THE South East geo-political zone appears to be at cross-roads regarding who to deploy its support in the 2011 presidential election and leaders of the region are indeed worried that Ndigbo have failed to speak with one voice even as the presidential primaries hold next month.

Former Governor of old Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife has been involved in several of the recent meetings Igbo leaders have convened to fashion a common position on whether or not to support President Goodluck Jonathan to realise his perceived presidential ambition in 2011. He gave a deep insight into the thinking of the Igbo political leadership and insisted that Ndigbo want the presidency in 2015.

We leave in a time and in a country where it is very difficult to find good things to say about men and women in public life, especially in the political circles, because many of them do not inspire same. While some came saw and conquered, others conquered before they saw. Many might be genuinely convinced that some politicians are credible considering the fact that the best performed politicians are technocrat, judging from their life experiences and their administrative exposure.

Transparency International, the global civil society organisation, promoting transparency in elections, public administration, procurement and business, is not happy with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Dimeji Bankole.

There is a lot to reflect upon in what Ake has stated. Is western type democracy and its mechanics impossible to inculcate in our environment? We however need not agree completely with the suggestion of futility of democratic processes in this part of the world. The successes so far in Ghana, our next door neighbour, would seem to indicate otherwise.