Zik, with due respect, your recent article, “OSSAI OVIE SUCCESS: HOW NOT TO 'POUR SPIT' ON A CLUELESS BOSS GOVERNOR,” stretches Ossai Ovie Success’s questionable judgment into an excuse for branding Governor Sheriff Oborevwori as “clueless” and “ignorant.” That is not criticism; it is name-calling masquerading as analysis. Such reckless reduction of a sitting Governor’s record to cheap insults may stir applause from the cynical, but it does nothing for the honest, fact-based conversation Delta State deserves.
Governor Oborevwori’s record is not a mystery; it is visible to anyone willing to look past political grudges and personal bias. Roads have been built and rehabilitated, hospitals upgraded, schools expanded, rural communities connected, and economic initiatives rolled out. You do not have to agree with his style to acknowledge his substance. Reducing these gains to nothing with a dismissive label is not analysis, it is intellectual laziness.
Ossai’s invitation to Emmanson Comfort, whether ill-judged or simply misread by the public, is his responsibility. To hang that around the Governor’s neck is like blaming a ship’s captain for a deckhand spilling a drink. Leadership is judged by vision, delivery, and outcomes, not by the occasional stumble of an appointee. If Ossai erred, call it out, but do not pretend it is a window into the Governor’s competence.
You are an elder and a commentator whose words carry influence. That influence should sharpen the quality of public debate, not dull it with speculation and innuendo. Claiming that Ossai’s actions were designed to “pour spit” on the Governor or stir trouble with Akwa Ibom is not only unproven, it is dangerously inflammatory. Public discourse suffers when facts are sacrificed on the altar of drama.
Delta State’s leadership should be judged on evidence. The Governor’s achievements are measurable; your claims are not. We must separate criticism that builds from attacks that merely burn. Careless words can rally a mob, but they do nothing to pave a road, equip a hospital, or train a teacher.
If your intention is to help Delta grow, then ground your critiques in verifiable facts, acknowledge progress where it exists, and aim your fire where it matters. Personal jabs may draw clicks, but they starve the public of the reasoned, evidence-based conversation it deserves.
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