IGBAKPA: A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER FOR ETHIOPE FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY ECONOMIC AND EMPOWERMENT ADVANCEMENT

For Nigeria's economy that has always heavily relied on petroleum products, there have been concerns over the danger this portends for the future of the country.

The true leader Nigeria desire today must be knowledgeable in technological trends and how they shape societal growth and transformation. Former and current presidents of United States, Barack Obama and Donald Trump respectively, massively deployed technology and social media in their presidential campaigns and the outcome is there for all to see.

Ethiopeans are now wiser and cannot be deceived anymore. Any aspirant to the Ethiope Federal Constituency must be young, vibrant, intelligent, and technologically-driven individual with strong entrepreneurial flair. The aspirant must be abreast of social, economic and political challenges facing Ethiope Federal Constituency today and must have ready-made proposals in the form of manifesto to counter these challenges.

There are very few young and patriotic Ethiopeans that fit into our ideal leader possessing the qualities enumerated earlier. But there is one that calls for a closer look, judging from what we have been reading from the media and some of his videos on the social media. This young man is Hon. Ben Rolland Igbakpa.

The name “Ben Rolland Igbakpa ” might not sound strange to average Ethiopeans and those in the political arena, he has contributed enormously to the Nation’s Economic Development, most especially in the Business Entrepreneurship space where he has been advocating true youth empowerment.

Hon. Igbakpa is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Memories Supper Store Ltd,. He intends to replicate this outstanding achievement in business to the national socio-economic of Ethiope Federal Constituency development space by contesting to lead this great constituency as the law maker come 2019. Igbakpa demonstrates the attributes of a true leader with a sincere passion to further improve the existence of Ethiope federal constituency economy with its great endowment. A detribalized Ethiopean, he is focused on transforming the constituent into a higher developmentpedestal that will ensure Ethiope Federal Constituency plays a convincing role in the 4th industrial revolution.

From his utterances, the young Igbakpa is strong-willed, intelligent and backed with a strong emotional balance, those areattributes obtainable of a visionary leader. These strong and rare qualities are what Ethiopeans should consider before making their choice in 2019.

But there is a viable alternative this time around, progressive and self-driven youths such as Ben Igbakpa can take up the mantle of leadership. The choice is left for Ethiopians to make. Information available suggests that Igbakpa’s candidacy is unique in that the 52 years old entrepreneur has been planning for the Ethiope Federal Constituency years ago. In one of the interviews he was quoted as having indulged in the habit of reading books written by successful world leaders on the workable strategies applied to transform their societies.

This is so evident in the perfectly packaged policies geared to launch Ethiope Federal Constituency in the socio-economic leadership quadrant. The proposed social and economic policy contained in his manifesto is quite innovative,in that there is organic link between source and application of resources for infrastructural development.

In one of his recent interviews with the media, the memories supper store Ltd founder explained some aspect of his proposed socio-economic policy. If given the mandate, he promised to build his economic reform around “ Economic Zones ” in place of the current “ Political Zones ”. The “economics zones” approach is a strategic formulation that will drive sustainable economic growth and development for the constituency.

Igbakpa’s candidacy started as a speculation that he had volunteered to lead Ethiope Federal Constituency in “this journey of salvaging this constituency from past mis-governance and set it in the path of sustainable development as its representative come 2019.”

Godblico Okoro