Browsing: Emma Agu

Tony was to explain further. The convention was: nobody ever loved the editor of the New York Times. If he was ever loved, then he was not the task master extraordinaire; he was not the deadline maestro and he was likely to fail in his duty. According to him, all that the job called for was respect and if love came along, it was a bonus.

It goes without saying that in climes that place higher premiums on the conduct of public officers, the emphasis should be on the decision to go public with his situation. For, at the end of the day, his action is bound to redefine the social contract and compel those in power to submit to the electorate, as servants and not masters

Like every politician, Dave Umahi, Governor of Ebonyi State, means different things to different persons. Ask some of his opponents, they will tell you that he is a wily, ruthless operator who spares to time dealing with opponents. But to his admirers, he is God-sent; a very effective leader, under whose watch, Ebonyi State is witnessing unprecedented people-centred development.

However, the recent judgement in Senator Bala Mohammed versus the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission appears to provide a new impetus for victims of official highhandedness to challenge their traducers, while at the same time rekindling hope that, somehow, the country will not descend to the reign of tyranny. Former FCT Minister, Bala Mohammed’s fight to enforce his fundamental human rights is solid proof that what it takes for tyranny to take root is for good people to keep quiet or for the injured to refuse to fight back.

Those who knew the matron of the Iwu family, this Amazon of a woman, this redoubtable family builder, this quintessential messenger of Christ, this mother, whom I had the privilege of meeting twice, both times at the homes of her son, Cosmas Iwu, in Owerri and Umukabia, credit her with the courage component in Prof. Iwu’s DNA, a quality that ensured that democracy was not truncated in 2007

Here is a man who not a few Igbo believe, hates them with a passion. Here is a President who, a few weeks ago, some people claimed would never return to Nigeria let alone undertake a tour. To watch PMB traverse the zone with incredible zest and excitement is not only disarming but doubly reassuring. It is indeed remarkable that Ebonyi State stood up for the President; at least, this convinces him that the country as a whole is his constituency and that the Igbo don’t really hate him