Monarch tasks nigerians on massive involvement in agricultural ventures

Monarch tasks nigerians on massive involvement in agricultural ventures

*commends Anambra Gov. Soludo on good governance, plan to conduct L.G. election on september 28th

Eche Nwaobasi, Nnewi

HRM Godwin Odiegwu Eze di Oranma of Abacha town one of towns that make up Idemili  North LGA Anambra state has tasked all Nigerians especially youths to as a matter of urgency massively get involved in agricultural ventures so that food will be made available in abundance to all Nigerians table especially among the common people in the country.

Making this call while embarking on the ceremonial traditional breaking of yam to mark his community Abacha 2024 new yam festival held at his palace last week, Igwe Odiegwu while lamenting the growing hunger in the country right now noted that it is high time every Nigerians irrespective of tribe, status especially youths to massively get involved in any agricultural ventures to make food available especially on the common man table in every part of the country.

 Said the monarch, “ all Nigerians should put their hands on the deck to be part of agricultural revolution to produce foods, hunger among Nigerians is increasing astronomically every day, Nigerian should rise up to tackle it”, government in the land should rise up to ensure youths are encouraged to take up these challenges.

Commenting on Gov. Soludo performance so far, he commended him highly on development strides on infrastructures, like quality roads, health care, youth empowerments, employment of qualified teachers who has impacted positively on state education sectors, restoration of transparency in the state administration etc.

Saying that the governor has set a development pace in almost all the sectors of the state, he commended him for his latest plan to conduct the much forgotten local government in the state stressing that the installation of local government administration in the state will boost development more in the grassroots of the state even as he pleaded with him to remember the town in his development program especially in the area of construction of roads.

He said again, “am pleading to the governor to look into issues of my community linked road to other neighboring communities, these roads includes road from Abacha to Abatete town and to Oraukwu community as well as the one from Abacha to Nimo community,

Speaking also, Chief Paul Omofia Onowu (the traditional prime minister) of the community said that yam festivals in the town is an annual event which the traditional ruler of the town performs every year to kick off the eating of new yam in the town by indigenes of the community adding that the community uses it whenever it comes up to felicitate with each other in love as well as perform other social functions like masquerading, traditional dances etc.

On their own part, High Chief sir Godwin Oguejiofor, Ichie Ugodinaobi, a member of Igwe Royal cabinet, Chief (AMB) Jeff Ubah, Ichie Obataobie,  Igwe Abacha palace secretary, Chief Ugochukwu Okeke Odekwa, a stakeholder in the community all noted that celebration of new yam festivals in the town always usher peace, love, unity, development etc. adding that the occasion is an avenue for citizens of the town to felicitate with each other as well as thank God for his blessings upon the people.

  While thanking God for peace in the community, they appealed to all citizens of the town to continue rallying round the Igwe HRM Godwin Odiegwu Eze Ikendim the III of Abacha ancient kingdom and his cabinets for peace and tranquility to continue reigning in the town