“A single
bracelet does not jingle.” ~ Congolese proverb
ESAN FOLKS think of
one GOOD THING you can do to enhance and promote development in Irrua, Ekpoma, Uromi, Ubiaja,
Egoro, Ekpon, Ewohimi, Emu, Ewatto, Ewossa, Amalu, Igueben, Idoa, Illushi,
Ifeku, Iyenlen, Iruekpen, Ohordua, Okhuesan, Oria, Onogholo, Orowa,
Opoji, Ogwa, Okalo, Ebelle, Ewu, Ugboha, Uroh, Uzea, Udo, Urohi, Ojiogba,
Ugun, Ugbegun, and Ukhun TODAY!
We need to go home and
rebuild our family compound, Idumu, renovate or replace old house with new
ones.
Many of you have houses, investments in Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba and foreign
land but in Esanland – your family compound is falling down, although you are
proudly sons and daughters of Esanland. ESAN FOLKS, we must put our differences outside and channel our energy
bettering ourselves in this 21st century. Let’s not forget, ESAN
FOLKS are a minority in Nigeria. We can’t change that but we can re-organize
Esanland/Edo State that provides basic amenities like:
1. Clinics, hospitals, hospices
2. Better equipped schools with
computers power with solar light
3. Roads
4. Reconstruction of 21st
“Agbado markets”
5. Pipe borne water/Boreholes
6. Sholarships
7. Community centres
8. Youth Employment and Skills Programmes
9. Women empowerment is not a luxury but a necessity
Driving by state and the private sectors.
We need to push COMMUNITY ORGANIZING in Esanland/Edo State. No one takes care of a house better than the owner of the house. Osanobua has placed so much resource in the hands of Esan folks home and abroad. Like minds can pull resources together, go home and execute direct project. One Idumu at a time one block at a time one community at a time, we can transform Esanland, Edo State and Nigeria. Local organizing, ward by ward is the best way to bring structures and sanity to our nation. Nigeria will not die except Nigerians disappear out of Nigeria because Nigerians are the problem of Nigeria.
Together we can do something beautiful for Esanland, Edo State and Nigeria.
We must never be afraid of change or the future. To achieve a greater change, we must be ready to make greater sacrifices to birth our collective desires. For a better tomorrow we must give our today. Let do the work so that when we get old we can be proud of our works in old age. The glory of our old age is the sacrifice of our time, resources, and the service we render for the betterment of Esanland, Edo State, Nigeria and humanity.
Do not say, “I don’t live there and I am never going to live in Esanland. So why should I care about developing my family compound or get involved in community development?” Remember, one day we all shall die, and they will bring your body for burial among your ancestors in your family compound. So, you can’t run away from your shadows. The time to build the future is NOW!
I am doing my part because I know the future shall be better tomorrow. What about you?
For a better tomorrow, we must give our TODAY!
