The birth an emerging Leader

By Sylvanus Okpe

A few decades ago in Ofujor Aboh of Ogbodibo LGA in Benue state, the silence of the night was pierced with the loud cry of a destiny child. While the world slept in the serenity of the night, the land of Otukpa prepared for the grand reception of a great leader, the birth of Hon. Matthew Ochibo.

Human history since the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem (a place in Galilee considered to be the most backward in the entire Israel), has been replete with stories of the emergence of great leaders from humble backgrounds. Hon Matthew Ochigbo is not an exception having been born into a humble background with the solemn mandate to liberate his people from the clenched fists of poverty, underdevelopment and backwardness.

As a young man of destiny, he rose above his peers, defying the greatest odd situations by snatching hope from the jaws of hopelessness, success from every failure and progress from most towering backwardness. A child born with shorts now adorning hundreds of his constituents with pairs of long trousers, giving widows course to smile and rousing opportunity for our many young men.

At this young age, Hon Ochigbo has earned himself a well-deserving, prominent position in the long but carefully selected list of hard working and successful young men in not only in Idoma nation but the entire Benue state.

As an emerging leader with a passionate drive to provide his constituents with qualitative and quantitative representation at the state assembly, Hon Ochigbo threw his hart in the ring and courageously contested the last legislative elections in his state.

His greatest passion in politics can only be likened to the political ideologies of the first Indian Prime-minister, Jawarhala Nehru who upon taking over in 1947 as PM after India's independence from the British Raj, declared a pro-youth policy which saw four youths emerge as members of his cabinet.

Hon Matthew Ochigbo, an amiable young man, an intellectual collosus and a new generation politician is a grassroots leader whose love and passion for the aged and the less privileged is undoubtedly unwavering.

This has not also gone unreciprocated, as members of his community caused an umbrage on the social media with the enconiums which were lavishly poured on him during this occaision of his birthday.

While we mourn the demise of his father and the patriarch of Ochigbo dynasty, we also wish to say a hearty birthday to distinguished Hon Matthew Ochigbo whose shoulders are broad enough to add the enormous responsibility of stepping into the big shoes of his great father to the very tedious responibily which humanity has by nature of his humble background, placed on him.

Happy birthday to this rare gem, an uncommon achiever who prides himself by as the locus classicus of wealth from dust. An inspiration to young Nigerians.