SIR: It is the celebrated Indian anti-war activist and hero- Mahatma Gandhi who said: “An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation nor does the truth become errors because nobody sees it”.
I have read several advertorials and interviews in newspapers and listened to the views of some persons, who are from Anambra Central and Anambra South suggesting that they have perfected plans to snatch the right and turn of Anambra North and force themselves on Ndi Anambra when it comes to Anambra Governorship election in 2017. Neither these individuals nor the various faceless groups they are operating with have the support and authority of the kinsmen from those zones to start a quest that is morally and procedurally wrong. They are claiming that there is no zoning arrangement in Nigeria’s constitution and that as a matter of fact, neither APC nor APGA has zoning formula in their party constitutions.
Let me for record purposes remind them that all Anambrians are aware that it is the turn of Anambra North to complete the initial agreement entered in 2013. I have not heard that the People of Anambra North are ready to sell their due for a full pot of porridge.
My respect for Anambra North people is consequent upon the fact that over the years, when it was not yet their turn, they patriotically conducted themselves in a mature manner, supporting all other zones to enjoy their turns for the governorship. The zone has been fully supporting their brothers from the other zones, not minding the fact that they are well-endowed with numerous patriotic, affluent and civilized men and women, who have soared high in their respective callings. It was consequent upon their liberal-mindedness that the state has been enjoying a smooth transition from one administration to another, satisfying the sequence in which the turn had been running.
Anambra North should be allowed to continue to enjoy this mandate.
This is my position; it is the position of majority of Ndi Anambra and it is the position of the various laws of morals, godliness and mutual co-existence. To those men and women from other zones, whose thirst for power has almost snuffed life out of their conscience cells, I encourage them not to wear disappointing looks on their faces. This is because they will still enjoy their own turn at the right time.
Topmost in all of these is that we all should live in peace and harmony. To the people of Anambra North, you are advised to remember that power is never given in any part of the world, not even in Anambra State. They must remember the worthy words of America’s President Roosevelt: “The future belongs to those who believe in the bearing of their dreams”. The hands of the clock are ticking.
Paschal Chi,
Awka, Anambra State.
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