EVERY 16th of November is a golden opportunity to reflect on essentials of leadership as Africa remembers one of her heroes, Rt. Hon. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, a foremost pan- Africanist. The Zik of Africa as popularly known was born in Zungeru, in today’s Niger State in 1904. Young Zik travelled to the United States in 1925 in quest for education.

I READ an article entitled “At 20: Anambra Still Crawls” by one Mr. Emmanuel Obe. The said article x-rayed Anambra State since creation, and noted that many things are still wrong with the State.

TODAY marks another major era in the life of Edo State as the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN-led administration clocks three years with remarkable achievements to show for the mandate given by the electorate to a party that has the common good of all at heart.

There was a vacancy in Heaven for a Master of Ceremonies and Ikenna Ndaguba MFR was recruited. No other title other than ‘Onwa’ (literally ‘The Moon’) would have better captured the essence of a man who brought laughter, mirth and illumination to others and his environment.

THE drums are already echoing messages of what to expect in next year July elections in Edo state the Heart Beat of the Nation.