OFOBRUKU TASKS UVWIE PEOPLE ON UNITY

 OFOBRUKU TASKS UVWIE PEOPLE ON UNITY 


By Ambrose Ologide 

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By Wilson Macaulay

 



The Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC ), Delta State Chapter, Comrade Goodluck Ofobruku, has tasked Uvwie people of the state on unity of purpose.


He gave the charge in his key note address as the chairman of the last Uvwie Day celebration.


He noted that " Overtime, politics and political actions have distorted our mentality to the extent that people now de- emphasise Uvwie as a people, to speak more of the communities they come from in the state."


"This position has degenerated so much dismay across communities and weakened our strength of brotherliness. In my capacity as chairman today, I want to humbly lay the task of promoting unity and togetherness among the Uvwie people, our father, HRM Abe 1, chiefs , the elites and scholars of the kingdom," he added


Ofobruku also expressed worries over the threat of possible extinction of the Uvwie dialect of the Urhobo Language and called on elders and stakeholders in the kingdom to do more to preserve the dialect for the generations to come.


Ofobruku was also full of praises for the Uvwie monarch for establishing a cultural library as he noted that the library was a repository of Uvwie culture. The library serves both historical and academic purposes. I urge Uvwie sons and daughters to support the library project through the provision of resources to continuously improve its standard, " he added.


He called for a greater publicity of the Uvwie Day in order to encourage Uvwie sons and daughters to participate in it at all times.


Speaking further, the chairman applauded Abe 1 for initiating policies and programme aimed at promoting education, commerce and culture in the kingdom. 


" We must all support these laudable initiatives and key into them. In realisation of this, I am committed to supporting the developmental strides of our revered royal father. On my part, I will continue to contribute my quota to the progress of the kingdom, while being a good ambassador and role model to our youths who look up to us for positive guidance, support and leadership . We must not fail them, " he stated. 


On security in Uvwie , he posited that Uvwie people could work together to achieve it, saying that "Our efforts in this regard should include positive engagement of our youths, expanding job creation initiatives and vocational programmes."


" It breeds responsibility when the youths are gainfully engaged legitimate businesses. This reduces restiveness and guarantee a stable macroeconomic effect both for a conducive business environment and stable economic development, " he asserted.

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