IS ABIA STILL GOD'S OWN STATE OR HAS IT BEEN SOLD TO THE DEVIL? - By Dunstan Ukaga
I was growing up when the name"ABIA, GOD'S OWN STATE'' was coined.
Since Abia was carved out from Imo state, the state started with a neo
found spirit of development. We stopped listening to IBC and switched on
to Abia broadcasting service.
It was fun to listen to ABS as
the presenters mentioned"Abia, God's own state'' and each showed
logically why and how Abia state even from the bible was God's own
state. I said WAS because nowadays, no one seems to tag Abia state God's
own state even from the biblical point of view.
Ndi Abia state, gini n'eme n'Abia state?
I loved and envied Abia state. Orji Uzor Kalu came and all of us were
hysterical about Abia state. The young man was filled with energy to
develop this God' own state. Theodore Orji took over, everyone thought
Abia would be an industrial impetus for all Igbos to leverage on.
Brothers and sisters, has Abia state been sold to the devil? I do not
seem to see again the good spirit that followed Abia state newly when
she was created.
Is Abia still GOD'S OWN STATE or DEVIL'S OWN STATE?
ALUU
FOUR: Fears, worries amid delayed trial of suspects.ON October 5, 2012,
when four male students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT)
Rivers State were lynched by an out of control mob in Omuokiri Aluu in
Ikwerre Local Government Area in jungle justice, the barbarism in the
heinous murder attracted spontaneous public disgust and condemnation of
global proportion.The victims were Chiadika Biringa (20) of Theatre Arts
Department; Ugonna Obuzor, 18 (Geology), Mike Toku Lloyd, 20, (Civil
Engineering Department), all in second year studies and Tekenah Elkanah,
21 (Diploma (Technical) who were ultimately set ablaze to a cheering
crowd by the mob over claims of stealing that police report has
disclaimed.
