He was the man saddled with the suicidal job of meeting with the Nigerians after Biafra had lost steam. General  Philip Asuquo Effiong was already a soldier the year Col. Olusegun Obasanjo was eight years old. He was commissioned before Generals Emeka Ojukwu and Yakubu Gowon.

My mood is so bad at this time in what sounds like a suicide mission embarked upon by compatriots who were forced into a fatal search for oil at a time the Federal Government is drumming diversification of the economy into our ears.

Those who talk of marginalisation should join hands today in highlighting the plight of our brothers in the North East who are going through hell imposed on them by all Nigerians even as we believe that the North should take a break and give others the opportunity to taste the prime position.

Those who fail to plan for the 2023 Presidential race can only blame themselves when the chips are down. I am talking to the Igbo nation. Other groups plan 10 years ahead and map out effective strategies. That is the way to go. Enough of the follow follow that does not pay.

Things are taking shape and at the end I am sure the country will be smelling sweeter. The recent moves by different geo-political zones of Southern Nigeria show that with one voice, so much will be achieved.