Why Owerri Zone May Still Lose The Governorship Position In 2027 (Vol 1)

BEN AHANONU

As a patriotic and concerned indigene of Owerri Zone, I am afraid of the fact that given the way the so-called “Supreme, authoritarian, absolute and unquestionable” leaders of Owerri Zone extraction are proceeding with their divisive leadership style, the Governorship position of Imo State may eventually elude the great and glorious Owerri Zone come 2027.

The dream of 2027 is good and big and as a zone we are well – qualified but can we proceed without Unity of Purpose?

Unity of purpose or focusing on a common goal by a group or zone is good but talk is cheap. Indeed, the value of unity is never clear until those promoting it identify what it is and why it is valuable.

In politics, winning without doubt, is akin to winning in sports or boardgames where there can only be a winner, when everyone is playing the same game with the same goal in unity.

Therefore, the politics of exclusion, neglect and isolation of credible and competent citizens of Owerri Zone, who have the ability to mould public opinion, analyse public polices constructively and think out of the box will definitely trigger detrimental and inexorable consequences for the noble cause of an indigene of Owerri Zone becoming the Governor of Imo State in 2027.

The so-called “Supreme, absolute and unquestionable”leaders of Owerri Zone, have their caucuses, motivated by self-interest, dumb and ineffective followers, who struggle over 25 kg bags of rice, garri, other handouts and grandiose end-of-year palliatives, where many were excluded especially those that have what it takes to change the game intellectually.

According to Talise: “As groups “circle the wagons,” they become increasingly invested in maintaining the border between those within the circle and those outside. This often takes the form of policing their ranks for intruders – real or imagined; and with that mediocrity becomes prominent as round pegs in square holes just for the glory of doomed, catastrophic and unreasoning “centres of power.’

Consequently, devotion and blind loyalty to the groups or “power centres” take centre stage as those, who deviate from the dominant conception of the group’s core interests are stifled or sidelined.

With the horde of “supreme, absolute and unquestionable” leaders of obstructive power centres of Owerri Zone, who are more interested in self-aggrandizement, the dream of Owerri Zone towards 2027 becomes entangled, endangered and proves a mirage.

My investigation reveals that there are so many “centres of power,” in Owerri Zone led by some “absolute, supreme and unquestionable leaders,” who arrogate to themselves irritating powers and privileges that they use to isolate and intimidate some, promote and push spent-forces into positions of authority while bright and brilliant ones are sidelined.

Interestingly, those that feel aggrieved and sidelined can equally align with competing forces from Orlu or Okigwe Zones to rock the boat.

For us to work together as one people, we must learn to see one another as brothers in order to unite and achieve the common goal for Owerri Zone. We must concentrate on the fact that we are one big family where nobody will be neglected or pushed to the wall.

I am hopeful that sanity will be restored and everyone will be carried along with equal rights and privileges. Nobody should be neglected or treated with disrespect after all, time and chance happeneth to them all.

According to John Maxwell: “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

The “absolute, supreme, authoritarian and unquestionable leaders” of Owerri Zone extraction should come down from their “Olympian heights” and change their divisive style, otherwise there will be many reasons why it should be Okigwe Zone and I am ready, fully prepared to propound it.

I am Hon. Prince Ben AHANONU.