Politics

By Charles Ogugbuaja, Ph.D. Recently, another quantum leap was recorded in Abia State. This time, the dream of according and transforming Aba, an emerging modern industrial hub, with a full status of a commercial smart city status, is gradually and legally coming to fruition with full seamless economic activities, comparable to cities in many advanced democracies. It is evident that almost each day, a new encouraging inclusive -centred sustainable growth is added to Abia State, and pushed to the public glare with attendant core benefits accrued to Abians. It is now a reality that Abians are always waiting for what…

Using the phrase ‘What is to be done?’ in the headline to this analysis is deliberate. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin used the title in a brilliant 1902 treatise to outline the strategic methodology needed for a successful transformation of the state. It is a question that remains hauntingly relevant whenever a nation faces structural decay. 'What is to be done?' is important because out of it came solutions which, through their focus on organizational discipline and ideological clarity, continue to illuminate the path for any leadership seeking to dismantle a dysfunctional status quo. We must now look ahead to what ought…

…Cautions the senator to inbibe in the spirit of dialogue instead of intimidation and political desperation. Ambassador Dr. Osita Offor, popularly known as “De Ultimate Commander” and the Ikenga Gburugburu of Ohafia Ancient Kingdom, has called on Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to immediately withdraw his case against youths of Ohafia Local Government Area and tender an unreserved public apology to the Ohafia Clan. Dr. Offor was reacting to the recent political tension between the former Abia State governor and Ohafia youths following the senator’s decision to petition the youth association for openly expressing their political views. He described the move…