THE FORTHCOMING VISIT OF THE IMO FIRST LADY TO ORU EAST LGA FOR THE COMMISSIONING OF THE PHASE-III OF THE SHE NEEDS A ROOF PROJECT, TOMORROW FRIDAY MAY 23, 2014
As the Imo State First Lady visits Oru East Local Government Area tomorrow for the commissioning of the Phase-III of the She Needs A Roof Project (SNARP) that recently took place in the area, the entire people of Oru East are strongly of the view that, it is indeed a long-awaited event due to the uniqueness of the project in question.
Due to her extreme love for humanitarianism and as a mother par excellence, as soon as she assumed office as the Imo First Lady, Her Excellency Nneoma Nkechi Rochas Okorocha through a divine inspiration assured the good people of Imo State that she would stride relentlessly to ensure that poverty is drastically alleviated among Imo indigenes in line with the Rescue Mission Agenda of her darling husband – Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha.
In view of this, Her Excellency went ahead to institute a remarkable programme known as She Needs A Roof Project (SNARP) under the aegis of a Non Governmental Organization – the Women Divine Destiny Initiative (WODDI), solely founded by her. The inauguration of the aforementioned project attracted dignitaries and well-spirited individuals from all walks of life across the federation.
This programme instituted by the Imo First Lady, Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha is driven by her intense passion to ensure thorough eradication of shanty huts through the construction of befitting bungalows for the poorest of the poor and the downtrodden in Imo State, most especially the indigent widows and orphans.
With all sincerity, in the history of Imo State and beyond, this would be the first time we would witness such capital-intensive project being spearheaded by a First Lady. In the past, we only saw the First Ladies share bags of food stuffs and other valuable items among the indigent women. But the present First Lady, Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha has proven to us that one can still thrive beyond his/her strength if he/she is truly willing and determined, having introduced and as well implemented the ongoing life touching programme (SNARP).
The astonishing and most amazing aspect of SNARP is that, it is being carried out simultaneously in all the existing twenty-seven (27) Local Government Areas in the state. Most importantly, the consistency and the ebullience constantly showcased by the Imo First Lady while carrying-out the projects, is not in doubt. This was why the entire Imo women unanimously crowned her with an impeccable and memorable title “Eji Ulo eme ogo”.
At the moment, the Phases I, II and III of the She Needs A Roof Project (SNARP) have respectively taken place in all the LGAs in Imo State, and the commissioning of the Phase III which was recently rounded-off by Her Excellency is ongoing in all the LGAs. And, that of Oru East is expected to take place tomorrow Friday 23rd May, 2014.
Another impressive part of SNARP is that, during the commissioning of the furnished ultra modern two-bedroom apartments built for the indigent women or orphans, the beneficiaries would be provided with other fascinating living facilities; and among these, a certain trade would be established for each of them afterwards. Above all, all the affected orphans stands a chance of being adopted by Her Excellency for the rest of their lives.
Suffice to say; the benevolent Imo First Lady otherwise known as the hope of the hopeless, is not just beautifying our indigent women and orphans with enticing houses, but also extracting them from the zone of poverty for eternity.
Tomorrow May 23 - 2014, by the special grace of God, the indefatigable Imo First Lady would be in Oru East to commission the befitting bungalow she built for some of the indigent widows in the area in line with the Phase III of the SNAR Project. And, the proposed ceremony is expected to take place at the premises of the beneficiaries.
As the Transition Committee (TC) Chairman, Hon. Barr. Obinna Amagwula, his amiable wife (the Oru-East First Lady) – Nneoma Ugonna Amagwula, the entire Transition Committee members, and all the leaders, women, youths and children of Oru East LGA look forward to receive Her Excellency - Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha, tomorrow being Friday 23rd May – 2014, we pray that the good Lord we guide and guard the lovely and loving Imo First Lady and her entourage to and fro of their tour.
In the same vein, on behalf of the TC-Chairman, Barr. Obinna Augustus Amagwula, and the overall TC-members, I urge all the good people of Oru East, which include the elders, public servants, senior citizens, the traditional rulers and members of their cabinet, the youth, children, and most importantly the women, to turnout en masse and welcome the God-sent Imo First Lady and her able entourage.
Your Excellency; Eji Ulo eme ogo, Ndi Oru East na asi gi, Ijeoma oo!!
COMR. FRED NWAOZOR
Special Adviser on Media & Publicity to the TC-Chairman
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Wednesday, 21 May 2014
SALUTATION: An Obligation Or A Voluntary Gesture?
SALUTATION: AN OBLIGATION OR A VOLUNTARY GESTURE?
Brethren, we could see for ourselves that this congregation is really improving and as well increasing on a daily basis. if I’m to comment on this, I would loudly and boldly say that such development wasn’t by our might, rather that of the supremacy.
Two nights ago, I was busy watching a certain melodrama on the humble television situated in my sitting room. The drama was all about a housewife who deeply lacks honesty, and she nags a lot even in the public; in other words, she also lacks respect. As a psycho/social analyst, I would say that the woman in question was in a severe social bondage.
Let me quickly remind you of one existing fact. There’re three very important words in life, which are love, honesty and respect; without these in your life, you’ve nothing.
Love, according to the context of the above clause, is the state in which you behave in a kind and caring way towards someone else because his/her happiness matters a lot to you. Also, ‘honesty’ is the state in which one does not cheat or break the law, and can be trusted with valuable things. Furthermore, honesty is that act your conscience tells you is right; thus, it has to do with one’s conscience. On the other hand, ‘respect’, in a nutshell, is one’s good and genuine opinion of someone or others.
Lest I forget; it’s high time we commenced. Salutation in a concise term, based on the context of this edition, is simply a greeting to someone. Greeting, on its own part, is something friendly that you say or do on meeting someone. This edition is trying to enquire if, salutation/greeting is supposed to be a statutory obligation or a mere voluntary gesture.
In an Igbo setting for instance, salutation is widely recognized by all and sundry as a mark or symbol of respect one owes his/her elder. In other words, everyone who hails from Igbo land expects a salutation or something similar from his younger ones each time they meet. Such ideology/norm is not unconnected to the type witnessed among the people of the Yoruba nation. Even, in an average or typical Yoruba community, salutation is being taken/considered more seriously than that of the Igbo nation; because in most cases, the person dishing out the greeting is expected to bow, or better still prostrate. Thus, on the average, an Igbo/Yoruba community takes salutation as a statutory obligation. Let’s ride on!
In a formal setting; for instance a corporate organization, every staff is expected to present his greeting to his senior in the establishment, regardless of their ages. Therefore, in such environment or community, it is statutory for any staff to send his greeting (salutation) to his superior or senior colleague. In this case, most times the junior staff wouldn’t wait until he/she meets his/her superior, rather, courtesy invariably demands that he seeks for the face of the affected or concerned superior by taking a walk to his/her office in order to extend his greeting. This aspect testifies the severity of the obligation in a formal setting.
Then, considering the military or paramilitary setting, you will bear me witness that, greeting or salutation is strictly obligatory; in the sense that, each officer must tender his/her salutation to his senior officer. This gesture is meant to take place when the officers involved, i.e. the junior and the senior officers, are in their formal uniform. But on the contrary, it’s often observed even when any of the officers or both of them is/are in mufti; this also signifies the severe nature of the obligation.
In my own singular view, there are certain factors that mustn’t be taken for granted whenever the issue of salutation or greeting is raised. In as much as it is mostly and widely noted that salutation is not a voluntary obligation, we are still bound to acknowledge some vital facts that accompany salutation.
From my perspective, salutation is meant to be reciprocal. Both in the formal or informal (native) settings, salutation or greeting is expected to be reciprocated whenever it is being dished out by the younger or junior person/staff as the case might be. Thus, one could describe salutation as an exchange of pleasantry irrespective of the ‘setting’ in question. Even, sometimes the elder person or the senior colleague could extend his/her greeting first in order to attract the attention of the younger or junior one. We really need to comprehend this fact to the fullness so we could put an end to the ongoing inconsequential bickering or pandemonium in respect to salutation (greetings).
Above all, I wish to remind you that ‘salutation is not love’. This simply means that salutation doesn’t signifies that the person presenting the pleasantry truly loves you. Suffice to say that, salutation could be deceptive or a sign of deceit. So we must endeavour not to fall prey to any deceptive salutation/greeting. Believe me, it is better for one to stay without receiving any respect in the name of salutation than to receive the ones that are fake or misleading. Of course, someone who often receive fake salutation from his younger/junior ones could be referred to as one in a ‘Social bondage’. Please, beware of insincere salutation at all times because it maims, and kills too.
Based on the aforementioned facts, I think it would be better for us to regard salutation as a voluntary gesture, rather than seeing it as what ought to be done compulsorily. After all, what would it benefit us to receive a deceptive salutation, at the expense of our happiness or lives? Think about it!
FRED NWAOZOR
frednwaozor@gmail.com
Brethren, we could see for ourselves that this congregation is really improving and as well increasing on a daily basis. if I’m to comment on this, I would loudly and boldly say that such development wasn’t by our might, rather that of the supremacy.
Two nights ago, I was busy watching a certain melodrama on the humble television situated in my sitting room. The drama was all about a housewife who deeply lacks honesty, and she nags a lot even in the public; in other words, she also lacks respect. As a psycho/social analyst, I would say that the woman in question was in a severe social bondage.
Let me quickly remind you of one existing fact. There’re three very important words in life, which are love, honesty and respect; without these in your life, you’ve nothing.
Love, according to the context of the above clause, is the state in which you behave in a kind and caring way towards someone else because his/her happiness matters a lot to you. Also, ‘honesty’ is the state in which one does not cheat or break the law, and can be trusted with valuable things. Furthermore, honesty is that act your conscience tells you is right; thus, it has to do with one’s conscience. On the other hand, ‘respect’, in a nutshell, is one’s good and genuine opinion of someone or others.
Lest I forget; it’s high time we commenced. Salutation in a concise term, based on the context of this edition, is simply a greeting to someone. Greeting, on its own part, is something friendly that you say or do on meeting someone. This edition is trying to enquire if, salutation/greeting is supposed to be a statutory obligation or a mere voluntary gesture.
In an Igbo setting for instance, salutation is widely recognized by all and sundry as a mark or symbol of respect one owes his/her elder. In other words, everyone who hails from Igbo land expects a salutation or something similar from his younger ones each time they meet. Such ideology/norm is not unconnected to the type witnessed among the people of the Yoruba nation. Even, in an average or typical Yoruba community, salutation is being taken/considered more seriously than that of the Igbo nation; because in most cases, the person dishing out the greeting is expected to bow, or better still prostrate. Thus, on the average, an Igbo/Yoruba community takes salutation as a statutory obligation. Let’s ride on!
In a formal setting; for instance a corporate organization, every staff is expected to present his greeting to his senior in the establishment, regardless of their ages. Therefore, in such environment or community, it is statutory for any staff to send his greeting (salutation) to his superior or senior colleague. In this case, most times the junior staff wouldn’t wait until he/she meets his/her superior, rather, courtesy invariably demands that he seeks for the face of the affected or concerned superior by taking a walk to his/her office in order to extend his greeting. This aspect testifies the severity of the obligation in a formal setting.
Then, considering the military or paramilitary setting, you will bear me witness that, greeting or salutation is strictly obligatory; in the sense that, each officer must tender his/her salutation to his senior officer. This gesture is meant to take place when the officers involved, i.e. the junior and the senior officers, are in their formal uniform. But on the contrary, it’s often observed even when any of the officers or both of them is/are in mufti; this also signifies the severe nature of the obligation.
In my own singular view, there are certain factors that mustn’t be taken for granted whenever the issue of salutation or greeting is raised. In as much as it is mostly and widely noted that salutation is not a voluntary obligation, we are still bound to acknowledge some vital facts that accompany salutation.
From my perspective, salutation is meant to be reciprocal. Both in the formal or informal (native) settings, salutation or greeting is expected to be reciprocated whenever it is being dished out by the younger or junior person/staff as the case might be. Thus, one could describe salutation as an exchange of pleasantry irrespective of the ‘setting’ in question. Even, sometimes the elder person or the senior colleague could extend his/her greeting first in order to attract the attention of the younger or junior one. We really need to comprehend this fact to the fullness so we could put an end to the ongoing inconsequential bickering or pandemonium in respect to salutation (greetings).
Above all, I wish to remind you that ‘salutation is not love’. This simply means that salutation doesn’t signifies that the person presenting the pleasantry truly loves you. Suffice to say that, salutation could be deceptive or a sign of deceit. So we must endeavour not to fall prey to any deceptive salutation/greeting. Believe me, it is better for one to stay without receiving any respect in the name of salutation than to receive the ones that are fake or misleading. Of course, someone who often receive fake salutation from his younger/junior ones could be referred to as one in a ‘Social bondage’. Please, beware of insincere salutation at all times because it maims, and kills too.
Based on the aforementioned facts, I think it would be better for us to regard salutation as a voluntary gesture, rather than seeing it as what ought to be done compulsorily. After all, what would it benefit us to receive a deceptive salutation, at the expense of our happiness or lives? Think about it!
FRED NWAOZOR
frednwaozor@gmail.com
The Ongoing She Needs A Roof Project (SNARP)
THE NEED TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING ‘SHE NEEDS A ROOF PROJECT (SNARP)’
Brethren, a good friend of mine who bears ‘Izuawuba’ took his precious time penultimate week to give me the insight on the real meaning of the native name (Izuawuba). According to him, the name simply means, ‘Secrecy does not beget genuine wealth or riches’. In other words, one who does things in secret or who often hides himself will definitely finds it difficult to embrace any genuine thing in abundance.
Mind you, ‘wealth’ does not only represent abundance of money. Thus, it could be abundance of good health, knowledge, wisdom, power, fame, or what have you. Yes, one may be rich in any area of life. Needless to say; we must reach out to people if we are blessed with anything, in order to embrace the abundance of it. Because, anything done in secret can never yield something genuine, talk less of its abundance.
So if you’re blessed with wealth/riches in respect to money, endeavour to touch people’s lives with it, so that, the riches would be surplus to your greatest delight. Well, that’s by the way; it’s high time we faced the theme of today’s crusade squarely. And it’s no longer news that our theme for today remains ‘She Needs A Roof Project’.
Due to her extreme love for humanitarianism and as a mother par excellence, as soon as she assumed office as the Imo First Lady, Her Excellency Nneoma Nkechi Rochas Okorocha through a divine inspiration assured the good people of Imo State that she would stride relentlessly to ensure that poverty is drastically alleviated among Imo indigenes in line with the Rescue Mission Agenda of her darling husband – Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha.
In view of this, Her Excellency went ahead to institute a remarkable programme known as She Needs A Roof Project (SNARP) under the aegis of a Non Governmental Organization – the Women Divine Destiny Initiative (WODDI), solely founded by her. The inauguration of the aforementioned project attracted dignitaries and well-spirited individuals from all walks of life across the federation.
This programme instituted by the Imo First Lady, Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha is driven by her intense passion to ensure thorough eradication of shanty huts through the construction of befitting bungalows for the poorest of the poor and the downtrodden in Imo State, most especially the indigent widows and orphans.
With all sincerity, in the history of Imo State and beyond, this would be the first time we would witness such capital-intensive project being spearheaded by a First Lady. In the past, we only saw the First Ladies share bags of food stuffs and other valuable items among the indigent women. But the present First Lady, Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha has proven to us that one can still thrive beyond his/her strength if he/she is truly willing and determined, having introduced and as well implemented the ongoing life touching programme (SNARP). Let’s ride on!
The astonishing and most amazing aspect of SNARP is that, it is being carried out simultaneously in all the existing twenty-seven (27) Local Government Areas in the state. Most importantly, the consistency and the ebullience constantly showcased by the Imo First Lady while carrying-out the projects, is not in doubt. This was why the entire Imo women unanimously crowned her with an impeccable and memorable title “Eji Ulo eme ogo”.
At the moment, the Phase I, II and III of the She Needs A Roof Project (SNARP) have respectively taken place in all the LGAs in Imo State, and the commissioning of the Phase III which was recently rounded-off by Her Excellency is ongoing in all the LGAs.
Another impressive part of SNARP is that, during the commissioning of the furnished ultra modern two-bedroom apartments built for the indigent women or orphans, the beneficiaries would be provided with other fascinating living facilities; and among these, a certain trade would be established for each of them afterwards. Above all, all the affected orphans stands a chance of being adopted by Her Excellency for the rest of their lives.
Suffice to say; the benevolent Imo First Lady otherwise known as the hope of the hopeless, is not just beautifying our indigent women and orphans with enticing houses, but also extracting them from the zone of poverty for eternity.
Truly, the SNAR Project solely instituted and oversees by Her Excellency, Nneoma Nkechi Rochas Okorocha, is worth supporting by all and sundry because it is genuinely a philanthropic programme that is aiming at waving goodbye to abject poverty in the whole of Imo State in spite of the arduous nature of the initiative. On this note, I urge all the Imo State stakeholders both home and in the diaspora to join hands in uplifting this historic magnanimous gesture by contributing their respective quotas. We can also emulate the project by instituting other similar programmes across the state.
No doubt, considering the unprecedented achievements so far, it is obvious that the She Needs A Roof Project (SNARP) has surely come to stay in Imo State; but all hands must be on deck for its object to be totally actualized.
So we must come out and support this genuine love being shown to those that has none. We shouldn’t do it in secret because secrecy doesn’t beget genuine wealth or riches. After all, nothing good is hidden. Think about it!
FRED NWAOZOR
frednwaozor@gmail.com
Brethren, a good friend of mine who bears ‘Izuawuba’ took his precious time penultimate week to give me the insight on the real meaning of the native name (Izuawuba). According to him, the name simply means, ‘Secrecy does not beget genuine wealth or riches’. In other words, one who does things in secret or who often hides himself will definitely finds it difficult to embrace any genuine thing in abundance.
Mind you, ‘wealth’ does not only represent abundance of money. Thus, it could be abundance of good health, knowledge, wisdom, power, fame, or what have you. Yes, one may be rich in any area of life. Needless to say; we must reach out to people if we are blessed with anything, in order to embrace the abundance of it. Because, anything done in secret can never yield something genuine, talk less of its abundance.
So if you’re blessed with wealth/riches in respect to money, endeavour to touch people’s lives with it, so that, the riches would be surplus to your greatest delight. Well, that’s by the way; it’s high time we faced the theme of today’s crusade squarely. And it’s no longer news that our theme for today remains ‘She Needs A Roof Project’.
Due to her extreme love for humanitarianism and as a mother par excellence, as soon as she assumed office as the Imo First Lady, Her Excellency Nneoma Nkechi Rochas Okorocha through a divine inspiration assured the good people of Imo State that she would stride relentlessly to ensure that poverty is drastically alleviated among Imo indigenes in line with the Rescue Mission Agenda of her darling husband – Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha.
In view of this, Her Excellency went ahead to institute a remarkable programme known as She Needs A Roof Project (SNARP) under the aegis of a Non Governmental Organization – the Women Divine Destiny Initiative (WODDI), solely founded by her. The inauguration of the aforementioned project attracted dignitaries and well-spirited individuals from all walks of life across the federation.
This programme instituted by the Imo First Lady, Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha is driven by her intense passion to ensure thorough eradication of shanty huts through the construction of befitting bungalows for the poorest of the poor and the downtrodden in Imo State, most especially the indigent widows and orphans.
With all sincerity, in the history of Imo State and beyond, this would be the first time we would witness such capital-intensive project being spearheaded by a First Lady. In the past, we only saw the First Ladies share bags of food stuffs and other valuable items among the indigent women. But the present First Lady, Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha has proven to us that one can still thrive beyond his/her strength if he/she is truly willing and determined, having introduced and as well implemented the ongoing life touching programme (SNARP). Let’s ride on!
The astonishing and most amazing aspect of SNARP is that, it is being carried out simultaneously in all the existing twenty-seven (27) Local Government Areas in the state. Most importantly, the consistency and the ebullience constantly showcased by the Imo First Lady while carrying-out the projects, is not in doubt. This was why the entire Imo women unanimously crowned her with an impeccable and memorable title “Eji Ulo eme ogo”.
At the moment, the Phase I, II and III of the She Needs A Roof Project (SNARP) have respectively taken place in all the LGAs in Imo State, and the commissioning of the Phase III which was recently rounded-off by Her Excellency is ongoing in all the LGAs.
Another impressive part of SNARP is that, during the commissioning of the furnished ultra modern two-bedroom apartments built for the indigent women or orphans, the beneficiaries would be provided with other fascinating living facilities; and among these, a certain trade would be established for each of them afterwards. Above all, all the affected orphans stands a chance of being adopted by Her Excellency for the rest of their lives.
Suffice to say; the benevolent Imo First Lady otherwise known as the hope of the hopeless, is not just beautifying our indigent women and orphans with enticing houses, but also extracting them from the zone of poverty for eternity.
Truly, the SNAR Project solely instituted and oversees by Her Excellency, Nneoma Nkechi Rochas Okorocha, is worth supporting by all and sundry because it is genuinely a philanthropic programme that is aiming at waving goodbye to abject poverty in the whole of Imo State in spite of the arduous nature of the initiative. On this note, I urge all the Imo State stakeholders both home and in the diaspora to join hands in uplifting this historic magnanimous gesture by contributing their respective quotas. We can also emulate the project by instituting other similar programmes across the state.
No doubt, considering the unprecedented achievements so far, it is obvious that the She Needs A Roof Project (SNARP) has surely come to stay in Imo State; but all hands must be on deck for its object to be totally actualized.
So we must come out and support this genuine love being shown to those that has none. We shouldn’t do it in secret because secrecy doesn’t beget genuine wealth or riches. After all, nothing good is hidden. Think about it!
FRED NWAOZOR
frednwaozor@gmail.com
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