It was David Easton, one of the earliest exponents of politics, who defined politics as the authoritative allocation of values in the society. His contemporary, Peter Merki, on his part, conceived politics as the quest for power, order and justice, just as Austin Ranny argues that politics is all about solving problems and an act of conflict resolution in the society.
Taken together, the political thinkers are of the view that politics is meant for crisis resolution, as well as community growth and development. And this is actually the stand of the South East governors when they converged in Owerri, the Imo State capital a fortnight ago. The aim of the summit was to find ways for an improved economy and security in the region.
