I have watched the dance steps of our politicians across the country. And the more I watch, the more I remember the two special brands in Imo State called Owelle Anayo Rochas Okorocha and Prince Eze Madumere.
The theories and leadership template of Okorocha and Madumere, as well as their enchanting nuances remain aperture by which politics and governance is yet viewed in the country.
Madumere and his big brother, Okorocha, came to rescue Imo State at a time all hope was lost in every sphere of the state. Madumere’s unquestionable loyalty to Okorocha over the years has increased the guts, aura and political capacity of the governor. Over the years, under the watch of Okorocha and Madumere, the political buccaneers of Imo State have been silenced; they have been normal budget expenditure; contracts are awarded and executed and this explains the quality of infrastructure in Imo State.
If Okorocha and Madumere win again, they will be breather and ease of arbitrariness in every part of Imo State and Imolites will be proud of the thorny politics.
So, if Okorocha and Madumere win again, the sloppiness that beset Imolites on all fronts in the system will be worked on or worked at. Given their attitude towards good governance, they will stoke the fire on the butts and get failed variables out of inertia.
It is a tribute to the fighting spirit of Okorocha and Madumere that Imo State, less than four years under their watch, is back as the intellectual-academic power of Igboland. If Okorocha and Madumere win again, the excitement and bravery that comes with good governance will be felt by both Imolites and Nigerians in general. These two leaders understand the rudiments of governance and political machinations as if they are oracles.
These two great role models have a natural flare and nose for what the late Dr. Chuba Okadigbo fondly called “political arithmetic” – an illustration of the mental calculation that must govern politics, governance and its practice. They understand the needed permutations, dwelled on political and economical substance but also know the kinetic force of sound bites and frequently put them to good use. Whenever you encounter Okorocha and Madumere at a political forum or holding court in a diplomatic cocktail circuit, they are always voluble, quick thinkers and savvy analysts of governance.
They should be remembered for all they stood for, professed and aspired to see in the land.
– Abanum wrote in from Lagos