South South zone, presently in worrisome situation – Dr Annibest By Ifeoma Ikem
The Founder, President of The South South Social Cultural Organization (SSSCO), Dr James Annibest says the South South zone is presently in a worrisome situation, he therefore, declared his readiness to fight forthe interest and future of his people.
Annibest said this during the 5th anniversary /thanksgiving celebration of the SSSCO held in Ilesa, Isolo National Secretariat, Lagos State.
He said that SSSCO came into being ostensibly as a socio cultural organization to create platforms for socio economic consciousness, emancipation and empowerment of its people both within and without.
“The objective includes sensitization and mobilization with a view to adopt common strategies for socio economic reawakening and realignment of our people.
“SSSCO has developed a vision of our dream that is able, ready and willing to challenge for supremacy in all spheres of life.
” We have also articulated structures for producing the chance needed to achieve the vision of our people in rebuilding our people’s psyche which has been battered over time by absence of purposeful leadership,deprivation and neglect”, he added.
Annibest lamented over the sorry state of the region and the pitiable condition of the people, saying the people are originally supposed to be beneficiaries of multifarious economic and good dividends.
“Henceforth, the organization will lead the vanguard that will herald lasting change and development for SSSCO zone interest.
“Our leaders do not care and are acting as if all is well with the populace while things are getting worse on daily a basics.
“I will urged SSSCO members to wake up from their slumber, the time has come, we need to speak with one voice in order to be politically and economically relevant.
“Especially on the issues that are of interest to us. Stupidity is not only being a moron but being played by a stranger who is taking care of your baby.
” Whenever your baby is crying for food, he will rub the baby’s lips with palm oil so that neighbours will feel how generous the stranger was over the baby, while the main menu is consumed secretly by the stranger”
He said the zone is blessed with natural resources but its people are in a pitiable state, the leaders kept on insulting the intelligence of the South South from where the golden eggs are laid.
“Basically, it’s extremely important that we invest in human capital development and this is the only way the potentials of the people could be harnessed to result in equal and fair opportunity to all.
” The South South Zone will not have economic emancipation without a focused agenda or fair better politically without economic freedom”.
He urged the youths as vanguard group of the society and the most vibrant and articulated segment of the population to no longer keep silence and watch with passive resignation the destiny of the entire people is being headed for ultimate wreckage.
“We as youths must join hands to complement our fathers, men and women of reasons including patriots who believe in unity and progress of our people.
“We are not at war or in competition with our leaders but our roles should be complementary.
” This is no time for historic and destructive criticism, no time for ill wind blaming others, we have to build the noble mansion of a free entity where all our children may dwell”, he advised.
