Open Letter to Hon. Emeka Nwaofor
By Nwaorgu Faustinus
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Sir, permit me to use your widely
read medium to reach Honourable Emeka Nwaofor who represents Ngor/Okpala Local
Government Area in the Imo
state House of
Assembly.
Hon. Sir, about two months ago, I
gathered from a reliable source that the governor, you as well as your Special
Adviser one Mr. Chukwuma were dismayed and unfortunately made unpleasant
remarks over the attitude of a few of your constituents who accompanied the PDP
to the Elections Petition Tribunal on the case filed against the victory of
Governor Rochas Okorocha. I also gathered that Mr. Ambrose Obinna Egu is
challenging the legality of your current position in the court of law based on
your alleged non-payment of tax among other charges brought against you?
Though it is human to be angry, for
such behaviour but if I may ask, how many of your constituents who supported,
campaigned and voted for you during the last elections which ultimately stood
you where you are today did you rally round for support before going to the
court. Advice: do not alienate yourself from the grassroots – your
constituents. Conversely it is in human nature to display solidarity for an
ousted government one once benefited from or intends to benefit from in the
event of reversal of fortune. This is the case with those supporting the PDP or
your challenger.
If the purported uncomplimentary
remarks made by the governor about developing the council area or making sure
that dividends of democracy does not get to them according to the source,
because of the large number of people from Ngor/Okpala who turned up all the
time at the Elections Petition Tribunal in support and solidarity for Peoples
Democratic Party, then owelle Rochas must have a rethink given the role this
raped, impoverished, development-thirsty and marginalized council area played
to usher him into the Douglas House. To deny or overlook Ngor/Okpala
development needs within the next four years, is denying yourself of our votes
in 2015. That is by the way for now.
Had you rallied round your faithful
constituents and provided logistics support for them, they would have put up an
appearance the day you went to court. If I may ask you, who provided the
resources which enabled most of the people who came to the court with Obinna
Ego or the PDP? To me your infantile reaction on the insignificant number of
people who showed solidarity and accompanied you to the court when compared to
those that supported Obinna Egu or PDP at the Elections Petition Tribunal is
uncalled for given the way your PA talked about it. If the governor can win at
the Election Petition Tribunal you can also emerge victorious. Do not be
intimidated or cowed by such rented crowed that follow the opposition to court
as their actions is only temporary and ephemeral.
I do know that there are a lot of
responsibilities that comes with your current position and so many expectations
from your constituents who look upon you for collective and individual advantage.
But what matters is the wisdom, honesty, sincerity; focus determination etc you
and other well meaning Ngor/Okpala politicians employ to reverse the decades of
neglects past administrations meted out to the people of the council area in
terms of infrastructural development. I want to urge you not to only use your
position to articulate and initiate people-friendly bills at the floor of the
House of Assembly but to also bring to fore the development aspiration of your
constituency to the state government with a view to tackling them head-on.
This is what you should do which
your predecessors did not do during their term. Posterity in deed has rewarded
them as they have relapsed into political oblivion; not to be reckoned with for
not doing anything for their constituency. If you choose to travel on the same
path as they did, you are on your own. Remember elective posts are but
transient. You can be remembered and commended positively by us for what you
are able to achieve for your constituents. I know you are the House Committee
Chair on Environment, do use your position to see to it that the erosion
ravaging some parts of the council area especially the one close to Umuneke
Ngor River are tackled.
May God help you accomplish whatever
good intentions if there is any that you have for your constituency -
Ngor/Okpala
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