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The Obuzo's Prophecy and the Shortness of Ibusa Organizations

 The Obuzo's Prophecy and the Shortness of Ibusa Organizations - Emeka Esogbue In 2008, Miss Florence Bob-Okonkwo of the Nkpanyala sector of Ibusa approached me and expressed her desire to start an Ibusa association, which we eventually dubbed the Ibusa Like-minds Association.  After careful consideration, I concluded that the proposed organization's goal was to contribute to our community's social development through seminars and lectures, and because it was an Ibusa project, I bought the idea and agreed to participate in the project. We immediately launched the Association's programming, including lectures and town hall meetings, some of which were well attended by our Ibusa people. The inaugural lecture program was held at the Federal Government Girls College in Ibusa, where speakers spoke thematically about the usage of hard drugs by Ibusa youngsters, which they claimed was growing more prevalent.  It was at this session that I first met Mr. Peter Egbuchue. While we...