THE POLITICS OF LAST-MINUTE PROMISES: A QUESTION OF PRIORITIES IN ENUGU NORTH
By Martins Chiedozie Ugwu Johnmartinsworldonline@gmail.com “To term this anything less than the pre-eminent scam of the year would be a failure of civic vocabulary.” In politics, timin often reveals more than intention. When major infrastructure promises resurface only at the twilight of a first term, citizens are right to ask: why now? During his campaign, The governor Enugu State, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah laid out an ambitious vision, over 10,000 kilometers of roads, sweeping urban upgrades, rural connectivity, and economic revitalization. This was not presented as a "second-term aspiration" but as an immediate intervention to "open up all areas of the state." Yet, as we approach the twilight of this administration, the rural corridors remain largely untouched, choked by the dust of neglect. And being classified as Urban areas for the sole reason tax exploitation. With the electoral cycle's horizon drawing near, we are suddenly presented with a "flag-of...