For instance, many people agree that the performance of Mr. Peter Obi during his first tenure would definitely pose a threat to the ambition of others and they would therefore need to campaign vigorously to be able to stop him. With the unnecessary obstacles in the way of the campaigns, other candidates may soon discover that they do not have enough time to tell Anambra people why they should prefer them to Obi.

Anyone who raises this question is clearly out of tune with the times. The Supreme Court ruled about four years ago that civil servants can join political parties. Besides, it is assumed worldwide that every central bank governor shares the philosophy and ideology of the administration which appointed him or her into the office. Who does not know that Allan Greenspan, the immediate past Chairman of Federal Reserve in the United States , is Republican.

I know the fear of some people is that the president may nominate his stooge or surrogate. l do not envisage this, except such a person is not a man of integrity. However, l would have preferred a situation in which we have some of our retired judicial officers like retired justices of the Supreme Court or Court of Appeal.

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), last week announced the dissolution of the state executive of the party led by Chief Benji Udeozor who took over from Mr. Uchenna Emodi in the wake of Emodi’s resignation to vie for the governorship ticket of the party.

THE entire nation, and indeed the whole world continue to watch with keen interest as events unfold in Anambra, a state of the South-East geo-political zone noted for its famous indigenes, many of whom any nation of the world would be proud of. Any nation in the world would also be happy to have its […]