By
Victor Agusiobo
This year’s Anambra NUJ Press Week which
kicks off today is definitely unique. It
is the first time in the 22-year-old history of the state that the union will
be celebrating the press week priding herself of a press centre she can call
her own.
There is no doubt that this new sense of
independence has brought deep professional joy and satisfaction to all the
journalists in the state.
It is noteworthy that the press centre feat was
made possible by the magnanimity of an industrialist and publisher, Mr. Godwin
Ezeemo who understood that the press has a pivotal role to play in nation
building.
The massive edifice contains very spacious offices
capable of accommodating all the officers of the union, in addition to halls
and over 16 suites which presumably are meant to be rented to earn income for
the professional body.
Profoundly selfless are the thoughts which
Mr. Ezeemo had espoused while agreeing to construct the NUJ press centre
edifice. He had expressed conviction
that the media is an indispensable handmaid for sustainable democracy, the
world over. Mr. Ezeemo therefore
reasoned that a self-sustaining NUJ would naturally contribute meaningfully to
the development of Anambra State and Nigeria.
Today, Godwin Chukwunenye Ezeemo, the very
urbane, humble industrialist, farmer, manufacturer and publisher is the Anambra
State gubernatorial candidate of the Progressive People’s Alliance (PPA).
Doubtlessly, he has brought in a whole lot of
noble qualities that are sure to nudge PPA swiftly up the ladder of high
competitive relevance in the state. Not a few believe that his joining the PPA
has positively altered the fortunes of the party and offered a possible game
changer to the politics of Anambra State.
He has equally brought very unique and
refreshing difference to the political arena of the state. While many politicians strangulate the people
financially in order to mop up resources to vie for elective positions, Ezeemo
successfully makes money from all the continents of the world and uses same to
develop the state.
Ezeemo, one of Anambra’s high employers of
labour has no flair for mundane pettiness.
Experience has shown that he neither bothers with what religion his workers profess nor
where they come from. His watchword is
competence, based on merit.
In a society where sectarian cleavages filter
into political considerations, Ezeemo has successfully lived above the
fog. His uncommon ecumenical charity
benefits all the churches in the state.
He has remained an even handed philanthropist. Hundreds have benefited from his over 10
year-old Charity Ezeemo Trust Fund.
The soft spoken politician believes that
politics is not a do or die affair. He
is an advocate of free, fair elections where votes count, are counted and
accounted for.
Indeed for any enterprise where humility,
good naturedness, selflessness and two ready hands of service are the
requirements, Godwin Chukwunenye Ezeemo is sure to fit into that space with
God-given ease. The PPA through him is likely to spring surprises to the
Anambra gubernatorial election calculus. It is in this Umuchu-born politician
and publisher that one readily captures the immortal essence of the thoughts of
Ouincy Adams, America’s 6th president when he said: “if your actions
inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more you are a leader.” Ezeemo is indeed a leader.
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