Augustine Onyekachukwu Ike, before boasting about 20,000 votes and predicting Peter Obi’s defeat in Nnewi, perhaps you should remind Ndi Anambra how you got those votes in the first place.
You were a beneficiary of the late Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah’s political investment, influence and YPP structure.
The man practically babysat your political emergence, provided the platform and mobilised the political wave that brought you to the Anambra State House of Assembly.
You were not an electoral phenomenon independent of that structure.
And I recall you acknowledging that your personal resources and independent political influence had little to do with that victory.
You have suddenly become the custodian of political wisdom, boasting about electoral capacity and who can or cannot win in Nnewi.
Meanwhile, as your tenure winds down, your consistency, Nnewi is asking a much important question: “What is your scorecard?”
What have you attracted? What have you achieved? What tangible difference has your representation made?
Instead of worrying about Peter Obi’s political structure, account for the mandate you received.
You cleary mistake political opportunity for personal political capacity. And let nobody mistake access to power for ownership of the people.
No Constituency in Anambra is anybody’s political estate. The votes belong to the people, not the politicians who once benefited from them.
2027 will be another examination. Let’s see who has actually earned the people’s confidence.
Caleb Okeke-Enyobi is the State Director, New Media, NDC Anambra State Presidential Campaign Council.
