*Chijioke Edeoga Took Away the Soul of Enugu* *PDP*

*By John Agbo (John Lead)*

There is no gain saying the fact that all has not been well with Enugu PDP for a while now. It is truly palpable in all ramifications bearing in mind that the Enugu State chapter of the People's Democratic Party has unceremoniously assumed the role of opposition party in the state despite being the ruling party. Infact, PDP is not just the ruling party, it has held sway in Enugu politics since 1999 till date. It was to the eternal blame of PDP that there has been a dearth of vibrant opposition politics in Enugu State for some decades now. This I say bearing in mind that the role of opposition parties in an emerging democracy such as ours cannot be over emphasised. But in Enugu State, the ruling party has always spared no action that will cripple and decimate opposition party politics. It started with the brutal and deadly crushing of members of the opposition parties during the murderous regime of Dr Chimaroke Nnamani. Then got to the current governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi tenure where seeds of discord are passionately sowed in the midst of opposition party members in order to weaken them beyond redemption and end up not posing even a minimal challenge to PDP in every election.

The latter is the hall mark of Gov Ugwuanyi's brand of politicking. He mastered the art like a wizard to the extent that he was able to conceal his real personality from the public under the pretense of a peaceful leader and his famous hand of God mantra. For instance at every election season under Gov Ugwuanyi, he will start very early and identify all strong politicians in Enugu State who are likely to contest elections under opposition parties. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi would then, begin to lure them to come and buy ticket in PDP with full assurances of his support and back up. Being expectedly unsuspecting and with such promise coming from the state governor, these innocent Enugu politicians would begin to mobilize all their resources and support base for PDP. Remarkable in this situation is the fact that non of these politicians usually has any inkling that the same governor has promised other people with the same ambition his supports too. The governor is so brutal and merciless that he will continue assuring his victims of his approval of their political courses until they end up using their scarce resources to pay for exorbitant party forms in millions of naira.

Then at the dying minutes the governor would give a matching order to his party delegates to votes for a particular aspirant with whom he had earlier struck a deal after exchange of hard currencies. By this time, it was usually too late for all the innocent politicians he lured into squandering their money to take any meaning political course of action. Gov. Ugwuanyi's 'evil genius' kind of method is so strategic that these politicians would be left with no options than to swallow their pride and accept the governor's choice in shame with a concerted efforts at praise singing in order to attract a contract that will enable them recover their money from the governor.

This is how our dear governor has handled Enugu people for eight years now. And I wish to state significantly here that his Excellency's personality sharply contradicts that of his predecessor Barr. Sullivan Chime, who in his time told Enugu people that it was his wish that no Enugu man waste his money in an election whereas he can reach a consensus with the people to support one of them to emerge their leader at a particular time. This was the reason why Sullivan Chime never deceived any one to buy forms and no politician was made to part with his money unjustly under him.

But all the grip of the governor and the PDP on Enugu politics began to wither after the emergence of Hon. Barr. Chijioke Edeoga on the state's political scene. Soon after the governor in his usual way, sold the gubernatorial ticket of PDP to one corruption laden Peter Mba after promising and making about seventeen other politicians part with their millions of naira, a flood gate of shameful acceptance of the governor's choice opened and a manhunt for any presumed dissident politician was equally activated. The social media was awashed with news of how distinguished sen. Ike Ekweremadu was blocked from entering APC and other opposition parties by the governor at the time. The indefatigable Edeoga kept his cool and at a time participated in the PDP candidate acceptance galore which analysts have since described as an effective master stroke of Edeoga politics. With Edeoga who came second in the widely condemned PDP primaries of May 25, 2022 now in the Peter Mba's acceptance register, the PDP went to sleep under the total assumption that their victory was as usual concluded. Then the very calculative Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga went ahead to join a then emerging platform the, Labour Party, to continue his gubernatorial ambition in Enugu State.

This was the stage that 'Things fell Apart' in PDP and their centre couldn't hold since then. The rising profile of Chijioke Edeoga in Enugu politics and that of Nigeria since then has gradually but steadily reduced a ruling party in Enugu State to a toothless and hopeless opposition party. How else can one explain the fact that the only hope of Enugu PDP winning this year's governorship election is if Chijioke Edeoga doesn't contest? It took the astuteness and sagacity of Chijioke Edeoga to unravel the true personality of Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as I have explained in this write up, to the over all advantage of Enugu State and Enugu people are warming up to reward Edeoga with their votes.

This is why the Enugu PDP is desperately pursuing their Odengene script in Labour Party to the effect that they now have nothing to celebrate order than masturbate over the last Friday's striking out of Edeoga's request to join the Labour Party's appeal against a frivolous judgement granted to the fraudulent impostor known as Capt. Evarest Nnaji (Odengene) even when the main appeal is yet to be determined. How a ruling party reduced itself to clutching at straws while drowning and at the same time hoping to survive can only be understood when one considers that after the exit of Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga from PDP, the party is now peopled in majority by senseless, grossly uneducated individuals. The above position of mine is largely deducible from the quality of contents being pushed out by Peter Mba media team. In facts reading anything from Mr Mba's team instantly portrays an array of illogical, kiddish, annoying, imbecilic, ignorant, unprofessional and desperately hopeless wishes and inuendos that curiously offer one an option of only pity for PDP, Peter Mba and their few paid supporters. Compare this with the highly cerebral, well presented, fact checked, logical and mout watering contents that always exudes from Edeoga's qaurters and you will realize that Hon. Barr. C J Edeoga is well prepared for the job of Enugu governor more than his legally encumbered counterpart in PDP.

PDP's inability to campaign without witch hunting Edeoga, and their fear of competing with him has rightly earned them two important lawsuits. One of these is based on non-compliance to the texts of the Nigeria 'Electoral Act' during the PDP primaries and the other on the ineligibility of its two technically convicted candidates Mr. Peter Mbah and Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani. And these court cases are coming from concerned Enugu public who are not happy with PDP's destructive ambition of stopping Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga's good will from manifesting in Enugu state. For a party that has amassed so much political fortunes in Enugu State for almost 24 years now to be facing these preponderance of troubles in an election year following the exit of one of its founding member in the state, it is copiously safe to conclude without any display of hesitation that Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga actually took away the soul of Enugu PDP to Labour Party Nigeria and has by so doing done so well for the entire people of Enugu State.

Ride on to victory sir. Enugu People are behind you sir Hon. Barr. Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga

I am Not From Enugu But Let Me Help Out (It Benefits Me):

Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga - Profile

-Birth: 1964, Enugu (58 years)
-Primary & Secondary School: Enugu
-Bachelor Degree: University of Buckingham, UK (LAW)
- Call to Bar: NBA- 1 yr (Distinction), Nigeria
Interned as Solicitor in the Supreme Court of Nigeria

Graduate Education:
-Msc (Public International Law), UK
-Msc Public Administration, ESUT, Nigeria (2019)

Experience
1. Employee, Daily Star Printing & Publishing (brief)

2. Chairman, Isi Uzo Local Government (1997-1998)

3. House of Representatives, Isi-Uzo Constitutency

4. House Chairman on Information

5. House Chairman States & LG

6. Adviser to Deputy Senate President

7. SA to President (NASS) / Liason Officer

8. Commissioner (Gburuburu) for Local Government Aff;
and For Environment

Rumoured attributes: Order, intelligence, urban, useful experience

NigerianAngelo:
I am Not From Enugu But Let Me Help Out (It Benefits Me):

Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga - Profile

-Birth: 1964, Enugu (58 years)
-Primary & Secondary School: Enugu
-Bachelor Degree: University of Buckingham, UK (LAW)
- Call to Bar: NBA- 1 yr (Distinction), Nigeria
Interned as Solicitor in the Supreme Court of Nigeria

Graduate Education:
-Msc (Public International Law), UK
-Msc Public Administration, ESUT, Nigeria (2019)

Experience
1. Employee, Daily Star Printing & Publishing (brief)

2. Chairman, Isi Uzo Local Government (1997-1998)

3. House of Representatives, Isi-Uzo Constitute cycle

4. House Chairman on Information

5. House Chairman States & LG

6. Adviser to Deputy Senate President

God bless you nwanne mmadu

ComradeNap:


God bless you nwanne mmadu

Edeoga was also a two term Commissioner in Enugu State.

He started his Political carrear in 1992 when he emerged as the deputy chief press secretary to the first civilian governor of Enugu State.

ComradeNap:


Edeoga was also a two term Commissioner in Enugu State.

He started his Political carrear in 1992 when he emerged as the deputy chief press secretary to the first civilian governor of Enugu State.

I was on draft, about to complete. Sorry.

NigerianAngelo:


I was on draft, about to complete. Sorry.

Okkk dear