A Mirage in Ukehe: Eric Odoh's Pipedreams and ​One Years of Visionlessness and Shame

 By Martins Chiedozie Ugwu 

​The air is thick with anticipation - not for a genuine landmark achievement, but for the grand unveiling of the latest political illusion from the Executive Chairman of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area, Hon. Dr. Eric Odo. The announcement cordially inviting us to the commissioning of 17 Water Points at Ukehe is less an invitation to a celebration and more a summons to witness a brazen display of administrative self-service and questionable priorities.


​Frankly, I, like many discerning citizens, harbor serious doubts about the reality of these claimed boreholes. The Chairman's past pronouncements such as the unbelievable claim of creating 20 access roads across all 20 wards in Igbo-Etiti, a feat that, if true, would have revolutionized our infrastructure overnight have fundamentally eroded his credibility. A leader who can make such a demonstrably false claim should, by all moral standards, shouldn't have any reason to occupy such a position and suppose to have tendered his resignation. 


“When a government’s foundational currency trust is bankrupt, every subsequent 'achievement' is viewed through a lens of deep skepticism”.


​Even if we were to grant the unlikely premise that these 17 Water points exist, the decision to cluster all of them in a single community Ukehe, the Chairman’s own hometown is a glaring testament to administrative irresponsibility and a spectacular failure of equitable resource distribution.



​Mr. Chairman Sir, 17 water points just for Ukehe? The question that echoes across the neglected corners of our local government is simple: Are you a Local Government Chairman of Ukehe or Igbo-Etiti?


​To dedicate a lion's share of critical water infrastructure to one place, neglecting other communities that suffer from even more debilitating water crises, is not visionary leadership; it is parochial politics at its worst. This is not development; it is a clear-cut case of hometown favoritism, proving that for Dr. Odo, the welfare of the few is prioritized over the urgent needs of the many.


​Your one year in office has not been a period of steady progress but rather a practical exposition of your visionlessness. Your tenure has provided sufficient proof to confirm that, like so many other opportunists in our political space, you were never truly prepared for the monumental task of governing. It appears you were merely selected to achieve a narrow political point, utterly lacking a coherent plan for the broader development of Igbo-Etiti.


​Hon. Dr. Eric Odo, you should cover your face in shame for your abysmal performance and total lack of direction. This administration will be remembered not for the provision of water or roads, but for its total lack of vision, direction and falsehood

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​Igbo-Etiti has never had it worse. The citizens deserve a leadership committed to truth, equity, and genuine development, not one preoccupied with commissioning dubious 'landmark achievements' in a desperate bid to mask a profound and undeniable failure.

​The people of Igbo-Etiti are watching. When will the Chairman shift his focus from political photo-ops in his hometown to solving the real, pressing problems of every community in the Local Government Area?


Martins Chiedozie Ugwu 

Johnmartinsworldonline@gmail.com


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