16/04/2024
Egwuibe, A Council Boss With a Difference.
Marc Chuks B. Nwadioha.
When the good people of Abia state massively voted Dr Alex Otti and his Labour Party into power, many spectators never knew that the Otti's ' New Abia Mantra' would gradually turned to reality untill after the key appointments which had the likes of Dr Eric Egwuibe as Special Adviser on Budget & Planning and later the Council Boss of Obingwa, the most populated local government in the state.
In the same high spirit like that of his principal, Dr Egwuibe, just few weeks after his swearing -in, had introduced the ' Rebrand Obingwa ' a project which he had stayed in the forefront as a player and also inculcating it into the minds of his ward leaders. Today, the new look of Obingwa is noticeably glittering due to the massive road construction networks introduced and championed by the change agent himself.
Commuters and transporters plying major link roads like Umuokenye- Ukpakiri, Nenu- Umuokahia , Umuomuma - Ovom including communities around Aloma and many other roads in the local government can testify that truly a new sheriff is in town!
In his book,' The 48 Laws Of Power' Robert Greene offered commonsensical advice to prove his point that power is a dangerous game and only leaders who understands its dynamics can enjoy natural support from the govern. Greene recommends humility, obscurity and skillful navigation as the best strategy in order to make a difference, a path which Dr Eric Egwuibe willingly tolled
Most people would not hesitate to describe the Obingwa boss as a humble man, selfless and goal oriented individual whose ingenuity distinguished him as a leader of thought under Robert Greene's ideology. In one of his admonition during a religious gathering, Dr Egwuibe, speaking under a topic,' Life is a vapour as power is transient " admonished those in power to cloth themselves with humility, noting that power is given by God for a divine purpose.
The people of Obingwa and the rest of