Date Published: 09/26/09

Dear Sir,

Not Egwu or Maduekwe should replace Ogbulafor

Baring wonders or surprises that may never end with PDP seen to be treating corruption with kid-gloves, from what was in the media recently; it is becoming very evident that the embattled PDP national Chairman, Prince Ogbulafor is due to be changed.  Ogbulafor has been fingered in many party confusions and corrupt enrichment both when he was Minister for Special Duties and presently taking contracts here and there the States with a bid to supporting the sitting governors for return tickets.

In the report, it was touted that a serving Minister who is an ex-governor from the South East is likely to take over from Ogbulafor. Well, simply put, it has to be either Achike Udenwa of Commerce Ministry, formerly Imo governor or Sam Egwu of Education Ministry who governed Ebonyi State. Sunday Trust article also speculated Foreign Affairs Minister Ojo Maduekwe. One wonders why none has speculated the most appropriate person - Senator Pius Anyim

Rating: Udenwa has been facing his job as Minister and so far has no controversy surrounding his performance, but we all know how badly Egwu has been handling Education Ministry. Egwu has all along been in the academic world; therefore putting him in that Ministry was one of the most thoughtfulness of Yar’Adua. But if Egwu has failed there, then is it the biggest Party that he would be able to handle? From the grapevine, if this man is put there, many top Party men are ready to resign because they see it as the party going from fry-pan to fire. Ojo Maduekwe, could not conscript his local constituency to PDP during the last elections. He and Ogbulafor moreover are the central figures to PDP unsettled position in Abia State.

But come what may, Ogbulafor is due for change at mid-term convention of PDP early 2010 because one man’s incompetence should not be allowed to destroy a house of collection of men.  

Chief Kenneth Holmses

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