Avoid repeat of events of 1967 – NOA cautions Nigerian youths

  BY OBIORAH ANTHONY 

  The  Anambra State  Director, National  Orientation  Agency (NOA),Sir  Joseph  Uchendu has advised Nigerian  Youths to  avoid the repeat of events of the 1967 in the country and  toe  the  path  of peace, justice, and  unity as sine-qua-non for  overall  development  of the  country. 

 The  NOA  Director, Sir  Uchendu, was  speaking  when  he led  some  members  of his  management  to an advocacy  visit  on the Traditional  Ruler  of Nnewi, Igwe  Dr. Kenneth  Orizu in his palace today. 

Sir Uchendu, emphasized the fact that  allowing  the  country  to  degenerate  into  anarchy  because  of the events  of the  February 25th  and  March  11th  general  elections  in the  country  will  no doubt  spell  doom  for everyone  in the  country as well as all  economic  activities.

 He  said    his  visit  were  on dual  purposes, one  to  inform the  revered  Traditional  Ruler ,Igwe  Oraizu  on his  new  post  as  the  Anambra State  Director  of NOA

and to  seek for  his  royal  blessings ,secondly  to brief  him  on the on going  programme  of the  Agency  nation  wide hinged  on Peace  Building  and Stabilization Advocacy  to  some  selected  Traditional  Rulers  in the  three  senatorial  districts  of the  State. 

He  equally  enjoined  the  people  to  shun violence at all cost, warning that  Nigerian Government  at  all levels  would  not  want  the  recent  on going  crises  in Sudan  replicate itself in Nigeria, because we are  peace  loving  people. 

  Receiving  the  NOA Director  and  his  team in his palace, Igwe  Orizu, described  the  Peace Building  Program  of the  Federal Government  as  very  apt, especially  now  the  country  is passing through  a lot  of challenges. 

He  assured that Nnewi Community as the  economic  hob  of the  State  would not  be found  wanting   in promoting  any  Federal  Government  programme  geared  towards  hoisting  a lasting  peace  in Anambra State  and  Nigeria  at large 

 The  98 years  Traditional  Rule,who called  for  the  repeat of the  advocacy  visit  by  the  NOA  State  Director  and  his  team  with  a view  to  enable   them to address the Presidents-General of the four quarters of Nnewi as well as Nzukora Nnewi ,the  highest  policy  making  organ  of the town,emphasised that  they  would  take  the  messages  to every  quarter  of  the  community.