Odimegwu Onwumere...The face of a blackmailer

Odimegwu Onwumere (Remember him?) is a renowned hatchet man known to have perfected in the art of blackmailing politicians and other members of the public for his own personal aggrandizement.

Onwumere has again engaged in another futile effort as he tries in vain to blackmail Engr. Chinedu

 Orji (Ikuku). In a poorly written article, (his now famous trademark), the ex – convict who claims to be a poet questioned the rationale behind the powering of OCHENDO YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SCHEME by Ikuku. As any comprehensively uninformed person would do, Onwumere views the activities of Engr. Chinedu as corrupt and unnecessary.

For the records, Engr. Chinedu is first a bright and ingenuous Abia Youth before being the son of the Governor. He does not hold any political office, neither is he employed by Abia State government. He has the interest of budding Abia Youths at heart and has consistently sought for a better life for the very many of them, who suffer one form of inhibition or the other. The Empowerment Scheme is the brainchild of creative thinking. He uses two major skills – appealing to the conscience of the haves in the society and then speaks to wealthy corporate bodies, individuals and groups with reason. In turn, he harnesses tremendous support from these bodies just for the benefit of Abia Youths.

Engr. Chinedu by dint of his track record of humanitarian services has attracted enormous goodwill to himself. This unquantifiable goodwill is what he has put to great advantage just to help the Youths who are considered the most vulnerable group in our society.

What does Onwumere hope to achieve other than blackmail? What is corrupt and unnecessary about caring for the downtrodden and the distressed? Is help not better when it comes at no extra cost to the government? This latest scenario is even more worrisome, given that; by the way, Chinedu does not wield any political influence, does not hold any political office and not in any position to appropriate or approve the spending of public funds. Who is this person that thinks just by being creative and kind, that you assume the status of a demi god and corrupt official?