——- What Ndi Enugu should know ! !
From Okey Igwesi.
Is the reasons given for this journey by our state governor, Dr Peter Ndubuisi Mba with some stakeholders to Abuja recently to reassure Mr president the supports of nd’Enugu for his re-election the truth or deceit ?
Two things one may ask about this journey : “Can one give out what he does not possess? –” Power truly is from God and belongs to the people in a democracy “. Again : “Where is Dr Chimaroke Nnamani, “the maverick politician” that brought out this governor, in the list of this stakeholders”? Does it mean he is no longer relevant to our governor in this visit ?
By implications and his absence, our people should know that the ” political god father” and indeed the people have rejected “king Saul,” the governor for his second term bid ! Regrettably; this is a message he should be encouraged to accept with calmness as : “4+ 0=4″and a new slogan !
His followers and nd’Enugu should equally accept this as the will of God, but with joy that an “expected David “, a true son and one “anointed ‘is coming to restore all the damages/ pains afflicted on the masses by this our governor!
Perusing through the list of personalities he took to Aso-rock to plead with Mr president on his behalf baffled many on why this journey, and men , like current Air service Chief , Air vice Marshall Kelvin Aneke and few others went on such a shameful journey with the governor? Were they truly informed on hands about the mission of this visit or mainly cajoled with a different reason, contrary to what was later reported on many Nigerian newspaper headlines ; April ,22 that reads: “Mbah leads Enugu Stakeholders to back Mr president’s re-election?” !
While many were surprised and in doubts for such a visit, others believed that the stakeholders was simply misled,, bearing in minds the present state of our national economy in hands of this APC government and Mr president !
This is the opinion of many who still saw this journey to Aso-rock as a joke and really a satire on this stakeholders as: “Nnam eze akpatam enyi “, by the state governor, Dr Peter Mba!” “What actually may have enticed these men of honour to meet with Mr president in Aso-rock over his re-election issue.? This is still a puzzle to many!
One major reason perhaps, may be on how the sum of N800bilion deducted from state federation allocation from all the APC states including Enugu state would be managed in financing this re-election of Mr president in Enugu state ? This is the fund in recent times has become a subject of controversy in the the APC governors forum with allegations and accusations against their chairman, Sen. Hope Uzodimma of mismanagement !
The crisis arising therefrom was alleged to have been stirred by our state governor Dr Peter MBA by Sen. Hope Uzodimma.
This crisis sources revealed was the genesis of mistrust in relationships between our governor and Sen. Hope Uzodimma who allegedly wants to bring down the reputations and the image of our state governor; he, Sen. Uzodimma tagged “a traitor” and an over ambitious governor before Mr president. The president was alleged to have been warned to be careful with the ” artificial loyalty of Dr Peter Mba as his plan was simply to disgrace the president during the general election of 2027.” This is just the same way, former governor Rotimi Amechi did to Dr Goodluck Jonathan in River state in 2015 general election !” This was the negative stories that was sold to Mr president ; and which Dr Peter Mba quickly organised and took these stakeholders from the State to Aso-rock to denounce and plead for his innocence ; and; reassure, Mr president of his loyalty and the supports of the entire state for his re-election !
Sen ken Nnamani who spoke on behalf of the rest equally re-assured Mr president of the royalty of the governor and the supports of the entire ndi Enugu state.
Other things mentioned as reasons for: “coming to thank Mr president for federal projects in the state were mere rhetorics of lies.!” But with one major question at hand : “Why was none members of the state assembly in this stakeholders that went to Aso-rock to pledge their loyalty to Mr president’s re-election in 2027?”
- Who is then fooling who in Enugu state?
(Okey Igwesi is a journalist, Political Analyst and Public Commentator)
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