Last weekend’s comprehensive victory of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in all three Senate and 10 federal constituency elections in Akwa Ibom State did not come by fluke. Even more, the resounding defeat of Senator Godswill Akpabio, the immediate past governor of the state in his second term bid for the Senate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC went far to underline the reality of the devotion of the people to the PDP and the governor of the state, Mr. Udom Emmanuel

He is 51 today and looking   back, the birthday boy has indeed lived an impactful and salutary life. His life journey, the philosophies he espouses and the whole gamut of his intellect are case studies in humanism, welfarism and scientific exposé.

When the Ekiti State Election Petitions Tribunal, recently, gave its judgment on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against the declaration of Dr. Kayode Fayemi as winner of the recent governorship election, it set perspectives on the new dispensation in the state.

For thousands of retired civil servants, post-retirement life often remains traumatic, as they have to endure the grotesque experience of years of unpaid gratuities and pensions.

This is a tale of two leaders, and it is one that has been told throughout history in many forms. It is a tale of hard work versus exploitation; merit versus nepotism; competence versus ineptitude, and experience pitted against cluelessness.