IRIJI MBAISE - They Have FIRED THEIR FIRST SHOT At Governor Hope Uzodimma
IRIJI MBAISE - They Have FIRED THEIR FIRST SHOT At Governor Hope Uzodimma
WAKE UP CALL to all Imo Patriots to IMMEDIATELY act to save our dear State and all that we hold dear.
By: Prince Eze Ugochukwu
A first shot signifies an action before subsequent others. It is the earliest action. The first shot illustrates a very mocking, taunting and combative action.
When the PDP governorship candidate, with chanting youths, attempted to disrupt the speech of Governor Hope Uzodimma at the Iriji Mbaise event, he was using the early 1930s Nazi tactics of Adolph Hitler.
Hitler stated that - "The future can be controlled through the youth. If you mould the young minds to the direction you want, that is where the Country will go"
Those chanting youths brought into the arena were moulded by the PDP governorship candidate to follow the direction he wants them to go, which is disruptive; and in turn breeds violence.
Considering it was a challenge; how Governor Uzodimma responded to the intrusion reveals a great deal about his political skills and capacity to remain calm in the face of adversity. When temptation or evil comes our way, this is the weapon we use to defeat an adversary and his tactics. Uzodimma was accommodating and calm.
We live in a dangerous world and it is dangerous because the actions of men can be deadly, violent, destructive, disruptive and detrimental to peace. Governor Uzodimma could have immediately ordered the security men to disperse the unruly intruders. Rather the security men were kept in check and this allowed the situation to diffuse. This is the hallmark of a good and experienced leader.
Those present at the scene did confirm that the Governor was on top of the podium addressing the crowd. Even video evidence from the PDP media team has proven accurately that the intruders were chanting and pushing into the very executive tent allotted to the Governor and his entourage who were already seated for several hours. In weighing the evidence, we must consider too that those same youths arrived at the venue with Senator Anyanwu. This shows a premeditated action.
Likewise, and out of bias, the PDP media slanted their version of the events at Mbaise with celebratory headlines openly admitting their incursion which implies that their actions were deliberate. This also demonstrates that the government accounts of the event were honest.
Sometimes people fire the first shot so that action can begin and in combat, the point of a first shot is to take out your enemy: in this case, there is both circumstantial and direct evidence, and it leads us to believe that Senator Anyanwu fired his shot first.
We all agree that if at a time of relative peace and calm in your life, an intruder sticks his fingers into your eyes, it is incumbent upon you to take the opportunity to prepare for the next battle, for it will surely come.