Ex Imo Governorship Candidate Faults Imo Charter
..Says What the People Need Sustainable Development.
Chigozie Marquis
The Former Imo State Governorship Candidate For People’s Democratic Congress PDC in 2015, Amb Obi Adim has faulted the obsolete Imo Charter of Equity and expressed concern that what the people need is sustainable development and not recycling of never do well political jobbers.
Chief Adim a promising young man from Onuimo Local Government Area of Imo State who decided to remain calm and resolute after he was disappointed by the unscrupulous, untrustworthy political Wolves and self acclaimed Leaders who promised to deliver him during his 2015 Governorship race in the State.
In his position statement as regards to the current prevalent State Charter of Equity, stated as follows,
“The tragedy of the “Imo Charter of Equity” began when more emphasis was anchored on the rotation of governorship position over good governance and accountability”.
” Especially when you add the current challenging and difficult environment of deprivety occasioned by the man made disasters of colossal and cumulative leadership failures, nepotism and the regressive zoning systems that discourages excellence as it celebrates mediocrity and incompetence”.
“I have come to the conclusion that unless the promoters of the “Imo Chater of Equity” honestly and decisively engages the Imo populace to fully and unambiguously align themselves with it, I am afraid the charter will end up in a state of “Oblivion”.
“If the prescriptions of the various political groups on the “Chater of Equity cannot stand the test of scrutiny in any town hall in Imo State and cannot elicit an applause at a crowded town halls next to Ekeonunwa market, then they must realize they have spoken for themselves and not the minds of Ndi Imo”.
“Posterity will always celebrate the “FRAMERS” of the “Imo Charter of Equity” who wanted to give the three senatorial zones a sincere sense of inclusion in a nascent democracy, but time, nature and the dynamics of life has rendered the “Imo Charter of Equity” obsolete after more than two decades”.
“The biggest challenge is what can be done to the “Imo Charter of Equity” that guarantees accountability, good governance and prevents the practice of divide and rule by political cabals who are only interested in personal aggrandizement”.
“Hence, Imo Stakeholders should shelf the obsolete “Imo Charter of Equity” and develop a new “Charter of Sustainable Development” that inculcates:— human development index, primary healthcare delivery index, ease of doing business index, innovation promotion index, agriculture development index, rural development index, education development index and FDI index as a standard that will be used to assess accountability and good governance in Imo State”.
The “Charter of Sustainable Development” will entail all governorship aspirants to present to the Imo Stakeholders and the people their best strategy and policies to implement the “Charter of Sustainable Development”. The focus should be on rebuilding our social capital, organizational capital and becoming one of the most prosperous State. We will be better off if we develop a local excellent governing structure that will drive continuous excellence in all level of governance.
The quality, vision and qualifications, particularly accountability and work experience of governorship aspirants who have exhibited excellence in governance or the private sector, aspiring to be governor in Imo state will form examples of what we shall expect from the “Charter of Sustainable Development” because good leadership and good governance cannot be zonaly transmitted, except proper business processes and associated workflows are first put in place.
The “Charter of Sustainable Development” will be a catalyst in churning out visionary ideas in the state. We believe that the main objective of a visionary leader is to actualize his good vision and such leaders can’t be influenced by corruption, nepotism, sycophancy nor swayed by partisan jingoism.
The “Charter of Sustainable Development” will create a leadership framework that the value reorientation must assert the primacy of learning and excellence on our societal affairs. This will go beyond merely having certificates and academic titles. Imo State will then excel by developing a leadership structure that can look beyond the narrow challenges Nigeria puts on our way, and instead prepare us for the needs and the world of tomorrow.
Our amiable Imo Stakeholders and political groups across the senatorial zones should be preoccupied in developing processes that will form the framework of the “Imo Charter of Sustainable Development” which will enable the Governor and the electorates easily select a leader that can provide stable polity, security, justice, equity and good governance, than put their tender energies on the obsolete “Imo Charter of Equity” that doesn’t guarantee a proper framework for good governance. The “Charter of Equity” can only be integral in the new order if a candidate overwhelmingly surpasses the threshold of the “Chater of Sustainable Development”.
The various political groups scattered across the state should put their time and energy into developing an assessment standard for good governance and accountability In the next four years, or can decide to plunge heedlessly on the wrong road until it lands in the big ditch ahead or It can also heed the Chinese admonition that no matter how far you travel on the wrong road, if you desire to get to your desired destination, you must return to the road that leads to it.
I am very much aware that opinions may differ on the best method of achieving the objectives of good governance in Imo State, but If we are all sincere in our methods, then the goal is achievable.
Everybody will be a winner in the “Imo Charter of Sustainable Development”. Adim written, personally Opinion.