After The Applause: How Reform Governments Survive When Supporters Keep Asking Questions – Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke
After the Applause: How Reform Governments Survive When Supporters Keep Asking Questions The most dangerous moment for any reform government is not when critics are loud, but when supporters fall silent. History shows that reform does not usually collapse under opposition pressure; it withers when applause replaces inquiry and loyalty displaces vigilance. For Abia State under Governor Alex Chioma Otti, this moment has arrived—not as a threat, but as an opportunity.Governor Otti came into office on a reform mandate forged by exhaustion. After decades of drift, Abians voted less for slogans and more for credibility, competence, and restraint. In his…
