By Uche Onwuchekwa

While questions about the former Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere’s move have been roundly responded to by him, I think his entrance to the Peoples Democratic Party is the hallmark of patriotic adventure we have all been yearning for.

My stance is not unconnected with the fact that political parties are a mirror of the characters running them. This does not, however, take away the fact that there are still some bright individuals in these parties who are embodiments of idiocy and everything evil.

Social engineering does not mean playing a loner; it takes playing along with the soiled bodies with a plan to bring about transformation. As a social engineer, Prince Madumere surely understands the challenges in the PDP but has taken the challenge to join like-minded individuals to rebuild the party.

It takes a courageous mind to take such steps, where most politicians are busy jumping into hell with Satan for porridge. It’s not all about the momentary comfort, but the dangers of the future, which its uncertainty is already with us as insecurity,  hunger and diseases are not only ravaging our land but killing even the much touted tomorrow’s future. 

Yes, some may say it is more important to remain relevant in politics. Shall we sacrifice the good on the altar of self-preservation? I wonder if politics has lost its place as the only vocation that is intrinsic.

You may all recall that Madumere was a founding member of the All Progressives Congress. His roles towards salvaging Imo State from being plundged into a personal estate are not in question. Those who joined in the attack against him are the beneficiaries of his many “just” battles.

In all these, he dared to be different by not reducing himself to a mere appendage in the hands of the rudderless and menacing individuals in power.

We may also recall that Prince rejected an offer considered a Greek gift of a contract to betray Owerri zone. It’s unfortunate that the Owerri zone politicians failed in that bid to capture the moment because of pretenders who chose to scuttle the opportunity, choosing to obey their paymaster.

That inglorious infighting cost Owerri zone a supposedly momentous chapter in the political history of the state.

As a party man, Madumere supported Hope Uzodimma, conducted him around, and raised his hand in Owerri zone and beyond. And when the pendulum swung to Emeka Ihedioha, he did the needful by holding out to transfer the baton of power to him. This became an issue in some quarters. Madumere understood the danger of allowing a vacuum during power struggles. Yes, Uzodimma was able to get back because there was still something to contest for. 

I hail Madumere for again standing up to strike another patriotic goal for the love of the state.

Flying the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party, Emeka Ihedioha, an Owerri zone son, became the governor, a seat he would hold for a short-lived period.

He received unadulterated support from the former deputy governor to work for the people. Interestingly, he lost out at the Supreme Court after what many had considered a miscarriage of justice by a set of justices. Law is an ass, and in its crudest definition, it is what the judges say it is.

That judicial verdict left Nigerian jurisprudence in an abyss of misnomer, and it is yet to recover from it till date as a pariah state across the globe, and such precedent has continued unabated.

Today, Prince Eze Madumere has declared for Owerri Zone Senatorial. It is one call that deserves support from all and sundry. It is not about the party; it is all about quality representation laced with compassion, a sense of responsibility, competency, and experience.

Ndi Owerri zone, indeed, it’s payback time for Ezeakonobi Madumere. Rally round him and let him give the state and Nigeria at large a rewarding representation for the greatest number.

Uche Onwuchekwa