His Excellency, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR
You claim the President is your friend. What has the President actually done for you?
1. Has the Federal Government connected Onitsha, the largest open-air market cluster in sub-Saharan Africa, to the national rail network?
2. Has the Federal Government linked Anambra to the Gas Master Plan?
3. Has the Federal Government designated the Chinua Achebe Airport as an international airport? President Tinubu designated Muhammadu Buhari International Airport in Maiduguri as an international airport—likewise, the Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo.
4. Has the Federal Government allocated strategic funds for expanding the Onitsha River port? Or for dredging the River Niger?
5. What international brands have you attracted to Anambra with support from the Federal Government? No global manufacturer, auto OEM, pharma MNC, FMCG giant, or even a brewery has established a confirmed greenfield plant during your tenure.
6. How much FDI have you attracted to Anambra? From mid-2023 to date, Abia ranks among the top three Nigerian destinations for recorded capital importation with $150m, while Anambra remains at zero.
Sir, there is no harm in supporting President Tinubu, but Tinubu is leveraging his relationship, and you have gained nothing from the Federal Government apart from a visit by the First Lady.
You mocked an international FDI in Anambra undertaken by your predecessor, but after five years, you have attracted no FDI based on official figures you can verify.
After all the noise dies down and you no longer have a state-funded media team, this is how you will be judged.
After politics, there is life.
Kaa sir
Kalu Aja
FACT AND REALITY
1. LATE PRESIDENT BUHARI
AGENCY. TRIBE
Petroleum. Katsina
Finance. Yoruba
CBN. Delta
Stock Ex. Anambra
Custom. Bauchi
Pencom kano
Nimasa. Rivers
NRC. Edo
NSTIF. Anambra
NNPC. Yobe
Acct Gen. Yobe
B. P E. Ondo
B. P. P. Anambra
NIPOST. Oyo
S. W. Find. Imo
PRESIDENT TINUBU
Petroleum Yoruba
Finance. Yoruba
CBN. Yoruba
Stock Ex. Yoruba
Custom. Yoruba
FIRS. Yoruba
Pencom. Yoruba
Nimasa. Yoruba
NSTIF. Yoruba
NRC. Yoruba
NNPCl. Yoruba
Acct. Gen. Yoruba
BPE. Yoruba
BPP. Yoruba
SWFund. Yoruba
NIPOST. Yoruba
FAAN. Yoruba
President Tinubu’s appointment skews towards Yoruba not nationalistic in nature. He is too tribalistic.
Let's judge it.
I have come to the conclusion that, as a Peter Obi supporter, I cannot agree with a Tinubu supporter - and they cannot agree with me either. 😏
Our ideologies are fundamentally different.
I won’t lie to win elections.
I won’t support ballot-box snatching.
I believe in the rule of law.
I believe a leader should be honest, compassionate and empathetic.
I want a leader who invests in healthcare, education and infrastructure, while also recognizing the importance of saving for the future.
I admire a man who, rather than stealing or borrowing recklessly, chose prudence and savings.
I hate godfatherism.
I cannot stand a leader who believes winning justifies every means.
I would never knowingly support a man with serious criminal controversies hanging over his record.
I would not be comfortable supporting a man whose background cannot be transparently verified.
I appreciate a leader who knows he doesn’t know everything and is willing to learn from others.
I love a leader who knows his numbers and bases decisions on facts.
So you see, our ideologies are very different.
We cannot agree.
Ko possible.
@Onsogbu@officialABAT Is that challet part of the projects? Have you seen it's counterpart in other zones that this same your government built for them? They gave SE scrap, and you people are making noise because of your stomach. Internet does not forget. Your grandchildren will see your work.
@aonanuga1956 All the lanes and leg ways in the South East that the hypocrites are calling legacy projects put together do not equal 15% in value to the Lagos - Calabar Coastal road. Ditto for Sokoto-Badagry road. This not to mention SW projects like remodelled MMIA, etc. I pity Umahi.
@obyezeks Unfortunately, only Pastor Adeboye was called out. The matter affects all nigeria most influential pastors . You know them. What did they say about M-M ticket (something that never happened under military rule), the daylight R?pe on democracy in 2023 election, etc.
@Onsogbu Going by Government ranking @OfficialBenKalu is senior to OUK . The leader of a party in a state is usually the highlest ranking political office holder from the party in that state. It is not by age or experience.
@ShehuSani You haven't said anything relevant concerning the mass killings in Benue, Plateau, Kwara, Kaduna (your backyard), etc. But you're here everyday talking about Iran and USA.
@VoiceOfTheEast The quest for traffic shld not denigrate anything Igbo but rather promote it. This your question will not do Igbo any good. If pple say this is the best, that means the rest are not good? Last time it was Osadebe vs Oliver Decoup.
U are indirectly demarketing Igbo institutions.
ANIOMA: HISTORY, IDENTITY, EQUITY AND THE QUEST FOR STATEHOOD
The Anioma people spread across nine Local Government Areas are geographically nestled in Delta North senatorial district. We share a long history and rich cultural ties with the Igbos. So, we are Igbos in every sense: by language, tradition, blood and identity.
Yet, arbitrary distortions of colonial boundaries, tragedy of civil war and manipulations of post-war politics and narratives have exposed Anioma to double burden: the pain of denial and the weight of marginalisation. Albeit, our spirit is unbroken.
Today, as the representative of Anioma in the 10th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I affirm with courage the reawakening that: Anioma is Igbo; Anioma deserves justice; and Anioma state must be created. This is not a plea. Not a supplication, it is a demand inspired by truth, fairness and consciousness of true federalism.
ANIOMA BEFORE COLONIAL BOUNDARIES
Anioma has always been part of the great Igbo nation; and it is our cherished heritage and reality. Our communities in Oshimili, Aniocha, Ika and Ndokwa share ancestral trade and commerce, cultural, linguistic and geographic bonds with Igbo people across the Niger.
On trading characteristics, our market days are the same: Eke, Orie, Afo and Nkwo. Similarly, our cultural affinity is undeniably intertwined as our masquerades, from Mgba to Okanga, mirror those in Onitsha, Nsukka, Awka and Owerri.
Furthermore, linguistically, our names; Okonkwo, Nwafor, Nwanze, Odili and Nkemdilim among others are the same nomenclatures you find across the Igbo nation. Morphologically, words such as bia (come), nua (welcome) also show profound connections and linguistic leaning between Anioma dialects (i.e. the dialects of the people of Delta North Senatorial District) and Igbo language, proving beyond doubt that Anioma people are part of the greater Igbo ethnolinguistic family.
In addition, the people of Delta North have always been variously described as Midwest Igbo, Ika Igbo and Bendel Igbo. Even the government of Delta State, in its official ethnic classification, describes us as Igbo.
Today, we are often described as Delta Igbo, a description that reflects our location within Delta State but does not erase an incontrovertible truth that we are part of the Igbo group. So, our actuality is constant: Igbo is Igbo.
On geography, the map of Igbo land itself testifies to this reality. Asaba, Ibusa, Ogwashi-Uku, Illah, Agbor, Kwale, Aboh, Ndoni and other Anioma communities appear firmly within the boundaries of Igbo nation. Geography confirms what history and culture already prove: Anioma is Igbo land.
However, the British colonial administration, driven by convenience rather than culture, commerce and not consanguinity, placed Anioma in the Western Region while our tribesmen remained in the East. This artificial separation, erected by imperialism, became the seed of distortion, one that would later be watered by war and politics.
ANIOMA IN THE THROES OF WARS
The Ekwumeku Colonial Resistance War (1883–1914)
Anioma’s history of resilience did not begin in modern times. Between 1883 and 1914, our people waged the Ekwumeku Resistance War, a guerrilla uprising against British colonialism that lasted over 31 years.
The Ekwumeku revolt staged by Anioma chiefs and able-bodied young men was a peculiar war, marvelous in strategy and awe inspiring in scope, From Ibusa to Ogwashi-Uku, Issele-Uku to Ubulu-Uku, Anioma warriors resisted foreign domination with courage and unity. During this protracted conflict, many British soldiers and administrators were annihilated making Anioma one of the fiercest centres of anti-colonial resistance in West Africa.