford (with funding by the Rhodes committee). He also attended over a dozen specialized courses and has had extensive research, teaching and consultancy works in different areas of economics.
He has worked at the World Bank both as a short and long-term consultant since 1993 and also at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa. He was a consultant to UNCTAD; European Union (EU); Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); United Nations (UN) New York; United States Agency for International Development (USAID); African Development Bank (ADB); Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA); African Union (AU); International Development Research Council (IDRC) Canada; Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA); Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); among others.
Professor Soludo has served as Senior Technical Advisor/Consultant as well as a Visiting Scholar at the IMF since 1994, and also taught IMF’s Financial Programming and Policy course to senior staff of Central Banks in West Africa and other developing regions. He has served as: Member, Technical Committees that drafted economic and trade policies for the Federal Government of Nigeria; and Executive Director of the African Institute for Applied Economics (AlAE).
Professor Soludo joined the Federal Government of Nigeria in July 2003 as the Economic Adviser to President Obasanjo and the Chief Executive of the National Planning Commission (NPC). Among other accomplishments during the 10 months in office, he was the Chairman/Coordinator of the team that drafted Nigeria’s economic and social reform program (2003-2007), the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS), and also pioneered the collaborative planning framework in the Nigerian federation by initiating and assisting state governments in designing their State Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (SEEDS). As Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria since May, 2004, Prof. Soludo has refocused the Central Bank as an effective monetary authority and successfully implemented a fundamental restructuring which has led to unprecedented consolidation of the Nigerian banking system.
On account of this, the Nigerian banking system has been rated the fastest growing in Africa and one of the fastest growing in the world. He has also championed the establishment of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a continental, private -sector driven, investment bank. He is promoting the Financial System Strategy 2020 (FSS 2020), the blue-print to grow Nigeria’s financial system to become Africa’s financial hub and to drive the Nigerian economy into the global league of top 20 economies by 2020. For his achievements, Professor Soludo is the recipient of scores of awards and recognitions from civil society organizations; NGOs; private sector organizations; religious groups; the Press; professional associations; student unions; universities; among others. The Financial Times of London has described him as Ita Great Reformer’. He is the winner of the ‘Global and African Central Bank Governor of the Year, in 2005, 2006 and 2007 by different international media institutions including The Banker Magazine published by the Financial Times of London.
He is currently a Member of the International Advisory Group for the UK-DFID; a member of the Chief Economist Advisory Council of the World Bank and the International Advisory Group of the UK Department for International Development (DFID). He is also a member of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD), a global network of more than 200 leading economists, political scientists, and practitioners to help developing countries explore policy alternatives, and enable wider civic participation in economic policymaking. He holds Nigeria’s third highest national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR). He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN); Fellow of the Nigerian Economic Society (NES) and has been awarded D.SC (Honoris Causa) by the University of Calabar and also by the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi. Professor Soludo is married to Nonye and blessed with children
We cannot be angling for 2023 Presidency and fail to make maximum impact on the very big national and international stage of APC National Convention sometime in December 2021.
That must be the best opportunity for the South-East to demonstrate utmost seriousness that the geopolitical zone is hungry for Nigeria’s 2023 presidency. What happened on 30th October 2021 at the PDP National Convention was simply shameful and it must not be repeated when APC holds its own National Convention in December 2021.
Those who want to be elected into National Working Committee (NWC) positions – including South-Easterners and non-South-Easterners sympathic to our Project agenda – will be there.
We will support them at the APC National Convention, as we expect them to support us at the APC Presidential Primary Convention sometime in August 2022. But our primary mission at the National Convention must be clear to all – to dominate the arena with South-East presidential razzmatazz.
On that day in December 2021, we expect any number of presidential aspirants of South-East extraction on APC platform to make a grand entry into the National Convention arena.
Among the presidential aspirants of South-East extraction, we expect conviviality and good behaviour all round – all in the spirit of sportsmanship and patriotism.
In fact, the character and seriousness of each presidential aspiration on display at the National Convention ground will determine how far the presidential aspirant will go in the race. Our Project will only project the most credible and best-behaved presidential aspiration.
By August 2022 presidential primary convention of APC, only one South-Easterner will be entering into that presidential primary arena as a presidential aspirant.
So, for any South-Easterner who wants to become president of Nigeria on APC platform, the time for games is over. Become openly and seriously interested in contesting for President or stop that self-delusion.
Ahead of the APC National Convention, each presidential aspirant of South-East extraction should have presidential poster, T-shirt and baseball cap. And each should be escorted into the arena by up to 5,000 supporters.
You presidential aspirants of South-East extraction on APC platform will be at the National Convention of APC in December 2021. We of South-East APC Presidency Project 2023 will be there too.
For you as for us, we have just one month to prepare. Let’s not waste the available time for proper preparations for a great National Convention outing that would convince the world that the South-East means business.
Just imagine the embarrassment of not even a single South-Easterner going to the PDP National Convention with even one piece of presidential poster, only for one South-East PDP chieftain to take to the social media a day later to announce that he would contest for President of Nigeria! That is what you see in unprepared and unserious individuals.
Dr Chinedu Jideofo-Ogbuagu National Coordinator South-East APC Presidency Project 2023. 09052910866, 08023163451.
A member of the German Parliament, Andrej Hunko has assured the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and other agitators in the southeastern part of Nigeria that Germany will intervene in their struggle.
The German politician also promised that the Angela Merkel-led government will help to find a remedy to prevent worsening military problems in the country which are causing violence. Hunko said this during an interview he granted Mirror African Diaspora, which was posted on Twitter by Biafra Twitter on Thursday.
Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor was also called to the interview. Biafra Twitter had tweeted, “I will facilitate the intervention of German Govt to find a solution to Biafra Question & to prevent escalating military solution from Nigerian Govt that’s leading to violent.”
Following the failure of the Biomodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, in many poling units across Anambra State in the ongoing governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has extended voting till Sunday.
The exercise was also extended beyond the closing time of 2.30pm on Saturday.INEC resident electoral commissioner, Dr. Nkwachukwu Orji said BVAS failed in many areas because of software breach.According to him, the extension was therefore to enable those who could not cast their votes to do so.Many polling units experienced the breach, thereby delaying the voting process and frustrating eligible voters.
Community reporters 