By Alh. Ahmed Adoke
As inevitable facts of life dictates, the past makes the present, the present makes the future.
The ignoble present of the Adavi Local Government Area has compelled me to ask of glorious yester years of Adavi Local Government people right from the time when the entire Kogi Central Senatorial District is addressed as Igbirra Native Authority comprising Okehi and Okene districts respectively.
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| Late Alh. Ibrahim Onoruoiyiza Atta |
Who made Ebira thick then? The leadership of Igbirra Native Authority (ITU) under the colonial masters is not complete without the emphatic mention of the Atta of Igbirraland, His Royal Highness Alh. Ibrahim Onoruoiyiza Atta who hails from Adavi District of Ebiraland. His father, Late Adayi Otaru Kuroko, Opisa – the wealthy of his time and the mother Oyi-Ayi Iya-ebe a well traveled woman, daughter of Atta Omadivi, a wise brave visionary hails from Agada clan of Okene District of Ebiraland.
Without going into historical volumes of the past, the parental combination of late Ohinoyi of Ebirland, Atta Ibrahim Onoruoyiza is of dual sound wise family.
When eventually the need to create more Local Government from the then Igbirra Native Authority arose, the late Ohinoyi of Ebira, Alh. Sanni Omolori and Kokori Abdul of blessed memory, vehemently opposed the idea in line with their self serving wisdom which has become folly today.
They kicked against the well focused and patriotic move that was championed late J.A.G Ohiani. Eventually, Okehi Local Government was carved out of Okene and was first chaired by late J.A.G Ohiani. Ohiani is from Adavi District of Ebiraland and performed credibly well and better than any of his equals in the then Kwara State.
Historical records have shown how Adavi indigenes have excelled in all sphere of life but alas, what has become of us that we are physically more backward in terms of education, socio-economic and infrastructural development in Ebiraland today?
The crop of leadership we have after Alh. Adamu Atta, former Governor of Kwara State and a philanthropist of no equal, took the stage with all immoral manners, that tends to retard Adavi L.G.A.
What you sow, you reap. The present leadership in Adavi L.G.A. does not see anything wrong at overloading the workforce strength of the LGA as long as their children, wives, concubines that constitute the bulk of the unproductive staff are paid and the monthly unholy returns are constantly from any sitting Chairman of the LGA.
Adavi LGA has more worker than other LGs with larger population under the guise of satisfying god-fathers and the over bloated workforce has forced the LGA to owe salaries of up to 6 months as at the time of writing this article (10/6/2011).
No leader of any sort can raise eye brow in sympathy of the workers because they have soiled their hands with the present Chairman, Hon Raji Owuda Ahmed. When the LG Chairman was suspended twice, the Adavi LG leadership including the traditional rulers were covertly canvassing for the retention of Raji Owuda Ahmed because of the subterranean unholy deals between them.
The present Adavi LG Chairman will have a lot of tales to tell if he goes off the EFCC hook. Who among the leadership in Adavi LG that have not benefited from the patronage of unexecuted contracts from the Local Government Chairman? If EFCC has to justly carry out professional investigation and prosecute accordingly, who among the Adavi political leaders is free?
With glorious past and present mess, what holds for Adavi tomorrow? The Local Government chairmanship and councillorship is knocking at the doors. What manners of councilors and chairman will Adavi choose this time around in view of the present mess caused the immediate past administration with 4 – 5 month salary burden? The injection of youthful leadership into Adavi LG politics, I expect a new direction devoid of the dictates from our past leaders who have placed Adavi at this ignoble condition.
I am appealing to the good conscience of Adavi political leaders to look before they leap in terms of the kind of councilors and chairman they present for election into the Adavi LG council in the next Local Government elections.
Alh. Ahmed Adoke
Patron, Righteous On-lookers Association,
Km. 8, Okene – Lokoja Road, Adavi L.G.A.,
Tel: 08033498951
the day we r waiting 4 hs come. Who will join us to celebrate EBIRA DAY IN UNIJOS which will take plc on 9 july.
ReplyDeleteIT WAS OBVIOUS,HOW FERVENTLY YOU DDICATED YOU RESOURCEFUL TIME TO MAKE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO REVAMP THE ENTIRE EBIRELAND.ALLAH WILL BLESS YOU AND PROVIDE MORE OF YOUR LIKES TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM.
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