SOME GOODWILL MESSAGES : NENWE WHO IS WHO FIRST EDITION BOOK PUBLICATION AND UNVEILING PART 1

SOME GOODWILL MESSAGES FROM NENWE WHATSAPP GROUPS ETC PART 1

GOODWILL MESSAGE FROM SILAS NWOHA, FORMER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA.             

To the glory of God, the Nenwe Who's Who is to be unveiled today. This endeavour is indeed, another milestone in Nenwe. The Who's Who captures the contributions of Nenwe people in various fields of endeavours. I'm particularly elated not just because I made the list but because our people are steadily putting our town on the map.   Looking back, I've every reason to thank God for my earthly journey so far. As everyone knows, I'm from one of the humblest homes in Nenwe. I was brought up in a home where daily living was a huge struggle.  I wish my mother were alive to hear or witness the profound story of her last child. Rising to the very peak of my career and becoming the first Igbo man to be named Editor-in-Chief of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) demonstrate that hard work, perseverance, honesty, modesty and abiding faith in God can lift the child of a nobody  to unimaginable heights in any career or endeavour. I remember all my teachers and mentors at this special moment. Let me dedicate this moment to Mr. Anthony Mbachukwu of Amoji Nenwe, who saw a certain promise early in my life. He kept advising me to keep going and never to give up.            

Dear brothers and sisters, I know, however, that my best is yet to come. Therefore, the struggle continues.                

Please join me to commend the initiators of the Who's Who project, particularly @Dr. CharlieMBC. Charlie has a deep knowledge of everything. I doff my hat for him. Ladies and gentlemen,  I look forward to buying some copies of the book to donate to two primary schools in Uhueze, Nenwe. I'll also pick copies for my friends far and near. May God bless every son and daughter of Nenwe, especially those of you here present.  May God bless you all. 

Thank you.              

Silas Nwoha,          

Former Editor-in-Chief,        

News Agency of Nigeria.

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My hearty congratulations to our boss Chief Charles Chukwubuike,all the committee members, all the people that made it to be there,of a truth, I missed this powerful program, may our good God and our ancestors continue to bless and replenish everyone of you both now and forevermore, iseeeeeeeeeee!! 

Madzhi Adjhu Chukwubuike (Ezemuo).

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My Boss! , My Boss!! My Boss!!!
It is a pleasure to have you here in the midst of your brothers and sisters. 
Humphrey  (Akachukwu) is always  too happy to share his root in Amorji Nenwe and feels great in our midst.
Thanks Charlie for using the forum to pull everybody together. This is just the starting point  , and we are moving ahead to more greater things in future, God's willing.
Cheers everyone!.
Manzhi Clement Ebere

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Charlie,

 I'm just speechless. I've just been added and I really marvel at your intellect and ability to articulate these events and activities of the far past.  The benefits of these achievements are priceless to the present generation and posterity. 

You have made me start  thinking of Nenwe having a Museum. I have no doubt you'll play great role if the idea materialises.😇

May God keep enhancing your memory towards these laudable goals.

Nick Chukwu.

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I know that Nenwe is etched in me. 

 But I'm not originally from  Nenwe! 

It was in your town that I had my first paid employment - an Auxiliary Teacher in the very first year of your Girls High School  (located then at Central School/St. Peter's Church. You guys assimilated me and I've tried to live up to that acceptance. The MBC brood led by their mother took me in and Ngozi, Pat, Bridget, Mary-Rose, Tochi and Edu seized me as their brother. Charlie was in Italy but wasted no time in taking me in. 

I'll be soooo glad to learn that I wasn't added by mistake. If you remove me, I'll call on the spirit of my uncle Hon. James Nnadi who started St Peter's School in the 40s/50s to fight back.

Ulu Ejheee!

Charles Anekwe

(Aku town)

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[10:48, 30/11/2024] Chijioke Ejike: Passively, I engage myself in some of your posts on history and literary-related contents with great zeal and appreciation for the knowledge you share without any cost but added value for the money we all spend on data.

Personally, I find your contents as latent guides capable of stirring ambitious thoughts in our present and future generations to pursue the trajectory of heroism. I believe that Nenwerians, by virtue of this initiative of "Nenwe Who Is Who" will aspire to engage in practices that can place their names on this tabloid of greatness.

 You deserve overwhelming commendations for this selfless service to our people. Many thanks again, much as I can, I will remain supportive.

 Chijioke Ejike: 

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Permit me Manzi Silas Nwoha to congratulate you and to be joined in your wonderful Goodwill Message. You speak not only for yourself but also for me and so many other Nenwe people who made this First Edition of NENWE WHO IS WHO. The story of successful people all over world would confirm that most of them were not born with silver spoons in their mouths. So I join you to thank the Almighty God for the so many opportunities He has given me in life. It’s almost incredible that I who dropped out of Elementary 5 because of school fees would eventually rise academically to obtain a Ph.D and become Professor. I thank God for all the people He used to make me what I became.

Let me also use this opportunity to congratulate Chief Charles Chukwubike, the initiator of the NENWE WHO IS WHO project and also Manzi Silas Nwanya who coordinated the collection of the stories of the personalities of the list from Uhueze and played the major role in the publication of the book.

Mike

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TO BE CONTINUED......

A SPEECH BY THE NENWE WHO IS WHO PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR AND MODERATOR, CHARLES OKECHUKWU CHUKWUBIKE

A SPEECH BY THE NENWE WHO IS WHO PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR AND MODERATOR, CHARLES OKECHUKWU CHUKWUBIKE ON THIS DAY, 1^ST DECEMBER 2024 AT THE UNVEILING OF THE FIRST EDITION DEDICATED TO THE MEMORIES OF SENATOR (CHIEF) M.B.CHUKWUBIKE.

Distinguished ladies and gentlemen you are all welcome to this remarkable and history making day: The presentation of the maiden edition of Nenwe Who is who.

THE BACKGROUNG:

Before the presentation day of the HISTOY OF NENWE TOWN, the author Senator Chief M.B Chukwubike read aloud to me half of the book and made me read aloud the remaining half to him. This exercise took us three evenings. He never told me all the reasons  for that but during the exercise I observed that there were many events, places and personalities  that were supposed  to be a book of  their own  and  I promised myself it would be realised one day and put in a big library.

Years and decades passed the personalities increased naturally. Updating the history book he wrote  also became very imperative .

Having worked   for many years in data collection in a county in Europe  and participating in their biannual historic and who is who update, I thought in 2020 to replicate the same  in Nenwe through a continuous  update that would pull our history and people out of  the oral history where they have been and gradually disappearing. Many people were enthusiastic about the project and I got as many as wanted involved in it, However at some point I observed there was little progress because enthusiasm and eager to work was high but knowing what to do was the essential and that was what we lacked , though everyone was good in their specialised areas educating the team on this novel way of documenting history and working on line  since I live overseas  was imperative at this point.  This dragged and delayed the work.

In 2023 after returning a couple of times to Nigeria I got a dedicated team of 8 people who were ready in the arduous data collection. I am happy to announce that today in my little Nenwe circle we have a handful of people who now understand the working principles of this system which is just the primary stage that is prelude to the archiving which is my or our next target.

Ladies and gentlemen here we are today with the work ready. However permit me to add that as I said earlier it is a ‘work in progress’. There are less than a 90 names out of the double that  were supposed to  be publish in this edition, there are just a couple of historical  events, personalities  and landmarks as against tens that  I wrote already. The publication was first come  first served and many contacted people are still to understand what it is all about therefore didn’t consent to their personal  information being published . It is well understood .They might by this first edition understand what I meant and they might appear in subsequent editions.

The presentation in this book is not uniform as it should be professionally but this will also distinguish it as the first edition. The arrangement is alphabetical and space allocated is not according to importance.

THE TEAM;

Mr. Silas Nwenya, Mr.Patrick O.Chukwubike, Ken.Ogbu, PhD, Chief. Godwin Onuh (Ezeife), Prof. Michael O Maduagwu, Fidel Nwabueze Ogbo,PhD, Surv. E Okorie, Mr. IKechukwu the Greatest Ude ,Cyril O Oleh, PhD, Mazi Clem Ebere, Nicholas Udeh Esq. Mrs. Kande  Daniel, Louis Orji,PhD, Engr Bismarck Orji, Engr Ken Mbah, among others (aguwa ndi oma aba l'iro). 

I must recognize the contributions of these gentlemen and ladies who were always ready to source and transmit to me information and contacts when needed. I must remember Chief Camillus Igwebuike and Mr John Nwaru (both resting in peace) who in the beginning were very supportive and always listened to my questions and curiosities on phone. Most important is the home front where I am fortunate to have someone who has too much authentic heroic Nenwe blood of Chief Harrison Chukwumba (Ebili jiishi edje ogu), at some point I thought my wife Ndidi Harrison would have left me so that  'I marry Nenwe'  due to my exaggerated time and dedication to Nenwe projects but she is still holding forth just like my beloved sister Ngozi who in our everyday quarrel in everything, but  if I mention to her Nenwe is involved  she would pardon everything.

THE FUTURE;

As already mentioned  the  main aim is  to have  a virtual and  physical  cultural, historical data bank and library  where thousands of documents and graphics we have in the family library could be made accessible to the general public free of charges, a promise made to my Dad four decades ago; precisely on the day of presentation of his book ; The History of Nenwe town. 

A portal and platform will soon be created where all the  historical information and actual  data could be sourced virtually ie. from any part of the world. 

As this first edition of the book Nenwe Who Is Who is being presented and unveiled today simultaneously at Abuja, Enugu and virtually via zoom, I wish to thank you all  for  coming and  for  all your  support  I want everyone to see this as  a service  to humanity irrespective of your origin. I also promise to make available myself and experiences to anyone who may wish to implement such a program in their own communities.

There will be the books' NENWE TOWN unveiling program in between the Christmas 2024 and New year 2025 .

In March 2025 we shall have the general premiation day of  the personalities in this first edition  and the facilitators  by the Coordinator also in Nenwe . You will all be informed of the exact dates and venues of these two  events in  Nenwe.

Please a second favour after that of getting copies of this absolute first edition, is to kindly write any corrections, comment or suggestions through the email in the book.  Nenwe.whoiswho@gmail.com  or to mine chukwubike@gmail.com, I shall personally  reply you.

I thank God for the gift  of life and memory and  pray for the Grace  to still be with me and the team for a while . I end this with a conversation about my memory with my mom Magdalene Ekpete in 1997.

In a conversation I told her the name of the European doctor who used to treat me in the Awgu Joint Hospital when I was  a kid. She wondered how I knew her name . My dad went into his room and got his 1965 diary and confirmed the name was correct. My mom asked me the techniques and I told her something. The next day she asked me again what I said yesterday the techniques were and I told her I didn’t remember. In her typical way she said. “These are those who don’t remember what they ate in the night but will tell you the taste of the wine in the wedding at Cana.(Hahaha!!) May her soul and the soul of Bridget another one with super memory rest in peace.

Thank You for coming and for picking a copy of this maiden edition of Nenwe Who Is Who.

Charles Okechukwu Chukwubike

Coordinator/Moderator & Team Lead

NENWE WHO IS WHO  PUBLICATIONS

Nenwe.whoiswho@gmail.com

Charlie.mbc@gmail.com