Dear Ndi Anambra, we are business people by Nature and Traders by calling and we don't have to make Apologies for such a wonderful endowment.
Though everybody in life is a Trader by default, so when the less informed uses is at object of mockery, I felt pity and i weep for them, for they are not informed at all.
If you are a Doctor, you trade your Health knowledge for the Money you extort,sorry I mean money you took or exchanged from your Customer which you named Patient.
If you are a Teacher, you give out an inches of your knowledge for Tuition fees and I can't drag into discuss the current many ways Teachers extort money from students.
Bankers are Ezigbo Ekperima trader, they charge you fees and deductions that amounts into Billions when put together, so they trade our ignorance for profit.
Anything you do to earn a living, is exchange of that for the Financial benefit, which is called Trading.
You can sale what you have, and we all can't sale same item..
When next, one mocks your TRIBE as traders, try and Educate the person properly... Moving on..
Back in the days, there is this saying "Onwero ebe onye OKA bi, ibe ya Amaro" (We have each other's back and puffing off shoulder doesn't arise within).
In cause of doing business, we encounter Oghom afia, what we do on such situation is to cut our loses,move on with the spirit that we will recoup, we don't Fold Shop and weep till Christ Come.
Oburu Afia Our Governor Willie Obiano, agho go anyi... and with the depreciation that is folding our state like MOI MOI, we have to start looking at, how to salvage the state collectively.
If you have a manager that is running your business and suddenly you see the Empire crumbling and you say,"Let me wait, so the business will die on him and I blame him", after the failing of the business, all blames are irrelevant, the best is to see how best to bring back the Business on its feet, then get another who is able and capable to take over..
That brings me to the latest Anethema in guise of FIRE DISASTER, which affect our Children, friends and well wishers...
Plus atimes it results to loss of lives, that begs us to move with our Anunuebe to procure certain healing for the ailing state.
We can't continue pontificating, pointing our fingers where it should be but that is not a solution at all.
I love Americans, no matter the Political Divide, they come together during Crisis or War to fight with one purpose, which reminds me of that trickish British saying which provides "Let's bury the Hatchet" (Hatchet is instrument of War, such as Matchet, Spear, Daga, Bows and Arrows.. So the saying is, you bury yours at your convinient place and I Bury mine, any slight provocation we all unearth the Hatchets... OKPO aburu kwa na Anya).
Fire Disaster has turned into political Hallucination, once there is Fire, politicians from all walks of life will stomp into the Arena with bucket of tears, some speaking in tongues, some talking to hear the sound of thier own Voice but none brings a Solution that is workable.
Some Media Hookers moonlighting for them will also throw out PRESS WEEPING.. just to score a cheap political Point.
I come today to discuss and dissect the disaster that happened at OCHANJA which Took Mother and Child instantly and other Corpses Burnt beyond recognition that were discovered later.
It rendered many people hopeless with future that is blunt.
Then while at it, another PMS FILLED TANKER FELL at BESOY very late at night when we are asleep and snoring, with aim of setting OMOBA PHASE 11 on Fire and rendering NKPOR a Waste, but thank God that Rain fail, people came out in NZOGBU NZOGBU fashion and our FIRE BRIGADE intervened and the Fire was contained.
Note to my GOVERNOR.... inviting people affected at Ochanja to OKA for registration is a bad faithed exercise,a bad call..
infact it is as bad as it sound...
The people involved in the appraising should go to OCHANJA, standing at shops of Victims, the neighbors will identify the owners and plus it gives them sense of belonging, asking them to move to OKA without asking if they have enough money for transport is uncalled for and many Fraudulent ones may step inn...
The situation should be settled at ONUICHA,not even at the office of the Market executive, but on sight inspection and evaluation.. Moving on..
While we heaved sigh of relief, we heard that, ANOTHER TANKER Fully Laden fell at AGULU, that was when I knew the gods are angry and there are something sinister that is playing this Devilish Drum by the Bush side.
We can keep pointing at the Governor for incomptency, we can throw pebbles at FIRE TRUCKS but none of them are at the receiving ends..
Governor Obiano do not have Shop at OCHANJA or Main market, so if it burn to cinder, he will only come with retinue of Security and make some and same TV appearance and the loses is still on us.
Was it not OKOYE from Isuofia that said "Eme osiso, emeghalu Odachi".
I wrote a prediction of this kind of doom, having the conditions of our Fire fighters in mind, let me reproduce the original piece..
There is No Gainsaying that FIRE FIGHTING in Nigeria is a Sorry sight, but my immediate concern is that of ANAMBRA my State, after all ekesia na ama eburu naba na Obi..
Not because we don't have capable Fighters, but because they have Obsolete equipments, Gimcrack and Ramshackle FIRE TRUCKS that can't Start on its own.
I was happy that the Governor has placed Order of 10 FIRE FIGHTING Trucks immediately the Onuicha Fire rained terror on us, do not ask me if it was bought from INNOSON for amaghim, but the truth is that, I am more grossed now on the sequence of the TANKER BOMBS than placing blame where it should be, for me, this is time to bring DANE GUN, MACHINE GUN and Shakabula and Form a front that will enable us rescue the Chick stolen by Mischievous FOX, then later we can ask the Chick what pushed her to the Pathway of a Fox.
Our Fire department are the most Neglected, if there was a Budget for FIRE FIGHTING in Anambra state, then EFCC should be Sacked for not doing any Job at all, because they should be hounding people into KUJE for that heist.
The Fire Trucks in the state may have worked when the Fire Fighters pushed them all Morning and Night, and when we have event of Fire, we expect them to be available, even when the Engine cannot start, even when the Water Valves have Rusted and many Memo may have gone to authorities and instead to equip our Fire Fighters, we prefer to Buy more Police Vehicles, having in mind that Police is doing Direct Work for the Feds, but Fire Brigade works for us and for our protection.
After we witnessed FIRE at ONUICHA near DMGS, Another at AMAOBIA round about by Governor's Lodge and in all of quoted occasions many people lost thier life, and Government swore to clip the nails of a Lion (ibe Agu mbo), but once the week gets by, they completely forget the promise as if it is another MOU.
Now this current one, still remains a mystery as the Tanker fell by UPPER IWEKA, then the Product flows from there to Ochanja and did not catch fire, but getting to Ochanja it caught Fire and the Mystery is what is killing me..
Can we get the Overall Chairman of Markets in the State and ask him the true position of FIRE FIGHTING STATUS in the Markets because I knew that Okwute left some at Main market, left some at various markets in Anambra and after the one that ravaged Ogbo Osisi na NNEWI, I think one was located there.
The Man should answer to the reason there was no Fire Trucks around, even though I know that the Government has no arrangement to make Fire Fighting a move talkless of priority before now, but I am watching with absolute keen interest from now onward.
Individual Billionaires in the state don't worry, leave the worries for the poor like me.
Never mind the Rich, one day, just one day, that PALATIAL Mansion they so much love, Home of Hommy they built will go up in Flame and there won't be Intervention because you refused to sow into our Fire Fighters.
If you observe, you see that I don't talk to our NDIGWE or BISHOPS, not even PG again, because they are observing Table manners "No Talking while eating".
I was happy that Governor Obiano seems to be worried and awake on this consistent TANKER Explosion, learnt he visited the FIRE BRIGADE OFFICE and ask the Fire Chief Martin Agbili "Agility" to Present any deficienies that may impede them from carrying out a great Job of Protecting the State.
I can't say if it is for Show or he really wants to rebuild our FIRE STATIONS and raise Hope of Protection once again.
Big men of our Dear state, our Politicians, this is time we should rise up and get involved in this operation.. UPGRADE our FIRE DEPARTMENT, I know that it is the duty of the Government, but like I explained, the Governor or members of his Kitchen cabinet are less likely to be the Victim.
Let's rally round and save our sweat, save lives and be rest assured that what worries us is only POT HOLES and not Flames that comes at Night and no hope of nipping it to the Bud.
JUST FOR THE RECORD...
Martin Agbili "Agility '" Anambra Fire Chief wasn't sacked, he wasn't even discussed as such.
He was rather called, visited and encouraged by the Governor who promised to get him all the needed Gear to make our state safer and secured..
He took the blame rather than telling the public that there was nothing at his disposal to fight fire, not even OMO talkless of Chemical.. He did what many can't do, taking responsibility..
Whosoever manufactured that SACK notice must have being High on some Nasty stuff..
If one send his Driver to take his Car from Abuja to OKA without Money for Fuel and suddenly the Car stopped on the way,
He stood there protecting the Car, he should be commended and not insulted.
This is Mazi Odera POg JP trying to use Common sense that is never Common.
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