Ogbonnaya Akoma, Author at Aro News Online

Ogbonnaya Akoma

Govs should sign death warrants of condemned criminals

Ogbonnaya AkomaAugust 12, 2020

According to 07:00 am news story of Radio Nigeria on Tuesday, 10 March, 2020, many state governors have been declining to sign death warrants for the execution of those convicted of capital offences of murder, armed robbery, serial killings and similar offences in the country. According to that radio and other sources, the refusal of...

Atani and her philanthropic sons

Ogbonnaya AkomaAugust 5, 2020

At the last count, I had found out that Atani village had been blessed and gifted with producing the highest number of patriots and philanthropists in the whole of Arochukwu! The mmawuru village has proved to be one of the most progressive of all the villages in Arochukwu today – in the areas of philanthropic,...

Aro PDP re-strategises towards electoral victory in 2019, AGPA welcome more defectors from other parties

Ogbonnaya AkomaJanuary 31, 2019

In order to ensure that the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, candidates emerge victorious in the 2019 general election slated for the first quarter of the year, the leadership of the party in Arochukwu LGA has begun series of consultations and meetings with the stake-holders of the five original clans that make up the Arochukwu LGA-Arochukwu,...

Our 2015 quagmiry political fool hardiness must not recur!

Ogbonnaya AkomaJanuary 16, 2019

In the 2015 general election, Arochukwu town had produced and fielded two gubernatorial candidates; one senatorial candidate and two house of assembly candidates! Dr Alex Otti ran for the gubernatorial position under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. Under the platform of the Progressive People’s Alliance, PPA, Chief Chikwe Udensi contested for...

Arochukwu and the politics of opposition by Ogbonnaya Akoma, Isimkpu, Arochukwu

Ogbonnaya AkomaJanuary 16, 2019

History, in point of fact, shows that the place called Arochukwu and her people have always been associated with playing opposition politics since party politics started in Nigeria. As a result of the worrisome situation, the people have always suffered for this, and this pains me as an individual because I understand what opposition politics...

When Arochukwu becomes a vulture!

Ogbonnaya AkomaOctober 5, 2018

Vultures belong to the cathartidae species of birds. They belong to the group of birds which have the brightest eye-sights in nature – they are, according to recent researches from anthologists and scientists, capable of sighting minutest carrion and carcasses in the forests three or more kilometers while in flight, the way bears and elephants smell...

Do other people really hate Aros?

Ogbonnaya AkomaOctober 4, 2018

I am inclined to ask this question this time. I have continued to think about it from what I have always heard people of other clans say about the Aro people. Yes; do people of other places (even those around us in Arochukwu) hate the Aros, or do they like them? Let me nostalgically go...

Foisting political mediocrity on Arochukwu

Ogbonnaya AkomaAugust 6, 2018

After spells of military interregna in Nigeria, beginning from 15 January, 1966, Major-General Abdulsalami Abubakar (then as head of state) decided to return political leadership of Nigeria to the civilian citizens in June, 1998. With his proclamation to that effect, politicking was then re-introduced in the country, and subsequently, retired Gen Olusegun Obasanjo, then languishing...

Are Aros really pompous people?

Ogbonnaya AkomaAugust 5, 2018

In August, 2016, I had travelled to Arochukwu from Port Harcourt. As usual, I travelled to Aba (Osisioma Junction), and then took another bus to Umuahia. At Umuahia, I had gone to Aro Park and bought a N1, 200-bus ticket to board another bus to Arochukwu after I had gone round the town (particularly Uwalaka...

Arochukwu and her unpatriotic leaders!

Ogbonnaya AkomaJuly 25, 2018

By description and definition, a patriotic leader is one who loves his people, his community and his country, and goes ahead to show same in all what he does. A patriot will always show love to his people; he can even die for them to survive if need be! This is what patriotism portrays –...