Rescue and Rebuild are key words that are so crucial in the face of obvious intimidating challenges, especially as it affects dying, degrading and or retrogressive circumstances. It has become very imperative for daunting challenges to be confronted with the desire, zeal and passion to make better such hopeless situations.
Rescue, according to the English Dictionary is to save from any violence, danger or evil; to free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint. To recover forcibly. To deliver by arms, notably from a siege. To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin amongst other numerous definitions. Simply, rescue could be said to mean; free, deliver, liberate, release, untie, recapture, retake, redeem and save.
For something to be considered for rescue, it however implies that such things, human, situation must have been ignored, abandoned, endangered or in imperil as well as been enslaved and incarcerated probably by another force. Rescue, most times require stronger force to over power the existing oneat the circumstance.
In another development, rebuild means to build again, reassembly or reconstruction. When an idea of rebuilding comes to play in any scenario, the first thing that comes to mind is that there was violence or disintegration and destruction particularly as it affects property.
Without rescue, rebuilding of a circumstance may however be threatened because the processes of such rebuilding, are faulty or incompleted.
Rescue and Rebuild are twin children divinely created by the comfort, hope and restiscitation of mankind by God Himself. .
Throughout this year under review, the Anglican Communion of the Niger Delta Diocese would be considering the theme V “Come and let us build” with references from the book of Nehemiah chapter 2.
The church intends to strengthen the worshippers of God in the act of companionship, communion, alms giving and bountiful giving especially in the Christendom.
It is the desires of the church as a matter of compulsion as handed by God to teach the people to take up responsibilities aimed at fulfilling the scriptures.
At the Abonnema synod of the Diocese tagged Nyemoni synod 2016, members, particii5ants and Nigerians were urged to rise up and build the broken walls of every life, institutions and other vital aspects of the society where parents were admonished on quality training of their children and wards in the way it will please God amongst others.
Again, it ta.kes compassion, strong zeal and desires for one to contemplate the word rescue for rebuild. Therefore, Issues Abattoir advises that all individuals must muster strong courage to rescue those who may at any point request their assistance irrespective of the area:
In the present circumstance, the people ofAndoni are in dare need of assistance from all spirited individuals, cooperate entities, institutions and the other two tiers of Government in other to restore back their means Of livelihood, peace and other valuables of life.
Some communities in Andoni Local Government are living in fears of common attacks by hoodlums. From the month of February 2016 the main land of Andoni Local Government witnessed unprecedented attacks, intimidations, harassments and desecration of the ancient norms of the people where elders earn respect from the younger folks but such disappeared as nobody knows the next person.
Precisely on the 17th day of March, 2016 the largest fishing community in West Africa, Oyorokoto with about Twenty Thousand households spreads across communities, tribes, races of the African continent was gotten by fire and properties worth billions of Naira were utterly destroyed.
According to the South-South coordinator of NEMA, Major Eze who paid on the spot assessment of the community described it as not only a fire disaster but a “conflagration” since sources of livelihood, shelters and properties were completely destroyed.
Oyorokoto fishing community is situated, owned and controlled by the Andoni people. As it implies, it is a fishing settlement with about twenty thousand (20,000) households.
Oyorokoto, as far back as 1977 was designated a “Integrated Fisheries Development Centre” IFDC by the federal government of Nigeria with available lyrics’ to its proof. However, the federal government policy could not be implemented because of an unfortunate lack of will by government to continue the progranmes of predecessors.
The largest fishing community in West Africa situated and owned by the people of Andoni is of greater and immense importance .to the people and federal government of Nigeria, without gain saying it generates the largest scale and tones of fishes to the entire populace and would do better than i1 is when properly harnessed by the government.
Federal Government though had abandoned for so long the existence of the fishing community because for lack of will by successive governments, is interested in the affairs of that fishing community for obvious reason. In about July 2015, the Federal House of Representatives had passed a motion. in favour of the people of Oyorokoto, Andoni, Rivers state and Nigeria’ when it decided that Oyorokoto be part of security architecture of Nigeria because it is the largest fishing settlement in Africa; it provides for the protein energy malnutrition needs of Nigeria; it is a good source of empowerment, development and economy of the people of Andoni.
It boarders the Atlantic Ocean hence it is ‘Open to invasion from everywhere. The current move by the Federal House of Representatives to implementing or recalling the federal government stance on Oyorokoto was premised on a motion moved on the floor of the house by the representative of the Andoni/Opobo-Nkoro federal constituency Hon.Awaji-Inombeek Dagomie Abiante, The said motion, from Issues Abattoir’s investigation is speedily receiving attention from both the federal and Rivers State government as His Excellency, Chief (Barr.) Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON, is assiduously working to see that Oyorokoto community is given its pride of place in the state, nation and the .continent in general.
It is factual that the processes leading to the rebuilding and reposting of the largest fishing community is the Governor’s headache before the ugly fire disaster that almost claimed the entire community.
Apparently, in the rescue spirit of the Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike, it is Issues Abattoir’s desire and call on all citizens of Andoni and beyond to key in to rescue, rebuild and developing Oyorokoto community to possess its rightly place in the comity of nations.
At the present circumstance and position of that community, certain deliberate policy of give and take would be implored to restore’, reposition and bring back normal activities in Oyorokoto again; and every resident must be ready o pay the sacrifices of developing and or assisting the developing processes if at all the people are sincere about their incessant calls on the government for assistance on rebuilding, developing, protecting and making Oyorokoto what it should be.
According to the State Representative of Emergency and Management Agency, Hon. Napoleon Hezekiah as well as the coordinator of the South-South of National Emergency Management Agency, Mor Eze, the rebuilding of the community must now receive the attention of proper planning to allow for proper ventilation of the community. That is to say, the uneven or roughened nature of the community must be corrected. It implies that some residents certainly must have to acquire new lands for their shelters in other to maintain unique, easy accessible and motorable streets in the community, since with the upcoming plans of the state government to reposition the community; any form of unidentification or unplanned structure may not be admitted.
Such planning ‘could accord the community the affordability of water points, electricity and of course the opportunity for quick intervention during any occurrence of fire disaster since it is majorly a fishing community. The positive argument .is that should the expected and planned development of Qyorokoto is in place, fire service station must be provided so the trucks could move in and out in the circumstance of any eventuality:
In the circumstance, while positively awaiting the actions of the government at the state and centre, the Andoni Local Government has while sympathizing with the victims and the entire residents of oyorokoto promised to sink bore-holes in the community during her rebuilding stage. While applauding those gestures of the local government and prayers that it should come to pass, it is again Issues Abattoir’s that the people key into the government programmes for the development so anticipated since it is a two way channel.
Issues abattoir further calls on the residents of oyorokoto to muster the courage in assisting the government in the security situation affecting the community; probably by constituting security committees and other fate and faith based organizations who shall swiftly collaborate with the intelligent operatives of the government to sanitize the economic and commercial hub of Andoni to allow for investors.
Frankly, one of the swift means to tackle the insecurity affecting oyorokoto and other communities is conscious denouncement of the barbaric activities, its perpetrators and members of such outlawed groups irrespective of affiliation. Oyorokoto and her numerous wealthy residents are without mincing words equal to every tasks. of not only resisting the nefarious activities of whatever groups but also protects their businesses in conjunction with the government by first taming their tongues, acknowledge the various species residing in the community.
While regretting the incident that left over ninety percent (90%) of residents to. their fate, the circumstance at the moment is a wake-up call for .every resident of oyorokoto and other adjourning communities either villages, towns or fishing settlements to rise up to the challenges of life and proffer solution to the degrading norms and cultures of the Andoni people.
It is written that beizebub cannot cast out belzebub; it is now obvious that the believe of some have been proven wrong by the hoodlums who also believe in voodooism as their protective means.
Now, is the time to give the Almighty God a chance in the affairs of the land, so that the people’s desires could be achieved? Oyorokoto community is known for results oriented prayers, the men and women who are known for standing in the gap must rise up from their imaginations now and dial the “JESUS” telephone contact while he is readily awaiting a call for there.
Issues Abattoirs advises that all hands must be on deck to rescue restore and rebuild not only Oyorokoto but Andoni in general while government is procedurally doing its best. The people irrespective of sex, race or color and religion must as an issue of urgent attention. wake-up for the common good of all.
When all consciously perform their duties, for sure its Issues Abattoirs position that aside from restoration of normalcy and peace, a new Oyorokoto and Andoni in particular would be the joy of all.
Thank you all.
