“One fact that must sink in our memory is this,Terrorism has no

friend, it is an enemy of all. Terrorists are no friends to anyone,

they could kill anyone. They could kill their parents, may kill their

friends and could even kill themselves. Live has no meaning to them,

they are enemies of all, including to themselves. In fact, they are

enemies of live.”

When ever a bomb explode in any part of Nigeria, it is more like a

blast in my heart. It is usually disheartening and regrettable that

such an endless act of wickedness could be taking place in our dear

However, anytime I read reports of any explosion, I feel the effect of

such blast in my heart. It is usually as if the bombing took place

right inside of me. I feel pain and unending sorry.

In recent times, the occurrences of such explosion had gone out of

proportion. From Jos to Borno, Adamawa to Yobe,Gombe to kaduna and

even Abuja to Lagos. Bomb blast could occur in any part of Nigeria as

we speak and anyone could be victim.

According to Carsten Bockstette, George C. Marshall of Center for

European Security Studies. Terrorism is defined as political violence

in an asymmetrical conflict that is designed to induce terror and

psychic fear (sometimes indiscriminate) through the violent

victimization and destruction of noncombatant targets (sometimes

iconic symbols). Such acts are meant to send a message from an illicit

clandestine organization.

If this definition could be considered, I could say I am already a

victim of terror since I have been terrorized and at the moment,I am

scared for myself and my fellow country men who are likely to be

victim of further attacks. I am scared because my fellow humans are

dying,fellow Nigerians have been affected, women and children have

been lost, Muslim and Christians are not safe and even northerners and

southerners are not left out, who is left unaffected? I couldn’t see

In just one blast, countless of lives are lost, properties worth

millions are destroyed,hope’s are dashed, dreams are shattered and

bitterness plus endless grieve are ensured. Loved one’s are gone, able

are turned disabled,children lost their parents and parents also lost

their children.

Even right now, I can still hear the crying voice of the dying victims

and the grief of their families in my heart. Indeed, I am a victim of

While we are crying,grieving and traumatized by such ugly experience

in our national life, some are acquiring billions under the guise of

security, while others are laughing, making calculations of the next

political agenda. To them, it is all about politics and making money.

The same people claim to be protecting the citizens, but when bomb

explode and people are lost, they are the first to climb the podium

dancing azonto while campaigning for next election. So unfortunate I

must confess.

Most importantly, While we express our grieve on our social media

pages seeking to get reasonable response from the authorities to

prevent further lost, their political foot soldiers waste no time in

bombing us even on the social media. To them, every call to reason is

unwanted, every different opinion must be attacked and every sorrowful

expression must be mocked.

Therefore, the dead are recklessly mocked and blamed for their death,

their grieving friends and families are made a laughing stock

carelessly, while our national sorrow is added with insult and bitter

words capable of making every sane mind wonder if those who spite

these mockery in the face of death and such DE-humanizing conditions

are also humans.

To further establish the fact that these terror are closer to us than

we think, the recent bomb blast which occurred in Gombe State happened

right in front of my friends house, their building was seriously

affected. We ought to praised the almighty because their was no one at

home during the suicide mission.

However, a gallant Nigerian Soldier who himself had been complaining

about the attitude of the authorities was lost in the blast. May his

soul rest in peace.

In view of this recent development, we must all understand one thing,

the next victim of bomb blast could be you, it could be me, it could

be anybody. Therefore, If we fail to reason like the next target

feeling we are safe in our room while mocking others, we may be

affected and be the next to be mocked.

If we fail to stand on the path of truth, we may never get justice

when we are affected. If we fail to desist from mocking the victims,

the same people who mocked others with us may be the same to mock us.

Those who died in the latest Abuja bomb blast in Emmab plaza never

believed it could happen in their vicinity (Wuse II). To them, it

could only happen in the outskirt of Abuja. Some of them might have

argued in favor of the oppressors, some probably mocked the victims of

Nyanyan blast on the social media while supporting their political

choices, yet today, they are also victims

Let me restate that, One fact that must sink in our memory is

this,Terrorism has no friend, it is an enemy of all. Terrorists are no

friends to anyone, they could kill anyone. They could kill their

parents, may kill their friends and could even kill themselves. Live

has no meaning to them, they are enemies of all, including to

themselves. In fact, they are enemies of live.

Although, corruption has been aiding terrorism in Nigeria in no small

way, however,the greatest support terrorism enjoy in this part of the

world is the undue politicization of terror by the ruling government,

which couldn’t only set the country ablaze, but could also breeds a

very dangerous omen which if not discontinued could pitch our citizens

against each other.

A situation where the rulling political party release press statements

blaming the opposition party for every bomb blast that exploded

without any concrete evidence to back up such claim is not only an

unforgivable sin,but a crime that must be properly documented in

history and adequately punished in due time. The officers releasing

such statement must be well documented in case anything happens,they

must be held responsible.

It is my believe that, while many are needed to aid a cause, one man

can drive a dream to fruition. South Africa needed one man (Nelson

Mandella) to end Apartheid. I am of the opinion that, If only one man

died in any blast, probably, it could the man destined to accomplish a

great task for Nigeria. If Nelson Mandella had died in a blast before

South Africa was freed of Apartied, who would have ended Apartied? But

in our case, not one man is lost in our countless blasts, countless

are dying daily right in front of us and yet, we mock them under the

guise of gaining political advantage.

Similarly, 6 suspects arrested in connection with the attempt to bomb

winners chapel church in owerri, Imo state were said to have been

released on bail.

According to the police, the 6 suspects comprise one Nigerian, two

Tanzanian, one American and two Ugandans. It was reported on page 43

of leadership newspaper on June 26th,2014.

It is my concern that, If suspects who were arrested in the scene were

released on bail simply because they are not northern,yet, over 483

northerners who were simply traveling in a bus were still held captive

as suspects, how can such absurdity be justified?

It should be recalled that, as a result of the attempted bomb blast in

a church, northerners in Imo state were asked to appear for profiling

and documentation,which was a clear attempt at stigmatizing them as

terrorists. Yet, those suspects caught in the scene were left to walk

free simply because they were not northerners. This is a very bad

I am of the opinion that, if such impression is allowed to spread

among the northern population, I fear for my southern brothers and

sisters living in the north, as they may equally face similar stigma

and even more.

The authorities must act fast to avoid setting the country ablaze.

Though, people can be patient, but not for too long when they are

pushed to the wall.

We must do justice even to our enemies.

Abdulrazaq O Hamzat can be reached on discus4now@gmail.com

The  task  of  marketing HON. Emeka  Ihedioha   to  the  Imo  State  electorate  is  a  very  easy  task  because it  is  a  classic case  of the maxim:”A good  wine  needs  no  bush”. As  a  political product, Hon  Emeka  Ihedioha  has  a powerful  unique  selling  proposition(USP) or  a  niche  which  makes   him  very  competitive to grab  a  giant  portion  of  market  share. In  choosing  the  best  candidate  for  the  PDP Governorship  ticket, I  worked  with  a  marking  scheme  which  makes  it  possible  for  every  aspirant  to  be  given a  free and  fair   chance  in  the   race. Some  of  the  factors  used  in  picking  the  best  candidate  include  academic  qualification,  top positions  held  in  the  political  arena, party  loyalty/ consistency, financial  empowerment  of  party, Integrity and  dependability, interpersonal  relationship, rule  of  law /due  process, records  of  carpet crossing, criminal  records and  others. Others include the constituency/empowerment   projects, records of Bills  and  contributions  in  Legislative deliberations(i.e.  for those who  are  legislators) and  others.

After  a  diligent   analysis  of  the   marking  scheme as  it  affects  the  individual  contestants, Hon  Emeka  Ihedioha  came  up  with  an  impressive  showing  which  overwhelmed  most  of  his  peers. The  Green-capped  legislator  has  an  impressive  academic  background  as  an  alumnus  of the  prestigious  University of  Lagos where  he  bagged  a  degree  in  Food  Technology. In  the  area  of  party loyalty  and  dependability, Hon  Emeka  Ihedioha   came  out  tops. Since  the  PDP  lost  the  governorship slot  in  2007 election,  Hon Emeka  Ihedioha  is  one  of  the few   PDP  members  who  have  provided  much  needed  funds  and  logistics  to  keep  the  party  alive today. Even as  we  speak  , he  remains  one  of  the  big  financiers  of  the  party. In  the  just  concluded  fund  raising of the  PDP in Imo  State,  he  was  the   highest  donor  with  a  whopping  sum of  N22million. He  must  have  spent  more  than  this  amount  in  financing  the  PDP  since  2007.In the  course  of  this  analysis,  a  cross section  of  the  PDP  members I  interviewed was  unanimous in  the  fact  that  Hon Emeka Ihedioha  has  been  providing   financial  assistance  to  bail  out  the  party  from  financial  distress since  the  last eight years. At  a  time  when  some  of  the  governorship  aspirants  abandoned  the  party  and   defected  to  other  political  parties  in  search  of  greener  pasture, the  like  of  Hon  Ihedioha and  several  others remained  loyal  to  the  PDP.In  keeping  with  the  maxim, “A patient  dog  eats  the  fattest  bone” those  who  remained  loyal  to  the  party  in  times  of  distress must  be  allowed  to  eat  the  good  of  the  party.

A short  while  ago, about  37 PDP  members  of  the  House  of  Representatives  and  some  others  from  the  Senate defected or  decamped  to the All Progressives  Congress(APC) , Hon Emeka  Emeka  Ihedioha  was  at  the  verge  of  losing  his  exalted  position  of Deputy  Speaker and No 6  in  the  order  of  Protocol in  Nigeria, if  he  did  not defect  to APC. In  spite  of  this  insuperable  odd,  Hon  Emeka  Ihedioha  shocked  most  of  us  when  he  called  a  press  briefing  to  emphasize  that  he  did  not  have  any  plans  to  abandon PDP.In  normal  and  saner  societies,  the  like  of  Emeka  Ihedioha who  have  remained  faithful to  PDP   would  simply  be  given  the  governorship  ticket  by  acclamation or the  right  of  first  choice. It  is  only  in  the  PDP that  prodigal  sons   who  return to  the  family  after  a  riotous   and  profligate  living insist  that  the loyal  siblings  must  bow  to  them. This  contrasts  sharply  with  what  happened  in  the  Bible  where  the  prodigal  son  remained  remorseful  and  penitent  .He  was  just  asking  his  father  to  allow  him  a  place  where  he  would have a  roof  over  his  head, provided  he  would  eat  the  crumbs  from  the  table. The  Biblical  Prodigal son  was  neither  proud  nor  arrogant ; he showed  remorse , humility and  penitence  and  did  not  ask  to  be  restored  to  his  order  of  seniority. Please read the “Parable of the Prodigal Son”(LUKE 15:11-32).Is  there  anybody  who  prays  that while  he  is  busy  baking  the  cake,  someone else  will  be  busy  eating  the  same  cake- a  case  of  “monkey  dey  work, baboon  dey  chop”?  Is  there  anybody  who  prays  that  this  near  success  syndrome  will  be  his  portion? Those who go to equity must do equity.

Law making, Representation and Oversight Functions:   These  are  the  major  functions  of  a   legislator. I  do  not  have  space  to  discuss  Hon  Emeka  Ihedioha’s  superlative  performance  under  this  heading. I  advise  his  office  to  put these  land  mark  feats  in  a video  cassette diskette  (VCD) and  donate  them  to  the  public so  that any    doubting  Thomas  can  feel  the  quality  of his representation in  the  past eleven years. But, I will try to scratch  the  surface.

He  was  first  elected  to  the  House  of  Representatives (HoR) in 2003 to  represent  Aboh Mbaise/Ngor-Okpala  Federal  Constituency  in  the  HoR. In  spite  of  the  fact  that  he  was  not  a  ranking  member,  he  served  as  the  Chairman, House  Committee on  Marine  Transport(2003-2007) and in  2007,he  served as Chairman House Committee on Cooperation and  Integration in Africa.He  was  elected  Chief  Whip  of  the  House  in November 2007 where he  served  till June 2011.On June 6^th,2011,  he  was  unanimously  elected  Deputy  Speaker by  his  colleagues  in  the  House  of  Representatives. That  was  the  first  time  members  of  the  House of  Representatives(HoR) elected  their  own  principal  officers  without  any  manipulations  from   ASO ROCK or  from  the  PDP bigwigs. It  was  a  paradigm  shift  from  the  past  when   principal  officers  of  the  House  were  imposed  from  the  political  demagogs. On the  commencement  of  the   7^th  House  of  Representatives,  legislators  were  vehement  on  resisting  any  imposition of  officers on  them. After  the election  of  the  presiding  officers,Hon Aminu  Tambuwal from  North West and  Hon  Emeka  Ihedioha from  South East were  elected  Speaker  and  Deputy  Speaker  respectively.  Hon. Tambuwal defeated  his  opponent, Hon. Mulikat  Akand-Adeola from  the  South  West by  252 votes  to 90  votes. In  the  same vein, Hon  Emeka  Ihedioha(OON) emerged  Deputy  Speaker  unopposed. The  courage  of   the members  of  the  Green Chamber  House  to  elect  her  principal  officers  without  any  external  intervention  was  applauded by right  thinking  members  of  the  society. It  would  have  been  foolhardy/ naive  for Hon  Ihedioha  to  reject  such  a  high  office  which  was  given  to  him  on  a  platter  of  gold.If  he  had  chickened  out,  right  thinking  members  of  Imo State  would  have denounced  him as  a  saboteur, a Fifth Columnist  in  the  family. However,  any  of  us  who  does  not  understand  what  happened  then  should  be given  a  small  lecture so  that  he  can be  carried  along.

His  Chairmanship  of  the  prestigious  House  Committee  on Marine  Transport,  even  when  he  was  a  green horn/neophyte  in  the  House  is  traceable  to  the  fact  that long  before  he  joined  the HoR in 2003,  he  was  already  versed  in  the  business of legislation  and  House  Rules. He  started  his  political  career  from  the  grass roots when  he  served  as  media aide  to  top  politicians  like Senate  President (1992-1993), DR. Iyorchia Ayu,  Senate  President(1999-2000) the Late Dr.  Chuba  Okadigbo,  the  former  Vice  President,(1999-2007), Alhaji  Atiku Abubakar and  others. Unlike  most  politicians who  have  no  personal  discipline  to  start  their  political  career  from  little  beginnings, Hon  Ihedioha  spent  over twelve  years  learning  the  ropes  as  lawmaker  and  aide  to  top politicians  before  aspiring  to  be  Governor. After  serving  twelve  years  in  the  Green  Chamber  and  rising   to the  position  of  Deputy  Speaker  and  No  6  person  in  the  Order  of  Protocol  in  Nigeria, I  doubt  if  there  can  be  a  better  choice  for   Imo  State  Governor in  the  next  political  dispensation. Having  acquitted  himself  creditably  in  the  Green  House,  the  only  place  to  go  is  the  RED  Chamber zone which  is  composed  of  the  Presidency, the  Senate  and  the Governorship. But he desires to start from the Governorship  as a  first  step  in  his  journey  to  the   RED  CHAMBERS. After all, it’s  often  said  that  the  reward  for  good  work  is  more  work. A  good  study  of  Emeka  Ihedioha’s  political  strides  reveals  that  he  is  a  man  that  has  a  date  with  history  in  the  political  ambience  in Nigeria.

CONSTITUENCY PROJECTS: Hon  Emeka  Ihedioha’s  feat  in  the  area  of  constituency projects  is  both  record  shattering  and  record  setting. Unfortunately, some of his  constituents  in Aboh Mbaise/Ngor-Okpala  Federal Constituency  are  oblivious of  what  they  have  in  Hon  Ihedioha.   I  come  from  a  senatorial  zone  where  a  particular  senator  served  for  over  12 years, but, today,  there  is  no  modicum  of  constituency  project (not  even a   one – room project) that  stands  as  a  memento  to  the   period  of  his  miserable and  pathetic reign  as  senator. This  contrasts  sharply  with  Hon  Ihedioha whose  constituency  projects  are  not  only  earmarked,  they  are  also  eyemarked   in his  immediate  Federal  Constituency  and  even  across  the  various  LGAs in  Imo  State. He  has  severally  explained  in  many  fora that  constituency  projects  of  National  Assembly  (NASS)  members are federal  projects  attracted   by  legislators but  funded  by  the  federal  government;  they  are  not funded  with the  individual  legislator’s money.

Empowerment  Programmes  for  Women  and  Youths: In  partnership  with  the  National  Directorate  of  Employment(NDE),he  organized  an “Empowerment of Imo Women and Youths    Skill Acquisition Training” for  500 beneficiaries  drawn  from  the  three zones  of  the  state. Each  of  the  beneficiaries  was  given  a  full  complement of start-up  kit  to  facilitate  effective  take-off .The  venue  was  Villa  Maria Complex  on  Wetheral  Road .Another  batch  of  trainees  had  their   own  empowerment  training  at Metallurgical  Training  Institute(MTI) Onitsha .The  beneficiaries  were  drawn  from  the  three  senatorial  zones  of  the  State. They  were  also  provided  with  a  full  complement  of  kits .Another  empowerment  programme  for  the  youths drawn  from  across  the  state  took  place  at  the  Entrepreneurial  Complex  of  Federal  University  of  Technology(FUTO),Owerri. In  the  same  vein, in  collaboration  with  the  National  Root Crop Research  Institute, Umudike, Umuahia in Abia  state, he  organized  a  three  day  intensive  programme for about  700  beneficiaries  from  the 305  Electoral  wards  of  the  state. The training   spanned the period Thursday Ist Saturday – 3^rd of November,2012 at Alvan Ikoku College  of  Education, Owerri. There  are  several  of  such  empowerment   programmes for  the  Women  and  Youths  and  beneficiaries  were  drawn  from  the  27 Local  Government  Areas of  the  State. The Green-Cap  lawmaker  has  also  built  federal  Skills  acquisition  centres  in   some  communities  in  his  constituency. The list here is a  tip  of  the  iceberg.

Capital  Intensive  Constituency  Projects:Some  of  these  projects  include the construction  of Isinweke-Onicha-Uboma road  in Ihitte-Uboma  LGA in Okigwe  zone; it’s  an NDDC project. Although Imo  state  is  not  a  coastal  zone,  he  was  able  to  use  his  position  as  Chairman, House  Committee on Maritime  Transport  to build  Wharf/Jetty at Imo  River  Okpala . As at 2010 when  I  last   monitored  it, over  N500 million   had  been  spent  on  the  project. In  December, 2011, I was  one  of  the  pressmen  who  went  on a  facility   tour  of  his  constituency  to  verify  his  constituency  projects. I was overwhelmed at the  massive  projects  which  confronted  us.  Some  of  the  projects  include  the 132 KVA and33 KVA transformers installed  at  Mbutu  and  Nguru  communities. The  33KVA  substation  at  Mbutu was  commissioned  on  December  24^th,2011  by  the  then  Minister  of Power, Professor Barth  Nnaji. According  to  the  Project  Engineer,  the  132 KVA  on  completion  would   supply  electricity to  more  than  50  communities and  decongest  the  Egbu sub – station. Through  the  Niger  Delta  Development  Commission(NDDC), he  facilitated  the project  for  the  dualization of  the  35km interstate Owerri-Elele road. The  Deputy  Speaker  has  assured   the  polity  that  adequate  funding  for  the  NDDC  project  will  be  achieved. Other  projects  include  the 17 KM Okpala- Igwurita road linking Imo  and  Rivers  State. Also  affected  is the Chokoneze-Mbutu-Logara road, Chokoneze-Ife Road and Chokoneze-Lorji-Amuzu road. The  rehabilitation  of Sam Mbakwe  International  Cargo  Airport,  construction  of Nigeria Immigration  Service  Centre at Aboh Mbaise  Council  Headquarters.

The  phase  one  of  the  MBAISE  Ring  road   was  flagged  off   in  May, 2013 .The  road which  is  estimated  to  cost   about  N6.2billion  will  cut  across 25  communities  in  the  three  Local  Government Areas  of  Mbaise  nation. When completed, the road will have   a length of 59 km. It is a project of the Ministry of Niger Delta. He  has  extended  his  constituency  projects  to  Radio Nigeria, Owerri  and  Nigerian  Television  Authority(NTA) where  he  donated  computer  sets, digital  recorders,  split  air conditioners and  even  staff  buses and  various  items  of  media  ware  to  enhance  their  performance. His  constituency  projects  on capital  intensive  projects  are  too  numerous  to  be  discussed  here.

Appointments  into Boards of MADs: Imo  State  has  over fifty  members  serving  in  various  capacities  in  federal Parastatals, Agencies and   Departments(MADs). Even  if  for  hypothetical  reasons , we accept  the  nebulous  accusation that  he  diverted   the  appointments  to his  federal  constituency, he  has  not  sinned. I also  would  have  done so if  I were  elected  to  represent  my  constituency. The  core  responsibility  of  a legislator  is  to   empower his  constituents  and  not  to  be  a  Father  Christmas  for  other  constituencies. This  allegation  from  top politicians  validates  my   claim  that  he   is highly  effective  as  he  is  on  top  of  his  job. A legislator  who  has  such  capacity  to  influence  federal  largesse to  the  grass roots  is the  ideal  governor  we  need  in 2015.This  feat  gives  him  a  head start  in  the  PDP Governorship primaries. However, the  truth  is  that  in  his  capacity  as  Deputy  Speaker, he  has  since  taken  the  entire  nation  as  his  constituency. In  Imo West zone(Orlu),  he  facilitated  the  appointment  of  Barrister  Nnamdi   Anyaehie, State  PDP  Chairman as   member, NYSC Board. Ditto for HON Goodluck Opia, Chief Elvis   Agukwe and  others . Hon  Onyeriri  from Orlu  zone  is  House  Chairman  of  the  powerful  Committee  on  Banking. Ditto  for   Imo North(Okigwe  zone) where  he   facilitated  the  appointment  of  the  like  of  MRS. Comfort  Chukwu as  Board  member. In  his  Mbaise  nation, my  research   shows  that  he  powered  the  appointment  of  the  like  of DR. Alex Obi, Chief Alex Emeziem, Hon Mike Iheanetu and  there  are  cogent  reasons  to  justify  each  case. Please Goggle and  read online  my  article  entitled “IMO 2015:HON. Emeka breaks  silence & bares  his  fangs”. It  can  also  be  read  on  page 10  of  the Nigerian  Horn newspaper  edition  of April 16-17, 2014. Those  who  accuse  Ihedioha  of  hijacking  all  the  federal  appointments  need  to  be  educated  that  Mbaise  nation  parades  a  crack  squad  of  rugged  politicians    most  of  who   can  fend  for  themselves  in  the  shark- infested  waters  of  Nigerian  political  ambience.

Hon  Emeka  Ihedioha  is  Chairman, House   Ad Hoc Committee on Constitution Review. On  the  18^th April,2013,  he  received  a  tumultuous  applause from  Nigerians  when he presented the  collated results of  the  People’s  Public  Sessions(PPS)  on  the  review  of  the 1999 Constitution. The  PPS  itself  was  flagged  off in the HoR Abuja  on Thursday, November 8^th,2012. The  actual  hearings  took  place  on  Saturday, November, 10^th 2012 in  each  of  the  360  federal  constituencies  in  the  country.  That  was  the  first  time  the Green Chamber  in  Nigeria  was  handling  a  task  of  such magnitude.He  parades  an  intimidating  Curriculum  Vitae(CV) which  may  not  be  fully  listed  in  the small space  available.However, suffice  it  to  say  that  Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha was born in 1965 and hails from Mbutu, Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, South-East, Nigeria. He began his primary education at Town School, Mbutu in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, completed same at SDA Primary School, Abule Oja, Yaba Lagos in 1976. He then moved on to St. Ephraim’s Secondary School, Owerrinta in present day Abia State for his secondary education, rounding off his academic sojourn in Nigeria with a Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) degree in Food Technology from the University of Lagos. This was in 1988. He has also since taken courses at Stanford University and Harvard University, respectively, both in the United States of America as well as Oxford University Business School and the University of British Columbia, Canada. Hon Emeka  Ihedioha’s  curriculum Vitae  is large  and  may  be  published  verbatim,  if  he  permits.

A man rooted in tradition and who understands the ways and nature of his people, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha is the recipient of several chieftaincy titles among which are The Omenka Ahuruanya of Mbaise; Ezeugo Nri; Odozi Obodo Ngor Okpala; Ezienyi Nguru; Ezienyi Uvuru; Ebubedike Agulu, Ebube Mba of Ngwaland; Odiuko Nnamba of Obinugwu-Orlu; Oke-Osisi Umuohiagu; and Aha Eji Agamba of Mbutu, etc.

A Knight of the Order of St. Christopher of the Anglican Communion, Ihedioha has bagged several religious awards in recognition of his contributions to the advancement of Christianity. These recognitions and honours point to a general acknowledgement of his community leadership position and religious piety.

On  the  strength  of  the  snippets  of  facts  listed  here, I am  convinced  that HON Emeka  Ihedioha  is  a  fit  and  proper  person  to  emerge  as  the  best  foot or  choice  of  the PDP  in  its  forthcoming  governorship  primaries. Ceteris Paribus, he  has  all it  takes  to  overwhelm  the  candidates  of  the  other  parties  in  the  Governorship  election  in February 2015. All in all, I  am  convinced  that  Hon  Emeka  Ihedioha  has  exhibited  a  stellar  performance  in  the  core  duties  of  a  legislator which  include law making, representation  and  oversight. His  performance  is  a  paradigm  shift  from  what we see  around  here since 1999.Aperson  with  such  a  strong  background  in  political  engineering   should  have  a  head  start  in  the  titanic  battle  for  Imo  Governor  in 2015.

JOHN MGBE

johnmgbe@yahoo.com