IGBOVILLE PROTEST WIKI PROJECT
Saturday, October 20, 2012
The lourney so far - comments
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Ujunwa E Ibekwe, Eresi Emole, Chiddy Oguaghamba and 31 others like this.
Uwakwe Ahanonu Chinwe Wowwww!!! This is well loaded CEC. Thumbs up!!!!
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Youjay Muolokwu Nwolum Nice piece! When are we going to get to the good old times?
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Chinonso Ihezuo A well articulated piece,IV have achieved much in †нє past Αη∂ wȋ̊ℓℓ achieve more in †нє future
Hαρργ birthday Αη∂ congratulations to Ўoΰ!
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Chukwu Chiemela Are you an Engineer or a Journalist?Good piece of article.God bless you on your Birthday and Engagement...
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Onyema Uche I wish the admin would pick up the challenges in this great piece and demonstrate the spirit of ONYE AHALA NWANNE YA by bringing everybody back and allow peace conciliation committee to resolve all differences.
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Randy Dikeukwu Brilliant my friend! Congratulations on both-birthday and engagement. This piece is no doubt very well thought out, thoughtful and thought provoking. He who has ears....
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Eresi Grace Okoh Lovely piece, my dearest son. This brought back old memories of what we used to have.
I have learnt a lot here, I have made good friends, I have also learnt to trust my Igbo brethren all thanks to Igboville.
I might not entirely agree with your 12th p...See More
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Lilian Ngozi Wow! Happy birthday many happy returns! And congrats on ur engagement! Wishing d best of life! A word is enough for d wise!!!
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Victor Aguku Nice piece my brother. Happy birthday and congrats on your engagement.
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Benjamin Emenike David Proverbs 18:22 says He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.May ur union be a blessing to u.Wishing you a Birthday filled with light and love too.Great points in ur article and good memories. Lao-Tsu wrote To lead people...See More
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Larry Iloh Chukwuemekam E. Chukwuemeka, I know a gem when I see one. I have always known that there is something in that huge frame of yours. My only problem ever with you here was when I refused to follow the sentiments over the now disintegrated ISF. I warne...See More
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Andrew Anya Etim CEC, you are the son of your father. You are one in a million. I never believed you can surprise me again but you just did with this post that could have been inspired by the gods. You have no right to be this clever bro. You have the pulse of...See More
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Grace Nmah Am so happy for u dear.double congratsssss
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Enwezor Victor Chronicles ..........nice one
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Ethel Onoh Congratulations CEC on your birthday and engagement. Wish you the very best in life.
But kam juo - onye ajuju adi efu uzo. The nwada o nona this Igboville family?
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Alozie-Onumadu Chinyere Great orator and writer.I can see Achebe in you
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Chinny Anny Wow!so touchy!Happy Birthday dearie n Congrats on U̅r Engagement.
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Honourable Nelda Chioma CEC my friend, brother & rare breed of our time, I'm SO PROUD of you. Remain forever blessed.
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Andrew Anya Etim The greatest adversory igboville has is Igboville. Only Igboville is holding Igboville down. I know we can get better.
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Amaka Matthew Intrigueing DICTION,,Amazing writeup,,,!
Congratulations and Happy birthday CEC my friend before the WAR!lol.
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Emeka Obinnwa Congrats CEC, and happy birthday. May God grant you more wisdom, inspiration and boldness to continue your good works without fear or favour. Sustainable motivation for good works comes from within when one realises that service is primarily to God in favour of humanity. It is worthy of note that God rewards and handsomely too every good work. Cheers!!!
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J Duke Anago Reminisce quantified. Kudos put forward. Though i have some reservations. Will meet you inbox. Once again congratulations on the double blessing. (gift of life and two becoming one journey takeoff).
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Benedrine Agbata CEC Nwannem chai, why do you have to bring tears down my eyes tonight, even though I might not agree on one point,but in all ! this is a master piece.am proud of you my son. I think you will do better in journalism my friend.
Happy birthday bro,and congrats on your engagement. One love.
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Aik 'Lord ElNik' Eluigwe CEC congrats x 2... Let us be bold and discuss Igboville, the way forward!
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Uju Nwankwo Congrats CEC. May God bless ur marriage. Happy birthday.
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Obinna Kelechi Oliaku Congratulations C.E.C once again on your double blessings. Your write up is apt, but you erred by ignoring the immense sacrifice of Finland chapter who braved the most freezing wheather ever to highjack subsidy protest from Yoruba's in Helsinki to sen...See More
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Okey Okeke My man, my man, first of all, that was a nice one,inshort i just termed it '' chronicles of IV''. So beautifully rendered in an orderly plot by plot sequence for we that was not here from the begining to be proud to be here even though u missed one bat...See More
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Uchenna Chester Azubuike Thev first thing to do is to unblock or reregister those excised from Igboville as a rresult ideological differences. Those bothering on individual differences should separated from those who came to Igboville to forment trouble, disparage and discourage Igboville, and making nuisance of themselves. Honestly, my ethusiasm quenched the day Onyema Uche was yanked off.
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Zuby Akano Kelechi can you not see that he gave honour to those he believes honour is due. Two important IV success were mentioned : London protest and maiduguri rescue ,he chose names he fancied and tactically ignored the name of the person that made those event...See More
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Flex Dino Kempes Chukwuemekam E. Chukwuemeka.............. You are YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
Larry Iloh........... Coded Entity that is always in the spirit. i raise my Red Cap for you.
Andrew Anya Etim........... Achuo aja ma ahubegi udele, amara na onwere ihe mere na ala ndi ...See More
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Inno Uzuh Cfr I am always careful around anyone who keeps records ,very well, of events .
happy birthday, bro. meanwhile, i ask Jehovah to bless your marital choice and grant you eternal bliss in each others arms.
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Eresi Grace Okoh Zuby Akano and Obinna Kelechi, let me apologise on his behalf, I think it's an oversight on his part.
Sorry about those important exclusion guys.
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Benson Chineme Chee it is very good to sound nice and have God fearing spirit in all you are doing .
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Emeka Maduewesi Thank you, CEC. In all our conversation, I never fail to remind you that Igboville is the training ground for future Igbo leaders. You got your admission and have been doing well. By the time you graduate, Igboland will be better for it. Thank you for ...See More
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Victor Egyptianman CEC, hmmmmmm!!! Udo diri gi makana i choro udo, i knw dat u did nt want us to how good u are in keeping records rather u jst reminded us those moments or the evnts IV used in telling the world na Igbo nwere youths that are not affraid of telling the tr...See More
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J Duke Anago But he mentioned the great six. Who doesn't know who the great six were???? I also contributed immensely to that project and did the fliers all free. Asked no one to pay me back and submitted my details also to be verified. Chinenye Ufearoh-onoh was mentioned because she raised the thread and not the supposed person. Cant we just stop!!!!
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Alozie-Onumadu Chinyere Ndi Igbo biko let's hug ourselves in love.let go, apology or no apology
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Chukwuemekam E. Chukwuemeka Emeka Maduewesi, my father, mentor, boss and leader. I am charmed and enthralled by your vision for Igbo people. I hope to grow up someday and qualify to be conferred with the privilege to describe you. Your are perfectly right I am on training, gettin...See More
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Zuby Akano Anago it seems your job is dancing about and all thread that chin is mentioned to show your hate. For sure you are doing a fab job . Keep on keeping on, it is time. Keep rejoicing , you are a winner man.
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Don Frank SoSpecial Congratulation and double blessings to u CEC. there is definitely something in u. amazingly brilliant.
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J Duke Anago Zubby Akano, I am only cautioning you from damaging that name you bear. ezi afa ka ego bu asusu igbo. Your brother is the person I respect So much. he listens to me likewise me. so where you get your hate message is whAt i Dont know unless he told you i hate him which am yet to know. you know sometime, people will hate you without you even realising same due to ones large heart. So please come out clear.
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Fredie I. Ude We farewell when it comes to matters affecting Igbos at the federal level but fail when it comes to dealing with that affecting us within. if you check the successes recorded, were all at federal level, all our attempts at state level recorded not one...See More
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Duke-Bright C. Enyia Kudos,brother!I admire your guts,grits and wit.Yours is a touch of class;coupled with civility.Your style Reminds me of Oga JOK.
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Ujunwa E Ibekwe CEC, I'm yet to meet you in person but I know you are a rare gem. A sure blessing to your wife, family, friends, igboville and society at large. "Onye asi jide ka oji bu onye na eme ofuma".
I rejoice with u. Happy birthday and congrats on your engagement. I pray God to strengthen, guide and protect you as you embark on that endless journey. U're beloved!!!
Congratulations.
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The Journey So Far - post
The Journey So Far
This is exactly one year and 9 days I dropped into Igboville from nowhere. It is funny that Suleiman, my office colleague from Maiduguri was totally responsible. That was over our argument when he referred me to one facebook group.
As at that time, Igboville was such a challenging intellectual environment with lots of hot debates marked by logic, facts, references and punctuated by ideas raining down from the inspired spirits. It was at that point of frenzied but progressive activities with spatter of threads running on 400, 500, 600+ comments that I found myself here.
Suddenly, I heard there would be HotSeat and a guest to be engaged. The program scheduled to hold on Saturday, October 15, 2011, had the guest profile published few days to the D-day. And guest who it was? There came a name, Igbonekwu Ogazimorah, intellectually endowed, most generous with knowledge and unequalled in accommodating spirit. I later found out he was rarely in Igboville, and not quite sure he was even a member.
Ogazimorah’s Hotseat remains the best outing of Igboville, unbeaten till date. I challenged most of his positions, especially as it concerned the Administration of Governor Chimaroke Nnamani. The hotseat discussion continued for close to four days, each thread created out of it being interesting and richly informed. I could remember how the sage guided me in our unending argument when he said, “boy! Consider this as gist under the tree shade with keg of fresh palm wine”. It was under the influence of Ogazimorah’s cyber palm wine that I was inspired to writehttps://www.facebook.com/ groups/igboville/doc/ 353166414738202/. How I long for that inspiration again!
As we stepped into this year, Chinenye Ufearoh-onoh hit us with idea of London protest over onslaught against our brothers in northern Nigeria. “Please those of us living in the UK let's organise a protest here, let the world here us it's ndiigbo n south south people they are killing everyday in the north.” She wrote, “Am ready to organise it here since our men here are not ready ( not insulting my husbands but am just tired of everyday news it's ndiigbo killed)”. https://www.facebook.com/ groups/oganiruigbo/permalink/ 271936989533625/ That was January 7, 2012.
Within the minute, cash was raised, security clearance done, date fixed, banner produced, traditional music instruments provided ... I can vividly visualize our wonderful ambassadors in London, the Igboville Great Six, standing in defiance to freezing cold weather of 10 Downing Street, lined up like musketeers, ready to deliver our letter to British PM. The letter, smartly prepared by our two brilliant brothers in United States, was impeccable, short of nothing. Our leader, Barr. Emeka Maduewesi, made a terse release on the D-day, “Let us uplift UK-based Igbovillers and our other brothers and sister who are about to move into the streets of London to protest over the use of Ndigbo as sacrificial lambs in Northern Nigeria. They are booked to deliver our protest letter to the British Prime Minister. Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will cause the PM himself, not just his subordinate, to read that letter. Let us pray that God will will cover our people and lead them back home safely after this date with history. Amen”.https://www.facebook.com/ groups/oganiruigbo/permalink/ 275232669204057/. The spirit of pan-Igboism was flowing everywhere.
The wave of Stop-Killing-The-Igbos protest stormed Dublin overnight. In one swoop, our Dublin team led by Eresi Grace Okoh wrestled the Occupy Subsidy protest from the Yorubas and turned it to Stop-Killing-The-Igbos. The report from Philip Akwari is more interesting. “Protest against Killing of Igbos in the North also took place in Dublin, Ireland yesterday as we took advantage of Occupy Nigeria protest that was secretly organised by Yoruba youths. Trust our smart move, our placard was more pronounced. We owe so much to Eresi Grace Okoh for her quick thinking and mobilising her friends at the rally which passed off peacefully”. https://www.facebook.com/ groups/oganiruigbo/permalink/ 276301535763837/. Shortly, South Africa followed and the wave continued.
A number of press releases and communiqués, with the name Igboville, were hitting the media wave. Some of the publications that made it to National dailies cost a lot. Thanks to John Okiyi-Kalu (funding each edition) and Socrates Ebo (Providing the connections). Many silent others worked with them. You can’t imagine the team work, one mind, one spirit, one goal. Every Iviller took our publications, clips, terse messages and other campaigns to their respective social media niches and we were deafening the cyberspace. Such was the zeal.
In a fresh move, Andrew Anya Etim came with a bang. He challenged us to prove our pan-Igboism by evacuating our brothers under the threat of Boko Haram in Maiduguri, North-eastern Nigeria. He immediately kick-started the project with a handsome offer. Within a twinkle of an eye, two long luxurious buses of GUO & Sons were dispatched to Maiduguri with armed security forces. Risks were taken to fetch our horror-griped sons and daughters from bushes where they hid from the murderous bombing campaign of the terrorists. This forum was excited in joy when the first bus-load of over 60 passengers landed in Enugu, the coal city. Andrew released a remarkable congratulatory note, “gbo ville has stopped just being a talking shop. God's blessing is going to embarrass all villers who supported this evacuation both with money and prayers.” https://www.facebook.com/ groups/oganiruigbo/permalink/ 288963184497672/. The video clip interview of the rescued made some felt like crying when they narrated their ordeal.
Just as we were still relishing the success of Evacuation Project, came a publication where ONF shared in the glory. Before then, ONF was not known as offline version of Igboville. Questions were asked, explanations made, controversy arose and before you know it, damage was done. It is at this point that a thorn punctured our vessel.
Efforts were made to seal this vessel and set us afloat again. One thing led to another, blunders committed and the hole got wider. Ever since then, attempts to keep the sail have been a chequered history. To make matter worse, the sudden invasion of a certain government regime and some tacit support conferred got more spirits drooping, enthusiasm killed and misgivings rife. For the first time, I silently asked, “Who now is the captain of our ship?” I am not good at telling bad story. But I know we have not got better since evacuation project. Many things didn’t help matter. And I fear we are yet to learn a lesson.
Most people know what is wrong but prefer not to talk. They know what should be done to make us rebound but reluctant to come forth. The recent crisis even further deepened their silence. I have this to say. The success of Igboville lies in the goodwill of the masses. Therefore, conscious effort should be made to restore confidence on the leadership. Care should be taken to build trust and good relationships. I gave a short piece of advice in my piece one year today, “Igboville admin shall be responsible for searching for the qualified and available personalities to fill the positions of PGC. Such person(s), as they may identify, shall be posted on Igboville for members to vote simple YES or NO under 24hours. A personality requires 75% (3/4) of the YES to be chosen. To circumvent 'infanticide', PGC nominees should be persons distant from known political cliques, not a conspicuous beneficiary of a seating politician or opposition, averse to gluttony and positive in thinking. Oratory is an added advantage.”https://www.facebook.com/ groups/igboville/doc/ 353166414738202/ . Heeding to it would have saved our vessel from this puncture. And even if it can be taken serious henceforth, the hole won’t only be sealed, but also fly with unprecedented speed.
I still strongly believe Igboville is for Ndigbo. Please, make it to Nnewi 2012 Retreat. Let us pull strength together to seal the hole. We just need to talk.
Onye aghala nwanne ya!
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I dedicate this piece to all Ivillers and friends who wished me well on my engagement. I chose to make it known to you today, being my birthday. May my double celebration also brings to you double blessings in Jesus Name. Amen.
CEC
19/10/2012 — with Onyema Uche and 6 others.
The Journey So Far
The Journey So Far
This is exactly one year and 9 days I dropped into Igboville from nowhere. It is funny that Suleiman, my office colleague from Maiduguri was totally responsible. That was over our argument when he referred me to one facebook group.
As at that time, Igboville was such a challenging intellectual environment with lots of hot debates marked by logic, facts, references and punctuated by ideas raining down from the inspired spirits. It was at that point of frenzied but progressive activities with spatter of threads running on 400, 500, 600+ comments that I found myself here.
Suddenly, I heard there would be HotSeat and a guest to be engaged. The program scheduled to hold on Saturday, October 15, 2011, had the guest profile published few days to the D-day. And guest who it was? There came a name, Igbonekwu Ogazimorah, intellectually endowed, most generous with knowledge and unequalled in accommodating spirit. I later found out he was rarely in Igboville, and not quite sure he was even a member.
Ogazimorah’s Hotseat remains the best outing of Igboville, unbeaten till date. I challenged most of his positions, especially as it concerned the Administration of Governor Chimaroke Nnamani. The hotseat discussion continued for close to four days, each thread created out of it being interesting and richly informed. I could remember how the sage guided me in our unending argument when he said, “boy! Consider this as gist under the tree shade with keg of fresh palm wine”. It was under the influence of Ogazimorah’s cyber palm wine that I was inspired to writehttps://www.facebook.com/ groups/igboville/doc/ 353166414738202/. How I long for that inspiration again!
As we stepped into this year, Chinenye Ufearoh-onoh hit us with idea of London protest over onslaught against our brothers in northern Nigeria. “Please those of us living in the UK let's organise a protest here, let the world here us it's ndiigbo n south south people they are killing everyday in the north.” She wrote, “Am ready to organise it here since our men here are not ready ( not insulting my husbands but am just tired of everyday news it's ndiigbo killed)”. https://www.facebook.com/ groups/oganiruigbo/permalink/ 271936989533625/ That was January 7, 2012.
Within the minute, cash was raised, security clearance done, date fixed, banner produced, traditional music instruments provided ... I can vividly visualize our wonderful ambassadors in London, the Igboville Great Six, standing in defiance to freezing cold weather of 10 Downing Street, lined up like musketeers, ready to deliver our letter to British PM. The letter, smartly prepared by our two brilliant brothers in United States, was impeccable, short of nothing. Our leader, Barr. Emeka Maduewesi, made a terse release on the D-day, “Let us uplift UK-based Igbovillers and our other brothers and sister who are about to move into the streets of London to protest over the use of Ndigbo as sacrificial lambs in Northern Nigeria. They are booked to deliver our protest letter to the British Prime Minister. Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will cause the PM himself, not just his subordinate, to read that letter. Let us pray that God will will cover our people and lead them back home safely after this date with history. Amen”.https://www.facebook.com/ groups/oganiruigbo/permalink/ 275232669204057/. The spirit of pan-Igboism was flowing everywhere.
The wave of Stop-Killing-The-Igbos protest stormed Dublin overnight. In one swoop, our Dublin team led by Eresi Grace Okoh wrestled the Occupy Subsidy protest from the Yorubas and turned it to Stop-Killing-The-Igbos. The report from Philip Akwari is more interesting. “Protest against Killing of Igbos in the North also took place in Dublin, Ireland yesterday as we took advantage of Occupy Nigeria protest that was secretly organised by Yoruba youths. Trust our smart move, our placard was more pronounced. We owe so much to Eresi Grace Okoh for her quick thinking and mobilising her friends at the rally which passed off peacefully”. https://www.facebook.com/ groups/oganiruigbo/permalink/ 276301535763837/. Shortly, South Africa followed and the wave continued.
A number of press releases and communiqués, with the name Igboville, were hitting the media wave. Some of the publications that made it to National dailies cost a lot. Thanks to John Okiyi-Kalu (funding each edition) and Socrates Ebo (Providing the connections). Many silent others worked with them. You can’t imagine the team work, one mind, one spirit, one goal. Every Iviller took our publications, clips, terse messages and other campaigns to their respective social media niches and we were deafening the cyberspace. Such was the zeal.
In a fresh move, Andrew Anya Etim came with a bang. He challenged us to prove our pan-Igboism by evacuating our brothers under the threat of Boko Haram in Maiduguri, North-eastern Nigeria. He immediately kick-started the project with a handsome offer. Within a twinkle of an eye, two long luxurious buses of GUO & Sons were dispatched to Maiduguri with armed security forces. Risks were taken to fetch our horror-griped sons and daughters from bushes where they hid from the murderous bombing campaign of the terrorists. This forum was excited in joy when the first bus-load of over 60 passengers landed in Enugu, the coal city. Andrew released a remarkable congratulatory note, “gbo ville has stopped just being a talking shop. God's blessing is going to embarrass all villers who supported this evacuation both with money and prayers.” https://www.facebook.com/ groups/oganiruigbo/permalink/ 288963184497672/. The video clip interview of the rescued made some felt like crying when they narrated their ordeal.
Just as we were still relishing the success of Evacuation Project, came a publication where ONF shared in the glory. Before then, ONF was not known as offline version of Igboville. Questions were asked, explanations made, controversy arose and before you know it, damage was done. It is at this point that a thorn punctured our vessel.
Efforts were made to seal this vessel and set us afloat again. One thing led to another, blunders committed and the hole got wider. Ever since then, attempts to keep the sail have been a chequered history. To make matter worse, the sudden invasion of a certain government regime and some tacit support conferred got more spirits drooping, enthusiasm killed and misgivings rife. For the first time, I silently asked, “Who now is the captain of our ship?” I am not good at telling bad story. But I know we have not got better since evacuation project. Many things didn’t help matter. And I fear we are yet to learn a lesson.
Most people know what is wrong but prefer not to talk. They know what should be done to make us rebound but reluctant to come forth. The recent crisis even further deepened their silence. I have this to say. The success of Igboville lies in the goodwill of the masses. Therefore, conscious effort should be made to restore confidence on the leadership. Care should be taken to build trust and good relationships. I gave a short piece of advice in my piece one year today, “Igboville admin shall be responsible for searching for the qualified and available personalities to fill the positions of PGC. Such person(s), as they may identify, shall be posted on Igboville for members to vote simple YES or NO under 24hours. A personality requires 75% (3/4) of the YES to be chosen. To circumvent 'infanticide', PGC nominees should be persons distant from known political cliques, not a conspicuous beneficiary of a seating politician or opposition, averse to gluttony and positive in thinking. Oratory is an added advantage.”https://www.facebook.com/ groups/igboville/doc/ 353166414738202/ . Heeding to it would have saved our vessel from this puncture. And even if it can be taken serious henceforth, the hole won’t only be sealed, but also fly with unprecedented speed.
I still strongly believe Igboville is for Ndigbo. Please, make it to Nnewi 2012 Retreat. Let us pull strength together to seal the hole. We just need to talk.
Onye aghala nwanne ya!
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I dedicate this piece to all Ivillers and friends who wished me well on my engagement. I chose to make it known to you today, being my birthday. May my double celebration also brings to you double blessings in Jesus Name. Amen.
CEC
19/10/2012 — with Onyema Uche and 6 others.
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