Hon. Oseme Celebrates Birthday To Promote Love.

Different people celebrate their birthdays for different reasons. To some, it is to cook, eat, drink and enjoy themselves, as well as to show off or to tell people that they have arrived.

But for the wise ones, it is to thank God for keeping them alive and adding a new year to their age, as well as to advance a noble cause.

Hon. Chuks Gozie Oseme, the amiable Chairman of Aniocha North Local Government Council of Delta State, belongs to the later class of wise people.

He celebrated his birthday today, being the eighth day of October, 2019, for two main reasons.

One, to thank God for preserving his life and for adding a new year to his age, as well as to promote love, both within his council, within the entire local government and the world at large. And two, to promote peace and love.

He said that that no meaningful development can take place in the local government in the absence of peace and love. The humble gentleman, therefore, used the opportunity to plead for peace among members of his council and the people of the council, so that the local government can continue to experience peace, love and desired development.

The occasion was preceded by a meeting between Hon. Oseme and members of staff of the local government council, after which a quiz contest was organized for the children of the staffers of the council.

In attendance to witness the August occasion were: Representatives of the governor headed by Prince Kelly Penawei, Special Adviser to Delta State Governor on Local Government, Hon. Ifeanyi Michael Egwunyenga, Delta State Commissioner for Youths Development, Hon. Emma Bazim Chinye, Chairman, Delta state Waste Management Board, Mr. Adim Elue, Senior Special Assistant to Delta State Governor on Political Matters, Hon. Nwaebuni SSA to Gov. Okowa, Hon. Prince Victor Egbune, Aniocha North PDP Chairman, Hon. Nnamdi Mohanye, former Aniocha North PDP Chairman, Hon. Tobe Ukwamedua, the Vice Chairman of Aniocha North Local Government Council, Aniocha North LG Excos, Aniocha North Legislative Arm, led by its leader, Ward Chairmen, Party Excos.

Others were: Chief Emma Eboh, the Divisional Police Officers of Issele-Uku and Onicha-Olona Police Stations, Hon. Matthew Chinye, Aniocha North LG All Progressives Congress, APC, Chairman, among other politicians and important personalities.

Speaker after speaker spoke glowingly about Hon. Oseme and his Council, wishing him a happy celebration. Among the speakers were Honourables Ifeanyi Michael Egwunyenga, Emma Chinye, Adim Elue, Prince Victor Egbune, Emma Eboh, and Matthew Chinye of APC.

After describing Hon. Oseme as a professional and a successful politician, Hon. Adim Elue went ahead to say to him: “I congratulate and celebrate with you, my brother and friend, Hon. Chuks Oseme, the indefatigable and visionary Local Government Chairman of Aniocha north LGA as you turn a new age today.  I am of the firm believe that you are progressively minded and you are growing from grace to grace.”

“I am excited today, that you have performed far beyond the expectations of your detractors, initiating developmental policies that have brought about positive changes to our people. As you celebrate today, I pray that the Almighty grants you your heart desires and more.”

In appreciation of Hon. Oseme’s enviable track record, the Delta State Commissioner for Youths Development, Hon. Ifeanyi Michael Egwunyenga, promised to partner with him and his Council, with a view to bettering the lots of the youths, both in his Council and in the State.

The youthful youths development commissioner disclosed that the governor of the state, His Excellency, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowas has set up a committee, whose term of reference was to advise the state government on how the Craft Centre located along the Asaba-Benin Expressway, Issele- Uku, could be put to effective use.

Chief Emma Eboh on his own part, thanked and praised Hon. Oseme for his visionary status. He also used the opportunity to encourage him to invest more on the youths of the Council as possible future replacements of government functionaries, both in the local government and in the state.

Hon. Oseme was not left out in the speech-making exercise. He started by reminding his guests that Aniocha North Local Government Council is the home-council of personalities like Tony Elumelu of Tony Elumelu Foundation, Chief Gabriel Ogbechie of Rain Oil, Dame Nkem Okwuofu, Delta State Civil Service Commission, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, Minority Leader of Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, the immediate past Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Nuel Ojei of Nuel Ojei Holdings, a Chief Judge of the Federal Court of Appeal, who’s about to be promoted to the Supreme Court of Nigeria, and some serving army generals Brigadier Gen.

He however stated that this has not translated into the desired economic development of the Aniocha North Council area. As a result of this, he’s planning to host the first-ever Aniocha North Economic Summit. According to him, the summit would take place in the first quarter of 2020, during which the fortunes of the local government would be discussed.

He also mentioned the challenges that the Council was facing to include the perennial flooding at Iyi Nta in Issele-Uku, as well as the stigma of kidnapping.

He however disclosed that the Council has concluded plans to offer some palliative measures to the Iyi Nta flooding menace. On the security side, he said he has engaged the services of the local vigilantes to be on the alert and to constantly comb the bushes within the council area, in search of kidnappers and their victims.

In responding to Hon. Oseme’s plea for help from the state government, Prince Kelly Penawei promised to deliver Hon. Oseme’s request to the governor, His Excellency, Senator Dr. Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa.

The invited guests had a lot to eat and to drink, before returning to their homes safely.

Hon. Oseme Celebrates Birthday To Promote Love.