Emeka Esogbue

UWOLO CRISIS TEARS IBUSA COMMUNITY APART Story By Emeka Esogbue There are indications that all is not well in Ibusa community in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State following an alleged removal of the Uwolo of the community, Chief Amaechi Nwaenie and consequent replacement.  PEN MASTER can report that indigenes fear that the community, struggling to return from the Obuzo-Diokpa crisis since 1995, is finding its way back on another path of major social crisis. Trouble started when on June 21, 2023, a video clip was circulated on social media, showing a ceremony in which Chief Amaechi Nwaenie, the Uwolo of Ibusa was allegedly removed from traditional office and replaced with Ogbuu Agiliga Umunna who was later seen in another video chalked by the 104-year old Diokpa of the community, Onowu Paul Ijeh.  Since then, the people of the community from the various quarters have been trading blames. Typically, both sides of the divide have stuck to their guns, justifying ...

 Visiting the Ibusa Development: Enter Victor Uchunor, a Thinker of the People's Growth "Secondly, the time has come for us as a community to think of development. The idea of "Ego di n'oshia" should be a thing of the past. This is because after two years, four years, we are not able to lay a foundation for the development of the community, then questions should arise as to what role we played. What can they say after our exit on the idea of utilizing the resources of the community? There is nothing that stops Umuodafe for example from having a big hall as in Umuodafe community hall. We can also harness our resources to develop a shopping mall. There is nothing wrong with having a recreation centre as part of our legacies where Umuodafe sons and daughters will use it at a minimal cost. More so, if every village in Ibusa should embrace such an idea, Ibusa will not remain like this. But a situation where people lavish money and resources on frivolities does not tel...

 Igbuzo Singles Meet Celebrate 10th Anniversary in Ibusa The Government will Partner with ISM – Hon Innocent Esewezie  Encourage More NGOs on Ibusa Youths – Emeka Esogbue Speak our Enuani to your Children – Patricia Nnabuife   Tuesday, November 30, 2021 Prominent sons and daughters of Ibusa came together on Saturday to join the 10th-anniversary celebration of Igbuzo Singles Meet Worldwide (ISM) in the community. The occasion which was long-awaited before intense publicity that accompanied it on social media saw several youths from the community gathering as early as 10 am in groups, smiling and cheering themselves. Cladded in identifiable customized blue t-shirts with ISM inscriptions and first names, some of the youths spoken to by our crew expressed their minds on what to expect ahead of the event.  Following the recognition of dignitaries from the community and other participants, the founder, Elder Emeka Esogbue took to the floor to deliver his welcome addre...

 HON ESEWEZIE AND HILARY OKOBI, CARRYING THE POLITICAL HOPE OF IBUSA - HOW THE DUO BLESSED THE COMMUNITY WITH INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT - Report by Emeka Esogbue (Pen Master) A sigh of relief which will reduce the arduous search for a standard event center for use has come the way of event planners and their guests in Ibusa and environs.  Ibusa, one of the major communities in Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state had seriously faced dearth of standard halls, classically for the use of people to hold events and executive meetings until a few weeks ago when the current Executive Chairman of the Oshimili North Council embarked on the renovation of an unrepair Oshimili North LGA Liaison building in the community and converted it to elegance.  Before now, event planners faced the difficulty of holding events in the community with Asaba as the usual option where the occasion is to be large but all that ended with the executive choice of Hon Esewezie, the man they...