“There must be electoral victory first, before governance,” —Ebuka Onyekwelu On Saturday, the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo formally celebrated his one year in office at the international convention centre. The programme which was well Recently, there have been calls for Prof. Sam Amadi to join the upcoming governorship election in Imo State, on the platform of the Labour Party. In fact, I have read some people give orders to the Labour Party...

“One of the biggest challenges of the one year old Soludo’s government is its politics,” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Anambra state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo was sworn-in as governor amidst high expectations exactly a year ago. One year down the line with the government now effectively in its second budget, in what ways is the government living up to the expectations it had of itself, the expectations the people had of  it, and how does the future...

“Nigerians must be guided by utmost diligence in electing their leaders on Saturday beyond the frenzy of “let’s teach him a lesson,” —Ebuka Onyekwelu The first leg of the 2023 General Election has opened new dimension towards understanding specific challenges of Nigeria’s democracy that could impede the country’s progress. The fear really is if the people can, given our prevalent realities, always through popular will, elect the quality of candidates required to move the country...

Probably by the end of the coming week, many people would have gotten used to the fact that the 2023 Presidential Election has been won and lost. Again, with the Southeast not able to produce a President after an intense run by Peter Obi of the Labour Party. Moving on from here, what is next in the bid for actualizing the vision for a Nigeria’s president of Igbo extraction? No doubt the 2023 Presidential Election...

“Traditional political parties, the APC and the PDP, must undergo major reforms if they will remain relevant in years ahead. ” —Ebuka Onyekwelu The outcome of Saturday’s National Assembly election is no longer news. From the results so far, it is clear that there is a shift. In Anambra State, Labour Party defeated two incumbent senators and picked five of the eleven House of Representatives seat. In Enugu, Labour Party also took two senatorial seats...

“Social media is a reality of its own accord but remains a virtual world that may not have a significant real-world impact” —Ebuka Onyekwelu A closer look at Nigeria devoid of the arrogation of advantages by supporters of the top three contenders might show that the election would be determined by six socio-economic realities in Nigeria. Aside from religion and ethnic identities which have always played a significant role in Nigeria’s election, there are more...

“Clearly, post-2023 election fall-out might end up being a Southern Nigeria’s problem or even a Southeast problem” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Politicians are now effectively in the final push in their bid to emerge victorious at the polls, on February 25th. So in about 18 days, Nigeria would have a President-Elect and elected members of the National Assembly. Perhaps, at this point, there is little or nothing that can be said to change the minds of people,...

“By far, Anambra voters are willing to consider other candidates despite the fact that Peter Obi, their son, brother, and former two-term governor of the state, is on the ballot.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu The candidate of the All Progressives Congress- APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has intensified consultations across the country ahead of the February 25th Presidential Election. On January 31st, he was in Awka the Anambra State capital, for his party’s Presidential rally. On the same...

“The greatest challenge of Nigeria’s democratic experiment is the country’s political parties, especially those that are already established”— Ebuka Onyekwelu The news of a Federal High Court judgment against Sen. Victor Umeh, erstwhile National Chairman of APGA and former candidate of Labour Party-LP, for Anambra Central Senatorial District in the fast approaching 2023 General Election, came to some as a shock. But to many, it is something to laugh about, perhaps, calling for celebration. Within...