After the attack on the ex-deputy Senate president, conservations and discussions are been held in various sections of the nation.

While the IPOB seems to get commended for the act and also sympathy from some sections of the country, others see them as a group without a clear, pure ideology and owners of misplaced priorities.

The attack on the ex-deputy senate president in Numerberg over the weekend like it or leave it is the beginning of many more to come.

It should be noted that former presidential candidate Mr. Sowore also planned a protest before he was picked up by the DSS back in Nigeria.

Just like a peaceful protest in 2012 "Occupy Nigeria" which forays the birth of new political parties and made our leaders more accountable.

As commendable or condemnable as the case may be, by people from different walks of life.

The attack on the ex-deputy president can be equated as spanking the wrong horse. Who then should be attacked if the former number 4 person in Nigeria is to be absolved of blame?


Nigeria as a country operates a federal system in which powers have been divided into subs, Presidency, State governors and Local government councils.

It is very shambolic that the office of the local government which is supposed to be the closest to the people has been reduced to nothing, the state government which is the immediate person in command and the number in control of any state seems to keep their coveted office's fo luxury and corruption.

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The governor heads the government's executive branch in each state or territory and, depending on the individual jurisdiction, may have considerable control over government budgeting, the power of appointment of many officials (including many judges), and a considerable role in legislation.

Governors are responsible for implementing state laws and overseeing the operation of the state executive branch.

As state leaders, governors advance and pursue new and revised policies and programs using a variety of tools, among them executive orders, executive budgets, and legislative proposals and vetoes.

Governors carry out their management and leadership responsibilities and objectives with the support and assistance of department and agency heads, many of whom they are empowered to appoint.


In this season of big ideas, innovations, and vision, the governors are found wanting. For in the scheme of things, greatness has eluded them and opportunities they have in their hands to transform their states and its people are slipping away.

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Most southeastern governors have little or nothing to show after the completion of their tenure, example is former Gov Okorocha of Imo who created the ministry of happiness and also sinks large chunks of money in erecting statues, the new governor of Imo state is currently removing those statues with government funds, hereby breading politics of hatred instead of serving the people by providing basic amenities and pushing for bills that will better the lives of the people he has come to serve.


The governors are not thinking and dreaming big despite the revenue they generate from oil and federal government allocations but they are rather engaged in small talks with basic and regular development.


Our people are great people of great history; we cannot afford to be regular people with regular achievements. That is not good enough for the Ndiigbo and for Nigeria in general.



The education and morality standards have fallen but our leaders are busy going after the little things while the house is in disarray.

Our youths are not properly educated and fed; they are the future of the South East but no attention has been given to them to train them properly and prepare them to handle the future tasks of tomorrow.

Instead of the people holding their feet to accountability and probity, they become sycophants and drum beaters.

People mill around the governors treating them as something extra-special and begging for contracts and handouts.

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The behavior sends a wrong message to the governors and they forget that their power was derived from the people and their rulership came from the consent of the people.

Where are great ideas and innovations? The 20th century in South Eastern Nigeria was a birth of great ideas, institutions, and achievements.

Only when the governors start to show the resolve and initiative to be on top of the problems of the 21st century, then can the federal power which Senator Ekweremadu is one can perform and function well.

Who do you think is responsible for the woeful development of south eastern Nigeria? Drop your comments in the comment box below.

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