Musings Before Every Soludo Trip Outside Anambra 

Posted on November 13, 2023

Gov. Soludo rarely travels, of course you know this is influenced by the “economics of things”. I have been around where he cancels a whole lot of foreign trips, and each time his reasons remain the same.

“Mr Governor you have been invited to come speak in Dubai on XYZ subject. The event will be attended by Mr this and Mrs that… It will be nice you attend Sir, it is a good event, that provides you the platform to speak to a global audience”.

At this point Nwa Mgbafor will begin to manifest the Economist in him with a blend of local okuko Igbo intelligence, “bia nwoke m, if I travel to attend this your global event, how much will I bring back for ndi Anambra?”

This is the point everyone begins to scamper for relevant answers, and where the Dollar or Naira benefit is not unequivocally manifest, such trips are shelved. Now, when the AFREXIM invite came and Mr Governor was fully briefed on what he would be bringing back for ndi Anambra from Cairo, Egypt, I knew it would be worth Soludo’s scarce time.

So, the news of a $200million dollar financial advisory deal to be deployed into major economic transformative use, didn’t come to me as a surprise. Soludo continues to remind his team that theirs “is a goal with a deadline” — there is no time for O-O (Ogbu Oge). The next I will tell you is how Nwa Mgbafor travels light — in terms of human non-human cargo — but always returns heavy.

 

Mazi Ejimofor Opara, KSM
Writes from Abuja, the FCT.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest News

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE    Police intelligence team from the Lagos State Police Command has successfully... Continue
BEN AHANONU Again, Nigeria is standing at the crossroads; in fact, on the edge... Continue
IKECHI NZEAKO & NJOKU MACDONALD OBINNA  Bold, focused, highly cerebral and result-oriented, an Imo... Continue
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved an extension of Mrs. Kemi Nanna Nandap’s tenure... Continue
At the end of a crucial meeting of the leadership of the Orashi National... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE  A 33-year old staff of Wema Bank PLC, Quadri Ali Adedamola, has... Continue
inDrive, the urban mobility platform, has unveiled a list of essential delivery tips to... Continue
The Executive Chairman of Ojodu LCDA, Lagos State, Hon Segun Odunmbaku, has charged constituents... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA  Two men, Babatunde Adebisi Adebayo, 29 and Babarinde Olanrewaju Tolani, 25, have... Continue
President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the State Party Chairman of... Continue

UBA

DANGOTE AD

GLO


Access Bank

Twitter

Sponsored