By Kingsley Dike
This article captured our situation in Delta State, particularly in our Ndokwa area. The many years of a culture of praise singing of our political leaders gave them the wrong reading of the situation on the ground during the recent protest against the over 16-years of no electricity in Ndokwa Nation. Ndokwa nation comprises the current 3 local government areas, Ukwuani, Ndokwa East, and Ndokwa West LGA’s, or the defunct Aboh division of the Midwest region. I remember how we usually laugh at Nigerian gatherings in the United States over the silly accolades for failing and redundant politicians and public servants. Somebody was called “the empowerment governor,” the “Ekwueme of the universe.”
The person served 8 years as governor and that 8 years was part of the 16 years Ndokwa nation is in darkness. Today, the same individuals are controlling the political machinery in the state to even your ward level . You cannot be anything in the state, even at a ward level, without his/their approvals,