{"id":63390,"date":"2018-08-06T19:59:02","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T18:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=63390"},"modified":"2018-08-06T19:59:02","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T18:59:02","slug":"ngiges-anambra-legacy-and-lessons-ofhistory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/articles-opinions\/ngiges-anambra-legacy-and-lessons-ofhistory\/","title":{"rendered":"Ngige\u2019s Anambra Legacy and Lessons ofHistory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\":mz\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":om\" class=\"a3s aXjCH m165108bcc8e6a2f7\">\nEmmaAgu<\/p>\n<p>Till date,no other definition of history has made as great an impact on me<br \/>\nas what ourhistory teacher, Mr. Nwosu taught us in January of 1971.<br \/>\n\u201cHistory\u201d, Nwosustarts in a husky voice, \u201cis the record of past events\u201d. I<br \/>\nstill have a mentalpicture of him peering over the rim of his pair of<br \/>\nglasses as he declared that,\u201cthrough history, we learn about how our<br \/>\nancestors lived\u201d before ending on theprescriptive note that, \u201cif they were<br \/>\ngood, we emulate them but if they werebad we correct or try to improve on<br \/>\nwhat they did\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>I do notrecall what made the greater impression on us at the time: whether<br \/>\nit was theprofundity of the definition or his commanding posture. All the<br \/>\nsame, with thepassage of time, it dawned on me that the message was<br \/>\nstronger than the messengerand that those who failed to learn the lessons<br \/>\nof history were inexorablycondemned to, not just repeating it, but<br \/>\nlearning the hard lessons of obduracy.<\/p>\n<p>There areso many ways in which Nigerians, with their ears wide open, have<br \/>\nremained deafto the lessons of history. That shouldn\u2019t surprise anyone.<br \/>\nFor a country thathas thrown every virtue to the wind, a country that<br \/>\nknows no shame, it is onlyto be expected that it took the President of<br \/>\nFrance, the youthful EmmanuelMarcon, to remind us what a legend Fela<br \/>\nAnikulapo Kuti was; why we should notconsign the philosopher musician and<br \/>\nsocial critic to the scrap heaps ofhistory. Fela\u2019s bold depiction of our<br \/>\nwrong-headed approach to national issuesremains relevant today as it was<br \/>\nover three decades ago. If the music of Feladoes not strike a note with us<br \/>\ntoday, it should be understood within thecontext of a people that have<br \/>\nlost their moral compass, a nation that isperilously adrift; a people<br \/>\nheading precipitously towards self destruction.Nigerians, nearly all of<br \/>\nus, appear to be deaf, even mad because, as the sagessay, those the gods<br \/>\nwant to destroy, they first make mad.<\/p>\n<p>What isplaying out in Nigeria today is akin to the situation in Anambra<br \/>\nState thatinglorious day, in 2003, when Dr. Chris Ngige, as governor of<br \/>\nthe state at thetime, was kidnapped from Government House Akwa by agents<br \/>\nof the state in whosecustody his safety was entrusted. Thus, when recently<br \/>\nI came across the publicationunder the title: \u201cJuly 10, 2003, DaySen.<br \/>\nNgige Liberated Anambra State\u201d, by some of Ngige\u2019s associates, itdawned on<br \/>\nthat, in spite of the shenanigans dogging our national life, there isstill<br \/>\nhope that we are not all held captive by some form of collective<br \/>\namnesia,that unlike those who, having forgotten their history must relearn<br \/>\nit, albeitpainfully, we may still escape the damnation that looms so<br \/>\nominously within thehorizon.<\/p>\n<p>Whatfollowed that bizarre and tense moment was unprecedented in the<br \/>\nchequeredhistory of brinksmanship in Nigeria. But the people rallied round<br \/>\nNgige, to theshame of his traducers. The rest is now history, but it is a<br \/>\nhistory thatshould never be forgotten because doing so would lead to<br \/>\ndisastrousconsequences.<\/p>\n<p>It is inthe context of the ramifications of that incident and the lessons<br \/>\nof historythat the promoters of that publication under reference deserve<br \/>\nto be commended.For obvious reasons, the greater credit should go to Ngige<br \/>\nwhose courage in theface of danger, whose persistence and resistance<br \/>\nfollowed the same line ofthose patriots who were ready to lay down their<br \/>\nlives that democracy could gaina foothold in Nigeria. What Ngige<br \/>\ndemonstrated was that a time comes when, atthe risk of personal danger,<br \/>\neven life, the oppressed must confront theiroppressor, the victim must go<br \/>\nfor broke and stake a last ditched effort to achievefreedom; the corollary<br \/>\nbeing that confronted with a groundswell of publicangst, the pretenders in<br \/>\nour midst will scamper for safe haven; that the fightfor freedom and<br \/>\nliberation is not a tea party.<\/p>\n<p>What Ngigelost momentarily by way of personal sacrifice and outright<br \/>\nhumiliation, AnambraState gained in multiple dimensions. The checklist is<br \/>\nunassailable. Once hefound himself in the eye of the storm, abandoned by<br \/>\nmembers of his party, themedical doctor-turned politician realised that<br \/>\nhis survival did not lie withthe elite but with the people. Thus,<br \/>\nunshackled from the arrangement thatenslaved Anambra State, Ngige embarked<br \/>\non a wide range of projects undergirdedby a governance environment that<br \/>\nplaced the people above self, infrastructure aboveceremonies, due process<br \/>\nabove arbitrariness and sustainable development aboveshort term gains.<\/p>\n<p>The authorsof the publication in question had put the matter in<br \/>\nperspective and I wish toquote them: \u201cInspired by the massive support, the<br \/>\nliberation began. Arrears ofsalaries, pension and gratuity\u2026outstanding<br \/>\nfrom the previous regime werecleared. He went on to institute the<br \/>\nExecutive Order which placed payment ofsalaries and pension on First Line<br \/>\nCharge and backed it up with relevant lawsof the Anambra State House of<br \/>\nAssembly. Enabled by this order, salaries aretill date paid as and when<br \/>\ndue\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>That is notall. Continuing, they wrote: \u201cThe revolution saw the<br \/>\nconstruction of over onehundred and five roads by reputable contractors.<br \/>\nIt also saw the beautificationof Awka GRA with well-constructed and<br \/>\nasphalted roads and the dualization ofNnamdi Azikiwe Avenue, Awka\u2026\u201d I am<br \/>\nyet to see any evidence challenging theseclaims.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond thewell deserved encomiums heaped on him, Ngige\u2019s associates have<br \/>\nunwittinglychallenged us, as a nation, but more specifically, the south<br \/>\neast, tointerrogate the not-too-distant past, to confront the shenanigans<br \/>\nof thepresent and, by so doing, establish a Modus Vivendi with the future.<br \/>\nIf Ngigecould achieve so much in the face of adversity and with less<br \/>\nresources thanhave been frittered away in some states, if he could defy<br \/>\nfederally-backedanti-people elements to unshackle Anambra from bondage,<br \/>\nwhy are some statesstill held captive at a time that we should have<br \/>\nachieved a qualitative leap inthe ability to override impunity? What this<br \/>\npoints to is the urgent need toincorporate case studies, a form of peer<br \/>\nreview, into the orientation of publicoffice holders; to study how their<br \/>\nancestors, read predecessors, performed: ifthey were good, they emulate<br \/>\nthem, but if they were bad, they improve on whatthey did or correct them!<\/p>\n<p>Anyone witha passing knowledge of the Anambra odyssey will agree that in<br \/>\nNgige, Godprovided a Moses to lead the state, to the Promised Land. Ngige,<br \/>\nlike hisimmediate successor, Peter Obi, was not prepared to spend one<br \/>\nnaira of Anambramoney without a clear picture of the deliverables and the<br \/>\nstrategy forachieving them. Once convinced, he threw his weight behind it.<br \/>\nYes, his weight!If you are looking at his physical size, you are likely to<br \/>\nbe widely off themark because as experience has shown, any leader\u2019s weight<br \/>\nis not measured byphysical size, eloquence, demagoguery or ability to defy<br \/>\ncourt orders. Ofgreater importance will include: personal integrity, a<br \/>\nclearvision\/developmental road map, the ability to rally all patriotic<br \/>\nstakeholdergroups to buy into a developmental paradigm and the willingness<br \/>\nto stand by thevision even at the pain of death. It is a tribute to Ngige<br \/>\nthat, as governor ofAnambra State, he stood for all these and more.<\/p>\n<p>It is noteworthythat Ngige has brought the same qualities to his present<br \/>\nnational assignment asminister of labour and employment. Living up to his<br \/>\nreputation as patriot,advocate of the workers and principled party man,<br \/>\nNgige, by his utterances andactions, stands out as one of the shinning<br \/>\nlights of the Buhari cabinet. It isa measure of the dexterous management<br \/>\nof labour issues by his ministry that wehave not recorded a national<br \/>\nstrike in spite of pent up anger caused byprotracted labour disagreements<br \/>\nand the economic hardship being experienced byworkers. It is my considered<br \/>\nopinion that, as we approach the 2019 presidentialelection, Ngige\u2019s legacy<br \/>\nin Anambra, his forthrightness and the politicalcapital he has acquired in<br \/>\nthe past three years will constitute strongelectoral assets for the Buhari<br \/>\ncandidacy. 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