Chief Chamberlain Adiaso |
The
just concluded APC governorship primaries in Abia State was an opportunity to
discover that there are Nigerians who are grown beyond cheap primordial
sentiments which has become the bane of our underdevelopment and poverty.
So,
that exercise was an opportunity to salute the courage of the Ngwa nation, a
people who are by nature very independent, liberal and very mature minded
people, to the extent that even when some political elements attempted to
divide the Abia APC and to cause disharmony between the Ngwa nation and their
brothers by fostering the agenda of the PDP, it was men like Chief Chamberlain
Adiaso (The Agu Ji Egbe 1 of Abia State) that stood up to be
counted.
A
governorship aspirant himself who did an honest assessment of the party's standing
in the upcoming general election and came out with a factual conclusion
that Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah remains the best amongst many qualified
aspirants in the APC that could beat the incumbent PDP governor in Abia
State.
Chief
Chamberlain Adiaso displayed unparalleled courage and sense of leadership for
being the first Ukwa Ngwa man to have openly endorsed Uche Ogah
irrespective of contrived ethnic interest being pushed around by some
elements in Abia State politics in order to gain undue advantage.
Chamberlain
Adiaso showed that indeed, the collective conscience of society can only be
nurtured by truth.
Furthermore,
the constitution guarantees the right of citizens to free speech, assembly,
association and worship according to the dictates of their consciences, which
some elements in Abia State politics does not want to happen by seeking the use
of ethnic sentiment and intimidation to subvert the popular will of the people.
Therefore,
the rare courage displayed by Chamberlain Adiaso in the build-up to the last
APC governorship primaries in Abia State must be commended, as it is difficult
to see a man of such repute and towering standing concede to another aspirant
whom he considers aptly qualified to lead the struggle to liberate Abia State
in this season.
The
ruling cabal in Abia State have perfected a gimmick of pitching Abia indigens
against each other using ethnic and and zonal rhetorics. In the end, their so
called zoning agenda has never benefited any zone so imposed. Rather, it has
become the basis for bad governance and abysmal leadership. The last
administration in Abia State was considered to be that of Abia central. But 8
years after, the people of the zone like other parts of Abia State became worst
than it was before the zoning shenanigan.
Currently,
the Abia South people and the entire Ukwa Ngwa who supposedly lays claim to the
governorship seat is in bad shape; notwithstanding that a so called Ukwa Ngwa
man is in power. Like every other part of the state, there is excruciating
hunger, mass unemployment, failed infrastructure and financial stagnation. The
governor being from that part of the state has not made any difference in the
lives of the people of the zone.
This
is why we must appreciate a man like Chief Chamberlain Adiaso who saw beyond
the deception being bandied as zonal interest to endorse Dr Uchechukwu Sampson
Ogah, a man that is well known in the state for his positive impact in the
lives of the people of Abia State. Chief Chamberlain Adiaso has by his open
endorsement endeared himself to the people of Abia State. His support and
loyalty to Dr Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah epitomizes the courage of leadership
required to build an egalitarian society.
Chief
Chamberlain Adiaso must be celebrated for his foresight and genuine love for
the Abia people. His preference for quality leadership that will benefit the
entire people of Abia State is a testament in the pursuit of what is the
greatest good for the greatest number of Abia people. His loyalty to his friend
and brother, Dr Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, exemplifies the the quality of
thinking required for Abia's development. The spirit of oneness and commitment
to the overall interest of the state. The spirit that encourages unity of
purpose rather than the narrow interest clutched in ethnocentrism.
I
salute Chief Chamberlain Adiaso's foresight and courage of leadership and also
recommend him highly for public service in any major capacity in Abia State and
Nigeria.
Mr.
Okechukwu Ezebuike writes from Abia State.
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