Chief Ikedi Ohakim. |
Recently, I wrote an
article where I said I heard 'kepukepu' that Dr Ikedi Ohakim, a
former governor of Imo State was eying the position of President
General of Ohaneze Ndigbo. I said since he was dethroned as
governor which was perhaps due to his still soaring infamous
stubbornness, Ohaklm has been doing everything humanly possible to be
relevant, especially by being in the news.
I told everyone that
i'm not gunning for the man of Burma Estate for the position
of President of Ohaneze Ndigbo. But that this is my personal
opinion. Agreed that every Nigerian is entitled to vote and be voted for in any
election but we should be able to draw a clear line between jesting and genuine
ambition.
Ohaneze Ndigbo
fights for the welfare of Ndigbo. The organization as part of its objectives of
creation is to foster unity among Igbos in order to better allow them to
be representative within the political scenario of Nigeria. An Ohakim who
didn’t focused development initiatives in his part of Isiala Mbano when he
was a governor is not fit to fight for the welfare of Ndigbo.
He also woefully failed to touch the lives of the people of Okigwe zone
when he was a governor.
This man is not even
concerned about the welfare of his followers. President of Ohaneze Ndigbo certainly
is not for a political leader who is not concerned about the welfare of his
followers. Leaders depend on the trust and loyalty of their followers.
Since I wrote the
article, IKEDI OHAKIM HOW NOT TO BE A POLITICAL LEADER, I have observed
that a tiny minority of Ohakim's media are already busy casting
aspersions on me for talking against the former governor. Without a doubt, a
tinier minority from this tiny minority are doing so either from pure ignorance
of what is happening or just to force me to keep quite.
Some names they call
me are blackmailer, begger, tout, jobless man. And they are fabricating mails
where they say I acknowledged receiving help from Ohakim. This tiny
minority needs a crash course on basic logic. If you feel I'm jobless, then
give me a job. I hold a masters degree in Linguistics and communication
studies. ICAN is in view. I am also fortunate to after graduation in 2001 got
employed as accounts officer of Alcon Nig Limited in 2003, promoted to
Accountant in 2005 and worked in the company till May 2016. I got another
job in 2018 through Rt Hon Opiah from where I left to something else. So if you
term me jobless, then give me a job.
Of course, those
calling me names for pointing out the deceptive nature of Ohakim are only
his leeches who don’t enjoy the truth slimed down their faces. No doubt,
they need to live in denial to justify their fealty to filth.You can pummel
truth with all sorts, but when things clear up, only truth will remain
standing.
As a bearer of truth, I
need no encouragement to stand by it so those who continue to murmur grudgingly
against me need not worry. The truth remains that President of Ohaneze Ndigbo
certainly is not for a political leader like Ohakim who is not concerned about
the welfare of his followers. Ohaneze fights for the welfare of Ndigbo while
Ohakim is only concerned about himself and his children. I followed him from
2008 to 2016 and when I was down in 2017, he ran away. Same thing he did
to Jones Onwuasonya and many more. Have you asked yourselves why at the
smallest chance, he nominates himself, his wife and children for appointments
leaving his supporters to grumble.
When things go wrong i
must talk. I hate deception. When politicians were spreading all the
lies against Ohakim in 2010, I was one of those that shouted that this man did
not do the evil they said he did. I did my investigations then and saw the
lies and I shouted that this man was misunderstood, misconstrued and
deliberately misrepresented in some quarters. I saw the massive conspiracy
to denigrate his person and defame his administration. I spoke
against some of the ‘moonlight tales’ spread about him. People called me
all sort of names for speaking in favour of him. Today same Ohakim is
calling me names for telling him the truth.
One of the
beauties of democracy is the existence of liberties,including but not
limited to freedom of expression.This right include the freedom to hold opinion
and propagate same,within the set limits. The FOI Act has also expanded
this right. Ohakim's media calling me names in respect of the
exercise and enjoyment of this right amounts to iberiberism
-Kenneth Uwadi lives
in Mmahu Egbema, Imo State and can be reached via 08037982714.
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