Saturday, 21 July 2018

Opinion I Celebrating Eze Madumere @54

CELEBRATING EZE MADUMERE @54
         
The well-celebrated and quintessential Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere, MFR became 54 on 4th July 2018. This came at a time he had added more millions of respected individuals to his countless fans.
         
We aren’t unaware that virtually all political leaders take a commendable action just to be captured by paparazzi. But we know those who genuinely participate in suchlike activity. Prince Madumere belongs to the latter. He has disabused me of the notion that every Nigerian politician isn’t real.
         
I deem it fit and bold to say that I’m very much aware of the political cum public lifestyle of the celebrant in question who invariably chooses to mark his birthday amidst the downtrodden and even sufferers of leprosy.
          
Prince Madumere’s humility as a politician is unparalleled. He walks and talks uniquely, unlike an average politician in Nigeria let alone a number two citizen of a highly revered state in the country. He doesn’t seemingly believe that one can be heard only when he raises his voice, thus prefers to address any crowd in a calm manner.
         
He speaks like a man who thinks deeply before he talks. He apparently comprehends the essence of thinking before a statement is made. If you have known me ab initio, you would have noticed I often urge people to ‘think about it’ because I’m strongly of the opinion that a sound thought begets good action. Perhaps this exemplary personality has concurred with this candid theory.
         
He is simple to the core. In spite of his present position, he doesn’t hesitate in taking a phone call or responding to a text message, even from an unknown number. And whenever he missed a call, he must surely do well to return it. More interestingly, he is always with his cell phone unlike other highly placed personalities in the society that would prefer to keep it in the custody of an aide that would take the calls on their behalf. 
          
He’s a true humanitarian. Sometime ago, he was allowed to alight first from a certain airline that landed in Abuja, in which he was one of the passengers. The moment he got down the steps, he casually turned back and observed an elderly man struggling with his luggage while alighting the steps. Surprisingly, the unendingly pleasant royal prince stretched out his hand to assist the man who appeared to be a septuagenarian and personally carried his luggage into the waiting shuttle bus.
          
A close friend of mine who intimated me on the above story happened to be one of the passengers. According to the buddy, he likewise other passengers, was filled with goose pimples on that fateful day on observing what transpired. That was just one out of the many selfless acts he had graciously carried out.
          
What actually triggered my humble pen, aside the aforementioned instigation, was his unalloyed respect for the Imo Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha. Unlike most other politicians who got intoxicated as soon as they tasted power, Prince Madumere’s case is amazingly very exceptional.
        
Even at the moment that he appears to be in a political faceoff with the governor as a result of the ongoing quest cum debate on who governs the state come 2019, the easy-going number two citizen of the ancient province had chosen to tread with caution.
         
It might interest you to note that since the lingering altercation began, he had refused at all cost to insult the governor’s personality irrespective of the circumstance. Intriguingly, he keeps asking his innumerable allies to remain calm as well as sheath their sword.
         
I can’t conclude this analysis without touching governance. As the man in charge of boundary disputes concerning Imo, he had successfully settled various lingered misunderstandings between some communities within the Eastern Heartland as well as between the state and her neighbours.  
         
He seems like one whose conscience is always awake. You and I are not unaware that the conscience of most highly placed Nigerians, not just politicians, are ostensibly asleep in most occasions. But that of Prince Madumere looks not unlike one that is invariably alert regardless of the circumstance.
        
I have gathered from reliable sources how he had silently carried his teeming followers along, particularly those who had contributed towards his success story in one way or the other.
       
Though an average politician resort to creating scenes so that his/her name would go to the press especially when sensed that he had been in oblivion, Madumere apparently tries to avoid being noticed even when such attitude is highly needed. He prefers to keep to himself than to end up creating an inconsequential scene. Sometimes I got baffled if he’s really a politician.
        
At this juncture, I wholly join millions of well wishers – home and beyond – to celebrate this young, vibrant, eloquent and distinguished Imo-born politician and philanthropist because at 54, he has succeeded in shaming his numerous enemies.
         
I’m, therefore, deeply convinced that the ongoing impeachment quest by the Imo Assembly against this elegant gentleman can never change his indisputable and unequalled qualities; rather, would end up taking him to the anticipated next level. Think about it! 

FDN Nwaozor
National Coordinator, Right Thinkers Movement
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