USAfrica: Imo State politics, Jude Ejiogu and allegations about N1 billion Local Government Pension Fund.

Imo State politics, Jude Ejiogu and allegations about N1 billion Local Government Pension Fund. 

By Ozie Chukwujekwu

Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine,  and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow USAfrica at Facebook.com/USAfricaChido , Facebook.com/USAfrica247 and Twitter.com/Chido247 

The build up to the 2015 elections continues to bring out all manner of outlandish and crazy allegations across Nigeria’s political landscape — especially in Imo State.

The peddlers of assorted lies and wicked insinuations in Imo State have found a new target in the person of Sir Jude Ejiogu, the current Chief Of Staff & Commissioner for Special Duties.

For doing his work, creditably, they have set upon him through incessant, malicious media attacks.

It is very important to note that these people have no iota of evidence to back up their allegation that Sir Ejiogu squandered N1billion of the Imo State Pension Fund!!! As the wise saying admonishes us “Silence they say is the best answer to a fool.” But not in politics. Especially, in rare cases like this orchestrated campaign of character assassination of a public servant perpetuated by some political yet unmasked individuals. It is reasonable to clear the air before unnecessary lies build up against the savvy, fast rising administrator Sir Jude Ejiogu.

However, it is such a shame some politicians rather than work hard to improve their social values, political qualities or better the lives of their immediate society as a  test-run for elective positions resort to outdated use of media wars and incessant accusations and propaganda as a tool for political elevation.

Blinding the masses with lies aiming to stir up unnecessary tension against the very popular, go-getting, high value, principled, upright political achiever- Sir Jude Ejiogu.

The very first man in Imo State’s history to hold the positions of the Chief of Staff and Commissioner For Special Duties at once. Having acquired a lot of banking experience in the past, Sir Jude Ejiogu has positively impacted the Imo state Internal Revenue Generation, rising as the Special Adviser to the  Chairman of the Board of internal Revenue of the state. Even from chairman Local Government service commission to the Chief of staff of the state. And like that was not enough achieving responsibilities in such a short period, His Excellency, Gov. Rochas Okorocha added more to the relentlessly hard-working, experienced and result-oriented Sir Jude Ejiogu.

By all indications, Gov. Okorocha would not for any reason favour or elevate Sir Jude Ejiogu if he was not up to all administrative standards. When people get blessed for their hard work and uprightness just like Sir Jude Ejiogu, enemies pop up from all angle to take away the fruit of their labour by publishing lies of all magnitude.

Who would not find his profile threatening? Who would not envy this administrative achiever and fast rising figure of Sir Jude Ejiogu?

It is more a shame when people rather than join him to thank God for the favours upon his fast rising career, enemies resort to envy, backbiting and malicious lies.

Ejiogu is one of the major pillars of Okorocha’s Rescue Mission Agenda. Yet, the accusation against Sir Jude Ejiogu of looting a whooping N1billion LG pension funds should not be taken lightly by every patriotic Imolite as it is a slap on the whole Rescue Mission Agenda of Governor Rochas Okorocha.

Ejiogu’s likely opponents have kept on repeating “this same man is jostling to represent Owerri Zone in elective position in 2015”

It is a clear signal where the attack is coming from and what it is aimed at achieving.

 It is time low-character politicians found a way to improve on their profiles and popularity than run the Sir Jude Ejiogu down. Even the famous Nigerian Musician- 2face Idibia said “who God has Blessed, No Man can Curse!”

Amidst these whole unpleasant and baseless accusations, Sir Jude Ejiogu has kept his focus on his countless responsibilities which are too many to even allow him give an ear to the distractors.

Finally, we need to remind every Christian of the Joseph story in the Bible. Having been sold to slavery by his brothers who were all envious of their father’s exceptional favour towards Joseph.

Even more similar as it could get with the scenario of the favoured Sir Jude Ejiogu.

We all know the story of how Potiphar’s wife tried to make Joseph commit the most abominable sin yet when he refused and rejected the offer, she turned against him with accusation of the same sin he refused to commit.

Let the enlightened and wonderful people of Imo State refuse to be bamboozled by these political miscreants by ignoring their false alarms and character destruction campaigns.

The build up to the 2015 elections continues to bring out all manner of outlandish and crazy allegations across Nigeria’s political landscape — especially in Imo State.

The peddlers of assorted lies and wicked insinuations in Imo State have found a new target in the person of Sir Jude Ejiogu, the current Chief Of Staff & Commissioner for Special Duties. For doing his work, creditably, they have set upon him through incessant, malicious media attacks.

It is very important to note that these people have no iota of evidence to back up their allegation that Sir Ejiogu squandered N1billion of the Imo State Pension Fund!!! As the wise saying admonishes us “Silence they say is the best answer to a fool.” But not in politics. Especially, in rare cases like this orchestrated campaign of character assassination of a public servant perpetuated by some political yet unmasked individuals. It is reasonable to clear the air before unnecessary lies build up against the savvy, fast rising administrator Sir Jude Ejiogu.

However, it is such a shame some politicians rather than work hard to improve their social values, political qualities or better the lives of their immediate society as a  test-run for elective positions resort to outdated use of media wars and incessant accusations and propaganda as a tool for political elevation.

Blinding the masses with lies aiming to stir up unnecessary tension against the very popular, go-getting, high value, principled, upright political achiever- Sir Jude Ejiogu.

The very first man in Imo State’s history to hold the positions of the Chief of Staff and Commissioner For Special Duties at once. Having acquired a lot of banking experience in the past, Sir Jude Ejiogu has positively impacted the Imo state Internal Revenue Generation, rising as the Special Adviser to the  Chairman of the Board of internal Revenue of the state. Even from chairman Local Government service commission to the Chief of staff of the state. And like that was not enough achieving responsibilities in such a short period, His Excellency, Gov. Rochas Okorocha added more to the relentlessly hard-working, experienced and result-oriented Sir Jude Ejiogu.

By all indications, Gov. Okorocha would not for any reason favour or elevate Sir Jude Ejiogu if he was not up to all administrative standards. When people get blessed for their hard work and uprightness just like Sir Jude Ejiogu, enemies pop up from all angle to take away the fruit of their labour by publishing lies of all magnitude.

Who would not find his profile threatening? Who would not envy this administrative achiever and fast rising figure of Sir Jude Ejiogu?

It is more a shame when people rather than join him to thank God for the favours upon his fast rising career, enemies resort to envy, backbiting and malicious lies.

Ejiogu is one of the major pillars of Okorocha’s Rescue Mission Agenda. Yet, the accusation against Sir Jude Ejiogu of looting a whooping N1billion LG pension funds should not be taken lightly by every patriotic Imolite as it is a slap on the whole Rescue Mission Agenda of Governor Rochas Okorocha.

Ejiogu’s likely opponents have kept on repeating “this same man is jostling to represent Owerri Zone in elective position in 2015”

It is a clear signal where the attack is coming from and what it is aimed at achieving.

 It is time low-character politicians found a way to improve on their profiles and popularity than run the Sir Jude Ejiogu down. Even the famous Nigerian Musician- 2face Idibia said “who God has Blessed, No Man can Curse!”

Amidst these whole unpleasant and baseless accusations, Sir Jude Ejiogu has kept his focus on his countless responsibilities which are too many to even allow him give an ear to the distractors.

Finally, we need to remind every Christian of the Joseph story in the Bible. Having been sold to slavery by his brothers who were all envious of their father’s exceptional favour towards Joseph. Even more similar as it could get with the scenario of the favoured Sir Jude Ejiogu.

We all know the story of how Potiphar’s wife tried to make Joseph commit the most abominable sin yet when he refused and rejected the offer, she turned against him with accusation of the same sin he refused to commit.

Let the enlightened and wonderful people of Imo State refuse to be bamboozled by these political miscreants by ignoring their false alarms and character destruction campaigns.

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VIDEO of the CNN International broadcast/profile of USAfrica and CLASSmagazine Publisher Chido Nwangwu.   http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2010/07/29/mpa.african.media.bk.a.cnn  

 and friendship hold lessons for humanity and Africans, USAfrica Founder Chido Nwangwu takes a measure of their works and consequence to write that Mandela and Achebe have left “footprints of greatness.”

He chronicles, movingly, his 1998 reporting from the Robben Island jail room in South Africa where Mandela was held for decades through his 20 years of being close to Achebe. He moderated the 2012 Achebe Colloquium at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.“I’ll forever remember having walked inside and peeped through that historic Mandela jail cell (where he was held for most of his 27 years in unjust imprisonment) at the dreaded Robben Island, on March 27, 1998, alongside then Editor-in-chief of TIME magazine and later news chief executive of the CNN, Walter Isaacson (and others) when President Bill Clinton made his first official trip to South Africa and came to Robben Island. Come to this island of scourge and you will understand, in part, the simple greatness and towering grace of Nelson Mandela”, notes  Chido Nwangwu, award-winning writer, multimedia 
specialist and founder of USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned U.S-based newspaper published on the internet, in his first book; he writes movingly from his 1998 reporting from South Africa on Mandela. http://www.mandelaachebechido.com/

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By Ozie Chukwujekwu