Kogi East can no longer afford political nostalgia without action. The era when our zone dictated political tempo, shaped state narratives, and produced power brokers is not lost—it has been suspended by disorganization, elite betrayal, and strategic disunity. To restore our standing, one truth must be accepted: political power responds only to organized pressure and collective resolve.
This moment demands a radical re-engineering of our political thinking. Kogi East must transition from reactive politics to offensive political strategy. We must stop waiting for invitations into relevance and begin forcing inclusion through unity, numbers, and negotiation strength. Politics is not charity; it is a contest of interests, structures, and alliances.
Our greatest weakness has been fragmentation of leadership and diffusion of purpose. While other blocs consolidate, build political machinery, and protect shared interests, Kogi East has allowed internal rivalry to neutralize its bargaining power. This cycle must be broken through strategic cohesion and ideological alignment. Unity is not rhetoric—it is a weapon.
The youth population, our most potent demographic capital, must be repositioned from being tools of electoral violence to becoming a political vanguard—trained, informed, and disciplined. Elders must abandon passive neutrality and reassert themselves as custodians of political direction. The political elite must either submit to collective strategy or be exposed as obstacles to progress.
Reclaiming our place requires institutional thinking: building enduring political structures, controlling media narratives, investing in grassroots organization, and negotiating alliances from a position of strength. Emotional appeals will not restore glory; strategy, unity, and disciplined agitation will.
This is a declaration of intent. Kogi East must close ranks, sharpen its strategy, and re-enter the political arena as a united force. The struggle is not symbolic—it is structural. And history rewards only those who organize to win.
No more fragmentation. No more political silence. Kogi East must rise—organized, united, and uncompromising.
– Edison Atumeyi Edime
Political Activist and Youths Advocate.
