The late sage, Obafemi Awolowo, was once described as the main issue in the Nigerian political space. That description, coming from no less a person than
The opportunity to serve at a higher level came in 2007 when he was elected the fourth civilian governor of Imo state and since then, Ikedi Ohakim seems to have become the main issue in Imo politics; perhaps an unintended consequence of a grand conspiracy that denied him a renewed mandate from the Imo electorate four years later.
The result is at today, Ikedi Ohakim personifies the collective idea of the good people of Imo state of a purposeful and honest leadership. Minus the turnaround being experienced through the efforts of the current governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, to give the people a new lease of life, it is not uncommon to hear things like, “this state died after Ohakim”. Little wonder that today, Ohakim is the only former governor that would walk the streets of Owerri and get applause.
Even though Okorocha and his men decided to misinterpret and misrepresent those gestures, Ohakim had nothing else in his mind other than the good of the state and its people. Unfortunately, Ihedioha’s tenure was short lived and because of the way things happened, Uzodimma did not receive any handover from him just as he, Ihedioha, did not receive from Okorocha.
These unrelenting fellows re-enacted their antics a couple of weeks ago. In a report carried by a popular national newspaper, Dr. Ohakim was accused of leading a group of people in a proposed revolt against Governor Uzodimma for not supporting his bid for a ministerial appointment in the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Clearly, the publication in question was targeted at polluting the mind of the governor.
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