Enugu Voices

20/10/2025

This is not fair.

Enugu State governor need to do something about this.

We are not against any income tax, but it should be properly done.

Let us remember the poor masses.

Ndi Enugu na ata afufu.

Morgan Higgins
Vanguard News
Daily Times Nigeria

Ndi Enugu, Let us Speak the Truth!

Is it not becoming clear that our state government, knowingly or unknowingly, is contributing to the suffering of the masses?

Across other states, we have seen bold decisions taken to ban the use-and-throw textbook policy that has burdened parents and students in both public and private schools. Yet, our own government in Enugu State has remained silent on this issue that affects thousands of struggling families.

Last week, I was shocked to see a notice from the Enugu State Board of Internal Revenue (ESBIR) pasted on our gate. The notice demanded income tax on rent from our landlord for the year 2024. What left me speechless was that the Board estimated our landlord’s annual rent income at ₦500,000, in an apartment where he kindly collects only ₦300,000 from each tenant.

This raises serious questions:
How did ESBIR arrive at this inflated estimate?

Isn’t this approach likely to push landlords into raising rents, thereby worsening the burden on tenants who are already struggling to survive?

A more reasonable and fair approach would have been for the Board to invite landlords to present their rent receipts or agreements and then assess tax based on the actual rent collected, not on arbitrary assumptions.

I therefore appeal to the Chairman of the Enugu State Board of Internal Revenue to reconsider this policy in the interest of fairness and compassion. The aim of taxation should be to support development, not to drive people into further hardship.

I recall that His Excellency, the Governor of Enugu State, recently announced a reduction in some taxes to ease the suffering of residents. This commendable action should not be undermined by overzealous estimations and unfriendly tax practices.

Let me also take a moment to appreciate our landlord, a good man who understands the economic reality of the people. He has never been quick to increase rent, nor has he ever evicted any tenant for delayed payment. Such people deserve encouragement, not policies that will discourage their goodwill.

Finally, I humbly call on the state government to review this rent tax policy immediately and ensure it does not become another source of suffering for the good people of Enugu. Governance should be about compassion, fairness, and reason.

Nze Onyefeze 1

12/10/2025

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12/10/2025

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THE TRAGEDY OF POLITICAL HYPOCRISY AND THE DEATH IDEOLOGY IN OUR COUNTRY.

Any person who can choose a broom over an umbrella in the middle of a heavy rain has proven capable of doing unimaginable things in the pursuit of money or power. This simple metaphor captures the troubling reality of our political landscape today, a place where conviction is dead, principles are traded for profit, and ideology has been replaced by opportunism.

In Enugu State, and indeed across many parts of Nigeria, politics has become a theatre of shameless contradictions. The current breed of politicians have demonstrated, time and again, that they stand for nothing and fall for everything.

They have no guiding philosophy, no moral compass, no deep-seated belief in the ideals of service or sacrifice. Their only motivation is personal gain, not the well-being of the people they swore to serve.

Rather than engage in issue-based politics, many have resorted to defamation of character, mudslinging, and blackmail. Instead of building credible visions for development, they tear down the reputation of others in a desperate bid to clear their path to power.

This is not leadership; it is moral bankruptcy disguised as political strategy.

It breaks my heart to witness the same individuals who once labelled the “broom party” as a terrorist organization now paying huge sums of money to be associated with that same party. These are the same people who campaigned vigorously against it, calling it unfit for civilized governance, yet today, they scramble to stand at the forefront of its campaign, waving the same broom they once despised.

Why? Because the quest for power has blinded them. The hunger for wealth has numbed their conscience. The need to remain relevant in the corridors of authority has stripped them of every ounce of integrity they once pretended to possess.

What is even more painful is that they continue to deceive innocent followers, convincing them that they are fighting for the people, while their every move is designed to secure personal comfort. They preside over systems where schoolchildren still use “use-and-throw-away” textbooks, a glaring symbol of failed policy and misplaced priorities, yet they speak of progress.

How can there be progress when hypocrisy governs?
How can there be change when the same men who destroyed yesterday are fighting to control tomorrow?

This is not politics of development; this is politics of deception.
This is not leadership; this is a marketplace of betrayal.

Our people must awaken from slumber. We must begin to judge leaders, not by the size of their campaign convoys or their temporary affiliations, but by the consistency of their character and the truthfulness of their convictions.

Political ideology should not be a cloth we wear only when it suits us; it should be a reflection of what we believe in and stand for, rain or sunshine.

Nigeria, and Enugu in particular, deserves leaders who will choose principle over popularity, truth over convenience, and service over self-interest.

Let the broom and the umbrella serve as ideology, not mere symbols of moral confusion that has consumed our political class.

Nze Onyefeze 1

13/07/2025

This calls for urgent attention.

Gov. Peter Mbah, please do something about this.

13/07/2025

This calls for urgent attention.

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02/04/2025

They get mouth, but them no dey talk!
They get ear, but them no dey hear!!
They get eye, but them no dey see!!!

Na people wey get sense go understand the message.

Pass it round.

02/04/2025

Ndi Enugu, Edoga Labour is in vain

Cash-and-Carry Politics: A Synonym for Prostitution.

Cash-and-carry politics is often discussed in relation to political corruption, moral decay, and the commodification of power. While it operates in a different sphere from prostitution, both share fundamental similarities, particularly in their transactional nature, short-term benefits, and ethical concerns.

Cash-and-carry politics refers to a system where political loyalty, candidacy, and governance decisions are driven by financial or personal gain rather than ideology or public service. It involves vote-buying, political defections for financial benefits, and governance influenced by money rather than policies.

Today, reports emerged that the 2023 Labour Party gubernatorial candidate in Enugu State, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after misleading supporters into believing he had a distinct political ideology from that of the PDP.

It should be recalled that Hon. Edeoga was initially a member of the ruling PDP in Enugu State but defected when he failed to secure the party’s gubernatorial ticket. His recent return to PDP reflects the essence of cash-and-carry politics and its similarities to prostitution in the political landscape.

The similarities of cash-and-carry politics to prostitution are discussed in the paragraphs below:

- In cash-and-carry politics, political loyalty is traded for money or material benefits. Similarly, prostitution involves the exchange of sexual services for money or gifts. Both prioritize immediate material gain over long-term values or ethical considerations.

- Just as prostitution is often criticized for undermining moral standards, cash-and-carry politics erodes democratic principles, replacing merit and public service with personal enrichment.

- Prostitution lacks emotional commitment, and in the same vein, cash-and-carry politics lacks commitment to genuine governance and development. Politicians who engage in this practice often abandon their constituents once they attain power.

- While prostitution is illegal or operates in gray areas in many societies, cash-and-carry politics often involves bribery, vote-buying, and corruption, which are also illegal or unethical.

- In both cases, one party holds more power than the other. Politicians manipulate voters with financial incentives, just as clients in prostitution often exploit economic vulnerabilities.

Hon. Edeoga’s return to PDP strongly suggests that personal ambition and political survival took precedence over ideological commitment or party-building efforts. His supporters in the Labour Party now find themselves abandoned, left to grapple with the reality that their loyalty was merely a tool for his personal political advancement.

Edeoga’s defection is not an isolated case, it is a symptom of a larger issue within Nigerian politics, where loyalty is for sale, and political allegiance is treated as a commodity rather than a moral obligation. In a system where ideology and development should be prioritized, cash-and-carry politicians should not be allowed to hold elective or appointed positions.

Unfortunately, in Nigeria, where about 80% of politicians engage in cash-and-carry politics, election cycles are reduced to a recycling of empty campaign promises, rather than genuine efforts toward national development.

Now that Hon. Edeoga has left the Labour Party, what happens to his supporters? Sadly, in Nigerian politics, it is always the followers who suffer the most.

Nze Onyefeze 1

02/04/2025

No be everything they will tell you in plain language.

The speech was even direct but feeblemind no understand

02/04/2025

You are doing well, Sunday Umeha.

Keep it up.

02/04/2025

We are enjoying our change