PEN MASTER'S 11 PEOPLE THAT TOUCHED IBUSA IN 2022

Like everything else that has a beginning, the year 2022 is gradually rolling to an end. However, some people made the community tick and enjoyable.

This compendium is in no particular order.

1. HON INNOCENT Esewezie: Esewezie took the year to warm himself into the hearts of the people as perhaps, the LG Chairman with the most verifiable projects for the community. Hardly will anyone think of any particular sector ranging from health, security, road construction, peace initiatives, etc that he did touch. Hon Esewezie was just himself Igbuzo in 2022 and everyone can attest to it.

2. PAT ADIGWE: Adigwe was phenomenal with philanthropies that added to the human beauty of the community. It was not only about philanthropies as Adigwe delved into reportage to unravel the true situations of some of the events that happened in the community. With Pat Adigwe, the Ibusa people heard directly from the horse's mouths and reached conclusions on their own.

3. CHIEF SABASTINE ADIGWE: Chief Adigwe was one Ibusa personality that stood firmly behind the promotion of the culture of the Igbuzo people with particular reference to the Iwu Festival. The former MD of Afribank reworked and repackaged the Iwu Festival of the Ogbeowele people to sell it to lovers of culture and tourism. The Owelle was more than fantastic.

4. PRECIOUS ADIGWE: The wife of Pat Adigwe cannot be left out in this compendium. The Akwa-Ocha woman promoted the traditional attire of the Anioma people, designing and redesigning as much as possible. The beauty is that Precious made Ibusa a destination for seekers of the Akwa-Ocha.

5. CHIEF KIZITO IJEH: The Uteogbeje Chief, in addition to his fearless status as the Chairman of the committee that saw the reemergence of the Omu institution in Ibusa also touched many lives in the community. The People of Oshimili North initiator popularly called "Mugabe 1" in the forum, in contrast to Hon Pat Mozea, also known as "Mugabe 2," used the platform to extend philanthropy to several indigenes in the community, helping to raise funds for them. Chief Kizito Ijeh distinguished himself.

6. SIR DR. CHUKS OKONJI: The Omelora of Ibusa sealed a place in the heart of Ibusa in 2022. The politician and philanthropist who is also the APM flag bearer in the 2023 Delta State House of Assembly election, emerged as one of the Ibusa politicians with the largest followers. The Omelora whose influence spread far and wide across the Oshimili North constituency has been seen receiving awards as rewards for the philanthropy carried out by him.

7. ACHOR NONYELIM: One of the biggest philanthropists in Ibusa in the year 2022 was Mr. Achor. Interestingly, while many in the community concentrated their selflessness on wealthy people, Achor Nonyelim was truly about the less privileged, putting smiles on their faces. It would seem that the Ibusa people are tired of thanking him for this. Beautifully too, hardly is his voice heard despite the great works of humanity by him.

8. CHIEDU BANDOH: There was Chiedu Bandoh, a Media Aide to the Oshimili North LGA Chairman. Brilliant in this trade, Ibusa, Oshimili and Anioma took the year, 2022, reading the reports of Chiedu Bandoh who relentlessly informed the minds on the activities of the Oshimili North LGA. Bandoh was the foremost reliable source of the Ibusa people in 2022.

9. MRS. FLORENCE AGOH: Mrs. Agoh is the latest Ibusa revelation in youth mentorship. She is a lover of Ibusa youths and their affairs.

10. DR. SUNNY UDOGWU: Dr. Udogwu, also a Bishop-Elect, despite his Lagos location took 2022 to identify and extend his philanthropies to the people of Ibusa. The Initiator of Encouragers International Charity Organization found a way in 2022 to think of the Ibusa people for inclusion among several other extractions of people living in Lagos.

11. ONOWU FRANK OBODOECHINA: Onowu Obodoechina is known for his love and commitment to Ibusa and this manifested fully in the year, 2022. Onowu Frank Obodoechine is like the Ibusa representative in the Diaspora, doing everything humanly possible and taking every available opportunity to promote the community in the social sphere, especially in the area of culture. With Obodoechine, It would seem that everything in Canada is Ibusa. Where others complain of disconnection, Onowu Frank gathers Igbuzo children reminding and taking them through the process of sociocultural education in the community. He retains the Igbuzo language and culture for the present generation. No one seems to have made felt in the Diaspora like Onowu Frank in 2022.

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