By Matts
Udoaka
This piece in particular belongs
to the discernible minds of the folks from the Eket Senatorial District. What
these people have experienced in recent times leaves much to be desired in a
political atmosphere that can make or mar the growth of a people.
As of now, the time of
speculation has gone, and it should be consigned to the dirty bin forever. All
hands should be on deck to pull the Eket Senatorial District turn to produce
the next governor of the state. A choice has been made which people felt the
procedure had failed the global best practice when considering what democracy
stands for. But such procedure was not new in our political clime.
Obong Victor Attah, our resource
control hero had tried it and failed because the fringes were not tidied by
him. What remains, irrespective of what people may think is that a man from the
Eket senatorial district (how be it) has emerged. He is not from another
senatorial district to attract squabbling since he is qualified to lead the
state, the senatorial district should sweep any discrepancy arising from his
emergence under the carpet to avoid causing a bad luck to the senatorial
district. Politics being what it is, and going by the spirit of agreement which
made the other two Senatorial Districts to take their turn, nothing should be
done for the people of Eket Senatorial District to forfeit their turn now.
Otherwise the Eket Senatorial District may become the farmer who denied himself
food.
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| Mr Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, PDP govenrorship Candidate in 2015 election |
With all sense of modesty, the Eket
Senatorial District is the only district that parades all-time qualified men –
even up untill now. What is on top is to see the thin line and accept the best
choice among the present three candidates. The calculation in terms of the best
is the experience in public and corporate life, the ability to keep the head
down when chased about with large sums of money and the ability to attract
investors into the state. For every other thing, all the candidates are good.
On the G22 team, I salute their
courage and astuteness. I share their position for equity to prevail, that is
the reason I can say like the epigram of Apostle Paul that they have fought a
good fight. They have accomplished their faith in democracy. They have carried
their war to the enemy’s territory, so to say. But they will have nothing to
lose by remaining together rather than allowing this past experience to tear
them apart. The Eket Senatorial District is their own as of now. They should
not because of some political intrigues throw away the baby with the bath
water. The Senatorial District is their own, and their party being the
government, has enough advantage for them than teaming up with the opposition.
Our young men have to understand that it is difficult to unseat a government in
Nigeria, therefore the thought of having the opposition at the centre and in
the state should be waved off as a mirage. Good enough, a lot of those brothers
of ours in G22 have not pitched their camp in other parties. What they need to
do now is to come together and ensure a total renaissance to prepare them
against the future. Eket Senatorial District has been wandering along in
disarray. There has been no cohesion before now. Only as their fabric has been
seriously infested now that they have the G22 after which some others still
consider themselves working alone. If the Eket Senatorial District has been
uniting, the issue of taking their grievances to a rebuffed turf shouldn’t have
arisen. Our people will not say that in Eket Senatorial District, there is no one
that President Jonathan can listen to.
All that is required is unity of
purpose that enhances a people to pull the wool when necessary.
However, it is still our belief
that President Goodluck Jonathan will make amends for his action that amounted
to nothing but his rejection of a great majority of the people of Eket
Senatorial District. But that does not preclude closing of ranks by the people.
For Oro nation, what should be
understood is that governor will come and go, but Oro nation remains forever. So
if they miss having a governor now, they can have one in future as Akwa Ibom
will still have more governors in future. The people of Oro should take their
unity with the other fringes of the state seriously.
From their position of strength
that is not enough for them to decide for others, it would be the best thing
for a total unity and negotiations that the other component parts of the state
could stand by and support them. No parts of Akwa Ibom State have a total
reserve to govern. So is the case of Nigeria, that a particular tribe disturbs
itself as if being the President is only their birth right. As Nigeria is for
all of us, Akwa Ibom State belongs to all the people of Akwa Ibom too.
The Oro people must beware of
the sheep in human clothing that would offer them a lesser position than being
a governor. Any such attempt should be rejected. It is time to note that no one
can ever weep for the dead than the bereaved.
Politicians are unpredictable.
People should be careful that they do not toy with their ambition because of
empty promises. What should propitiate the Oro people is not being a deputy
governor. Oro should remember the past and maintain their position with the
ruling party. The foundation of the Eket Senatorial District should not be
deprecated by jumping from one party to another. The Senatorial District and
its people are wise enough to decipher their real friend from the imaginary.
They are good to say yes to an issue and to say no to others. The entire people
should come together for a forum that will enable their voice to be respected.
They should not sit down and watch until things start going bad before they
have G22 to speak. Enough of remaining like the African oil bean tree leaves,
not big enough to tie something with, and not big to clean children’s anus
after defecating.
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