Chief (Dr.) Okechukwu Uzuegbunam (Eze afurukwe), is the Chairman of Igbo Speaking Community, Ikotun, Igando Local Government and chairman of the occasion. In this interview with The Unique Model Magazine, he described Eze Nwokedi as a man that you can learn from and a very resourceful man people should emulate in several ways.
Excerpts:
How do you feel about the Ofala of Eze (Dr.) C., C. Nwokedi today?
Well, I am so excited because it is a thing of joy, as a cultural man, whenever I come across cultural event like this; it gives me joy. So today is one of my happiest days, because I can feel at home from what I saw here today.
In fact, I feel like I am in the village. There is no difference from the way we do it in the village and the way we did here today. So I am very glad from what I saw here today.
You’re the chairman of Igbo Speaking Community, Ikotun, Igando, has Eze Nwokedi shown any interest on the progress of the Igbo Group since he is an Eze?
He has been supportive as the king of Igbo Speaking Community. He is a man we trust because of his integrity. He supports in cash and kind in the whole L.C.D.A. We are happy with him.
Igbo Speaking Community, is an Igbo group, what are your objectives in Lagos State?
Yes! It’s an Igbo group, our objectives are to bring Igbos together, to meet Igbo people at every point of need, and or crisis. Within our capacity, we have done a lot. We have helped a lot of Igbos and other tribes. Last year, we gave a scholarship and in that scholarship we even have Yorubas who contested in the scholarship which we did. Apart from our academic scholarship, we train our members in Business Management and Entrepreneurship which they graduate to Diploma level. We have done a lot towards humanity at large.
In what other ways do you need the support of the State Government?
Of course, we need the support of Mr. Sanwo –Olu, because most of the things we are doing are based on our capacity. Because you know that Igbo Speaking Community is a Non-Profitable-Organization. So we don’t collect money from people and not being paid salary, so we need government support.
I myself being the chairman have been investing a lot, financially, morally and otherwise. It has taken a lot to get to where we are now, we need government support in financial area of it.
Someone gave us a plot of land where we can build Igbo Speaking Community house, and do our activities. So we need government support in terms of developing that place. We have lots of widows, we need to support them, also youths need to be trained and empowered which we are doing this year.