The 1st Nsukka Cultural & Economic Summit: in Honor of Late Gregory Aleke: 22nd November, 2014.
It gives me great pleasure to be here today with my most esteemed brethren from far and near. I have not seen many of you for some time now. So, this event, being the first, calls for many more. It is my fervent belief that we can live up to that pledge.
Let me take a few minutes to stress why we are here in offering this heartfelt goodwill message. Ndi banyi, taa bug boo. We have come a long way since the days of the Missionaries. Nsukka boasted of many scholars and philanthropists that emerged during that era. Fast forward; we have fought a civil war, rebuilt Nigeria and the University of Nigeria remains in our back-yard. When we take stock, we cannot say we didn’t do okay. But in the grand scheme of things, more could be done.
At the dawn of 2015, we shall be in full anticipation and our ability to excel can only be part of the mix. This is the time to strategize and be ready to bring those ideas that will make the lives of our people more meaningful. We have land, natural resources, and abilities in our human capacity to pilot our affairs; so, let’s get to work.
Let us look within ourselves and utilize especially the potentials within our youth. They graduate in hundreds every year. We must figure out a way to become reliant on them. My hope and wish is that we find ways to develop incubator-centers where young graduates from all schools can spend time and serve our people.
I yield to the floor to allow my brothers and sister time to offer more words of ideas. Dalunu! Lolo Osuji.