Igboburuotu Social Club of Nigeria is
an association of people of Igbo extraction and any Nigerian Citizen who is capable
of speaking the Igbo language. It is also designed to ensure love and empowerment
of members and society. This much was gathered during the recent monthly
meeting of the group which took place at Diakon Hotel, Ijegun, Lagos. SUCCESS DAMIAN reports.
High Chief
Chika C. Nwekedi, Founder/President of Igboburuotu Social Club of Nigeria had
opportunity of speaking on his leadership position; acknowledging that it was
not an easy job. “It has not been easy as a leader and when you are on top you
become topic, because I can condone whatever they are saying, I rule Ladipo for
six years, Ladipo is more than 6,000 people from 1999 till 2004/5. Remember in
the midst of 12 there must be a Judas, but that will never deter us. That is
why I said I am on top. I am a topic either for the good one or the bad one.”
On the aims
and objectives of the club he said support for one another and love is
paramount “Last year we gave each widow N5000, and one bag of rice, whether a
member or not, this year, we are giving N100, 000 and a bag of rice, we give
N200,000, N250,000 as loan to members without interest for them to pay back in
December.. I tell my people to be good citizens of Nigeria because all eyes are
no us.
“If our
member’s wife is delivered of his pregnancy through CS process and there
is no money for the bill we pay and give him one year to repay. That money we
would have used to travel to your village for burial we use it to save your life.
I don’t believe in contributing money for burial. You will gain when you are
alive and not in death. Besides we fight on behalf of our members who is being
intimidated so far as he did not kill, nor steal, we save him with our money,”
Nwekedi said.
He spoke on
the motivation for acquiring land on behalf of his member, “I was in Lagos in
1992 and there was no place to lay my head. My father died when I was eight
years, and I slept in the shop in Ladipo where there was no toilet, in the
night you go to toilet by the side of the canal, later God gave me money, I
have one room around 1997, from there I had flat, and today, I have too houses
in Lagos.
“So that
made me to understand what people are passing through and when you don’t have
house where you are living it is bad, so that was why I brought idea of the
land, 72 plots of land for interested members. On the land we have about two
acres for Igboburuotu office complex, a hall and houses for members who have
house problem, to stay for two years free of charge because when somebody has
wife and children and they pursue them, or they sell the house, how can he
manage and his family is not there to help him?"
He said the
association’s year book is coming up which go worldwide which we will invite
people from Aso Rock, another one in December but will start in June our year
book, original magazine, we do it every two years, we give awards which will be
in the magazine.
Onyebuchi
Emmanuel Agunna, Vice Chairman of the Association said Igboburuotu came into
existence in 2016 with motto to support members, empower widows, less
privileged in society, led money to member to enhance business and buying of
land and giving to members at reduced fee.
He spoke on
motivation for establishing the association “Brotherly love is paramount, when
your brother is in need you see somebody you can confide in that will come to
your aid. There is also networking and business collaboration among the
members. “
He also
spoke on issue of investing in Igbo land “It is a good thing, but I believe in
one Nigeria and the Igbos are not threatened by claims by some segments of the
host that Lagos does not belong to Igbos; the Igbos believe in restructuring so
that they can build and invest anywhere they like.”
He said the
association is not partisan and does not support any particular party, though
members may be advised to vote somebody with credibility and integrity.
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