ICHEOKU says it is symptomatic of a people who are marooned on the Island of no leadership and yawning for succor, and peradventure any scintilla of gravitas to cling on. Ndigbo are afflicted with Personality Cult Syndrome Disorder (PCDS) is what is wrong with Ndigbo and this is why they have penchant for celebrating any person amongst them who excels in his or her calling, regardless. must stop in order for the Igbo nation to truly begin to reap the benefits of having or rather producing some men and women of weighty influence.
But until then, these accomplished individuals feel there is no need to try to work harder in order to earn the adulation of their Igbo people since they are getting it for free anyways. ICHEOKU says what has Ngozi Okonjo Iwealla done for Ndigbo, not then, not now and not lately to warrant her celebration as an Igbo bona fides, Ada Alaigbo? How did she earn Ndigbo's loyalty, love and affection that they are prepared to go to war with anyone on her behalf or defense thereof? If the North celebrates Dangote and Buhari, that is understandably worth it. If Yoruba celebrated Tinubu and Obasanjo, that too could be reasoned out. If Okada town Edo State celebrated Igbinedion, ICHEOKU approves as ICHEOKU was there in Igbinedion town back in the day to witness the opening of an ultra modern hospital right there. Ditto some other towns and villages whose folks have done a lot to try and improve the life and wellbeing of their people. But if ICHEOKU may, what is it exactly did Ngozi Okonjo Iwealla do for Ndigbo to rightly earn their love?
So yes, she is a PhD. So yes, she worked for the World Bank. So yes, she was twice a Finance Minister. So yes, she was once Minister of Economic Planning. And so yes, she was a chief Minister under President Ebelesieme Jonathan Goodluck. But how did any of these her positions affect the life of the Igbo man or woman; the average Joe and Jill Igbo person did not see anything to back up this testimonial of her storied resume.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iwealla, just a female version of Fantasy Island Mr... who is drowning in an unmerited too much encomiums based on an over hyped relevance to Ndigbo and underwhelmed record of achievement for Ndigbo. ICHEOKu was most reluctant to engage this gear, fully aware of the sometimes mob-reaction of some folks who will not reason along the thinking expressed but will readily go to battle that an Ada Alaigbo was disparaged or talked down by a supposedly another Nwa OnyeIgbo. ICHEOKU says to please give ICHEOKU a break that such a person has an immunity from being truthfully called out for her lack of endearing performances that would ordinarily have endeared her in the hearts and minds of Ndigbo. But before any pinhead starts firing off his or her salvos, ICHEOKU will like to see their cards on the achievements of Ngozi Okonjo Iwealla for Ndigbo and then we can like God said to other Gods, reason together.
Not in infrastructures as the 2nd River Niger bridge remained largely unbuilt while she was the chief mInister of the last government. She was there when the coward of Otuoke took a Samurai sword to cut off five prominent Ndigbo from his cabinet including Barth Nnaji, Festus Odimegwu, IGP Onovo, Ihejirika, Mrs Uzodimna, Professor Maurice Iwu but didn't do a thing to protect them. Yet this is the woman Ndigbo are falling behind of in her latest dart at Duke? She narrated what her perception was but has Donald Duke told his own story and who collaborated Ngozi's tale as she saw it or have those apologists not seen or heard the story of the six blind men of Hindustan who went to see the elephant.
Perception is a very subjective thing and what if she was merely positioning herself for the presidency when it rotates back tot he South and seeing Donald Duke as a possible threat, decided to get him out of the way now? The world has seen so many of such books of distortions written against President Donald John Trump and how their writers were later forced to eat the humble pie of shame for making up stories and embellishing others, just because they have to sell books and the more salacious the better. Yes indeed in writing books, you must incorporate in them what your prospective readers will like to see in it and every writer, both fiction and non fiction, are guilty of this otherwise no publisher will like to lose money backing your horse.
Ndigbo have many sons and daughters worthy of celebration including Ikemba Odimegwu Ojukwu, Alex Ekwueme who brought ANNAMCO to Enugu as well as the built the new Enugu-Onitsha road; M.I Opara who alongside Kanu Ibiam literary developed Enugu as a city. The Enugu State Assmebly is still seating in the House which MI Okpara built. Then come Jim Nwobodo and you have the Enugu Broadcasting service as well as the University of Technology. Princess Oduah also tried by upgrading the Akanu Ibiam airport Enugu and falls within those Igbo people who have earned their praises. These are legacies which outlived their respective times and are still enjoyed till today. They were all built before so many staffers working there and schooling there or legislating there were even born.
They are called lasting legacies and these are the top of thing that makes one deserving of being celebrated. But Ngozi Okonjo Iwealla, did what again for Ndigbo that people are prattling about and prancing about ready to duke it out on Donald Duke. Really? It shows that so many people need to get a second job to exhaust their energy or rather find something worthy of their time to tussle on but definitely not on the female version of Mr Fantasy Island. ICHEOKU says fa-fa-FOWL; not under ICHEOKU's watch and not under ICHEOKU's time and energy. If you must fight her war, please do not make it an Igbo affair or another baseless "we and them" tribal warfare because it is not and cannot never be because it is not earned and therefor undeserving. Just like the coward of Otuoke is to both his Bayelsa and Niger Delta people, so also is Ngozi Okonjo Iwealla and anyone feeling diminished or offended, should go and jump off or better still commence an action.
6/18/18; 11:48pm
6/18/18; 11:48pm
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