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I strongly condemn the attempt by some APC supporters to scapegoat Engr. Lebechi Mbam, the recently sacked Ebonyi State ...
20/09/2026

I strongly condemn the attempt by some APC supporters to scapegoat Engr. Lebechi Mbam, the recently sacked Ebonyi State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, for the government’s failure to complete any single project after more than three years in office.

This is Nwifuru’s government, not Lebechi’s government. Therefore, it is rather curious that APC supporters are now attempting to transfer the responsibility to a commissioner instead of holding accountable the Governor who appointed him, entrusted him with the ministry, and had the ultimate authority to supervise, retain, redeploy, or remove him.

If any Governor genuinely wants to succeed, the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure is one of the few ministries he cannot afford to toy with. It is one of the ministries through which the people physically perceive the scorecard of an administration. Roads, bridges, drainage systems, public buildings and other infrastructure provide tangible evidence of whether government is translating its promises into reality. Consequently, the calibre, competence and professional disposition of whoever manages the ministry matter enormously.

The Ministry of Works is certainly not a ministry whose leadership should be determined primarily by clannish considerations. History provides examples. Under Sam Egwu, Engr. Nwafor, the Commissioner for Works, was not from Ohaukwu. Under Martin Elechi, Engr. Paul Okorie was not from Ikwo. Under Dave Umahi, Engr. Kings Nweze was not from Uburu. The emphasis, at least in these instances, was not simply on where the appointee came from but on the capacity to discharge the responsibilities of the office.

Today, in Ebonyi State, the Area Commander of Police, Abakaliki is from Izhi. The senior officer in charge of the Police Mobile Force (PMF) is from Izhi. The Police SOS attached to the Government House is from Izhi. The Police ADC to the Governor is also an Izhi man.

If the security architecture around the Governor and the Abakaliki territory is already substantially concentrated in Izhi hands, must some of the critical ministries of government also be headed by commissioners from Izhi when qualified, competent and experienced professionals are scattered across the other local governments of Ebonyi State?

This is not an argument against Izhi people. It is an argument for balance, competence, inclusivity and equitable distribution of responsibility in a state that belongs to all Ndi Ebonyi.

If Lebechi was incompetent, the Governor who appointed him should equally explain why he was considered competent enough to entrust with such a strategic ministry in the first place. And if he was competent when appointed but later failed, then the responsibility for the outcome cannot simply be dumped on him while the appointing authority walks away from accountability.

The buck ultimately stops at the desk of the Governor.

Onwe, O.D.O(Polymath)

After the years of Amb. Frank Ogbuewu in Ebonyi State APGA, Prof. Ben Odoh came on board and breathed life into the part...
18/09/2026

After the years of Amb. Frank Ogbuewu in Ebonyi State APGA, Prof. Ben Odoh came on board and breathed life into the party once again. He revived APGA in Ebonyi State after several years of Ogbuewu’s departure from the party. Prof. Odoh first contested for the Ebonyi Central Senatorial seat in 2015 and later contested for Governor of Ebonyi State under the platform of APGA in the 2023 election.

Some months ago, however, Prof. Odoh resigned his membership of APGA and joined Peter Obi in the NDC to contest for the Ebonyi Central Senatorial seat in the 2027 election, immediately after discovering that the national leader of APGA, Prof. Charles Soludo, was leading the party towards political perdition. He resigned immediately after becoming convinced that Soludo was speaking carelessly and recklessly, like Agbero boys at Upper Iweka. The strange APGA slogan, Progressives are working together, attributed to Charles Soludo, evidently did not sit well with Prof. Odoh. How can one be in APGA and, at the same time, publicly identify with APC?

Any sane Nigerian who genuinely shares in the anguish and daily struggles of ordinary Nigerians would understand why Prof. Odoh took that decision. APC is a party determined to perpetually impoverish Nigerians. They appear unconcerned about what ordinary Nigerians endure every day on the streets. It is therefore perplexing to see the likes of T-MAN and Ojimba contesting under APGA while publicly endorsing APC, continuing avowing the mantra that Progressives are working together.

If an APGA candidate is openly endorsing APC, then what exactly is he contesting? It gives the impression that such a person is contesting an election in the daytime and becoming an APC Hallelujah Boy at night.

Supporters of APGA candidates should therefore beware. These people may not genuinely be contesting the election after all; mayhaps, they are merely APC supporters positioning themselves for appointments.

Onwe, O.D.O(Polymath)

A legislator's Scorecard Should be Laws, Motions, Development and Representation, not Ashes and Broken Traditional Insti...
18/09/2026

A legislator's Scorecard Should be Laws, Motions, Development and Representation, not Ashes and Broken Traditional Institutions:

In Ohaukwu Local Government, no APC candidate deserves a second term, not to talk of a third term. APC has failed the people of Ohaukwu, and no discerning Ohaukwu person should continue to support candidates of a party whose representatives have consistently failed to justify the mandate entrusted to them.

Among the fundamental responsibilities of a member of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly to his or her constituency are to sponsor, debate and pass laws; raise issues of public importance through motions; review and update outdated laws; articulate the concerns and aspirations of constituents before the state government; advocate for development projects; exercise oversight; and facilitate access to legitimate government programmes and opportunities. Legislators are principally representatives and lawmakers, not agents of communal destruction.

There is no law in Ebonyi State that empowers a member of the House of Assembly or the House of Representatives to recruit boys to annihilate or destroy the traditional institution and cultural heritage of the Ngbo people under the guise of community cleansing, rather than concentrating on the more important obligations owed to their constituents.

Almost every part of Ngbo has, for years, grappled with the absence of drinkable water, deplorable roads and other basic amenities. Yet, instead of confronting these developmental deficits with the urgency they deserve, these failures have seemingly been channelled into the destruction of the very institutions, traditions and cultural structures that bind our people together.

Their most visible scorecard is the burning of shrines, the merciless brutalisation of native doctors in order to force them to admit commiting crimes, and the demonisation of our people's culture and traditions. How can such people be entrusted with the mandate to represent us again? If they return, what assurance is there that the same failures will not be repeated or even compounded? Rather than confronting their shortcomings in governance and representation, they have blamed native doctors and witchcraft.

I have personally interacted with all the NDC candidates I have encountered in relation to the 2027 elections - both for the House of Assembly and the House of Representatives : Engr. Moses Eze and Sir Sebastine Odono (Nwoke-Ike), respectively. I make bold to say that, from my interactions with them, I have not seen the disposition that would make them repeat the mistakes I associate with the present APC representatives, particularly the tendency to become religiously intolerant or bigoted instead of concentrating on the delivery of the dividends of democracy to our constituency.

Ohaukwu deserves representation that prioritises legislation, development, accountability, cultural respect and the genuine welfare of the people, not representation consumed by needless communal and religious antagonism.

Onwe, O.D.O(Polymath)

I know him as Oshine, although his real name may be Chigozie or something close to that. He is one of the sons of our la...
14/09/2026

I know him as Oshine, although his real name may be Chigozie or something close to that. He is one of the sons of our late, foremost and revered traditional ruler, OgbaEkirigwe.

He ventured into Nollywood many years ago and was featured in several movies, including The Jury, The Judgement Day, Personal Assignment, and Evil Desire. All these movies had their settings largely in Ebonyi State. However, after making such a promising entrance into the industry, he later disappeared like a transient smoke.

I vividly remember when Evil Desire was being shot in Unwuegara Izhia, particularly at Onuorie; in Ntsurakpa, at the residence of the late Prof. Ozor Nweke Ozor, and also at the residence of his brother, who is late now. Some scenes were also shot in Abakaliki town, including the old Timber Market and other locations.

By now, Oshine would probably have gone far in Nollywood, considering the opportunity and exposure he had at the time. But then, where is the missing 3Ps - Perseverance, Persistence and Patience?

Talent may open the door, opportunity may put you on the stage, but it is the 3Ps that keep you there long enough to become a force to reckon with. Sometimes, it is not the absence of talent that truncates a promising journey; it is the inability to remain consistent when the initial excitement fades.

Onwe, O.D.O(Polymath)

Equity Cannot be a Beautiful Sermon in Izhi and a Forgotten Principle in Ohaukwu:Nwifuru, the Governor of Ebonyi State, ...
14/09/2026

Equity Cannot be a Beautiful Sermon in Izhi and a Forgotten Principle in Ohaukwu:

Nwifuru, the Governor of Ebonyi State, has publicly denied sponsoring Ojimba on the platform of APGA to contest against Nwebonyi of APC for the Ebonyi North Senatorial seat during the Ojiji Izhi Festival. In fact, the Governor emphatically declared his unflinching support for Nwebonyi, describing him as an experienced lawmaker, while characterising Ojimba as a neophyte who should not be hastily thrust into the Red Chamber.

One of the reasons the Governor advanced for his position is that he himself hails from Igbojima, while Nwebonyi is from Unwuera Kindred of Izhi Clan. According to his reasoning, it would amount to injustice and a violation of the principles of equity and fairness for Ojimba, who is also from Igbojima Kindred like the Governor, to displace Nwebonyi.

The Governor's words are brimful of wisdom, and every genuine lover of fairness and justice should applaud him for taking such a principled position. Even if he had initially supported Ojimba against his own party, it is still commendable that he has recognised his mistakes and chosen to correct them.

However, I am compelled to ask : if the Governor can preach equity, fairness and justice so eloquently in Izhi Clan, why has he turned a deaf ear to what many regard as injustice in Ohaukwu Local Government Area?

In the 2027 election, both the Ohaukwu South Ebonyi State House of Assembly seat and the Ebonyi|Ohaukwu Federal Constituency House of Representatives seat are zoned to Ngbo Clan by the APC. The incumbent House of Assembly member from Ngbo Clan is even seeking a third term. At present, Ngbo Clan also occupies the Ohaukwu chairmanship position, while Izhia Clan has nothing. Where, then, is the justice? Is it only Izhi Clan that deserves equity, fairness and justice?

I blame Ojimba for allowing himself to be sheltered under the nebulous slogan, Progressives are working together, believing that he could simultaneously operate within APGA and enjoy the backing of APC.

I expected someone like Ojimba, from Igbojima Kindred, to aspire to the governorship rather than merely the Senate. With the right preparation, strategy and political structure, he could arguably do much better than Nwifuru.

T-MAN should therefore abandon the illusion that progressives are working together will automatically translate into electoral victory and begin serious preparations for the election. He needs to deploy alternative and more realistic political strategies rather than relying on the assumption that APGA and APC are working together. That proposition is politically untenable; the two parties are fundamentally separate political platforms, and elections are ultimately won through strategy, structure, mobilisation and the strength of the people behind a candidate.

Onwe, O.D.O(Polymath)

Have you ever imagined how brutal the political atmosphere could have become if a strong contender from Izhi, particular...
11/09/2026

Have you ever imagined how brutal the political atmosphere could have become if a strong contender from Izhi, particularly from Unwuera kindred, were contesting the governorship of Ebonyi State against Nwifuru, who hails from Igbojima kindred? By now, Izhi might have been boiling with intense political rivalry.

If Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi were contesting for Governor rather than the Senate, the political tension could have been even more explosive. In such a scenario, one could easily imagine the kind of fierce local mobilisation, intimidation and retaliatory politics that might emerge around the homes of candidates and their supporters in the villages. I am using this hypothetical scenario to underscore just how dangerous and combustible clan-based politics can become when political competition is reduced to a struggle for local supremacy.

Ebonyi State is where it is today because of clannish politics in Izhi clan.

But, politics should be about competence, ideas, development and the freedom of citizens to choose their leaders, not about kindred supremacy, territorial control or the politics of fear.

Onwe, O.D.O(Polymath)

I was on a call with my mother, who is in the village. She was advising me to steer clear of politics, particularly the ...
07/09/2026

I was on a call with my mother, who is in the village. She was advising me to steer clear of politics, particularly the temptation to openly oppose those in power, because, according to her, a man was killed at Unwuogudu-Oshia, Ngbo, simply because he prayed for someone in the opposition.

I told her that I am not at home. After all, it is those who are at home who usually get deeply involved in local politics because politics is local. And if there is anything that can compel me to come home, it is nothing other than Jaki meat at Nkwo Jaki. 😂

I told her, I will send you money to buy a very big one for me. Cook it, roast it and dry it properly for me, because it has been a long time.

But, on a more serious note, you can now understand the broader implication of such an incident. If a person is killed merely for expressing sympathy or support for someone in the opposition, the objective goes beyond eliminating one individual; it creates an atmosphere of fear and intimidation designed to discourage others from openly expressing their political preferences.

When even village women become apprehensive about supporting the opposition, then the political environment has transcended ordinary rivalry and entered the realm of intimidation. That is precisely why political participation must never be reduced to a privilege granted only to those who support the powers that be.

People should be free to support whoever they choose without having to live in fear of reprisal. Those in power who are scared of opposition are those who failed to deliver on their promises to the people.

Onwe, O.D.O(Polymath)

I don't patronize native doctors because, to me, they are all fake. I don't patronize pastors either because they are eq...
04/09/2026

I don't patronize native doctors because, to me, they are all fake. I don't patronize pastors either because they are equally deceptive. I scarcely drink b**r - a bottle at a time, except when I'm at my business area or in my house. But, I'm not Gay. Women are too sweet for me to be Gay. I'm too masculine to be one.

So, you can't get at me merely by invoking my name or claiming to attack me spiritually. It doesn't work that way. Native doctors will simply collect your money, perform their rituals, make all sorts of claims, and leave you waiting for results that will never come. I have no fear of such theatrics.

Onwe, O.D.O(Polymath)

Eze Paul Ituma, the newly sworn-in Chairman of Ohaukwu Local Government Area, has disgraced himself not the entire peopl...
04/09/2026

Eze Paul Ituma, the newly sworn-in Chairman of Ohaukwu Local Government Area, has disgraced himself not the entire people of Ohaukwu in the name of politics. Immediately after taking the oath of office, your first official speech to the people came with threats to lives and properties. I am highly disappointed.

Your statement exposes the kind of political leadership being promoted by the Governor : people who appear to have little to offer beyond intimidation, threats and political harassment. Even more disturbing is your warning to people in opposition to run away from Ohaukwu. By making such a statement, you were not merely threatening T-MAN of APGA and his supporters; you were also speaking against respected Ohaukwu and Ebonyi political figures who do not belong to APC, including Dr. Sam Egwu, the first Executive Governor of Ebonyi State, who is now in the NDC. Your statement gives the unfortunate impression that you see yourself as chairman only for APC members in Ohaukwu. That is fundamentally wrong.

You said in your speech that you have no business other than politics, yet your first official address did not sound like that of a politician. It sounded more like the language of an Agbero. A genuine politician understands that leadership begins with words that unite, inspire and give people hope. Your first address should have been endearing, edifying and captivating - something capable of giving the people of Ohaukwu confidence in the new administration, rather than frightening them.

A chairman is chairman for everyone, irrespective of political affiliation. You may belong to APC today, but the people you are now governing belong to different political parties and ideologies. They are all your constituents and deserve equal protection, respect and representation.

If I were in your position, I would publicly apologize to the people of Ohaukwu for such an unfortunate statement. And if you genuinely believe that intimidation and threats are the appropriate tools for leadership, then perhaps you should resign immediately.

Onwe, O.D.O(Polymath)

I heartily congratulate you, Sct. Edwin Ikechukwu, on the meritorious Glass Award conferred on your NGO, Afrimerge Limit...
02/09/2026

I heartily congratulate you, Sct. Edwin Ikechukwu, on the meritorious Glass Award conferred on your NGO, Afrimerge Limited, by its partner in New Jersey, USA, the Christine Merveil Never Back Down Foundation, in recognition of Afrimerge’s contribution to community development through technology.

I have always known you to be an ambitious, trustworthy and dependable friend, dating back to our university days, especially during those moments when you selflessly stood by me and even put your academics on the line to support my bid for Faculty President. That gesture of friendship and loyalty remains deeply appreciated.

Today, I celebrate you and this well-deserved recognition. May this achievement mark the beginning of even greater accomplishments as you continue to attain excellence in all your endeavours of life.

Congratulations once again, my brother and friend!

Onwe, O.D.O(Polymath)

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