THE APC VICTORY: Dr. Emem Wills an Advocate of Change
in Nigeria
BY BRENDAN ISEH
It remain a thing of joy for greater number of Nigerians
on the Victory of All Progressive Congress (APC), in the just concluded state
and national polls that brought the enthronement of APC members as state
Governors, parliamentarians, and the emergence of his Excellency Mohamadu
Buhari as the President and Commander in Chief of the arm forces. The wide
spread happiness is not only regionally observed, but internationally celebrated
occasioned by mass expression of passion for nationality and multiple symbol of
a clearly defined national honour. These also occupied every section of our public
discourse across the Northern and Southern part of the country, even the
internally displace person(s) within their discomfort zone also demonstrated
their feelings of patriotism.
To highlight the insight on the climax of the euphoria
was a circumstance that this narration may soon lead us into a lengthy script
or dilemma due to conflicting expression of joy in the phenomena. It appears so
sudden situation that precipitate strange behaviours but on their faces it was
apparent that their soul was overwhelm by joy. In the height of the euphoria a
minute pass the victory declaration by various state electoral commissioners
and INEC Chairman Prof. Atahiru Jerga. This instantly provided a new mode in
our public environ. Public jubilation was a common symbol, and a louder uproar came
to change the normal interactive pattern. The expression of joy came in
different ways by different people. The faces of our citizen in diaspora were
seen in television channel shrouded by smiles after many years in exile. Many
break into long awaiting smiles, for a rare hope, the hope of a better life, or
may be the hope for a good government, the hope for twilight after many years
in darkness by corruption and impunity. Most citizens preferred street
jubilation while some roll out their dancing drums singing ooo change in One Nigeria, Change for so long a time. Some
showed their happiness by drinking and eating their delicious meal while many
worshippers bow their heads in fasting and prayer. Earnestly, it was all over
jamboree that this article may not content it detail. Thus, various sacrifices
exercise by citizens in the circumstances may be best described as different
stroke for different folks.
In Eket, an oil community is not an exception, as the
former state commissioner Dr. Emem Wills stole a show in what is describe as
extraordinary political reception amidst media chat with media practitioners. Apart
from it that, he is a circular politician and a registered member of All Progressive
Congress (APC), he is also a progenitor of various progressive groups in oil
politics, not because he hails from Eket the oil rich community. Eket is one of
the largest oil rich metropolitan cities situated in North south senatorial
district of Akwa Ibom State where the Exxon Mobil joint venture producing
Nigeria unlimited is located. The Eket born medical specialist cum administrator
had his primary education in Saint Francis Primary School Ikot Afaha Oku. Also
attended Saint Gregory Catholic Secondary School both in Eket and University of
Calabar where he graduated in Medicine and surgery. He is a former commissioner
ministry of special duties and later ministry of commerce and industry trade
investment Akwa Ibom State.
Before
his appointment as a state commissioner, he was discovered by the State Action
Committee for AID/HIV (SACA), where he was appointed chairman of mobilization
and specialist committee, a position he served with accountability.
In the course of changing Nigeria his
dauntless effort to join his Excellency, Obong Umana Okon Umana, the senatorial
candidates, Elders and teaming supporters of APC to restructure and strengthen
the party in Akwa Ibom State is ever crystals in the eyes of the party
chieftains, which non may also express doubt on his effective representation in
any capacity.
To
attest to his intellectual prowess, as a commissioner in the ministry of
commerce and industry trade and investment, he introduced an extraordinary
policy framework which made the executive members of Akwa Ibom State chambers
of commerce and industry one of the government decision making bodies. The
decision making model coupled with his constant public media interaction evoke
the most popular trade fair that increase the state revenue generation by 10%
and fast-track the increase in the migrant traders and investors by 30% both in
production capacity and sales of produce. These also enable total progression in
the marginal production by small and medium scale entrepreneurs (SMES)
like bakery owners, tissue paper producers, hotels etc where direct
beneficiaries of the public policy model.
As a politician, he is described as a
team player who believes greatly in policy reform in changing the society for
the betterment of his people. Among his political thought is how to abate conflict
in administration such as the problem of administrative handling which bothered
on topics as consociation, ethnicity, Affirmative action whose resultant effect
is the corruption and impunity in today Nigeria.
Dr. Emem Wills intellectual prowess and
his undaunted personality, is designated for possible solution of inevitable
change at any capacity to his attestable, immeasurable efficiency and effective
representation. He is a proponent of progressive ideology and an advocate of
change in Nigeria.
