A principal member of the Cubana Group, Mr Ikenna Iyiegbu, aka Ike Cubana, has advised Nigerians not to take politics as a full-time business; but as a vocation for the advancement of the human society.

Iyiegbu, a House of Representatives candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) for Idemili North and Idemili South federal constituency, Anambra State, said that majority of elected representatives have failed woefully to deliver dividends of democracy to those that elected them because they take politics as their full-time job, thereby, representing their pockets.

He advised on Friday, December 30, 2022, in Alor, Idemili South local government area of the state, on the occasion of the 2022 edition of Ito-Ogbo Alor; a celebration organized by the town to honour their elderly people from 80 years and above. The ceremony attracted many politicians.

“A politician or anybody going into politics should have a very serious business he is doing. A jobless man should not delve into politics, because, politics should be a vocation – not an employment.

“People fail in the business of politics because they take it as full-time employment. So, when they receive constituency funds, they will pocket it, and not use it for what it is meant for,” he said.

Iyiegbu, who urged the people to support his aspiration, and APGA as a ruling party in Anambra, further said that his representation will bring a transformation that politicians the world over will like to copy.

A member representing Anocha, Njikoka, and Dunukofia federal constituency, Hon. Dozie Nwankwo, who is the APGA flag bearer for Anambra Central, in his remark, urged the people to support him to realize his ambition of offering quality representation to the people of Anambra Central.

Nwankwo reminded the community how he fought relentlessly to ensure victory for an illustrious son of Alor, His Excellency, Dr Chris Ngige when the minister was running for the Senatorial position in Anambra Central some years ago.

He begged the community to support him as a way of paying him back for his unalloyed support for Ngige; while assuring quality and bold representation.

Me Uchenna Okonkwo, the Labour Party (LP) candidate for Idemili North and Idemili South federal constituency in the 2023 general election said that his exposure will give him a niche above his contemporaries.

Me Okonkwo, the first son of a former Senator in Anambra Central, Senator Annie Okonkwo, said that he is not only going to the national assembly to support Peter Obi’s presidency; but also to offer unequaled representation.

Also, Hon. Obinna Chidoka, who represents Idemili North and Idemili South federal constituency, noted that going back to the national assembly will make him a ranking member; which will, in turn, entitle him to become a member or chairman of quality committees.

Hon. Chidoka, younger brother of Chief Osita Chidoka, a former Corp Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps; and a former Minister of Aviation, warned that if APGA, APC, or Labor Party candidate should be elected into the position he is currently occupying, the person will only go to the national assembly to take the back seat.

Earlier, the President General of Alor People’s Convention (APC), Chief (Sir) Uzoma Igbonwa, said that the event was the first of its kind in the community. He said that Ito-Ogbo Alor was conceived as a way of honoring the aged people in the town – a time the community set aside to reduce the burden of responsibilities on the elderly people; and a time when the aged people are given certain privileges.

According to him, many aged people participated in the ceremony, which he said, would be commemorated every three years.

Minister of Labour and Employment, His Excellency, Senator (Dr.) Chris Ngige, who congratulated the celebrants for attaining such ages in good health, donated a sum of two million, four hundred thousand nairas to be shared among the celebrants.

The event also featured the inauguration of new age grades in the town, cultural music, and dances. (Daily Independent)

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