Gov. Elechi: 'A hunter caught in a hunter’s trap'

 Any body who is not conversant with the politics of Ebonyi state would think  that much is on going in

the state since the present administration of Governor Martin Elechi which clocked three years began in

May, 29th, 2007 due to the series of media propaganda in different quarters in the state.

  Governor, Martin Elechi came into office through the intervention of the former governor of the state

and the immediate former minister for education, Dr. Sam Egwu who pleaded with the opposition and

other contestants for the position to give Elechi chance to be the governor, adding that he had

contributed so much and was one of the few persons that were at the forefront for the creation of the

state.

His emergence was seen by so many political analysts as a mere compensation for his role in the fight

or rather the agitation for the emancipation of the then part of the Anambra state otherwise known as

Ebonyi state today and not that he was the best hand for the job. In one of the public functions in the

state, the former governor of Anambra state, late Christian Onoh told the people of the state how many

times he contested with governor Elechi and won him during the hotly contests for the governorship of

the state.

 According to the former governor, Elechi had always shown interest in the governorship of the old

Anambra state but lacked the political muscle to be given the chance to occupy the exalted position of

 the governor of the state. Late Onoh however maintained that governor Elechi was a strong politician as at that time, he said that in

 the political terrain then which not too many people from this part of the South East otherwise called

Ebonyi were involved, Elechi maintained a good and strong spirit to fight.

When eventually his predecessor in office, Dr. Sam Egwu convinced Elechi’s strong opponents like

Senators Julius Ucha, Emmanuel Agboti and so many others to step down for Elechi at the main bowl of

Abakaliki township stadium, Elechi became the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in 2007

and later won the governorship of the state.

He came into the office with so many promises that many people say today that  non of the promises

have been fully implemented and maintained that governor Elechi has done so badly that he should not

seek for second term.  Apart from what some factions of the PDP in the state made up of the former chairmen of the party and

other powerful members of the party like the former state chairman. Chief Obinna Ogba and the former

chairman of Afikpo North local government, Chief Idu Igariwy, there are other mixed reactions that follow

the purported clarion call from some members of the state on the governor to seek for second term.

 Recently, the madness of some inconsequential nonentities in the state who have resorted to praise

singing including the state House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Barr. Augustine Nwankagu

and Conference of Nigeria Political Gov. Elechi: