Uche Ekwunife: The Unfettered, her onslaught! Part 5. By Oby Nwadiogbu

It was His Excellency Sir Peter Obi, the immediate past Governor of Anambra State that asked the Anambrarians and the world if “Anambra is cursed or are we the cause of what is happening to Anambra State?” Such question carried so many issues bothering on the state of anarchy and tyranny, home for all forms of wicked hearts; sacrilege and acrimony was in their highest tone. Ears tingled on what was bemoaning Anambra in the glaring eyes of Gen. Obasanjo as Civilian President.

To this end, such scenario is grooming around the woman who deserves the support of all as per having her in the arena of Politics. Hon. Uche Ekwunife has the honour to have the National flag and ticket to run for Anambra Central Senatorial seat under PDP. The law had made it clear that women must be given appreciable percentage to run for elective post and no controversy about that.

Unfortunately as it stands, she was sidelined just as Peter Obi had his then. The women folk and concerned male folk who understand the value of women in the world of Politics today equally understands with us that it is absolutely wrong to deny us our portion. This made them to give us their support that Uche Ekwunife should be given her slot to run with candid and unflinching support that they would support her.

Uche Ekwunife has demonstrated that she knows what it means to represent her people at the Federal level. She helped over 300 Anambrarians in her constituency to secure Federal jobs nationwide. She attended to women and children matters. Men were not overlooked as many of the Projects she did in her constituency was actually for all. Many motions and bills were the children of her brain, the product of her endeavour and materialization of her incentive genius.

In the world of human, it is live and let live. Not moving selfish motion to constrain on from freedom of expression of interest. But in the world of animal, it is survival of the fittest. No consideration of given! How would it sound that Uche Ekwunife, the Voice of women and children, is bewitched by anyone? Even the law states it clearly that they have slots nonnegotiable. It is important to note that the sluggish movement of a cat should not be mistaken by a rat as cowardice, but a tactful movement of defence and attack.   

Anyone who knows Hon. Uche Ekwunife would agree with me that she is a woman with her own unique virtues. The gray heron (a bird that lives around water) has a very singular mode of defence. When attacked by the eagle or falcon, it simply stands quiet and firm. Using its sharp pointed beak as a sword, it simply allows the predators to pierce itself through by its own force. Her strength is in her ability to contain all manner of dispositions against her and remains focused like a cheetah which reserves its inner strength with precise focus in its pursuit to catch up a prey. Her prey is her mandate! She is not after acrimony of dancing around the graves!

It is in this light that I invite all women, youths and men of noble mind to join hands in this campaign to move Uche Ekwunife to Senate. It does matter whose name appeared for now, her mandate is our focus. Her singular mode of defence in this jungle is not to exchange words with anyone, or begins to dance around the grave of the dead people or heroes and heroine in the State.

Hon. Uche Ekwunife we know respects every human being including his male counterparts in the world of Politics but to belittle her prowess and grandeur may not augur well with any who will jam her peak by their own volition. Her quietness is her firm strength. She is unfettered and her onslaught is acute to deliver mandate come General election.

 Nwadiogbu is the Executive Director, Campaign against illiteracy, low enrolment and widowhood empowerment Initiative