ONWA ORIRI ALI NENWE

 With humility, but I'm delightful and genuinely glad to honour the courtesy call of Ezeali of Nenwe this afternoon at the ancient

family of Nwobodo Ede, from obeagu uhueze Nenwe for the continuation of this year feast ONWA ORIRI ALI NENWE celebration.

Earlier, today the Distinguished and eminents members of NKORO NDI ALI NENWE, on a colourful event and gathering at the compound of late Nwobodo Ede ex-Ali Chief priest, to proclaimed the official date for this year ONWA ORIRI ALI NENWE. The event attracted numerous prominent and wealthy men's in Nenwe with other clergies. 

The gathering was so mirthful and gaiety because their prepared a very edible food's and drinks with unadulterated palm wine and many more.

Consequently, the official date of this year ONWA ORIRI ALI is as scheduled as 17- 21 of October this month 2022, everyone is obligated to visit any near by Ali shrine for prayers and libations over this year ONWA ORIRI ALI.

The radio announcement will commence tomorrow by 07:30 am in owelle fm Enugu state 99:5 the frequency, through business news so tune your radio to hear the announcement.

Perhaps, Ezeali commend and encomiums appreciate everyone who contributed to make today a memorable one and urge everyone to come out in mass to observe this year ONWA ORIRI ALI as it's also part of our tradition bestowed to us by our ancestors and forefathers.

He also urge all respective community to continue with the night practice of all Nenwe traditional musics as the celebration is coming to the end.

We express optimism that this request will receive your usual expeditious consideration and look forward to see you at any Ali shrine in Nenwe in 17-21th of October 2022

Time 10:00am.

REMEMBER TO SHARE TO ALL NENWE PLATFORMS TO ENABLE EVERYONE TO BE ALERT.

Best regards,

Signed 

Chief. Nathaniel Nwigwe

(Ezeali I of Nenwe)

Chief. Andrew Chukwuegbo

(Onyeali umuerimoke Umuola Emudo Nenwe)

Chief. Emmanuel Nwokoro

(Chairman EKE UKWU NENWE)

Sponsor by:Prof. Dr. Cosmas. O. Onuora.

(Ezeomeruoha 1 of Nenwe)

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANCE SECRETARY AND HEAD OF MEDIA AND PUBLICITY OF NENWE TRADITIONAL COUNCIL OF ELDERS NKORO EKE UKWU NENWE.

OGBULACHI OJIBA NZUBE.

In search of greater Nenwe* . _*By Dr. Dike Felix Okechukwu*_

 *My observations, my suggestions: In search of greater Nenwe* .

 _*By  

Dr. Dike Felix Okechukwu*_ 

Good evening umulem.

I bring with this message, compliments of the season, best wishes and heartily felicitations. 

I write to buttress a few point of which I am convinced that proper attention is not being paid to, in our home town at present.  While We neglect these issues however, consequenses from our actions and inactions on these issues will definately greet our community and children some few years to come. 

Before I proceed, I will like to abinitio cleave your indulgence to read,  albeit from, a perspective that seeks to critically analize goings-on in our Community,  from a mindset that beams tourchlight on some kind of reviewing our journey as a community of related brothers in a big family, from the perspective of simply taking stock of our collective Journey, perharps, so far.

It may be pertinent to ask ourselves some fundamental  questions such as: What are we doing collectively as members of Nenwe community with respect to our rapidly increasing restive youth?, where are we headed?, what are our priorities?, what had so far been the outcomes of our collective actions and inactions both: now, in the middle term, in the long run, and in the very long run when our generation must have given way to our children in answer to the natural call, and more importantly, what takes the bulk of our collective resources (such as time, money, energy) as a Community. 

I will begin my points with a butress on the quintessential components of a society that any progressive leadership of such community must pay  attention to. They include:

Security which ensures preservation of lives and properties, Infrastructure which is necessary for the welfare of members of the society,  quality education which helps to propagate and preserve values, knowledge and innovations in the Society, good health care which will ensure maintainance of human bodies in the society and lastly strong institutions which will guarantee stable and livable environment as well as provide viable rules and mechanisms for living (legislative & executive government) and for seeking redress for offenses commited in the society (Judiciary). 

Despite these clear demacations in the importance and functions of the various sectors of a progressive society,  education seems to play more important but subtle role; apart from the fact that the level of education available to a society determines the level of progress that can be recorded in the other sectors of the society, education also is critical in  taking care of intangible but important aspects of the society such as preserving good values of the society and ensuring that existing knowledge as well as innovative ideas and skills needed to keep advancing the society in a way of progress are always available and progressively exploited. 

This perharps explains why it  is said that every society does not grow beyound the knowledge treshold of the society. 

It is pertinent to note that when I speak of education, I do not refer to only the body of knowledge taught in classrooms. Nop, I speak to various mediums, platforms, opportunities and environments where learning experiences take place. Our fore fathers used their 'Obi' as classrooms where important information about family and societal values are carefully passed on to the younger ones in our society. And so, I am using the meaning of education in Its broadest sense. 

We learnt of the early exploits of our Southern brothers from Yoruba tribe in education, thanks to the policy of free Education declared by the then premier of western region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Up until today, the Yoruba Nation still benefit from that policy which made it possible for many Yorubas to access good education without paying much. This ensured that the level of literacy among our grand fathers had been relatively higher for Yorubas compared to other regions in Nigeria. Exposure and development have been found to have direct relationship with literacy level of societies and an Investment in education always trigger developmental strands for the society as human capacity development always impacts the econony in reciprocal level. If you invest more in educating your people, you reap more from the higher capacity and skills of the people trained in contributing to the progress of such society, and vice versa. 

Moving forward, while the then eastern region did not declear total free education from primary to tertiary level, some privilaged members of various towns in Igbo land keyed into the free education project by ensuring that indigent students who score high in jamb and got  requirement for entering various Institutions of higher learning in Nigeria are not denied access to entering Universities because of money.

 I remember vividly when I was a Masters degree student at the University of Nigeria, one of my classmates from Anambra State told me that Its not possible that any child Who passes jamb and weac in his Community would not proceed to study choice course he/she gets admission into because of money. He proudly brags about this and on close inspection, I discovered that this was not only true, It actually also was a motivating factor for business tycoons in their Community as they jottle for bragging rights in announcing highest conbtributor in this or that Academic session. 

A  common slogan among them is 'mmadu o ne Ka izulu' (How  many persons Did you train).

To ensure scrutiny and transparency in handling affairs in this system, reverend fathers and other persons of varifiable intergrity are coopted into the screening process to ensure that correct candidates benefit from that help scheme.

I gave this example not to undermine efforts made by some of our notable brothers nor to trade comparism, the example was only to point out that this kind of Community Service can work even in Igbo land especially when the will is there. 

Back to our story in interrogating our priorities and in defining our intended future as a Community. I believe first and foremost that some of Nenwe noble sons and daughters deserve commendation in their various contributions either on individual or on a collective basis, and in full measure, I doff my cap for them. 

However, it seems to me that no collective and substantial effort to Improve education in our Community has defiled the vail of public reservations and has been able to sail through public disagreements (our inability to agree against odds) usually steming from personal interests, So that collective efforts to improving education in Nenwe-land with Its concomitant multiplier effects will be felt by our teeming youth with hungry ambitions. 

That brings us to the aformentioned questions in redefining our current state, efforts and intentions. Are We really putting our resources ; both energy, time, money and skills in the best places we ought to put them as far as Nenwe is Concerned?.

A wise man said 'these Children We produce in our Community but fail to provide some Kind of education for, be it skills or craft, with which they can effectively integrate into the society in future, will only turn on us in search of means for their survival. Albeit, some will move towards 'upping their game for  survival' through social  vices Instead of  upping their skills. 

Unless another Community is created for these Children/youth and we have them transported to such Community where they Could not reach home, until such a time, If It is possible, We must prepare to meet these 'Children/youth' from time to time especially anytime we would want to visit home in our Community. 

My point is, as We would normally plan for every member of our families both the Child we love most and the Child we love less, the future of the aggregate Children born into our Community should give us some sense of concern especially with respect to what they recieve as education; be it skill, craft or professional courses. 

That it doesn't concern me/us is already a decision. If all of us says it doesn't concern us, it only means We have taken unanimous decision. Our actions and inactions will only greet us tomorrow. 

I have not made a case for laziness on the part of parents 'breeding' Children that they could not train in our Community, I have only raised points that worry my imagination whenever I remember the growing number of restive youth in our hometown. 

I was in my home at Emudo last week and the barrage of young adults with close to no functional education or skills with which to earn a living or craft to produce what they can sell to feed their families is becoming alarming. 

In one of our platforms, I have suggested Educational intervention projects which I am convinced will go a long way in ameliorating the need gap in education. These projects were thought out to require prudent support but will surely give great return especially in the future. For Example, If We find a way of ensuring that Nenwe supports at least 50 first Class indigent students over 10 years in engineering, medicine, nursing, Economics, Agriculture and law, I believe that a greater network of those will help to bring back Values from their various desciplnes as they advance in those disciplines. Many of them will have many reasons to further multiply such gestures in the future for their younger ones. At least  a few will think home having benefitted  from home.

With all due respect, I seek not to make little of other important sectors  and needs in our Community such as Infrastructure,  I however, speak of areas I have expertise in and I am confident I can contribute in effectively. 

With the rate of Idle hands We are producing back home, We may be sitting on  time bomb of which mirage of pockets of social vices recorded recently may only be tips of the iceberg in stock. 

I encourage various platforms and our distinguished to prioritize Education in our Community. We will reap from this as a Community in future.

Thank you for reading.

Dr. Dike  Felix Okechukwu is a Research Fellow and Lecturer at the University of Nigeria Nsukka.

LAUNCHING/INAUGURATION OF THE PROPOSED RELIEF/SKILLS ACQUISITION CENTRE OF AMOJI NENWE TOWN UNION WOMEN WING

 

3. The moral decadence among our youths is growing at an alarming rate. For the girls, laziness and idleness have contributed to a high rate of teenage pregnancies among young unmarried females.

These and other disturbing observations have stirred up our desire towards thinking of solutions that will improve the life and livelihood of our rural sisters and their children.

We, the women wing of ANTU National are therefore requesting the support of our people to actualize the under listed proposal;

 1.  Setting up a skill acquisition Centre where the following activities will be run.

a). Training younger women on skills that include Hair dressing, Tailoring (Fashion Designing), Decorations, Cosmetology, Bead-making etc.

b). Training our women farmers on some modern farming techniques, food processing and preservation. They will also be taught how to obtain high yielding crop seedlings and fertilizer procurement at cheaper rates. We are already liaising with the relevant state government ministries and other agencies for their continued support.

2.  We shall also be organizing trainings on some aspects of Animal Husbandry. Trainings on High-yielding species in Poultry, Snail farming, Fishery and Mushroom, etc.

So far, we are pleased to inform you that the Amoji Nenwe Community has already donated a large piece of land at a central place that can comfortably accommodate all the structures required for these proposed activities. We sincerely recognize the support and cooperation of Hon. Osondu Ezeh (Our PG), Mr. Patrick Omemgboji (Chairman Ndiagbonese), our eight community chairmen and our community Elders that contributed a lot towards acquiring this suitable land.

We are also delighted to state that we have registered with the Farmers Cooperative Society. Presently we have two Cooperative Society certificates from the state and have also registered under the state women Commission so that our women will not be left out in case of any benefits from the governments (State/LGA).

ASSISTANCE REQUIRED

1) Financial support to enable us carry out the construction of the Training Centre and procure some of the equipments for immediate takeoff.

2) Donations of relevant training equipment and construction materials.

(Please find attached the list and current prices of some of the equipment we need for setting up the relief / Skill acquisition centre).

3)  Your presence and support during our upcoming Inauguration and launching of the program which the date is scheduled for 

19th APRIL, 2022, by 10am. 

Venue: Umulagu Village Square, Ugba, Amoji- Nenwe is highly needed.

4)  Linking us with any authorities in your capacity that can contribute towards the success and sustenance of this program.

5) Any other form of support or assistance that you can think out in our favour.

6) May God bless your thoughts as you brainstorm with our folks in your contact.

CONCLUSION

We sincerely hope that if we get your full support towards implementing this laudable program, our young ones will grow to be useful and productive in our community. They will also successfully combat the moral vices that have attacked them for too long. No more idle hands for the devil's workshop.

We will also be succeeding in modernizing the life of our rural women in agriculture and trade. This will enrich them towards greater family support and help them cope with the daily challenges of life.

May God continue to bless you as we look forward to regular communication with you and your full cooperation in the life of this program.

Please feel free to communicate with any or all of the following ANTU National Women Wing Executives:-

1) Mrs. Theresa Udechukwu (National President) - 08037366900

2) Mrs. Juliana Ben. Igwe (Dep. National President) - 0803 324 7845

3) Mrs.  Egodi Okeke (National Secretary) - 08036751306

4) Mrs. Loveline Chiechezona Fidelis (Home Branch Leader) - 0810 945 2080

5) Mrs. Elizabeth Ugwueke 07030083066 (Home Secretary)

6) Mrs. Bernadette Ani (Matron) - 0703161 0129.

QUOTATION FOR GARRI PROCESSING MACHINE

GRATER:

Material - Stainless steel

Capacity - 1 Ton/hr

Power - 8 HP Diesel Engine

Unit - 1

Price - N820,000

HYDRULIC PRESS:

Material - Mild steel

Capacity - 500kg/hr

Unit - 2

Price - N640,000

SHIFTER:

Material - Stainless steel

Capacity - 500kg/hr

Power - 5.5 HP Petrol Engine

Unit - 2

Price - N540,000

MANUAL FRYER:

Material - Stainless Steel Tray

Size/thickness - 4 by 8ft by 3mm

Unit - 4

Price - N1,140,000

HAMMER MILL:

Material - Stainless Steel

Capacity - 500kg/hr

Power - 175 Diesel Engine

Unit - 1

Price - N560,000

TOTAL  = 3,700,000

Installation of the machines = 15% = N555.000

Total Cost = N4,255,000

FOUR MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND NAIRA

TRANSPORTATION IS NEGOTIABLE

QUOTATION FOR PALM OIL PROCESSING MACHINE

BUNCH REMOVER:

Material - Mild steel

Power - 175 Diesel Engine

Unit - 1

Price - N560,000 

PALM FRUIT COOKER:

Material - Mild steel

Capacity - 300kg

Unit - 1

Price - N180,000

PALM OIL DIGESTER:

Material - Mild steel

Capacity - 60kg/10mins

Power - 8 HP Diesel Engine

Unit - 1

Price - N680,000

PALM OIL SCREW PRESS:

Material - Mild steel

Unit - 2

Price - N640,000

PALM KERNEL CRACKER:

Material - Mild steel

Capacity - 300kg/hr

Power - 175 Diesel Engine

Unit - 1

Price - N325,000

PALM KERNEL EXTRACTOR:

Material - Mild steel

Capacity - 4 drums of oil per day

Power - 30 HP Electric motto

Unit - 1

Price - N1,600,000

TOTAL  =  3,985,000

Installation of the machines = 15% N597,750

Total Cost = N4,582,750

FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY NAIRA

TRANSPORTATION IS NEGOTIABL

QUOTATION FOR COMPLETE FEED MILL MACHINE

HAMMER MILL:

Material - Mild steel material

Capacity - 2 Tons/hr

Power - 15 HP Electric Motto

Unit - 1

Price - N560,000

SCREW CONVIOUR:

Material - Mild steel

Power - 5.5 HP Electric motto

Unit - 1

Price - N450,000

MIXER:

Material - Mild steel

Capacity - 2 Tons/hr

Power - 7.5 HP Electric motto

Unit - 1

Price - N960,000

TOTAL = N1,970,000

Installation of the machines = 15% N295,500

Total Cost = N2,265,500

TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NAIRA

TRANSPORTATION IS NEGOTIABLE

QUOTATION FOR MULTIPURPOSE TRESSER

TRESSER:

Material - Mild steel

Power - 175 diesel engine

Unit - 1

Price - N750,000

TOTAL =  750,000

Installation of the machine = 15% = N112,500

Total Cost  = N862,500

EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NAIRA

TRANSPORTATION IS NEGOTIABLE

SOME NEEDED AGRICULTURAL TOOLS:

Tiller -  N600,000.00

Bush cutter - N75,000.00

Palm cutter - N500,000.00

MORE SKILLS

Sewing - N1,500,000

Shoe making - N1,500,000

Costemology - N1,000,000

Please note that our Bank account details are as follows :

Nwanyi Bu Ife Amoji Nenwe Farmers Multi-purpose Cooperative Society

Acct No.   8575979016

Bank:       FCMB

Kindly notify us with any of the numbers listed above as soon as any donations are made into the account.

 Yours sincerely, 

Mrs. Theresa Udechukwu                Mrs. Elizabeth Ugwueke

 (National President).                              (Home Secretary)

NOL / PPFN MEDICAL OUTREACH (March 2022)

*THE MARCH 2022 NOL/PPFN MEDICAL OUTREACH IN NENWE: THE POST- MORTEM ANALYSIS REPORT*: 

_How it came about, what was achieved, chronic underutilization of the hospital, and  Recommendation for rejuvenated Nenwe Cottage Hospital Center_ 

*HOW IT CAME ABOUT*  It was all by happenstance, inspired by the idea initially floated by Mrs. Ijeoma J.Ekeh (nee Ezeh), a member of the NOL family platforms upon her return from a service training  (Masters degree  Community Health)in the Netherlands. 

 When the chance to host the March 2022 Medical Outreach in Nenwe became open, NOL Board then learned that it had *less than ten days* to concretize feasible plans to enable it happen or risk losing the chance to other competing communities. To further complicate the matters for the NOL BOARD, _the platform was within the same time frame, hosting a fundraiser for a *security house to be built by the gate* of the Nenwe Cottage Hospital Center._ The prospect of losing the chance to leverage the PPFN open slot for the service of the Community was merely starting down, the NOL BOARD of Administrators rallied and quickly put together the NOL/PPFN Medical Outreach Committee. The Committee, with no viable option for soliciting for external funding support *had to rely on itself to come up with the seed money needed to take care of some of the basic logistic requirements for a successful outreach such as this*. The Committee and NOL Board of Administrators are so thankful for the financial and volunteer support that eventually came from *our NOL members*, and Community partners such as the *Emudo Nenwe Ambassadors Association, ENAA*

 *WHAT WAS ACHIEVED*        The two- day, back-to-back (Thursday, March 10, & Friday, March 11, 2022) Community Medical Outreach program at the Nenwe Cottage Hospital Center was, by every account, a huge success.A total of 462 *documented outpatient* attendees showed up at the event in the course of the two days and in the following population spread:         

*Day 1*:  213 patients were seen by the health service providers. Of this number, 47 males were screened for *prostate cancer*, and 72 females were screened for *cervical cancer*. The rest were screened for various health issues including HIV.

*Day 2*: 249 documented new out patients were attended to by the NOL/PPFN team of health service providers, an increase over the Day 1 event, suggesting an uptick in popularity of the services provided. Included in this number were 62 males who requested and were screened for prostate cancer, and 91 women that requested, and were screened for cervical cancer. The rest of the day 2 population presented various other health needs, and were attended to by the team of health service providers, according to the register.          

 As was expected, the clinical conditions flagged by then i healthcare providers varied in their levels or degrees of seriousness - some received stabilizing treatment, while referrals were arranged for the rest of the population at each of the 2 day events.        

 *UNDERUTILIZATION OF THE COTTAGE HOSPITAL CENTER* : 

The organizers of the NOL/PPFN Medical Outreach noted with concern the reluctance of the locals to patronize the primary health center preferring to seek medical service, when needed, outside this State University Teaching Hospital-affiliated Center. Through live interviews of a cross section of the community the reasons for the underutilization came in different flavors of complexity. However, to help eliminate one of the barriers to full capacity utilisations of the hospital Center, the NOL/ PPFN team had to pay, for all attendees, the hospital Center requested patient cards. The payments were made to encourage recurring needed use of the hospital as a first line of contact by the Community residents in search of health care services. But the long term, and medium term solutions to the problems are much more than payment for the patient card.   

 *RECOMMENDATION FOR  REJUVENATED NENWE COTTAGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER*  

As a practical solution to most of the hinderances to achieving full capacity utilization of the Cottage Hospital, the report strongly recommends an *overhaul or creation of a local management for the hospital that would be charged with direct day-to-day running of the  hospital*. This management team, to be effective and responsive to the needs of the Community, *must co-opt members of the Community who are well suited to serve as advocates of the hospital and the Nenwe Community*.    

Fidel Nwabueze-Ogbo, PhD     Director,  Planning & Strategic Communications.  

Ngozi F. Nwarunta

Director Community Engagement.

Charles O. Chukwubike  

Moderator, & CEO, NOL platforms.

MEDICAL OUTREACH IN NENWE

PPFN PARTNERS WITH  NOL FOR CRITICAL HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SERVICE IN NENWE
 In continuation with our policy and principles in fostering, encouraging

and hosting community development projects,  the NOL is pleased to formally announce the first of a two- part annual Medical Outreach Program planned for our Nenwe Town in collaboration with PPFN. 
The second (more elaborate) instalment of the program is conditionally slated for the month of August.
The following Medical Tests & Screenings will be offered:
1. Hepatitis test
2. Prostate test
3. Blood pressure check
4. Breast examination
5. Cervical cancer screening
6. HIV screening
7. Health education  & counselling

  
Date: Thursday 10th  & Friday 11th  March 2022.
Venue: Nenwe Cottage Hospital.
Time: 8:00am

The importance of these tests and Screenings for interested members of our community cannot be over-emphasized.
As a platform for community mobilization, NOL urges all other stakeholders in the community, particularly the PGs, religious organization leaders, & leaders of other grassroots organizations to rally to this cause.
We thank  Mrs Jacinta Ekeh Ijeoma(nee Ezeh) ,the  regional program officer service delivery for her part in facilitating this program and the  NOL Director for Community Engagement & Recruitment,  Ngozi  Nwarunta,  who has been shaping up the project. Ikechukwu (Iyk Degreatest) Ude Coordinator (of the Project-NOL), Dr. Fidel Nwabueze-Ogbo Director, Planning & Strategic Communications

 (NOL) Mr Ndubisi Aniobi (Ebube)The  communication coordinator and Dr. Leo Chukwuali.(the appointed project Strategist).

I am

Chukwubike Okechukwu Charles 

The Moderator & CEO

Nenwe On Line 
nenweonline@gmail.com