Ugo’Ena’s commentary exposes how Nigerian politics has become a business for opportunists, fueling corruption and underdevelopment. Discover why true reform requires removing money from politics.
…. Ugo’Ena exposes how money-driven politics fuels bad governance and stalls national development
By All Facts Newspaper – Nigeria |31st July 2025
Nigeria’s political space has once again come under scrutiny following a thought-provoking piece titled “The Business That is Politics” by social commentator Chief Dr. David Ogba Onuoha Bourdex MFR, OON “Ugo’Ena” Abiriba, which delivers a stinging critique of the nation’s political culture and the self-serving players who dominate it.
In the widely shared essay, Ugo’Ena paints a vivid picture of a political class that treats governance as trade, not service, warning that the country’s endless cycle of poverty, corruption, and underdevelopment is rooted in the commercialization of politics.
“Politics Has Become a Business for Vultures”
In his powerful commentary, Ugo’Ena highlights the existence of a “species among us” — individuals for whom politics is their only craft, trade, and livelihood.
“Strip them of power and their souls wither. Close the treasury and their hands tremble. For them, politics is not service — it is survival,” he wrote.
According to him, these political merchants are the same architects of Nigeria’s governance failures, yet they return each election cycle, pledging loyalty to whoever sits on the throne, not out of conviction but sheer convenience.
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.
Citizens Share the Blame
Ugo’Ena 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.
“We have turned politics into the easiest business of all — where men who produce nothing feed fat on the sweat of the many, as long as they can switch allegiance fast enough.”
He warns that so long as money continues to dominate politics, “vultures” will continue to dominate leadership.
A Call for Political Rebirth
The essay concludes with a powerful call to action, urging Nigerians to demand a new era where politics is service, not trade:
“Politics must become service, not trade. A calling, not a career. A sacrifice, not a survival strategy. When we demand this — and reward only those who embody it — our land will finally begin to heal.”
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.
As the nation approaches another critical election season, the message serves as both a warning and a challenge to citizens and political players alike.
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