By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
Since Mr Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, emerged the winner of the governorship election held recently in Imo State, all sorts of people who are able to get themselves interviewed by reporters have been filling our ears with rambling tales about how a new “messiah” had emerged to liberate IMO people from the hands of their “oppressors” and “exploiters” and usher them into a glorious era of limitless happiness. As a citizen of Imo State who has closely observed several governors enter and leave the Imo Government House, I find the whole absurd drama so revolting.
If only Mr Ihedioha would spare some moments and reflect, he would realise that there is nothing new about the drab performance that these characters are staging today; nor is it peculiar to Imo State. We saw it during the tenure of Achike Udenwa. At that time, my newspaper articles always told Udenwa the truth I thought he should hear for the benefit of…
