ITORO COLUMBA: A ROUND PEG IN A ROUND HOLE
IKONO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ITORO COLUMBA By Ededet Nyong | History is replete with numerous accomplished media professionals who hearkened to the call of their people to ditch their pens and microphones to storm the political arena. British wartime Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, United States of America former Vice President, Albert Al-Gore, among other high-profile world leaders fall into this esteemed category. Even the Republican Party nominee in the upcoming US Presidential elections, Donald Trump owns a wide range of media related outfits and businesses. Nigeria also boasts of a fat list of journalists who have ventured into the murky waters of politics. The like of Chief Olusegun Osoba, former Governor of Ogun State, Senators Smart Adeyemi, Ayogu Eze and Chris Anyanwu all cut their professional teeth churning out news stories and reports in some of the leading national dallies while the late Dr. Clement Ebri, former Governor of Cross River State and the sensational Abike Da...