According to Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa, who demonstrated the most uncommon courage and resilience as the leader of African National Congress: “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things appreciate your leadership and qualities.”
Indeed the above is the comprehensive character and qualities of His Excellency, Prince Eze Madumere, the Deputy Governor of Imo State, whose book, carefully scripted, extol his striking qualities. The book is to be launched on October 6, 2016 at Imo Concorde Hotel, Owerri at 10am.
The high profile ceremony will be under the distinguished Chairmanship of Chief Akintola Adeniyi (SAN), a celebrated legal luminary. The Special Guest of Honour is Babachair David Lawal, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Furthermore, the Chief presenter is Chief Alex Mbata, Chairman/CEO ABM Global Services. Expectedly, the Chief Host is His Excellency, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, the Executive Governor of Imo State. To crown it all, the book will be reviewed by Prof. Joseph Ahaneku, a Fellow of the Academy of Science and Vice Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
It will amount to a subdued exaggeration to say the book launch will be a gathering of top political functionaries, high profiled intellectuals, lofty business tycoons, members of both Bench and Bar and above all, people from different strata of the society. And since Prince Madumere is indeed a man with great following, there is no doubt that it will be a gathering of different individuals, the mighty, the middle and the low segments of the Imo State populace, irrespective of political party configurations, including the members of the Houses of Bishops and Royal Fathers from within and outside Imo State, the Heartland of Nigerian Nation.
The book, appropriately entitled: “PRINCE EZE MADUMERE – A TRUE MANIFESTATION OF A LOYAL PRINCE,” written by Peter Claver Obi, is a 154 page book in a seven chapters. Although the book aptly focuses on his style of leadership, his undiluted loyalty to his boss, his driving determination and commitment to the success of rescue mission of the Governor and his philanthropic disposition, the author takes time to extol the striking qualities of Madumere, particularly his alluring relationship with the people, his unassuming posture, exhibiting strong personality without injecting any iota of haughtiness, pride, arrogance or assertive propensity.
Prince Madumere, who many authors and writers have described in several ways, including referring him as a cooling system in Owelle’s Administration or as a prince of peace because of his penchant for peace, love for tranquility and endless pursuit for endless pursuit for orderliness in Imo State, is trusted not only as a Deputy Governor but as a close friend to Owelle, a friendship that spans over two decade.
Further more, his achievements have the trappings of divine manifestation and celestial direction because his emergence as the Deputy Governor Imo State, from the Chief of Staff to Government House, has an index of destiny. No wonder then in his own words, in the forward of the book written by his Excellency, Owelle Rochas Okorocha said: “I commend the right choice of using pictorials to bring to life stories. He made great effort in chronicling, vertically, a biography and compendium of this rare emerging leader, a role model and of course my headache-free Deputy, who is a worthy son of mine in whom I am well pleased. I therefore recommend this book for the general public, especially our youngsters, who have a lot to learn as it concerns hard work, patience, determination, perseverance and humility even when entrusted with the leadership responsibilities.
Therefore, tomorrow, Thursday, 6th day of October, 2016 will be an epoch making day when for the first time, a book solely written on the current Deputy Governor of Imo State is the first of its kind among all the past Deputy Governors of Imo State since its creation in 1976. What a thrust!
We wish the Deputy Governor Eze Madumere, a pacifist, a negotiator, consensus builder, a man of destiny and above all a comprehensive loyalist from whose book but many will learn a lot of this special creatures specie. We wish him a successful book launch and more ascendancy to greater political height in Jesus name we pray. AMEN
. Dr. Osuji is a public opinion analyst.
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