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EQUITY STARTS WITH OHAKIM By Nze Modestus Ezenwa

Published

1 year ago

April 29, 2024

Ikedi Ohakim, Ogbujingidi and Ogbughereuzo Umuobom is the right man to ascend the throne at the end of the tenure of the current governor .

The four feet of the table of equity were destroyed in the gaze of Ikedi Ohakim. There wouldn’t have been the locust years, reign of pestilence, drama , wasteful entertainment and Rochasism if some hawks didn’t gather against the flowing classic regime of Ohakim

Ikedi was stopped, not by God, but by men. Regrettably, his people were used against him. All sorts of stories, all shades of lies and mistruths were propelled to ensure that his great plans for the state were belly up.

Once he was shoved aside, Ndi Imo preferred Barabas, ” a notorious criminal”. Those who removed Ikedi Ohakim are the same people who determined his replacement. To make sure, there was no trace of any great deeds of the Okohia born politician, a destroyer was strategically placed in his place, making total annihilation and destruction possible.

Eight years after Ohakim were locust infested and rape-noted. The iberiberistic emperor on the throne who was driven crazy by his personal ideas, became the richest man in the state. An impetuous pilot he was, he literally put the state in reverse gear when he sold all he inherited from Ohakim and led the state into debt captivity

Imo state would have been spared the near-irreversible damning experience in the hands of the richest man had the graceful move to paradise was halted. Imo needed surgery immediately after the 8 locust years, but her managers perhaps didn’t take pains to engage a consultant surgeon.

Ikedi Ohakim was unjustly treated. Virtually all those what participated in the regrettable processes of his exit have come back in regrets. The truth that was buried on the fangles of rumour and falsity are no longer fashioned. The black mass of the Catholic Church, the lyrics of Fr Mbaka, the tales and brues have gone past. Our eyes are clear at the moment as our memories recollect the great thoughts and plans Ikedi Ohakim had for us.

All those who are working towards the realization of the Charter of Equity will easily get a melting ground in Ohakim. Ohakim is competent. He has been tested and has proved to possess what the state needs at the moment.

Ikedi Ohakim is from Okigwe, a zone that has more justifiable claim to a successor. The incumbent knows him too well and would be comfortable entrusting the affairs of the state on the shoulders of someone he could run mileages with. Imo state needs a thinker in the molds of Alex Oti and Charles Soludo. The brilliant and well read Ohakim represents the turns and sets of the needs of governance.

Ikedi Ohakim will spend only four years in the government house. This is what the promoters of equity from Owerri zone would want to hear. Owerri will be more comfortable with an arrangement that wouldn’t keep them outside circles of powers for too long. Ohakim appears to be the best bait.

Make no mistakes, Ohakim is not seen as a gap filler neither are those asking him to run for the position hinging their reasons on the fact that he has only one term to pontificate. Ikedi Ohakim is still young and relevant in Imo State. His brilliant ideas, robust programmes and courageous tackles are what the state needs at the moment.

Nze Dr Modesty Vitus Ezenwa, Akwaa akwuru Umuobom is the Convener : Equity Starts With Ohakim ( ESWO)

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2027: There’s no coalition, I know who’ll get ADC presidential ticket – Omokri

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4 hours ago

July 10, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has said that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, will not get the sole ticket of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, come 2027.

According to him, there is no coalition against President Bola Tinubu since all those involved cannot settle for one candidate with Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar and Chibuike Amaechi all indicating interest.

Omokri told Arise News that one thing that political leaders in the coalition all have in common is that they all lost in 2023.

He described the coalition as a loser’s convention, adding that President Bola Tinubu has no reason to be afraid of them.

“You’re forming a loser’s convention. I mean, why should I be afraid of you?

“It happens all the time in the United States, we see people forming a loser’s convention. When you gather negative thinkers together, there’s more negativity,” he said.

Reminded that there is a certain logic behind the coalition which is that the likes Peter Obi and Atiku do not want to split their vote, which collectively beat Tinubu hands down in 2023.

Recall that Tinubu got 37% of the votes in 2023, while Atiku and Obi combined got 54% and both parties feel that they might have won on a joint ticket in 2027.

Omokri, however, noted that there is no coalition, adding, “If Peter Obi says he’s running, if Atiku says he’s running…, if we are seeing Amaechi submitting a proposal to the ADC officially for a one term presidency. I mean, have you seen any coalition there?

“There’s no coalition. What you’re just seeing is egos, different egos. The man, Peter Obi, based on what has happened in the past, it’s very unlikely to get the ticket of the ADC.

“Because if you see what’s happening with the ADC, he doesn’t have that clout within the ADC. I have a good idea who’s likely going to get a ticket. It’s likely going to go to a Northerner.

“And the man [Obi] has said, I’m definitely going to run. So, there is no coalition, there are no general forces, this is just egos going here, right, and there.”

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2027: I’ll defeat Matawalle by 10am – Gov Lawal

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5 hours ago

July 10, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

Ahead of 2027 general election, Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has claimed that he will defeat the former Governor of the state, Bello Matawalle, if he makes a come back to run.

Lawal stated this on Wednesday while fielding questions on Channels TV’s Politics Today programme.

The statement comes amid speculation that he might switch camp to newly unveiled African Democratic Congress, ADC, following the intractable crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

However, the governor said he remains a member of the PDP, while also dismissing speculations that he was about to decamp to the All Progressives Congress.

Speaking about what would happen if the current Minister of Defense (State) Matawalle decides to seek a ticket for the governorship position under the APC, governor Lawal said he thinks there is no reason for him to fear anybody.

He said: “The truth of the matter is, when I contested in 2023 all these forces were there. They were all in APC when I contested in 2023 and I still won.

“What do you think will change now, in 2027 is it not the same Matawalle that I took over from? I’m praying to God that he should be the one under APC, and let’s see what will happen in 2027 I’m sure history will repeat itself.

“He’s (Matawalle) the one that will be an easier race, in fact, by 10am, it should be a walk over inshallah.”

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Tinubu building on Buhari’s reforms – Former SGF, Boss Mustapha

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5 hours ago

July 10, 2025

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Immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu is building on the foundation of his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari.

Mustapha said this at the public presentation of a book, “According to the President”, written by former presidential aide, Garba Shehu, on Wednesday in Abuja.

Mustapha highlighted Buhari’s legacy of institutional reforms and praised Tinubu for sustaining and building upon them.

The Ex-SGF stressed that both administrations exemplify a commitment to systemic governance rather than personality-driven politics.

“President Buhari governed with duty rather than drama. He was driven by principles, not applause,” Mustapha stated.

Mustapha also highlighted key policy interventions during Buhari’s tenure, including the Petroleum Industry Act, large-scale infrastructure projects, military retooling, and the National Social Investment Programme, NSIP.

He hailed the former president for advancing reforms in agriculture, power, education, and the digital economy, describing these efforts as part of a broader architecture of inclusive development.