‘Plan to honour Oborevwori aligns with spirit of our leaders’
Chieftain of All Progressives Congress in Delta State and an Izu Anioma activist, Mr Philip Elueme, has said the plan to honour Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for the positives he represents
Chieftain of All Progressives Congress in Delta State and an Izu Anioma activist, Mr Philip Elueme, has said the plan to honour Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for the positives he represents in Anioma’s drive to restore its fading light, aligns with principles of founders of Anioma identity political establishment since 1956.
Elueme, in a statement extolling virtues of the late Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, said historically, Anioma had stood with state executives who orchestrates good leadership and harmonious relationships, noting Oborevwori has brought unity, peace and development through his knowledge economy since assuming office.
The statement said “based on past corporate identity politics leadership public policy strategies as the Chief Philip Asiodu/late Sir Fortune Ebie report of 2003 made by 29 prominent sons of Anioma earlier established to unite Anioma towards maintaining result-oriented ‘public diplomacy’ with serving governors, as implemented for Uduaghan cum Okowa, I beseech Anioma nation to honour Governor Sheriff Oborevwori with a public carnival to hold at the Cenotaph Asaba as approved by our royal father’s cum corporate executive leadership supported by Anioma political class, and stakeholders.
“I also implore Ndi Anioima stakeholders and leadership, etc. to honour the late Sen Peter Nwaoboshi, who was the dominant force with others that ‘co-ordinated’ Anioma Salute Uduaghan and Anioma celebrate Okowa earlier solidarity outings of 2010 and 2018 to extend the usual public show of appreciation to Oborevwori as done to other governors from Delta South and North zones in the spirit of the late senator’s Equity mantra, to motivate the governor to continue delivering dividends of democracy sustainabily.
“The event will avail Anioma the opportunity to reflect on areas that needs improvement in the governance of the state by presenting them to our governor’’, he said.
He noted that “based on the special committee report produced by Chief Philip Asiodu chaired Izu Anioma committee of 29 prominent sons drawn from Onu Ika, NNU, Onu Anioma, Anyi bu ofu, Odu Omah, Otu Nmuta, Anioma 50, etc, pressure group representatives with icons like the late Sir Fortune Ebie as Chief Philip Asiodu’s vice chairman, with four Anioma Professors - Edozien, Utomi, Chiekwe, etc; four Anioma Military Generals - Okija, Usiade, Chijuka, and many more, brilliant Anioma patriotic minds like Ogbechie, Ochonogor, Alban Ofili Okonkwo who recommended the use of soft power diplomacy as an enlightened civilized strategy to secure the goodwill at any time sustainably of any sitting Governor of Delta state for the developmental glory of Anioma land optimally managed dexterously ... I Philip Elueme, as the then political adviser to Izu Anioma leadership under Col Okwechime cum the mentorship and directives of late Chief Barr Peter Nwaoboshi, etc, as he then was as state chairman PDP, wrote about a 30 paged document in that Chief Asiodu led committee spirit soliciting for the honouring of the then state Governor His Excellency Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, an event that held successfully at Cenotaph Asaba on the 4th of April, 2010. A similar strategic approach was utilized to honour His Excellency Dr Ifeanyi Okowa in April 2018 in a lavish public ceremony held at Cenotaph Asaba with pomp and pageantry!
“Indeed our Izu Anioma NEC executives, loosely stated, comprising mostly Advisers to the then President Col Nduka Mike Okwechime had in a high powered meeting held at the Izu Anioma National headquarters Asaba from August 2009, unanimously approved my recommendations and subsequently appointed me as the secretary organising committee with the late statesman former LGA council chairman of Oshimili South LGA, Chief Uso Onianwa, JP, Ozah Okita Asaba, as the chairman organising committee.
“Brig Gen Chijuka as the then Secretary Izu Anioma under Col Nduka Mike Okwechime kept or wrote the minutes with his assistant secretary late Chief Awele Nwaezeigwe, former council Chairman of old Oshimili LGA on the day Izu Anioma NEC ‘working committee’ approved the holding of this carnival for the then Gov Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan.
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“History beacons on all patriotic Ndi Anioma men and women of goodwill to extend a similar feat of public appreciation to His Excellency Elder Sheriff Oborevwori for his laudable More Agenda policy initiatives, while we utilize this ‘grandiose’ soft power lobbyists, public diplomacy strategy to request for more goodies for our Ika, Aniocha/ Oshimili, and Ndokwa/ Ukwuani Federal constituencies after auditing the outstanding legitimate developmental requests from our sub national pressure groups, town unions, traditional rulers, leaders of thoughts and political leaders, etc, as the need arises.
“We bessech our revered Anioma traditional cum pressure group/ political leaders and Representatives - councillors past and present, LGA chairmen past and present, House of Assembly members and Federal reps past and present, senators past and present, commissioners, board chairmen and members past and present; indeed all Men and women, including pressure groups, clubs, women and youths, of goodwill in Anioma extending to the diaspora to stand to be counted in participating actively in this grand carnival reception in honour of our ‘Ukodo’ More Agenda, New knowledge economy society compatible Excellency Elder Sheriff...
“Indeed, “the trees and grasses in Anioma land and beyond will stand to be counted, they will all shake joyously” [ apologies late Dr K.O Mbadiwe ] beyond humans in appreciation of our esteemed Delta state Governor on a date to be fixed after due consultations which will begin in essence.” Elueme stated as he called on all Anioma sons and daughters to keep a date with its leaders.
