Man’s propensity to live in denial is humanity’s greatest undoing.
Man, for reasons that border on expediency, vain glory and or self-conceit often embrace living in denial, a phenomenon referred to in psychiatry as defense mechanism, thus their resort to inverse performance rating, rationalization, half truths, misinformation and outright-lies. A classical example can be found in the bible book of John 9:1-41, where the Jews in their bid to deny the divinity of Christ tried to blow beat the blind man who received his sight into denying the reality of his miracle. But the man defiantly maintained, “One thing I know is this: I was blind, and now I can see”.
This also is the confession of residents of Enugu, the Enugu state capital, who are beneficiaries of the Governor Ifeqnyi Ugwuanyi’s uncommon transformation. I can hear those at the Ogbete main market, saying “ our business was comatose and near dead due to high tax , but today it has been revived through the Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi transformational touch. I can hear the praise of members of the Enugu State House of Assembly, past and present, and other residents of Enugu state shouting that Gov ugwuanyi is doing very well.
I can hear members of the Adoration Family and their clergy constantly asking for special novena for the administration of Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for ending the misery by constructing Emene road The same thing is happening in other churches as roads leading to their places of worship were constructed as first line charge by the Governor Ugwuanyi administration.
I can equally hear the daily eulogy that issues from the Peace Park from commuters and passengers alike, in praise of Governor Ugwuanyi for resuscitating their businesses and making them travel in comfort by asphalting their motor park. Indeed, the story is the same all through Enugu. The Enugu that Governor ugwuanyi inherited was derelict with the whole place wearing an air of dilapidation and an overall visage that was slipshod with illegal and unauthorized structures, blocked and unexistent drainages, predisposing the town to flooding, unmaintained roads, and heaps of refuse everywhere you looked. But all of these have changed in the days of Governor ugwuanyi’s administration.
Even the most obdurate enemies of Governor Ugwuanyi cannot in sincerity claim that he has not transformed Enugu , hence their use of adjectives like “cosmetics” “reconstruction” and other laughable accusations in their fruitless bid to water down what the great and mighty refer to as uncommon transformation.
I understand the sense of frustration of these fringe opposition members- where they predicted failure, they are faced with superlative performance. Where they expected crises, they see inviolable peace and unity. Where they prayed for inactivity due to prevailing economic downturn, they are confronted with uncommon creativity in leadership. I sympathize with them for feeling intimidated by the grandness of the transformation that percolates Enugu State, but I have no apology, as the promise of Governor Ugwuanyi to make Enugu State a modern and model state is a solemn and sacred pledge which he is leaving no stone unturned to achieve.
It is not surprising therefore that in the face of such superlative performance starring them in their face within so short a time that they should resort to contrived and unfounded allegation to discredit the administration but they have fallen flat on their face. Like a phoenix Enugu State is fast resurrecting from the ashes of the gross neglect and anomie that it experienced for almost two decades.
The worst thing any man can do to himself is to play politics with reality. It is an accepted axiom world over that you do not need the services of a mirror to see what you are holding in your hands.
Indeed, one does not need the aid of a mirror to see that bush paths have given way to asphalted roads nor does one need the services of a fortune teller to know that the entrance to his residence which is usually water logged is now paved and that the puddles are no more as there are now drainages everywhere to collect the water. We should be bold and courageous to give Ugwuanyi his due.
Opposition politics should not be reduced to lying or living in denial. The opposition should be able to applaud a leader where he has done well but go ahead to say how they would have done it, which they consider better. One of the beauty of democracy is freedom of speech. But we must be circumspect in our exercise of the freedom of speech and criticism not to fall fowl of defamation of character. It rankles when people hide under the doctrine of freedom of expression and or criticism to abuse their leaders.
I equally make bold to assert that Governor Ugwuanyi is an accountability paragon. He still remains the only Chief Executive in the history of this country that personally invited the anti-corruption agents of the government to take a look at the activities of his administration. Fear of shady deals not only investing in human capital development but in other businesses of the state is misplaced and unfounded.
BIBIAN ANEKWE NEWS ADDED”
“Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant . . .”
— Mark 10:43.. Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is a servant leader..
Written by
Miss Stellamaris Chiamaka Nwede
MEDIA TEAM MEMBER OF ENUGU DI N’AKACHUKWU MOVEMENT
