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EZEJIOFO SUNNY UDEH espudeh@gmail.com May 24, 2020. Perhaps, most discerning observers have quietly wondered the reason behind Ugwuanyi’s indomitable and rising profile.  Others, especially those of us in the skeptical camp, are not in a rush to judgment for we ascribe the unseen popularity to a phenomenon worthy of closer scrutiny. Going by the events of the reelection of former governors, Nnamani and Chime, such acceptance of an incumbent is indeed alien to the political annals of Enugu State or even in Nigeria. Our search for an answer brought us to close reexamination of the popular maxim in the political lexicon that "Vox populi; vox dei", which translates to "the voice of the people is the voice of God".  However, an early reference of the expression was in a letter from Alcuin, an English scholar to King Charlemagne where he wrote, “And those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since t...

May 4th, 2020 The Coronavirus and its Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the world calls for a moment of charity and giving to our own people who by no fault of theirs were summoned to stay off work and stay at home to curb the spread of the deadly virus. Despite government intervention there is a growing need for us to do more for ourselves and our people.  There is a strong need for us to close rank irrespective of our political cleavages or inclination.  Hunger knows no such but descends on any and all human beings with the same weight of anguish.  For these reasons, barely two weeks ago, without lengthy discussion the COVID-19 Quartet in the names of Hon. Chuka Akunne, Hon. Stanley Anyadi, Dr. KUK Ekwueme and Dr. Eze Sunny Udeh joined hands and launched EGEDE COVID RELIEF FUND and started raising money to buy food items for our beloved Egede people.  As at today, we are chasing our third million as Umu-Egede world over have responded in kin...