December 3,2018.
In his 20s as an Activist, Hon.Barrister Alphonsus Ogar Eba was a quiet, solid achiever of immense gifts and remarkable ethos.
As a young scholar he was focused early enough to start his working career from the modest position
Nearly one decade later, and after a number of courses within and outside the country, the brilliant and hard working lawyer had risen to a height of purpose
His immense ccomplishment were staggering; but what was even more astonishing was the quiet manner he rose through the ranks and left a lasting impact.
It was, therefore, not surprising that less than three years after he joined senator Benedict Ayade in a course to rebuild through the spirit of enterprise and with the same quiet dignity and self-effacement that have become his hallmarks, Eba has made a mark in leadership, this time as a Director general for due process and price intelligence bureau to the cross river state government.
It is not certain, despite his hard work and accomplishments, whether he thought that amazing political trajectory possible. It is not even clear, though he has great mentors, whether a year before he assumed office as Director general, anyone thought to make a political gladiator of the self-effacing legal and administrative manager
Eba had become director general in extraordinary circumstances. He was indisputably sound as a lawyer and a grass root politician and a manager of men, but not many were absolutely convinced that the seemingly quiet and unpretentious legal guru and grass root politician could muster the elan and charisma to lead a sensitive office
And having excelled in school, he had acquired the character of showing grit, determination and uncommon brilliance. But he did not seem a natural politician, not to talk of being a godson and career rabble-rouser — these were the sort of people believed capable of succeeding as administrators and politicians.
Eba was different, confidently and quietly so. But he was not the usual politician Cross river had grown accustomed to over the decades. Indeed, shortly after he was appointed into office, the most sensitive state in Nigeria seemed to experience some changes.
But less than three remarkable and astounding years later, after Eba had executed dozens and dozens of quality and, in some instances, expansive initiatives and policies one after another, it was as if the state had been waiting for him all along with bated breath.
Both Ayade and Eba were made for each other, after all. He has not yet forsworn his self-effacement, and is unlikely to, given his quiet and self-confident disposition, yet his achievements have both been recognised and lauded, often very loudly, as if to compensate for his quietude.
Charisma is not usually associated with quiet detachment; but in the case of Eba, his achievements have illustrated his impalpable charisma. And as every analyst knows, it is indeed possible to possess charisma without a corresponding or even ethical demonstration of progress.
Eba defies stereotypes and confounds propositions by his relentless and ironically charismatic accomplishments.
Far beyond the number and quality of Eba's monumental projects and initiatives is the scientism of his methods, the integrated network of ideas and programmes that blend with one another and create a seamless, impactful whole.
Eba's strides in three years possess at once a certain abstractness and concreteness. Abstractness because many of the policies seem enviably and reassuringly futuristic; and concreteness because they are of practical and immediate use as tools for rewing up development and raising living standards.
It would be flattering to suggest that Eba has a perfect workforce. He probably doesn’t.
However, given the achievements recorded in the past three years, and the peace and cooperation abiding in the office, they are a reflection of the cerebral quality of the Director general and his leadership skills as well as an indication that he has a critical mass of workers and aides, to help him transform theory into practice.
Importantly too, as is the nature of politics generally, the remarkable progress the office of due process and price intelligence bureau has made under Eba reflects excellently on his interpersonal relations and resources management skills.
No matter how brilliant a workforce maybe, if the leader is not equally or better endowed, there would be no one to set the pace and direction.
If the office of Due process is presenting itself as an example for others and attracting attention from within and outside , it is an indication that a vision is in place and is being remoulded and refined, and a leader possessing character and confidence is also running the show.
What is most remarkable about the solid and frenzied pace achievements in the office of the Director general for due process today is its spread, both spatially and intrinsically.
All these renewals and re-engineering have been made possible because they were predicated on a masterful re-engineering of the due process template of ideologies.
That Eba is able to achieve these great strides without the accompanying and distractive noisemaking politicians are so often and clearly besotted to is a testimony to his idiosyncratic resolve to leave a mark and legacy.
Imagine the poeticalness of a quiet DG undertaking a quiet but unmistakable revolution. It is called virtuoso.
The clincher for many of his supporters is that far beyond working wonders in Cross river state through his office is that Eba is also deeply thoughtful, philosophical and ideologically expansive. His pursuit of transparency speaks to his mindset as a true and well-bred son of the soil. He did not wait to be persuaded; and did not ask to be wooed. His instincts told him transparency was right and did not detract from the state’s independence nor violated the constitution, nor yet flouted the unity and integrity of any ministry.
The tender and tough amiability of Hon.Barrister Alphonsus Ogar Eba is powerful.
The extraordinary elements intrinsic to his glorious élan infused the future of Crosa river State Government with great promise, and her present with the illumination of commanding graces. But it is his splendid gravitas that sparked simple things and pulsate, inviting tourist and tempting global invest
Every dimension of life in Cross river state is now joyous and anchored to the ardour and glamour of internationalist cordiality of vibrant cultures that enliven refreshing and perpetual hope through due process.
The people of Cross river State, assuredly, tender to the hugely cerebral DG Hon.Barrister Alphonsus Ogar Eba Immeasurable gratitude for his steady, magnetic and winning leadership skills, and his delightful brilliance that has invigorated us all with joy and magnified the global stature of our precious homeland.
Egbara Emmanuel Ikaba, Special Assistant on Media and Publicity.
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