THAT High Chief Tony Anenih is a great man is stating the obvious. This is a man I owe so much respect not just because he is an elderly man but because he has remained a highly principled man over time.

Looking back to the year I relocated back to this country, I have  followed Chief Tony Anenih and I have come to respect him tremendously because of the love he has for his people and this country. He loves the progress of the people and the unity of the entire country.

He has been fighting for the sustenance of democracy in this country. Coming in contact with him leaves you with the impression that this is a man you would chose to emulate in all ramifications.

His emergence as the consensus choice for the Chairmanship, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), goes a long way to show the kind of person Chief Tony Anenih is. His emergence is as a result of his pedigree as somebody you can trust to make things happen and put things right.

Everybody cannot be wrong at the same time. He is recognised as a forthright man whose stance on issues is always tilted towards the truth and he stands by it. This is a man that you cannot cajole into taking decision through flattering.

When he takes a decision on what needs to be done, he goes about it and makes sure it is carried out to the letter.

Chief  Anenih, it must also be said is a man that is God fearing and loves his creator. In his native Esanland where he is the Iyasele of the land, his love for giving to the less privilege in the society is legendary.

A philanthropist of great note, he is not discriminatory to age as he blesses both youths and the old with his God given wealth. Several unemployed youths have been beneficiaries of the job opportunities he  has continued to create.

Our great party, the PDP should consider it a great honour for this man of the moment to emerge as the Chairman of the BoT. Going by his antecedents, he is surely going to make the party stronger, more united and focused.

No wonder all and sundry refer to him as ‘Mr Fix it’. As a man who believes in equity, he is going to make sure that the right candidates emerge as aspirants for positions during elections.

As proof of his penchant for always putting square pegs in square holes, the work done so far by his political son, Architect Mike Onolememen as Works Minister speaks volumes.

Today, there is no gain saying that the youthful minister is the best performing minister in this political dispensation.

By the way he is going about fixing our roads; Onolememen in not too distant future will definitely reposition all federal roads comparable to what obtains in developed countries.

His emergence as the BoT chairman will certainly make nonsense of the recent merger of opposition political parties.

It is even safe to postulate here that Anenih’s work in the PDP as chairman of BOT will make it impossible for the APC to get even twenty percent of the total votes in any election.

As a stalwart of the ruling PDP, I want to appeal to fellow party members to give Chief Tony Anenih all the support for him to succeed as his success will not only be for the good of party members but for the generality of Nigerians

I pray that God gives this enigma of our time long life and more prosperity so that he can be there for people like us to emulate and come out better citizens of this great country.

Dr. PETER OJEMEN, a Bini  High Chief, wrote from Abuja.