Kogi East is currently trapped in a self‑inflicted political siege. What we are witnessing is not a struggle imposed by external forces but an internal implosion driven by factionalism, elite fragmentation, ideological indiscipline, and reckless power tussles. This crisis has weakened the zone’s negotiating leverage, diluted its electoral value, and relegated Igala land to the periphery of strategic power calculations in Kogi State politics.
Let us speak the hard truth without diplomatic coating: Kogi East has lost its political centre of gravity. The zone is operating without a unified command structure, without a harmonised agenda, and without a coordinated political machinery. In realpolitik, such disarray translates to vulnerability, marginalisation, and systematic exclusion from the power matrix.
Politics is warfare by other means. It is about numbers, structure, timing, alliances, and disciplined execution. While other zones are consolidating their political blocs, closing ranks, and presenting a united front, Kogi East is busy cannibalising itself. This is political suicide. The absence of intra‑zonal cohesion has turned Igala land into a battleground of ego‑driven gladiators, each fighting private wars with no collective endgame.
Ambition without coordination is political anarchy. Power does not negotiate with chaos; it exploits it. In today’s political arithmetic, Kogi East is lagging dangerously behind. Our votes are scattered, our leaders are divided, our voice is fragmented, and our relevance is diminishing. This is not because we lack population strength or political pedigree, but because we have failed to weaponise unity as a strategic tool.
This is a militant warning to all political actors in Kogi East—across parties, factions, and generations: Disunity is treason against the collective interest of Igala land. No individual mandate is greater than the zonal mandate. No personal structure supersedes the collective political fortress. The politics of sabotage, internal blackmail, proxy wars, and media crossfire must stop.
What Kogi East needs now is political ceasefire, strategic rearmament, and disciplined mobilisation. The way forward is clear and non‑negotiable:
– Immediate political truce among all factions.
– Formation of a unified zonal political command to articulate common demands.
– Strategic alliance‑building anchored on strength, not desperation.
– Deployment of bloc voting as a weapon of negotiation.
– Ideological reorientation from personality cults to collective power projection.
Igala land must understand this fundamental principle of power: those who fail to unite become footnotes in political history. We can not continue to fight ourselves while others negotiate our future without us. Peace within Kogi East is not appeasement—it is tactical repositioning. Unity is not compromise—it is force multiplication. Silence on internal provocation is not cowardice—it is strategic discipline.
Let the political warlords sheathe their swords. Let the generals return to the strategy room. Let Igala land move from emotional politics to calculated dominance. This is not the time for political adventurism. It is time for consolidation. It is time for strategic coherence. It is time for Igala land to reclaim its political relevance through unity, discipline, and militant clarity of purpose.
United, we negotiate from strength. Divided, we remain conquered. The choice before Kogi East is stark—and history is watching.
Edison Atumeyi Edime
Political Activist and Youth Advocate
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