Sit-TIght Democracy: The Hijacking of Abia State Politics.
Onyekwere Akym Uche Like many states in Nigeria today, Abia is also battling entrenched political interests, (principalities and powers) in the state’s affairs. Unfortunately, deep-rooted political interests and patronage is now a way of life because politics is a big industry in Nigeria. For those who may not know, service is usually the last thing on the mind of the average politician here. The uncomfortable truth is that people enter politics for different reasons but definitely not to make life better for their constituents or other people in need of help. So, anyone who is lucky to be elected into an office where he or she decides on issues of budgeting or has access to privileges associated with dispensing goodwill, then there will always be that urge to hold on and over stay in office. Without doubt, the 2019 general elections reinforced this concept of state capture and the twin evil of dangerous sit-tight democracy playing out in Abia State. In fact, nothing...