₦airaland Forum

OPEN LETTER TO HON. BARR. CHIJIOKE JONATHAN EDEOGA

Good morning hon. Sir,

I am writing you to say a big congratulations to you for a very impressive performance at the just concluded PDP primary election. Though am in pain struggling to come out of the shock that has befallen all of us, writing you becomes imperative knowing that you have reached a height where your decision at this very painful moment of our political life will definitely affect our sociopolitical existence as Isi Uzo people in the future.

Sir permit me to inform you that without intending to show pride, I am the first person to start the Isi Uzo struggle in media spaces at least at the level of we the ordinary people of the society since the now famous ignoble treatment of Prof. Den Chris Onah in Esut. This I needed to mention here because many people have wondered how I, a young man got so committed in a political struggle such as ours. It is because right from around 2015 when this poisonous dish was served on our people through the case of Prof. Onah mentioned above I understood perfectly where we were headed to if such was allowed to stand. And unfortunately it was.

It was deeply regrettable that most of our people probably because of politics did not understand the situation as at then and therefore did not do much to challenge the situation and today we have been served the same poisonous dish in a bigger pot.

Sir, like I have said openly in social media, my joy is that you, by not stepping down for anyone even when the dark cloud engulfed you unexpectedly, failed to complete our humiliation as our adversaries had plotted. To me this shows that despite the fact that you are a politician, you understand perfectly the exact situation of things in our "Ikemefuna"- like fateful journey into another man's house, (the Enugu East Senatorial district). Note that in one of my articles earlier this year, I had alluded to Chief Jim Nwobodo's endorsement of Nkanu East LGA amidst wide clamour by the entire state for a governor of Isi Uzo LGA extraction to the awkwardly brave "Okonkwo's cutlass that chopped off Ikemefuna's head at a time the later ran to him for safety" in 'Things Fall Apart'. What I never knew then was that this allusion will latter turn prophetic as the general public all read how the governor ended up using the Jim Nwobodo to chop off Isi Uzo's political head a day before the primary election. It is noteworthy to mention emphatically that it was Chief Jim Nwobodo that came to Nsukka zone in 1996, and took away Isi Uzo LGA, and handed it over to his godson Chimaroke Nnamani in 1999 and nobody knows exactly what Chief Nwobodo must have told Dr Chimaroke Nnamani about Isi Uzo when the going was good between them. Has anyone ever wondered why Isi Uzo LGA never get any government attention during the entire 8 years tenure of Dr Chimaroke Nnamani?? Or has it occurred to anybody the reason why Isi Uzo LGA was among the five LGAs in the state whose oil boom federal allocations were embezzled by Dr Nnamani, a case he was charged for and plea bargained at the verge of conviction.

Sir, this is the time this movement cum struggle is taking its appropriate shape despite the turnout of events two days ago. And am writing to inform you that by your courage, political structure, sagacity and doggedness demonstrated in this election, you have become the face of the struggle cum movement. That you came second in the PDP gubanatorial primary election despite all the gang ups, last minute disappointments and verbal intimidation, harassment and abuse by Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani is instructive. It is time to take a stand that will forever change the political course of Enugu state and not just Isi Uzo people. It is the well considered opinion of yours sincerely after receiving numerous calls from our people across Nigeria that first, every possible legal actions be taken to recover the mandate of the delegate obliviously treacherously stolen at the dying minute. PDP as a national party knows that it cannot present a man who has been indicted severally of corrupt practices by several federal institutions to fly it's flag because it is strongly frowned at by Nigeria laws. This leaves a huge room for second runner up to be decleared winner of the election when successfully pursued in court of law.

Secondly, our people are grossly fed up with the hateful activities of Dr Chimaroke Nnamani against our people. (Note I did not mention Nkanu). It must be stated that Dr Chimaroke Nnamani and his gang, and not Nkanu are our actual problem in the zone. Every political strategy should be exploited to ensure that Dr Chimaroke Nnamani gets zero votes from Isi Uzo. If he must return back to senate, Isi Uzo people's vote must not be among the votes that will make it so. Infact if on the election day and no other party is contesting for Enugu East Senatorial district senate, let there be no election in Isi Uzo that day. There is nothing so special about supporting a ruling party that has no regard for your people as happend during Chimaroke Nnamani's wicked regime. Isi Uzo must teach Chimaroke Nnamani that he is just an arrogant, cultish, wicked, vindictive, devilish, and evil human being and nothing more. The number of open mockery and subtle threat am receiving from his boys currently for fighting for my people is a pointer to his age long character which Enugu people have confirmed over the years. His excellency Barr. Sullivan Chime had since demonstrated to the world the no near invincibility of Dr Chimaroke Nnamani. His seeming political relevance only exists in the minds of Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and his PDP leadership.

C.J Edeoga sir, please step up and lead Enugu people who have shown you solidarity and approval of the course you are fighting for out of the political bringandage the dark forces are trying to impose on the state. You have grown beyond being just an Isi Uzo man. You are now the new hope of a modern Enugu state. The hope that will rescue us from the gestapo like regime of 1999. The hope that will pilot Enugu people to the very maximal unhindered expression of their political views and right without brutish evil men visiting them with terror. The hope that will forever bury the political relevance of those who think they can be slave masters to the rest of us. Sir, aligning with other willing and committed aspirants within and without the state will not be a bad idea now and remain the expectations of majority of Enugu people in order to provide an avenue for our people and our teeming supporters the rare opportunity of proving our transducers and betrayers that we can match them in all direction. All forms of emotional attachment to PDP must be jettisoned sir CJ Edeoga. As a man who started this whole struggle at least at the level of ordinary people of our society, I can confidently tell you that this is the position of our people having received numerous calls and messages from all over Nigeria and beyond to this effect. Sir, be informed that our people are willing to start a movement that will lead us back to Nsukka, Enugu North Senatorial district if this public insult, disgrace, embarrassment etc are not corrected. It is true that our towns like Mbu, Ikem and Neke are nothing but Nike people who moved away from Nike mainland in order to expand their territory while Eha Amufu remains the same people with communities in Nkanu East LGA and Nkalagu people. But it is now obvious that this cultural and migrational relationship were never the reason for taken Isi Uzo LGA out of the very conducive Nsukka zone as has been proven in the past 26 years of our journey into a hostile and strange zone. The truth of the matter remains that Isi Uzo people are not in any way related to Agbani people and their sister communities. They can never see Isi Uzo as their brothers. In politics even Nike is not considered Nkanu enough even though Nike people are shying away from admitting it. The people of Nkanu East and West LGA together with their Awkunanaw brothers are what is actually being referred to whenever you hear the clause Nkanu land.
Sir, let me end this write up by telling you what one of our people wrote to me on social media:

"John which way Isi Uzo? Shall we continue to be on the sorry sorry story from our slave manovers in the umbrella of peaceful coexistence of second class side?" "Time to act is now ooo because later might be late".

CJ Edeoga sir, like the speaker on quote rightly stated, time for decision is now for waiting for later might actually be late. Move on and lead your people to face the task ahead, you have our support at all times no matter the turn out of events.

Yours sincerely,
Hon. Comrd Agbo John Friday.
(Johnlead)

Why not advice him to take the bull by the horn ? Decamp to APC and give Chimaroke a hot chase

ComradeNap:
OPEN LETTER TO HON. BARR. CHIJIOKE JONATHAN EDEOGA


Yours sincerely,
Hon. Comrd Agbo John Friday.
(Johnlead)

Lol, it's now obvious that Isi - Uzo people are not part of Nkanu/Nike & Enugu east senatorial district. They are Nsukka people from all indications and hand writings on the wall. From the Esut saga to senate n reps and now governorship, even a toddler already knows that they are no part of Enugu east. Jim nwobodo selfishly carved Isi - uzo nsukka into Enugu east so as to amass votes during the Enugu north and Enugu south form of government because he had the backing of the military back then. All past governors from 1999 ignored them except his Excellency feanyi Ugwuanyi because he knew they are his brothers. It's high time Isi- uzo Nsukka people drag the bull by the horn and leave Enugu - east by any means possible. Honestly, the creation of Adada state is their only hope of freedom as it stands now. Point of correction op, not all of them migrated from nike, some came from Ogwashi in Delta, some came from idoma, some came from nsukka too, but they settled there and all became nsukka people. The old men and women tell u they are Nsukka people but they migrated from so and so, just as it's the case for any group of people living in an area today, at one point or another our great grand fathers all migrated from another place to where they are today......history. Ndi Isi- uzo nsukka ndo nu.....