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Re Ubah tackles Obi over 25bn supplementary budget.
As the the drumbeat of 2014 gubernatorial election of Anambra State gathers momentum. Is quite disappointing, surprising and wired the method imbibed by the main forefront players who have refused to draw a concrete program that will challenge governor Peter Obi and his purported candidate. In recent past there has been an unabated attacks on the policies of the governor of Anambra State. Similar headlines such as this, Uba tackles Obi on the car gift to the Igwes, Ifeanyi Ubah floors Obi on the latter's education policies, today on 125N54b supplementary budget, had flooded the Nigerian tabloids and most of the times emanates from Ifeanyi Ubah's campaign desk. And I askes 'ugbua ka chi foro" where has Ubah been all this while or has Obi been getting it alright before now. Perhaps a campaign gimmicks, a show of insincerity- the McCain-politics with no better end.
Democracy and good governance, elections are meant to be won with laudable programmes, peoples appeal and acceptance; not boastful claims without substance and wilful distortion of facts. Any other means to victory is definitely crooked and unconstitutional. Ifeanyi Ubah should concentrate on educating the Anambra electorate with his leadership plans instead of this cave-man's tricks. We are in a modern world- age of speed and desperate for change. Ubah should tell the masses how he wish to transform the state into a modern city. This was tricks that almost opened the government house to Prof Soludo and Prof. Dora.
It is quite obvious that this recent, incessant and unabated attacks on Gov. Obi's policies indicates a state of one who has fallen from the governors grace. A show of 'all is not well' and the desperate man's way for survival. Senator McCain tried this unsuccessfully. For Hillary Clinton, the tricks opened more doors of hatred towards her. The latest victim of this trend was Governor Romney. In a nutshell, Ifeanyi Ubah has made futile attempts to launder his battered image, flaunting integrity and pedigree he does not possess and making unsubstantiated political rhetoric. This is politics of yesteryears. Ubah has been so blindfolded by his inordinate ambition that he fails to realise that the people of Anambra’s parameter for gauging political reliability has left the days of Jim Nwaobodos and Mbadinujus when you have to do the politics of betrayals and godfatherism and when you must be Obasanjo’s friend to win a election and the barometer of measuring trust and performance are no more where they left it, when it was just a question of posturing.
The people have had the opportunity of juxtaposing different system of governance and have clearly chosen. Today, the Anambra people are desperately yearning for a Joshua, a sincere leader who will lead them to a promise land having stayed in this wilderness of corruption, anarchy, insincerity and godfatherism on the part of the elected and the selected for a long time. They needs this people with Obama's modern idea of leadership transformation. Ifeanyi Ubah could be this Joshua but before this he must seek to be anointed by God and then the people and not from the governor. Several times in the past, we have gotten it wrong but this time all eyes are on us and by the grace of God we shall get it right. And my prayer is that Ubah's name will appear on the ballot paper.
Prince Okey Emezu Writes from Europe
As the the drumbeat of 2014 gubernatorial election of Anambra State gathers momentum. Is quite disappointing, surprising and wired the method imbibed by the main forefront players who have refused to draw a concrete program that will challenge governor Peter Obi and his purported candidate. In recent past there has been an unabated attacks on the policies of the governor of Anambra State. Similar headlines such as this, Uba tackles Obi on the car gift to the Igwes, Ifeanyi Ubah floors Obi on the latter's education policies, today on 125N54b supplementary budget, had flooded the Nigerian tabloids and most of the times emanates from Ifeanyi Ubah's campaign desk. And I askes 'ugbua ka chi foro" where has Ubah been all this while or has Obi been getting it alright before now. Perhaps a campaign gimmicks, a show of insincerity- the McCain-politics with no better end.
Democracy and good governance, elections are meant to be won with laudable programmes, peoples appeal and acceptance; not boastful claims without substance and wilful distortion of facts. Any other means to victory is definitely crooked and unconstitutional. Ifeanyi Ubah should concentrate on educating the Anambra electorate with his leadership plans instead of this cave-man's tricks. We are in a modern world- age of speed and desperate for change. Ubah should tell the masses how he wish to transform the state into a modern city. This was tricks that almost opened the government house to Prof Soludo and Prof. Dora.
It is quite obvious that this recent, incessant and unabated attacks on Gov. Obi's policies indicates a state of one who has fallen from the governors grace. A show of 'all is not well' and the desperate man's way for survival. Senator McCain tried this unsuccessfully. For Hillary Clinton, the tricks opened more doors of hatred towards her. The latest victim of this trend was Governor Romney. In a nutshell, Ifeanyi Ubah has made futile attempts to launder his battered image, flaunting integrity and pedigree he does not possess and making unsubstantiated political rhetoric. This is politics of yesteryears. Ubah has been so blindfolded by his inordinate ambition that he fails to realise that the people of Anambra’s parameter for gauging political reliability has left the days of Jim Nwaobodos and Mbadinujus when you have to do the politics of betrayals and godfatherism and when you must be Obasanjo’s friend to win a election and the barometer of measuring trust and performance are no more where they left it, when it was just a question of posturing.
The people have had the opportunity of juxtaposing different system of governance and have clearly chosen. Today, the Anambra people are desperately yearning for a Joshua, a sincere leader who will lead them to a promise land having stayed in this wilderness of corruption, anarchy, insincerity and godfatherism on the part of the elected and the selected for a long time. They needs this people with Obama's modern idea of leadership transformation. Ifeanyi Ubah could be this Joshua but before this he must seek to be anointed by God and then the people and not from the governor. Several times in the past, we have gotten it wrong but this time all eyes are on us and by the grace of God we shall get it right. And my prayer is that Ubah's name will appear on the ballot paper.
Prince Okey Emezu Writes from Europe
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