Poverty of the mind is when Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State
appoints an erstwhile Commissioner as the Chairman of the Uyo Capital
City Development Authority (UCDDA) and Akwa Ibom Facebook Community goes
wild with tasteless and meaningless congratulatory and goodwill
messages for the appointee as if he has just won a laurel for the State.
We are constantly reminded that sycophancy and political patronage are
the most visible and thriving industries in Akwa Ibom State.
Of what utilitarian value is the appointment of Mr. Enobong Uwah to the
teeming population of the State, many of whom are in abject poverty?
In what ways will his new position impact on the living standard of the people?
What were his known achievements while he served as a Commissioner apart of giving peanuts to few people whose only understanding of life is worshipping politicians?
What will Uwah do differently in his new post?
We need to really think about the mental decadence in Akwa Ibom State. Joblessness has reduced many youths to praise singers of politicians.
Instead of demanding accountable and responsive governance from their corrupt leaders, Akwa Ibom people are devoting much of their lives and time seeking political relevance.
What is the business of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) with the appointment of Enobong Uwah as a board chairman?
How does it affect medical practitioners in the State to warrant the NMA Chairman who is more of a politician than a medical doctor to publicly issue a congratulatory message on his latest appointment?
Soon, lawyers, engineers, prostitutes, cultists, assassins, lunatics and traders may also issue their separate congratulatory messages since everyone is preoccupied with politics in Akwa Ibom State.
This is the pathetic story of Akwa Ibom State; a State so blessed with resources, but carefully and consistently destroyed by pettiness, sycophancy and politics of the stomach.
In what ways will his new position impact on the living standard of the people?
What were his known achievements while he served as a Commissioner apart of giving peanuts to few people whose only understanding of life is worshipping politicians?
What will Uwah do differently in his new post?
We need to really think about the mental decadence in Akwa Ibom State. Joblessness has reduced many youths to praise singers of politicians.
Instead of demanding accountable and responsive governance from their corrupt leaders, Akwa Ibom people are devoting much of their lives and time seeking political relevance.
What is the business of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) with the appointment of Enobong Uwah as a board chairman?
How does it affect medical practitioners in the State to warrant the NMA Chairman who is more of a politician than a medical doctor to publicly issue a congratulatory message on his latest appointment?
Soon, lawyers, engineers, prostitutes, cultists, assassins, lunatics and traders may also issue their separate congratulatory messages since everyone is preoccupied with politics in Akwa Ibom State.
This is the pathetic story of Akwa Ibom State; a State so blessed with resources, but carefully and consistently destroyed by pettiness, sycophancy and politics of the stomach.
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