“People live in fear of the unknown, and the government has been unable to restore confidence or order.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu   A recent report by SBM Intelligence claims that the Southeast had lost over $4.7 billion to sit-at-home since August 2021, causing significant harm to the economy of the Southeast geo-political zone. The report, which also reckoned that the zone lost over N7.6 trillion in the first two years of the sit-at-home order, noted that...

“The current protest against JAMB and the accompanying narration of Igbo marginalization is not unfounded” —Ebuka Onyekwelu The recently rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam – UTME, by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board – JAMB, for the Southeast and parts of Lagos State, has again, raised a serious argument on Igbo victimization and marginalization in Nigeria. Days after the rescheduled examination has been taken, the debate has continued to rage. Some have blamed the JAMB...

“In 2024, Anambra’s total budget for the Education Ministry stood at about N33 billion” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Anambra was missing in a recent report released about three days ago by the National Examination Council (NECO) outlining the top twelve States across Nigeria where students have five credits in their senior certificate examination, for the year 2024. With Anambra State missing on the list, the report has opened conversations and an outrage against Anambra State Governor, Prof....

“Labour Party, regrettably has not grown beyond the spontaneity of its 2023 outing.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu As of today, Anambra State has been unfortunate with credible opposition political parties and this is a longstanding problem that has become inimical to competitive politics in the State. The People’s Democratic Party – PDP, in Anambra State, for instance, has almost gone into extinction; a former ruling political party in the state whose ticket was synonymous with election victory...

“Until recently as 2019, the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah proved that any political party can be mainstreamed.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Major political parties that have gained substantial ground through winning elections have assumed a sense of importance that tends to position them as the god of democracy. In Nigeria, this was the case for the former ruling national political party, the People’s Democratic Party – PDP, before the All Progressives Congress ousted it – APC, in...

“A culture that suppresses their best, experienced, and leading figures can ground the system.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu In a general sense, almost everyone within the Nigerian public service system is patiently waiting for their turn. To wait for one’s turn is beyond merely waiting to assume rulership. It is a worldview that connotes something deeper. A state of ascendancy to the top of the chain, but unaffected and unbothered, with zero responsibility. The more one ascends...