Any regular participant on social media, particularly Facebook, will notice that lies of monumental proportions are busy flying all over the cyberspace like a flag flying at full mast. All these lies, as they were, are directed at the Ebonyi State Government, Governor Umahi and the Ebonyi APC. The liars are proudly led by one Nwoba Chika Nwoba, who is also proudly the factional Publicity Secretary of Ebonyi PDP.
Nevertheless, to be fair to this “able” leader of a motley of liars, Nwoba is a falsehood champion so to say. This is because this “champion” has a horde of “fans”, including the educated, who believe his mendacity and who clap for him anytime he drops one. Given that solidarity, it is not easy for a liar of Nwoba’s pedigree to enjoy such clout of tomfoolery. He earned it by dint of untruthfulness.
 In fact, if falsehood was part of the Olympic games, Nigeria will certainly not waste time and resources training a representative in that area. With a man like Nwoba already at hand, radiating the gift of a superstar in the athletics of falsehood all over Zuckerberg layout without a blink, clinching an Olympic “gold” in falsehood for the nation won’t be a problem at all, considering the “expertise” he brings to bear on his lying propensity. Nwoba prides himself as the “best” writer in Ebonyi State and his foolish followers believe him. That’s another lie and a Hitech delusion of grandeur.
Be that as it may, one interesting thing about liars, particularly the ones that have become so notorious that they are ranked “champions” like Nwoba, is that they would never admit they are liars. Why would they admit such a thing, when admittance means upholding the truth which is obviously against their own “rules of engagement”?
So, blame not Nwoba for not admitting he is a liar. A “champion” can never succumb to the intimidation of overruling himself. But then, he should note that liars should have a good memory to be able to regurgitate all the lies they have so far peddled any time they are confronted with them. It is called “consistency”.
Nwoba is not just a champion in the athletics of falsehood; he is also an entertaining character. Very entertaining. In physique and in behaviourism, he reminds one of Wakiri the Wag, a hilarious character in The Concubine of Elechi Amadi; an African prose which some of us read with great relish in our secondary school days. Both share the same clownish attributes.
When Governor Umahi was in PDP, Nwoba was in APC; telling lies about the Governor and the Ebonyi State Government. When the Governor joined APC, Nwoba went back to PDP and resumed his lying spree. What do these scenarios tell you? Nwoba enjoys telling lies against Governor Umahi. The thing gives him a kind of psychological relief. Perhaps, a case of restoring psychological equilibrium, according to Sigmund Freud, the King of psycho-analysis and the theory of defensive mechanisms.
That apart, Nwoba equally sees his many lies against the Governor of Ebonyi State as “heroism”. So, don’t be shocked when you find it in his resume as one of his exploits in life as it reads: “Lying against a sitting Governor in the person of Governor Umahi from 2015-2023”. That’s the way of clowns.
But, honestly, Governor Umahi rocks. His Excellency is as strong as the rock of Gibraltar. I’m seeing a brave leader in him for the first time in our clime. Little wonder Femi Adesina describes him as “a man with the heart of a lion”. This is courage. Courage is the primary quality of a good leader and Governor Umahi has it in abundance.
This also explains why he remains unruffled and focused even in the face of distractions. The lies, which Nwoba is gleefully peddling today about Governor Umahi, are nothing compared to the lies that were peddled against the same man in 2014 and 2015 because of his desire to govern Ebonyi State.
 These Kilimanjaro of lies notwithstanding, Governor Umahi still won the 2015 guber election. The same lies reverberated torrentially in 2019, he still won a second tenure. Now, that Nwoba is at his parrot best, flying the kites of falsehood in the face of facts at Governor Umahi’s last lap, the Governor will still produce his successor as an incumbent. Anambra State is a proximate example, where an outgoing incumbent produced his successor.
 Governor Umahi is also a jinx breaker. Cases abound. The truth is that the people who know the truth are not on social media. These people also constitute the greatest percentage of the electorate, who vote at the polls. That’s the way it works. This is why Nwoba shall come to the full realization of his folly after the 2023 elections have been won by the APC and lost by the opposition. It is then that Nwoba will appreciate the fact that his athletics of serial falsehood have been exercises in futility. He threatens to block me on his Facebook; as if I have anything to lose from an unmitigated liar. Very childish.
My greatest joy is that truth exist; only Nwoba’s lies are created. One of such lies, which Nwoba created in his own image as a fake personality and after his own likeness as an athlete of falsehood, was quickly deleted by him from his Facebook timeline, albeit too late, when it obviously dawned on him that he lacks the facts and figures to substantiate the serious allegation of murder, which he raised in the post.
People who claim to be men of bravado are often men of cowardice. Nwoba is like “nza”, the little bird which Prof. Chinua Achebe tells us that challenged its “chi” to a contest, after overfeeding itself in another man’s farm. An implosion certainly awaits a toad, which envies the size of an elephant.
No amount of falsehood by Nwoba and his league of liars can vitiate Governor Umahi’s nationally and internationally affirmed leadership excellence. Akubaraoha shall always be vindicated.
Mr Ogbonnia Nwachi is the Duty Principal of Ugwulangwu Secondary School, veteran journalist, social media writer and Ebonyi APC stalwart.
Any regular participant on social media, particularly Facebook, will notice that lies of monumental proportions are busy flying all over the cyberspace like a flag flying at full mast. All these lies, as they were, are directed at the Ebonyi State Government, Governor Umahi and the Ebonyi APC. The liars are proudly led by one Nwoba Chika Nwoba, who is also proudly the factional Publicity Secretary of Ebonyi PDP.
Nevertheless, to be fair to this “able” leader of a motley of liars, Nwoba is a falsehood champion so to say. This is because this “champion” has a horde of “fans”, including the educated, who believe his mendacity and who clap for him anytime he drops one. Given that solidarity, it is not easy for a liar of Nwoba’s pedigree to enjoy such clout of tomfoolery. He earned it by dint of untruthfulness.
 In fact, if falsehood was part of the Olympic games, Nigeria will certainly not waste time and resources training a representative in that area. With a man like Nwoba already at hand, radiating the gift of a superstar in the athletics of falsehood all over Zuckerberg layout without a blink, clinching an Olympic “gold” in falsehood for the nation won’t be a problem at all, considering the “expertise” he brings to bear on his lying propensity. Nwoba prides himself as the “best” writer in Ebonyi State and his foolish followers believe him. That’s another lie and a Hitech delusion of grandeur.
Be that as it may, one interesting thing about liars, particularly the ones that have become so notorious that they are ranked “champions” like Nwoba, is that they would never admit they are liars. Why would they admit such a thing, when admittance means upholding the truth which is obviously against their own “rules of engagement”?
So, blame not Nwoba for not admitting he is a liar. A “champion” can never succumb to the intimidation of overruling himself. But then, he should note that liars should have a good memory to be able to regurgitate all the lies they have so far peddled any time they are confronted with them. It is called “consistency”.
Nwoba is not just a champion in the athletics of falsehood; he is also an entertaining character. Very entertaining. In physique and in behaviourism, he reminds one of Wakiri the Wag, a hilarious character in The Concubine of Elechi Amadi; an African prose which some of us read with great relish in our secondary school days. Both share the same clownish attributes.
When Governor Umahi was in PDP, Nwoba was in APC; telling lies about the Governor and the Ebonyi State Government. When the Governor joined APC, Nwoba went back to PDP and resumed his lying spree. What do these scenarios tell you? Nwoba enjoys telling lies against Governor Umahi. The thing gives him a kind of psychological relief. Perhaps, a case of restoring psychological equilibrium, according to Sigmund Freud, the King of psycho-analysis and the theory of defensive mechanisms.
That apart, Nwoba equally sees his many lies against the Governor of Ebonyi State as “heroism”. So, don’t be shocked when you find it in his resume as one of his exploits in life as it reads: “Lying against a sitting Governor in the person of Governor Umahi from 2015-2023”. That’s the way of clowns.
But, honestly, Governor Umahi rocks. His Excellency is as strong as the rock of Gibraltar. I’m seeing a brave leader in him for the first time in our clime. Little wonder Femi Adesina describes him as “a man with the heart of a lion”. This is courage. Courage is the primary quality of a good leader and Governor Umahi has it in abundance.
This also explains why he remains unruffled and focused even in the face of distractions. The lies, which Nwoba is gleefully peddling today about Governor Umahi, are nothing compared to the lies that were peddled against the same man in 2014 and 2015 because of his desire to govern Ebonyi State.
 These Kilimanjaro of lies notwithstanding, Governor Umahi still won the 2015 guber election. The same lies reverberated torrentially in 2019, he still won a second tenure. Now, that Nwoba is at his parrot best, flying the kites of falsehood in the face of facts at Governor Umahi’s last lap, the Governor will still produce his successor as an incumbent. Anambra State is a proximate example, where an outgoing incumbent produced his successor.
 Governor Umahi is also a jinx breaker. Cases abound. The truth is that the people who know the truth are not on social media. These people also constitute the greatest percentage of the electorate, who vote at the polls. That’s the way it works. This is why Nwoba shall come to the full realization of his folly after the 2023 elections have been won by the APC and lost by the opposition. It is then that Nwoba will appreciate the fact that his athletics of serial falsehood have been exercises in futility. He threatens to block me on his Facebook; as if I have anything to lose from an unmitigated liar. Very childish.
My greatest joy is that truth exist; only Nwoba’s lies are created. One of such lies, which Nwoba created in his own image as a fake personality and after his own likeness as an athlete of falsehood, was quickly deleted by him from his Facebook timeline, albeit too late, when it obviously dawned on him that he lacks the facts and figures to substantiate the serious allegation of murder, which he raised in the post.
People who claim to be men of bravado are often men of cowardice. Nwoba is like “nza”, the little bird which Prof. Chinua Achebe tells us that challenged its “chi” to a contest, after overfeeding itself in another man’s farm. An implosion certainly awaits a toad, which envies the size of an elephant.
No amount of falsehood by Nwoba and his league of liars can vitiate Governor Umahi’s nationally and internationally affirmed leadership excellence. Akubaraoha shall always be vindicated.
Mr Ogbonnia Nwachi is the Duty Principal of Ugwulangwu Secondary School, veteran journalist, social media writer and Ebonyi APC stalwart.