Good Governance

APC SHOULD STOP WRESTLING WITH DAYBREAK: THE FACTS ARE NO LONGER ON THEIR SIDE The Abia APC must calm down and face reality. Opposition is not noise. Opposition is not anger. Opposition is not the reckless throwing of allegations into the public space and then crying victim when asked to prove them.A serious opposition should come with documents, superior policy, alternative programmes, stronger figures and a clearer development roadmap. But when a party has no convincing counter-performance, it begins to fight shadows. That is exactly where the APC in Abia appears to be today.The facts are now heavily stacked against…

THE HYPOCRISY OF MOCKING ABIA’S PORT VISIONTheme: Facts, History, Geography, Strategy and Aba’s Manufacturing Future THE HYPOCRISY OF MOCKING ABIA’S PORT VISION The argument credited to Mr Jerry Ademola is not just weak; it is hypocritical, historically shallow and strategically empty. He admits that Calabar Port and Onne Port were once active, but that the Federal Government neglected the eastern maritime corridor and moved serious port advantage to Lagos. Then, in the same breath, he turns around to advise Abia to remain dependent on the same neglected system. That is not analysis. That is surrender decorated as advice. If the…

CLIMATE-SMARTURBANIZATIONANDENVIRONMENTALGOVERNANCE: THE ABIA DEVELOPMENT MODEL FOR BUILDINGRESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES IN AFRICA A lecture delivered by Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD, Senior SpecialAssistant to the Governor of Abia State on Public Affairs at the2026 World Environment Day Celebration held on Friday June 5,2026, at Imo State University, Owerri on the theme:“Urbanization and Climate Change: Building Resilient Cities for aSustainable Future.” PROTOCOLS We are gathered here today at a defining moment in human history.Across the globe, humanity is simultaneously confronted by two powerfulrealities: the rapid expansion of cities and the escalating threat of climatechange. These twin forces are reshaping economies, governance systems,public health,…

BEFORE YOU ASK ABIA TO CHANGE DIRECTION, FIRST ANSWER THE HARD QUESTIONS Dr. Kelechi Anosike and his supporters are fully entitled to criticise Governor Alex Otti. Opposition is an essential pillar of democracy, and the question concerning the permanent seat of government deserves a clear response from the administration. However, a Government House controversy cannot become a convenient hiding place for politicians who have no convincing answers to the deeper questions confronting Abia State. A Government House is an administrative facility. It is not the government itself. Government is measured by what reaches the people: functioning roads, improved hospitals, better…

OTTI: WHEN GOOD GOVERNANCE MAKES A LEADER A “CULT FIGURE” By Casmir Echebiri I have been to Aba two times this 2026. On both occasions I was told something that tickled me and also made me think. I visited the city to print some T-shirts on those occasions for one of my friends aspiring for a political office from the ruling APC. After the printer had finished printing on the first day, I donned one of shirts, trying to see if he did a good job. After wearing it and was critiquing it, with my brother who resides in Aba…

THE CAREER POLITICIAN’S DILEMMA: WHEN SUPPORT FOR OTTI BECOMES DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL There is a quiet but very important conversation going on in Abia politics today. It is not always said openly, but it is whispered in political circles, community meetings, private phone calls, party gatherings and village discussions. Some career politicians are asking: “We supported this government. What have we benefited?” On the surface, the question sounds familiar. In Nigerian politics, it is almost a standard expectation. A politician supports a candidate, spends money, mobilizes voters, attends meetings, prints banners, fuels vehicles, feeds supporters, protects polling units, and after victory,…

WETIN CONCERN ME? TECHRISE SERIES AND THE COMMON MAN ON THE STREET By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke There is a question that rises from the street whenever government announces a programme with big English, big banners, big ceremonies and big promises. It is not always asked in anger. Sometimes, it is asked in confusion. Sometimes, it is asked in poverty. Sometimes, it is asked from the mind of a young man who has searched for work until his shoes have become tired. Sometimes, it is asked by a woman in the market who does not hate technology but simply does…

WHEN ARITHMETIC CATCHES FEVER, PROPAGANDA CALLS IT ACCOUNTABILITY Some people now wake up, invent their own road-cost formula, divide public expenditure by fantasy kilometres, and call the result “facts.” Wonderful. So because someone wrote ₦250 billion, he has suddenly become the World Bank, Julius Berger, Ministry of Works, quantity surveyor, civil engineer and asphalt prophet in one Facebook post. He says ₦250 billion “should have delivered 250km of virgin roads.” According to who? According to TikTok engineering? According to beer-parlour procurement mathematics? According to the same people who watched Abia roads collapse for years and suddenly discovered “international standard” after…

THE BRIDGE OF HOPE: LINKING TWO STATES, TWO DESTINIES AND TWO ECONOMIC FUTURES A bridge is never just a bridge. In the life of a community, a bridge is memory, movement, market, family, security, livelihood and hope. It is the quiet infrastructure that allows a farmer to reach the market, a trader to reach customers, a child to reach school, a patient to reach care, a family to remain connected, and an economy to breathe. This is why the bridge linking the Arochukwu axis of Abia State to Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State must be understood beyond…