IT is utterly amazing that a man who had been in a political lacuna for a sustained period of time was thrown a political lifeline and climbs unexpectedly back to a great height through a particularly strong ladder literally, only to dramatically jettison the same resilient ladder he used in getting back to the top as not being fit for that purpose, within just a few months of exploiting the same ladder.

BUT for a formal declaration, the South-East zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities [ASUU], is locked in a battle with the Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo state governments which own the five state universities where ASUU members have refused to teach for the past four months.

ONCE I read the article entitled “Uwechue’s sad swan song (1)” on the back page of the Sun of Monday October 25, 2010, I decided on examining the question it addressed. Upon reading the second half of the piece a week later, it became obvious to me that Uche Ezechukwu, the author, had needlessly degraded and devalued the integrity and cathedral majesty that his weekly Capital Matters column should normally commands.

A nation can only advance forward in the provision of pow-er, infrastructure, water supply, and security and as well revolutionise the state of agriculture, housing, education, health and employment, if there is Corporate Social Responsibility in governance. But from events and observations hereunder, it is not practicable for us to do so.

PROMINENT citizens, including elders, traditional rulers and political leaders in Uyo Senatorial District in Akwa Ibom State, have continued to reject any third term aspiration to the Senate by aspirants in the forthcoming 2011 elections.