In spite of the present frenzied
atmosphere in our dear country Nigeria due to the expected February 2015 general
election, there is no gain saying the fact that the way and manner the votes
will be cast next month will reposition the country to actualize the latent
great prospects in the socio-economic and political growth and development.
Taking cognizance of the discrete observations and incisive comments in the
mass media, people have apparently become highly articulate and wiser in the
consideration of whom to cast their votes.
This scenario is a far cry of what
transpired many years back when voters were less informed and were swayed by
the rhetorics or oratorical bombardment of politicians who sought for the elective and
appointive positions in governance.
The political parties contesting
elective positions in the forth coming polls have strategized and expecting the
electorate to appreciate their view points on how to improve the fortunes of
the masses whose age long expectations
of Eldorado appear to be around the corner. In Anambra State, the dominant
parties that are appealing for the votes are APC, PDP and APGA. From the look
of things, the three political parties have been exhibiting balance of power in
terms personalities and not necessarily the much expected ideologies of the
respective political parties as observed in more democratized, industrialized
and advanced countries of the world.
The
fortunes of the PDP in Anambra state literally nose-dived
when Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju became the Governor. The ugly trend of dubious
manipulations and financial malfeasance that followed the conduct of governance
traumatized the highly elated people who believed that they had joined the supposed
main-stream political party, the PDP. Today, the PDP is factionalized beyond
redemption and brazenly nominated multiple candidate for the same positions in
the elections; a step contrary to the electoral Act. Consequently,
the administration of Dr. Chris
Nwabueze Ngige as Governor of Anambra State had rekindled the hope of the
largely enterprising people as they witnessed civilized ways of conducting
government business and deployment of the public revenues for the overall
upliftment of the welfare of the people. To his exhilarating credit,
Dr. Chris Ngige was hailed for making Anambra people to know that government
has formidable reservoir of revenue sources and possible adroit financial
husbandry and expended public fund in the
execution of strategic infrastructural facilities and amenities. He has
not only injected humanness or human
face as it were, in public
administration but laid
foundation for the grassroots democracy
having sanitized the rot in the local government councils. In governing Anambra
State, the distinguished Senator of the federal republic of Nigeria displayed
selfless service, patriotic conducts, daring exploits which liberated Anambra
state from the deadly clutches of idolatrous political god fathers for elective cum appointive positions
in governance. An intellectual of no
mean repute coupled with Christian virtues shun of mechanical piety, he put his
life on line because of the rampaging hordes of hell unleashed by the
capricious and soulless god fathers who had held the past leaders of government at the jugular veins which among other debilitating factors slowed
down the expected quantum leap in socio-economic and political growth and development in Anambra State. It was the boldness, intrepidity,
daring exploits and of practical love of Anambra people that made him to win
the election for the Anambra central senatorial zone. Today, according to the
verdict of the former governor of Anambra State, Dr. C.P. Ezeife, Senator Chris
Ngige is “the most popular politician in Anambra State”. Dr Ezeife made this
discrete observation during the 2013 governorship election which was
regrettably controversial. Nevertheless, the popularity of the distinguished
Senator is far above other contestants; in every public forum, his appearance divinely endowed aura, trigger groundswell of
approbation, singing and praises for him to the consternation of his
political opponents and enemies.
Senator Chris
Ngige having proved beyond reasonable doubt to be a worthy representative of
the Anambra people in general and Anambra Central Senatorial zone in particular
in the hallowed chamber of the senate, has bounced back to the people and
humbly appealing to them to renew his mandate in the National Assembly as a
Senator. The overriding love of the people and the impressive deployment of
constituency projects in all the communities ranging from basic infrastructures
like water resources, electric
transformers, health care delivery facilities, scholarship awards that cut across secondary
and post secondary careers and facilitation of employment of many in the
federal public service, have placed him
on a formidable pedestal compared with the senatorial aspirants from the PDP
and APGA. The high profile of the distinguished senator and the beckoning of
the people in the Anambra central senatorial zone is ostensibly due to the
civilized awareness of voting credible contestants instead of considering the
political parties. The impressive level of political sagacity and enlightenment
of Anambra people is such that political parties though a vehicle of mass
mobilization and political enlightenment, do not prevent them from recognizing
intellectually capable, altruistic and God-fearing people to represent them in
the executive and legislative arms of government. The popular opinion is in
favour of Senator Chris Ngige to win the senate contest in the Anambra State
Central Senatorial Zone so as to reinvent and expand the horizon and frontiers
of his superlative accomplishment for the overall weal and welfare of Anambra
people.
Mr. Onwubiko is an author and
public affairs analyst, Awka Anambra State
Reinventing Senator Chris Ngige’s Superlative Accomplishments By Polycarp Onwubiko
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