Let focus on Real Issues Facing Anioma

Caesar A. Adigwe



Brothers and Sisters:

I have been reading with amazement the various post in this forum by my dear brothers and sisters. I know that we all meant well for Anioma. I know that we need ideas and politics will always come into play when we discuss issues facing our people. I'm writing to make some suggestions for all of us.

First, I know Mr. Sunny Ofili very well. He has always fight for the Anioma causes. In the past, he has spent a lot of his money to see that Anioma issues are in the forefront of some of these politicians in delta State. I'm not surprised to read that he is now an adviser to the honorable governor. I sincerely feel that he accepted the position so that Anioma issues can continue to be heard by the Deltan's Powers to be.

I have also been to the D3 conference in New York City last September 2009 where we spent two day with the Delata State Governor, Dr Uduaghan, whom we agreed is a wonderful man and a good governor when compared to what we have had in the past in Delta State. He was able to listen to all of the issues presented at the conference on how we can develop Delta in various sectors of the economy without dependent on oil.

My suggestion for this forum, is for all of us to focus our ideas, energy and resources on how we can solve the numerous issues facing our people in Anioma. We must define these issues and then come up collectively on how we can begin to tackle them one at a time. Yes, the government of Delta State should and will be held accountable for their lack of development in Anioma and the only way for us to do this is to speak with one voice. Speaking with one voice is always lacking in Anioma. We don't need to defend our honorable governor, but we can request that he do more for our people. Like Mr. Ofili said, there is always room for improvement in Anioma and Delta State as a whole.

Please brothers and sisters, lets use this forum wisely by debating the real issues, such as, lack of clean water, electricity, quality education and schools without chairs, the state of the school building and the deplorable conditions that children learn in our schools; lack of good clinics and hospitals for routine medical care in Anioma, no adequate roads and the most important of all, lack of safety in our towns and villages. Since June 2009, about 20 women have been murdered at Ibusa farms by unknown assailants and their private parts cut out for rituals. Now, where is the safety for our people. So brothers and sisters, there is a lot to do and we must remain focused and not to allow politicians divide us again and mess with our minds.

Thanks and you'll remain blessed.