THE VICTOR - A HERO'S TRAVAILS AND TRIUMPHS, is a factual collection of the political events that characterized the life of the ex-Governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and the political events that occurred in Rivers State, especially, between 2012 to 2015.
The book, expressly tells the stories of Amaechi's political life as it is. His, travails, his ordeals, his victories, his success secrets and also, his achievements in public offices.
Enthralling and captivating, Priestley Nna, the author, carefully peels away the events as they unfolded; the scalding political travails, subtle conspiracies, brutal betrayals and the sweet tastes of victory that follows.
The text comes in 338 pages with Nine Chapters. Chapter One digs into his cradle, early beginnings and nascent political life. Chapter Two, looks at the initiatives and steps he took to reposition the State and douse the tension, strife, insecurity and insurgency that had overtaken it soon after he became the Governor. It also captures a little of the facelifts and rebuilding measures he took to give the City of Port Harcourt a fresher look.
Chapter three, the Genesis, x-rays possible factors and circumstances that pits him against the powers that be and the point, where in the judgement of his assailants and oppressors, he had crossed the rubicon and had to be thrown into the Presidency's blacklist. This plot, gradually builds into Chapter Four - Amaechi's Travails- where the intrigues, contrivances and conspiracies hatched in the dark rooms of conspirators are made bare so the reader readily relates with and identifies the motives and motivations of the aggressors. It unearths vividly, the onslaughts against him as well as the frustrations he had to suffer as a result of the topnotch gang-up. Amongst other things, it highlights a few of his travails; the grounding of his aircraft, the travesty of numbers, his unjust suspension by his Party, the PDP and lots more.
Chapters Five and Six dig deeper into his ordeals, his blistering travails, the thickening plots to undo him, the political ambush and of course the miraculous ways he surmounted them all to emerge a VICTOR in its entire gamut.
"Reading through the Travails and Triumphs of a Hero and the scalding political turmoil that transpired in Rivers State at the time is one thing, but physically experiencing these scenes is another thing. The unseen scenes in the dark rooms of conspirators precede the actual actions and set the stage for series of other actors."
In Chapter Seven, Priestley Nna makes a brief detour and pries into the secret of his survival even in the face of crushing opposition and subduing "federal might" and discovers what might be considered Amaechi's survival secrets. In Amaechi's pact with destiny, Priestley did not leave the reader guessing, he exposed the secret behind Amaechi's political success.
Priestley, did not take away the fact that there are opinions and views about the subject of his work. Charitably, he considers the view and thoughts of a vast array of observers drawn from different works of life. Amaechi's in a nutshell, evokes feelings of valour and bravery in the reader. It is a collection of opinions about Amaechi.
This text is wrapped up in style. The last chapter is dedicated to his achievements but this time in pictures, leaving the reader little room for doubts.
Through the crucibles of political victimizations and onslaughts, Amaechi emerges a VICTOR. In the end, he becomes the true Hero.
This book will keep you spellbound. Its a blockbuster!
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