Ndikelionwu women laud Mrs. Obiano on grassroots projects

 By SUCCESS UCHIME

 

The Ndikelionwu women under the auspices of Ndikelionwu Home and Abroad Women Meeting (Nzuko Inyom) has praised the immense contributions made by the wife of the State Governor, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano for continuing to execute her husband’s development attitude to the  women at the grassroots.

 

The organization’s President-General, Lady Star Ngozi Nwafor stated this during this year’s August General Meeting held in Ndikelionwu adding Ndikelionwu meeting wholeheartedly appreciated the tireless efforts of Mrs. Obiano in meeting the needs of rural women in the state.

 

Lady Star Nwafor (1st left) with her other executives
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She noted that the women’s achievements in the past year are worthy of commendation adding that after the August meeting of 2015, they made a donation of N100,000 to the Town Union in support of the reconstruction going on at the town hall.

 

“The executive approved the impress of N10, 000 each to the three health posts for maintenance in the year ending in August. We bought plastic chairs, table and a generating plant for secondary school. We also carried out maintenance at the health center and supplied water to the center all throughout the year” she stated.

 

Mrs. Nwafor further said that at present, reconstruction of the front walls of the center is being negotiated and that the contract for the reconstruction and installation of gate will soon be finalized.

 

On the upcoming New Yam festival coming up on September 3, she observed that the women participated actively during the 2015 event and will also be fully involve in this year’s event adding that her executives joined other well-meaning Ndikelionwu indigenes to pay homage to the Eze of the town, Eze (Prof.) Chukwuemeka Ike, the Ikelionuw X1.

Speaking on the Conference theme: “The God Fearing Woman Obeys the Word of God,” she admonished the women of the fact that simple obedience to the word of God is sublime and that it is the word of God that brought everything into existence.

 

Quoting Psalm 33:6 which says: “By the word of the heavens were made and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth,” she noted that God created the world with the word of His mouth and that everything obeyed Him as He spoke.

 

We’re repositioning education in Orumba North – Dr. Kanu

BY SUCCESS UCHIME

 

The Education Secretary, Orumba North Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Kanu said that her office is making frantic efforts to reposition education in the local government.

 

She stated this during a 3-day workshop/training for head of teachers/staff of the LGEA organized in the area, adding that they intend to achieve this feat by showing deep commitment to their work in order to sustain the standard, vision and mission of the education sector.

 

She appreciated the immense contributions made by the head teachers, staff, and sectional heads in the LGEA who have cooperated very well with her especially during their field works notwithstanding the difficult terrain they were operating in.                                                                              Dr. (Mrs. Kanu during the workshop
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 Dr. Kanu also appreciated members of the Association of Primary School Head Teacher of Nigeria (AOPSHON) who have worked tirelessly in order to sustain education in the area, “we worked as a family in practical terms and the kind of love they showed to me was unquantifiable. Their prompt and quick response in submission of returns to headquarters was quite commendable, and I pray that the tempo be sustained.”

 

She praised the efforts of Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB) for its effort in organizing a state wide in-house retreat for head teachers in the primary school system adding that the retreat was the first of its kind in recent times in the state as a result of its Information Communication Technology (ICT) base.

 

Dr. Kanu said that since her assumption of duty as Education Secretary in 2014, serious efforts have been made to improve both qualitative and quantitative education in the LGEA through improved access, retention and completion rates.

 

She enumerated some of her achievements as, the purchase of two sets of computer with its accessories, punctuality to duty, immense academic performance stating that all these were achieve because of the effective monitoring of head teachers/teachers in the schools.

 

“There has been an upward performance in both the internal and external examinations. This is reflected in their performance in Quiz, Mathematics, Home Economics, Science and Igbo competitions. LGEA took first position in Erimeri Igbo competition in 2015, 100 percent pass in the First School Leaving Certificate. Seven pupils from primary school, Oko and Okoko Primary School, Oko gained admission into Federal Unity School” she stated.

 

Dr. Kanu noted that her office also organized regular management meetings with Head Teachers, Head of Sections and staff whenever the need arose stating that the need for this was for them to keep acquainted with the policy direction of ASUBEB and also be in touch with the demands of the Board Desk Officers/Staff of the LGEA.

 

She stated: “We ensure that nobody is left out in their capacity building in their specialized areas. Most importantly, we usually pay their allowances during these trips.”

 

 

 

Eze Ikelionwu confers chieftaincy titles on Ndikelionwu indigenes during New Yam Festival

By Success Uchime

 

This year’s New Yam (iriji) festival in Ndikelionwu, Orumba North promises to be a special one with the conferment of chieftaincy title of Ugwu Ndikelionwu to distinguished sons and daughters of the town.

This is contained in a statement by the traditional ruler of the ancient town, Eze (Prof.) Chukwuemeka Ike, the Eze Ikelionwu X1 during this year’s women August meeting of Ndikelionwu home and abroad members

According to him some few years ago he was conferred with the Ugwu Aro title by the Eze of Arochukwu, and it becomes necessary for him to confer on other distinguished Ndikelionwu people the Ugwu Ndikelionwu as a mark of honor for their contribution to the growth and development of the town.

“The Yew Yam festival will be coming up on September 3rd, and it’ll be held at the Hockey play ground (Ilo Hockey) Ndikelionwu since our town hall is still under construction. “On a Sunday before the event we shall have an interdenominational service to thank God for a fruitful harvest. Then on Friday before the festival, we’ll institute the Eze’s cabinet” Eze Ike stated.

He said the title will be conferred on eight men and one woman, adding that Ndikelionwu women must not be left out in such a prestigious event, “we’ve carefully selected these people on merit. It is only for people who have contributed one positive thing or the other in the town.”

Eze Ike noted that on that day also the town will officially receive an Ndikelionwu daughter, Bar. (Mrs.) Amaka Ilobi (nee Ogbaji), who was appointed Commissioner for Commerce & Industry by Gov. Willy Obiano administration, “Ndikelionwu people are happy with the appointment and we want to show her our appreciation on that day also."

On the N20 million donation made by the state government to Ndikelionwu, Eze Ike said the fund was a donation by the government to all the towns in Anambra state stating that Ndikelionwu will invest the fund on the completion of the town hall and fencing of the health center.

According to him a committee comprising himself and the Town Union’s President and other distinguished indigenes has been setup and they will ensure that the fund is judiciously used for the purposes it was meant for. “We must be very strict on how the fund is spent. There will be no diversion of the fund. The government will want to know how the fund was spent, so we shall give a good account of it.”

“I thereby call on all Ndikelionwu people to come back home in their numbers with all their friends, in-laws, nwadiana etc for this epoch making event. As I said earlier it will hold on the popular ilo hockey field situated by the St. Margaret Church Ndikelionwu” Eze Ikelionwu further stated.

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