Ikemba Speaks

It is 9:30pm GMT, Sunday 20 th March 2016, and I’m sitting down in my parlour at home, glued to CNN, and watching the 44 th president of the United States walk the talk. For a man who came into power with the slogan “change we can believe in”…….notwithstanding the perpetual grandstanding by the republicans, he has indeed brought about change that Americans, and indeed the world can believe in,  locally and internationally. POTUS has indeed lived up to the very definition of change, which is “a departure from the status quo” The status quo for the American government has been to play their role as the ‘POLICE’ of the world by using aggression, and brute power. And whenever that approach failed, the US would incite a regime change, or use the UN to impose every imaginable ban applicable to bring the perceived enemy down to its knees. Pursuant to living true to his promise, Obama has adopted an approach of negotiations, more negotiations, stooping to conquer, openne

I’m a Chelsea fan! I have Chelsea home and away jerseys. My car’s seat covers are Chelsea branded. So is the steering wheel. I also have a Chelsea sticker just below my car’s rear plate number. Did I also mention that I have a Chelsea crest hanging on my rear view mirror. I go to great pains to ensure my branded jerseys are original and come straight from Stamford bridge, well before the commencement of every season. I’m also an Enyimba fan. I would love to wear an Enyimba jersey to the office on a Friday….as well as to a viewing centre (when I don’t feel like watching the match alone in the comfort of my house) on a Saturday…..as well as to the cinema on a Sunday. But except seeing it on screen during their matches which I chance upon once in a while, I have never touched an Enyimba jersey before. While “Up Blues” from fellow Chelsea fans sounds great……whether we are 11 th on the EPL table or not, it would sure