All of us in Enugu State and, of course, the entire PDP family across Nigeria know about the legendary late king HRM Igwe Onyioha Nwanjoku.
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Today, his legacy lives on in several offshoots, although most shiny of them all, as of today, is Prince Ugo Nwanjoku, the executive chairman of Aninri local government area in Enugu State.
Anyone who examines the undertakings of the late king will find all of them great and inspiring – rising from low pit of lack to peak of success.
While no one can rightly claim that his son, Prince Ugo, started from the bottom, yet no one can say that his rising is attributed to the iconic king’s status.
Those who know him well describe Ndumeze Jnr – as he is fondly called – with words such as “grits” “wits”, “fits”.
From his participation in ODUFFA, the football association in his hometown, to his roles in the administrations of Bennett Ajah and Governor Peter Mbah, Ndumeze Jnr has shown uncommon dexterity.
On September 21, he was elected perhaps as the youngest executive chairman of Aninri council area – weeks before he clocks 37 today.
Unlike almost all the PDP chairmanship candidates of the past, Prince Ugo wasn’t chosen from any party division, but from the Governor Peter Mbah’s desk, while party factions were at each other’s neck down in the local communities.
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In other words, he maneuvered through the labyrinths of community cracks and layers of bitter sycophancy to get to the governor and ultimately secured his endorsement.
Aninri council boss has a twin brother, Prince Okugo Nwanjoku, who was judged a “dangerous political activist” in Enugu west during his days as the zonal youths leader of the All Progressives Congress.
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