The Ibusa Like-minds Association and the Task of Developing Ibusa

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Ibusa Like-minds Association (ILA) is a youth initiative aimed at fostering unity as well as developing, giving re-orientation and empowering the youths of the town through her various projects/programs with the involvements of array of elders who are achievers in their different chosen professions in championing the cause of the development of the town socially, educationally and economically.

Ibusa Like-minds Association is an Ibusa based organization with membership drawn from Ibusa indigenes who are mostly youths. The membership of the Association is freely open to youths who are of Ibusa origin and ready to contribute constructively towards the development of the Ibusa community which is the primary objective of the Association. It is the belief of making Ibusa to become a viable, vibrant and socially befitting community for all to inhabit that spurred Florence Bob-Okonkwo and Emeka Esogbue to found the Association.

Members of this Association are enjoined to identify with the activities that would encourage and promote the development of the town. The founders of the Association further assert that every Ibusa indigene especially the youths can contribute towards the growth of the town (no matter how insignificant) politically, academically, in constructive writing of articles with themes centered on the development of the town, leadership wise, investing in the town etc.

The Association was first named Association of Ibusa Professionals (AIPROF) but that name was later dropped for the more appropriate IBUSA LIKE-MINDS ASSOCIATION. The Association is a metamorphosis of the former.

Ibusa Like-minds Association is a non-partisan Association that is freely open to all Ibusa indigenes who have the interest of Ibusa at heart, and who certify the requirements of the Association, willing to work voluntarily  and capable of shooting up the town to greater heights are welcome to freely join the Association.

Repositioning of Ibusa to foster unity, Youth reformation and re-orientation , educational and social development as well as youth empowerment is the mission of the Association, while reputation and integrity in the developmental advancement of Ibusa is one of the visions of the Association.

Ibusa Like-minds Association has significantly shown willingness to work with other existing Associations, Clubs, Ibusa Community Development Union (ICDU), youth organizations and individuals whether within and outside Ibusa provided the objectives is to foster the development of the town. Members pledge to make Ibusa the beauty and envy of other towns and communities. The aims and objectives of the Association include to foster love, unity and brotherhood both at home and in diaspora, educational and intellectual growth and development, Youth empowerment through skills acquisition programs, self development, seminars, workshops, Discussion Forums etc., socio-cultural advancement of Ibusa and Economic development of Ibusa by encouraging entrepreneurship among the youths.

The Association is officially headed by a Mayor, assisted by a Deputy Mayor, while its secretariat is managed by a Chief Scribe. The constitution of the Association reads in part that the patrons and patronesses of the Association shall be drawn from Ibusa sons and daughters with proven integrity who have distinguished themselves in their chosen careers to assist the Association financially and morally. Friends and Advisers of the Association shall be drawn from prominent Ibusa and non-Ibusa indigenes with good reputation and patriotic zeal for the advancement of the Association and Ibusa in general.

Florence Bob-Okonkwo is the Mayor, while Emeka Esogbue is the Chief Scribe of the Association. The inaugural meeting of the Association was held on December 29, 2008 with several prominent members in attendance. In January 2, 2009 , the Association held its first ever organizational program a “Discussion Forum” in which several of the prominent invitees from different walks of life of Ibusa origin not only turned up but contributed in the program. The topic of the Discussion Forum was “Socio-cultural Development of Ibusa: What is the way forward? It was a means of gathering information on the ideas and suggestions on the problems challenging the town and the way out. A communiqué based on the resolutions reached by discussants is to be published in the newsletter of Ibusa Community Development Union and also on the internet.

The Association also plans to organize a seminar in which prominent personalities will deliver lectures/talks on

1)   “Violence as A Limiting Factor to Peaceful Co-existence: A Case Study of Ibusa.”

2)   “HIV/AIDS, Teenage Pregnancy and Abortion among Youths: The Ibusa Implication.” for young people and youths in all the post-primary schools in Ibusa, Delta State.

Ibusa indigenes especially the youths who believe they can favourably contribute towards the development of Ibusa by attracting government and corporate body attention into Ibusa, assisting in the empowerment of the youths of the town through sports, ensuring peace and unity in Ibusa, shunning cultism and other manners of violence, cultural development, reaching out to the education sectors in the town, contributing helpful ideas that will help transform Ibusa, and in generality individuals and groups with “Ife Igbuzo na som shinne” orientation can become members of Ibusa Likeminds Association today by indicating interest through the following:

ibusalikeminds2008@yahoo.com, emekaesogbue@yahoo.com, or flobobb@yahoo.com

Your membership will be well appreciated. May the Almighty God bless the sons and daughters of Ibusa as they think of developing Ibusa today. Amen.

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