Why would Orlu people make the mistake of sending a failed governor to the Senate ? Why ? Reports say , ACN is beating out PDP and APGA in Orlu zone . And with the alliance of Udenwa and Ararume , they pose a formidable threat to , not only Rojas Okorocha of APGA , but to Ohakim as well . Fact is , you don't become governor if Imo State without winning Orlu zone and the neglect of this zone is the demise of Ohakim's ambition for a second term ...
So , why is Udenwa , despite his failure as a governor , remains a man to beat ? To answer this question , talk to Orlu folks who see him as a liberal who passes along the candy...First , Udenwa is as corrupt as they come . He is a self aggrandizer who cleaned out Imo treasurer and the fact that he is free to contest election explains Igbo people's pain.
They say, respect is reciprocal; by your response, have you reciprocated? Where is your civility? Where is your courtesy? Can 'nwa afo ala igbo' display this kind of rude response? No! This type of response is highly regrettable from an Igbo son.
The lawyers around me reviewed your response with me, and each of them asked me almost the same question: "Will you like to sue?" Of course, their question is very appropriate as your statement is libelous. I answered them, 'No, not at this stage.' It's better to draw your attention to your libelous statement: "Nwosu, you are a beneficiary of Udenwa's loot. That's fine." And to ask that you retract the libelous statement and publish it in the same internet media; or provide proof of the accusation you levelled against me.
(You must mind how you make a wholistic statement as it's said that when you point one finger at a person, the other fingers are pointing back to you. Now, see the language gaffes you made: "Udenwa....who cleaned out Imo treasurer...." what sense does this convey? "you don't become governor if Imo State....." what do you really mean? "...won't blame you from defending him..." what kind of English expression is this? "....respectively disagree with you..." what's this?; do you mean "respectfully"? Put all these errors together, would it be right to make a wholistic assertion that a person who makes these many language errors has poor education?
In the same vein, to brand Chief Udenwa with the wholistic statement of failure as governor is unjustifiable! Definitely he committed political gaffe by imposing Ohakim, but what about his relentless effort for the creation of Njaba (or Orashi, or Orlu) State, and several other outstanding developments he achieved which need not to be mentioned here? You must note that the game of politics has its ebbs and flows. From the late 1950's to the present, our Orlu Zone political leaders have had their ups and downs: the late Mazi Mbonu Ojike, the famous boycut king, the glamorous man of timber and caliber, the late K.O, our star politician Dr. Uzoukwu Nzeribe, etc. each had political gaffe sometime in their career as public figures. Would you brand all of them as failures?
In a recent press outing, President Obama quoted the late Pres. Kennedy who said: 'a nation reveals itself not only by the great men and women it produces, but also by the men and women it honors.' There's no doubt, Chief Udenwa has a place of honor in the political leadership history of Imo State. You need to support Udenwa's aspiration to becme our senator now; unless you belong to the other camp who throw the spanner on the wheel of progress towards the achievement of our dream state.
Better be advised: "It is not the critic who counts, nor is the man who points out where the doer of great deeds would have done better. The real credit goes to the man who is actually in the arena; the man whose face is marred by sweat and dust and blood; the man who strives gallantly to achieve great goals,....... and if he succeeds, he knows the joy of grand success and victory, and if he fails, he rests satisfied that his soul cannot be counted among those cowards who know neither victory nor defeat." These great words of late Pres. Roosevelt of the U.S. were quoted by the late great Zik when assailed by critics during his hay days in Nigerian politics.
It's better that you invest your time and talents to the positive and the productive and avoid saddism and negativism embedded in unjustifiable criticism. Making daily or weekly postings on the internet to comment, or attack people, or call people names as I see many of you do help nothing. Such Igbo sons who have left here and gone home to help improve things in our fatherland are not of this stuff. Recall these gentlemen: Dr. Akubilo of Enugu State; Dr. Nzenwa of Imo State, HRH, Eze Dr. Okorie of Imo State, etc. and even, Dr. Uwazurike, the potential lawmaker you're druming up support for; all these are worthy sons of Igboland who are making positive contribution towards the development of our fatherland. They were never known for lavishing their precious time attacking or criticising or calling names as many of you do with daily or weekly postings on the internet. Let's do more by making fair observations than indulging in baseless attacks and criticisms.
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