Message from the National Secretary, Mbaise USA.
Our Best is not Enough .… The Challenge of Saving Ourselves.
From the foundations laid in Houston, Texas to the drawing of a plan of Action in New York, New York; From the building blocks of Atlanta, Georgia to the cementing of our hopes and aspirations in Chicago Illinois, our fathers house is being molded one block at a time. The vision is right and the task is enormous. I am proud of the legacy and heritage of our forefathers, which is that we are always a giant. Sometimes, the giant goes into a deep slumber but there is never a doubt that when roused from sleep, that our people will always do great things.
Mbaise people are uniquely endowed by our maker with good sense and sound judgment. A proud people willing to be led but with the quick sense of fairness and equity. Our people will follow but they also demand for their leaders to lead the way. If you want Mbaise to lift the log of wood, they want to also see your sleeves rolled up and hands on the log. I dare say that the inability to comprehend this modus has been the undoing of many great efforts at moving our people forward. Our leaders have never lacked great ideas but have always lost the understanding of what is required to harness the trust of our people. For our people, trust is earned and never a right. To succeed our next generation of Mbaise leaders must get off their high horses and get in the trenches. Trust must be cultivated by astute management and transparent accountability every step of the way.
Mbaise has too long lagged behind in taking its rightful place in the leadership of our State and Country Nigeria. We have been rigged out of political relevance by gerrymandering that the Orlu and Okigwe Zones if they band together will continue to dictate the turn of events in our State. But to be able to muster a challenge or attempt to turn the tide, our leaders must first get our house in order. Our best hopes for a better Mbaise is not enough. All hands must be on deck in order to propel ourselves forward. I challenge both our leaders and citizens to begin the task at creating the vision of where we go from here. The maiden medical mission by Mbaise USA has proved to us the enormity of the challenges for saving ourselves and our people. This is not a time to be faint minded; it is a time to feel challenged to rise to the occasion. Healthcare and delivery is not the only thing lacking in Mbaise. Young people have no jobs and many do not have a trade or training for their own survival or resourcefulness. Mothers are worried about the next meal for their children and the list goes on.
Are we going to cower or are we going to forge a Union to continue to chip away at the problem. I choose the later and will recommend you to my favorite quote by George Bernard Shaw … "You see things as they are and ask, 'Why' I dream things as they never were and ask, 'Why not'". So, let us band together under the visions of the able leadership of our honorable President, Collins Olorondu and Chairman, Board of Directors, Dozie Onwuliri and ask of ourselves, “what next…”. The challenge to save ourselves demands more than our individual bests; it requires our common sacrifices; every mind in tune and every hand intertwined. It simply requires that each of us chip in our quota and a little bit more. We must use our resourcefulness in governmental offices, non-governmental agencies and charitable organizations, individual and private donations in kind or cash, etc. At times, it will require personal efforts but with the focus on the general vision that together our new task is to save ourselves individually and collectively. Mbaise (a clan of five giants)… Imagine what quake if these giants rise and stand together as one man. Let us stand up and do the work that must be done. The time is now. May God continue to bless Mbaise.
Charles-Lawrence Uzoma Abiahu
(National Secretary, Mbaise USA)
*** Submitted at the 4TH Annual Mbaise USA National Convention,
Chicago, IL. (July 1ST-3RD, 2011)
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