{"id":233788,"date":"2025-08-05T16:29:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T16:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/the-business-that-is-politics-why-nigeria-remains-trapped-in-the-hands-of-political-merchants-ugoena\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T16:29:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T16:29:17","slug":"the-business-that-is-politics-why-nigeria-remains-trapped-in-the-hands-of-political-merchants-ugoena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/the-business-that-is-politics-why-nigeria-remains-trapped-in-the-hands-of-political-merchants-ugoena\/","title":{"rendered":"The Business That Is Politics: Why Nigeria Remains Trapped in the Hands of Political Merchants \u2013 Ugo\u2019Ena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Business That Is Politics: Why Nigeria Remains Trapped in the Hands of Political Merchants \u2013 Ugo\u2019Ena<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4 data-start=\"3948\" data-end=\"4145\"><em>Ugo\u2019Ena\u2019s commentary exposes how Nigerian politics has become a business for opportunists, fueling corruption and underdevelopment. Discover why true reform requires removing money from politics.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inauguration Of All Women For Good Leadership Initiative, Abia State\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XUnM5bupd2U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"kvezio kvezio-clearfix kvezio-post-inline kvezio-float-center kvezio-align-center kvezio-column-1\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Governor Alex Otti Is Transforming Abia\u2019s Economy \u2013 Chief Nwaobilor Speaks Out\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QnEsD0LfBHI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>\u2026. Ugo\u2019Ena exposes how money-driven politics fuels bad governance and stalls national development<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>By All Facts Newspaper \u2013 Nigeria |31st July 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s political space has once again come under scrutiny following a thought-provoking piece titled \u201cThe Business That is Politics\u201d by social commentator <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/onuoha-chief-david-ogba\/\">Chief Dr. David Ogba Onuoha Bourdex MFR, OON \u201cUgo\u2019Ena\u201d Abiriba<\/a>, which delivers a stinging critique of the nation\u2019s political culture and the self-serving players who dominate it.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the widely shared essay, Ugo\u2019Ena paints a vivid picture of a political class that treats governance as trade, not service, warning that the country\u2019s endless cycle of poverty, corruption, and underdevelopment is rooted in the commercialization of politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cPolitics Has Become a Business for Vultures\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In his powerful commentary, Ugo\u2019Ena highlights the existence of a \u201cspecies among us\u201d \u2014 individuals for whom politics is their only craft, trade, and livelihood.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStrip them of power and their souls wither. Close the treasury and their hands tremble. For them, politics is not service \u2014 it is survival,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to him, these political merchants are the same architects of Nigeria\u2019s governance failures, yet they return each election cycle, pledging loyalty to whoever sits on the throne, not out of conviction but sheer convenience.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"kvezio kvezio-clearfix kvezio-post-middle kvezio-float-center kvezio-align-center kvezio-column-1\">\n<div id=\"kvezio-178990-550965067\" class=\"kvezio-container kvezio-type-image \" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WPAdBlock\" data-adid=\"178990\" data-type=\"image\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" itemprop=\"url\" class=\"kvezio-link\" href=\"https:\/\/afnews.sumofunnel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Specil-Edition-of-Gov.-Alex-Otti-One-Year-In-Office-2024.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"kvezio-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/afnews.sumofunnel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cover-1-scaled.jpg?w=1170&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"news paper\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He argues that this shameless recycling of political opportunists has dragged the nation backward, leaving citizens trapped in a vicious circle of poverty, primitive bickering, and perpetual underdevelopment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Citizens Share the Blame<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ugo\u2019Ena also turns the mirror on the Nigerian populace, arguing that public complicity has allowed politics to become the easiest and most profitable business for unproductive politicians.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have turned politics into the easiest business of all \u2014 where men who produce nothing feed fat on the sweat of the many, as long as they can switch allegiance fast enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He warns that so long as money continues to dominate politics, \u201cvultures\u201d will continue to dominate leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>A Call for Political Rebirth<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The essay concludes with a powerful call to action, urging Nigerians to demand a new era where politics is service, not trade:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolitics must become service, not trade. A calling, not a career. A sacrifice, not a survival strategy. When we demand this \u2014 and reward only those who embody it \u2014 our land will finally begin to heal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The commentary has sparked intense debate on social media, with many Nigerians agreeing that true reform requires dismantling the money-politics culture and holding leaders accountable for genuine service to the people.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As the nation approaches another critical election season, the message serves as both a warning and a challenge to citizens and political players alike.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/afnews.ng\/the-business-that-is-politics-why-nigeria-remains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Business That Is Politics: Why Nigeria Remains Trapped in the Hands of Political Merchants \u2013 Ugo\u2019Ena Ugo\u2019Ena\u2019s commentary exposes how Nigerian politics has become a business for opportunists, fueling corruption and underdevelopment. 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