THREE YEARS, NO SCORECARD: Hon. Aguocha, Drop the Insults and Face Ikwuano/Umuahia – By Henry Onyema Madubuike

The people of Ikwuano, Umuahia North, and Umuahia South Federal Constituency are tired of noise. After three years in office, the question on every street corner is simple and direct: where is the scorecard?

What we have received instead is a steady stream of vituperation against Rt. Hon. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji. He has been labelled a criminal in public commentary, yet no court of competent jurisdiction has pronounced him so. That is not how a constitutional democracy works.

In contrast, Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji has chosen facts over insults. His responses have been rooted in records, projects, and data, not in attacks on personality. That is the standard politics should meet.

A mandate is not a licence for endless confrontation. It is a contract to deliver service. Ikwuano, Umuahia North, and Umuahia South gave that mandate to see results in schools, hospitals, roads, jobs, and youth empowerment.

Three years is a long time in governance. It is enough time to attract projects, track budgets, train youths, equip health centres, and report outcomes ward by ward. Constituents are asking to see that evidence now.

A proper scorecard is not a speech. It is a document. It should list bills sponsored, motions moved, constituency projects facilitated, locations of those projects, contract details, timelines, and completion status.

Education must be accounted for. What interventions reached public schools across the three LGAs? How many classrooms were renovated, furnished, or equipped with learning materials? Parents deserve names, figures, and locations.

Health cannot be vague. Which primary health centres received upgrades, equipment, or staffing support? In which communities? At what cost? The answers should be verifiable on the ground.

Youth and employment require specifics. How many constituents secured federal training slots, jobs, or start-up support through the office? Provide the numbers, the years, and the wards.

Infrastructure is the most visible test. Which roads, bridges, water schemes, or rural electrification projects were facilitated? Show the project boards, the contractors, and the current status.

Agriculture and small businesses matter here too. What support reached farmers in Ikwuano? What grants or equipment reached traders in Umuahia markets? Evidence, not rhetoric, is what the people want.

The repeated use of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s name as a political refrain has run its course. Emotion cannot replace performance. Sympathy is not a budget line, and it does not build a clinic.

Leadership is judged by delivery, not by the volume of attacks. If the office is busy fighting personalities, it is not busy serving constituents. That trade-off is costing the people.

Hon. Aguocha, your constituents are not asking you to fight Rt. Hon. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji. They are asking you to face them. Leave the former Speaker alone and present your stewardship report.

Or is your consistency in attacking Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji borne out of fear: IKUKUPHOBIA?

This call is non-partisan. PDP, LP, APC, or APGA, the yardstick is the same. Show the work. Publish the facts. Let the people judge with information in hand.

Transparency restores trust. If projects were attracted, say how much and where. If there were delays, explain why and state the plan to fix them. If targets were missed, say so and adjust.

Town halls should return with purpose. Hold open sessions in Olokoro, Ubakala, Nkwoegwu, Ibeku, Ohuhu, and across Ikwuano. Let constituents ask questions and receive written answers.

Our people are not naive. Traders understand cost. Teachers understand targets. Engineers understand timelines. They can read a scorecard when it is placed before them.

The media and civil society have a duty here. Request the report. Track the projects. Verify claims independently. When facts lead, democracy wins.

To the youth, your future is at stake. Do not settle for slogans. Demand a scorecard. Insist that every representative is measured by what they delivered, not by who they insulted.

To community and traditional leaders, set the tone. Insist on service records over personal attacks. Protect the public square so policy can compete with policy.

Hon. Aguocha still has time to reset the narrative. Publish a full three year report. Take it on tour across the three LGAs. Answer questions directly and without deflection.

If there are gaps, admit them. Present a clear plan to close them before the next cycle. Voters respect accountability and a credible plan more than endless quarrels.

The mandate of Ikwuano, Umuahia North, and Umuahia South is for service. It was never for a permanent campaign of personal attacks. That mission has expired.

Therefore, the demand is clear. Drop the insults. Leave Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji alone. Face your constituents. Present your three year scorecard. Let projects, not personalities, define the record. That is what the people want, and that is what democracy requires.

Henry Onyema Madubuike Convenes the Centre for Excellence and Performance in Governance [CEPG]