By Uzo Ugwunze
Distributing about 400 safety
kits and bags of rice, HIGH Chief Emeka Hamilton Ezeonu (Ikemba Nnobi) flanked
by his amiable wife Dr. Mrs Thelma Ezeonu, Idemili South TC Chairman, Hon Mrs
Amaka Obi (Iyom Ifeabata), State Coordinator Special Marshall, Anambra State,
Mr. Patrick Esumai, SA to Gov Chukwuma Soludo on Security, Hon Chigbo
JohnChris, AVS Eagle squad Nnobi Commander, Mr Okwudili Ojukwu, said that he
was always thinking on how to help people around him to make life better for
them.
"I am here to teach people
how to lift their neighbor or somebody else's hand. My father Samson Ezeonu
(Sahara) who died 30 years ago taught me the need to show kindness to humanity
saying that one is remembered by the good works he did to others not how rich
he was, number of cars he owned nor how magnificent the person's house was.
"This journey began Last
year after empowering widows and some other women with both food and startup equipment’s
for cottage industries, construction/tarring a kilometer road with drainages,
renovation of the Nnobi General Hospital, Construction of Nnobi Divisional
Police Tower among others developmental projects.
"I saw okada riders plying
the tarred road and I said that if they fall, the injury could be fatal and I
said that they should be riding with helmets. As soon as my wife heard it she
said that I should go ahead and purchase the helmets for all of them.
"Also, I knew that there
are some dark places along some of our roads and I said that these okada riders
need reflective jackets to identify them to avoid some Motorists bumping into
them especially at night.
"Also, when I heard that
His Excellency was contemplating of banning Okada riders from operating in the
entire state especially because of insecurity, I pleaded that we are going to
do everything comportment wise and security wise to ensure that criminals do
not infiltrate the okada association of Nnobi community.
Chief Ezeonu reminded people
and government for the need to also map out programs for men saying that
oftentimes only women and children are remembered at the expense of the males
who bear the brunt.
Moreover, Dr. Mrs. Thelma
Ezeonu urged the wives of the commercial motorcyclists to encourage their
husbands to put on their helmets and observe other traffic rules in other to remain
alive for their families.
Earlier, the Idemili South
Chairman, Hon Mrs Amaka Obi (Iyom Ife-abata) after eulogizing High Chief Ezeonu
with his wife for the numerous infrastructural and human capital developments
he has invested and urged other wealthy personalities in Idemili South to
emulate Chief Ezeonu.
"This is the Akuluouno -
Think Home Philosophy, the Solution Governor, Prof Charles Soludo had been
preaching. Ikemba Nnobi is not a politician yet he is always thinking about how
to add value to his people and community.
"From road construction,
to empowering women with grinding machines, Cassava fufu processing machines,
Renovation of General hospital and Doctors quarters which has attracted more
health workers and patients. I beg other stakeholders in Idemili South to learn
from Chief Ezeonu and do likewise in their various communities, it would give
Idemili South a face lift.
"The helmets and jackets
is not only for protection but for security. Now, any other okada rider without
these gadgets can easily be detected to be someone from another community and
closely monitored," Mrs. Obi said.
Moreso, the FRSC State
Coordinator Special Marshall, Anambra State, Mr. Patrick Esumai sensitized the
okada riders on the dangers of alcohol drinking and driving, ingesting hard
drugs substances, overloading, dangerous overtaking, and driving and listening
to music with an earpiece.
"Do not be an Okwada
(person who pulls down) just be an Okada rider who is conscious of himself, his
passenger, other road users knowing that he has a family at home who needs him.
Drunk driving or driving under influence of some substances can end one at the Orthopedic
or mortuary," said Esumai.
In his remarks, SA to Gov
Soludo on Security matters, Hon Chigbo JohnChris warned the okada riders on the
need to register for Security profiling after which a code will be issued and printed
on every commercial motorcycle for security purposes. He thanked Chief Ezeonu
for subsidizing the fee for the first 100 commercial cyclists that will
register that day.
The Royal father of the day
Igwe Engr. Nich Obi of Nnobi, Chairman Ifite village, Nnobi, Comrade Stanley
Izuegbunam, Commander Eagle Squad AVS Nnobi, Mr Okwudili Ojukwu and Community
Women Leader Nnobi , Chief Mrs. Ifeyinwa Nnekwelugo (Odiuko n' mba) in their
separate speeches thanked Chief Ezeonu and his wife for their philanthropy to
the less privileged and for the developmental projects which has brought Nnobi
community to the lime light.
They urged the okada riders and
other beneficiaries of Chief Ezeonu's benevolence to continue to pray for him
and for God to raise more people who will be willing to share their God's given
wealth with the poor masses, think home towards community developmental
projects and human capital development.
The leader of the Motorcycle
Operators Union Nnobi, Mr. James Agbo on behalf of his colleagues thanked Chief
Ezeonu and his wife profusely saying that as God continues to bless his
generation, his resources will never run dry.
Highlights of the occasion
include pronouncing a gift of #100,000 naira for the most kind hearted
commercial motorcyclist, Mr. John Okpala Egede by Chief Ezeonu who said he
intentionally advocates for kindness at all levels of life or fields of one's endeavorur.
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