AriseAfrika Media Honours Mr Simple Ugorji
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| Mr Simple Ugorji Lifting Up Award at Imo @ 40 Community Development Award |
MR SIMPLE UGORJI LIFTING AWARD
WE WOULD LEAVE LASTING LEGACIES -Hon High Chief Engr Chidi Ibeh
WE WOULD LEAVE LASTING LEGACIES – Hon High Chief Engr Chidi Ibeh
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| L-R Mr. Ik Anyanwu of Arise Afrika, Hon High Chief Engr Chidi Ibeh, Cookie I of Nigerian Eye & Miss Ryna of NTA |
We are here to appreciate you for the wonderful impact at Imo @ 40 Commemorative Lecture and for being a part of our huge success. And equally to inform you that ARISE AFRIKA – A YOUTH BASED ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN MAKING IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF THE YOUTHS . COMING UP WITH A NEW MAGAZINE ARISE NAIJA. Official Unveiling is on 26th November at Rockview Hotels, Owerri.
1. Please tell us briefly about yourself sir
I am Hon High Chief Engr Chidi Ibeh MFR
The former Commissioner for Information, youths & sports and presently the Hon Comm. for Commerce & Industry, Imo State Govt
2. Can we know sir, how did you assume office?
Well I came here just from ministry of Information. On assumption, I saw different human beings from the kind of people I meet from my former ministry. People who were willing to learn and understand the ethics of the job. And I tell you, I resumed here with an intention to succeed. So far so good, we have done so much to help to promote the policies and programme of the govt. Government of the people for the people and by the people. And that has actually been an encouraging factor and as a guide. And there is a positive act of understanding of the job and the people you are working with.
I can tell you the people working with me are dedicated and committed to the cause of this job. We are doing our best to work with the Govt of Imo State in the bide to transform and reform the dilapidated building we meet when we came on board in the year 2011. I tell you so far, so good we have done so much but I will not rate myself, It’s left for the public to do so.
3. In the pull chat that was conducted prior to the Imo @ 40 events, we had people who have given His Excellency Rochas Okorocha and Rescue Government mission a very high pass mark. What is it like working with this man HERO?
Working with His Excellency has been quite a wonderful experience. You must be ready to have yourself revitalized, transformed and reformed working with HE.
Also you must brace up for challenges. He is somebody if you are not ready to give result, you better count yourself out from the system. How often and how prompt you are in making results is also of utmost important. His Excellency is someone whom if you are not ready to get results, you would not be able to cope.
If you are somebody that is naïve in getting results, I tell you that you will not be able to cope with the speed of this great man, each time you spend with this wonderful man, you will learn new things. You must continue learning, you must be ready and open yourselves. Irrespective of the environment, you found yourself, you must always learn from His Excellency. Be able to meet up with his standards. You must continue learning as far as His Excellency is concerned. He is so much endowed with knowledge, experience and activities and you would be able to learn a lot from him. You will agree with me, there is no sector that His Excellency has not been able to transform. You will feel the presence of this Govt so established everywhere and lives of the people are touched positively.
Q 3: Some people have doubted the ability of Imo State Government to finish up the projects that has already began. What is your stake on this?
If you are in the system you will understand the realm, the work ability and how things work. And what the Government has been able to put in place.
For us we have a “bar chart” what the program is all about and what has been put in place and what is needed and the periods within which these things would be done.
By May 2018, you will not see any project that would not be completed. Like the Hospitals now, there is a call off system that the Governor has introduced. By January to May next year you will not see any General Hospital that is still ongoing. We will have all of them completed.
When you look at our Roads, we are on expansions of roads so as to contain 4- 6 dual carriage ways because of inflows of traffic of people coming into the state. All these would be completed soonest. What we are waiting for is for the rains to subside. The moment rains sets in, you will see contractors go back to complete the roads. There is no project that we would not be able to complete. We are definitely moving with an accelerated speed in order to achieve this through the visionary leadership of His Excellency Anayo Rochas Okorocha.
Q 4: How does the govt intend to go about using Agriculture to revamp the economy?
Well, we are seriously into multi diversification of the economy. Which we are presently doing and Agriculture is the key. Presently, If you look you will observe that we are hosting all the 774 Local Government of the Federation LOGA IMO Trade Fair 2016 . Because of our consciousness, out of our zeal to succeed and make progress in Agriculture, that informed the entire country to choose Imo State to host the trade fair.
His Excellency has approved 20 Million to establish Agricultural Farms in every Local Govt Area in Imo State. That can tell you how serious the Govt is in diversification of economy and the great attention the Imo State Government is paying to diversifying the economy with special emphasis to Agriculture.
Before the recession, His Excellency started the “ikula nkwu” One thing about our amiable Governor is that he has a great fore sight . Today we are talking about the need for agriculture but as a visionary leader that he is, he has seen our over reliance on oil will be the bane of this country and has pointed Agriculture as a way forward.
He has created enabling environment for business to also flourish, he has boosted tourism, infrastructural development, educating and transforming the thinking of our people.
5. Without being maudlin, how do you want to be remembered?
At the end of the sojourn, I will like to leave results. That is only how one can be remembered. Changing the negatives to positives. I would like to leave lasting legacies that would stand the test of time. Making a hallmark. Establishing a system different from what you met and create some indelible marks within the systems that would touch and create impact on great number of people. Many people are looking up to the Ministry. And you can agree with me that this Government has done a great deal in Market development, Industrialization, and in terms of encouraging our people to go into Agro based /cottage industry. We have done such much in terms of the above AND looking back we will b remembered for the above.
6. LASTLY WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TO THE YOUTHS? HOW DO THEY KEY IN TO THE PLANS AND VISION OF THE GOVERNMENT.
On assumption of this second term HE declared this period /year for the youths. And we have done so much in recognizing the youths especially in Imo State. There is no political ward in all the LGA that we would not have 5 millionaires emerging in the next one month. This we have been able to identify and we are giving this youths 1 million naira each to help establish them. The Governor is encouraging the youths to go into Agro based cottage industries and establish what will make our youths to be self employed and stop looking for white collar jobs. This Government has done so much to encourage the youths, to impact on them positively, give the youths a sense of belonging and responsibility. You can see youths now synergizing, talking to each other, interfacing within themselves in one issue or the other. Without any segregations. They have seen themselves as youths of equality. That is what we have done so far in integrating the youths.
And let me commend you for Imo AT 40 Lecture for that singular act you did to promote the state Government without any collaborative assistance/support, yet you and your team were able to come out wonderful well to promote the state Government at that level.
Let me congratulate you for your initiatives and impacts you are making among the youths and steering them away from negative influences.
DESTINY CONFERENCE 2016
Until Desperation meets Hunger and Readiness, Despair and Lack are two inevitable Factors that are bound to Erupt, join in the race of this desperate mission of changing your sphere of life with the \”Desperate People and other Spirit filled Authorities – (Apostle Emma Okorie) TAGGED: \”DESTINY CONFERENCE 2016\” at IMSU Auditorium on the 18th, 19th and 20th Nov. 2016, its a Season of Increase and Glory, Only the Desperate ones takes up the feat! For the Earth Awaits your manifestation and Power (Rom. 8:19)..For God shall deliver unto you the Key to all Doors! Make it a date and be There, see u at d Top🏃🏻🏃🏻. #DESPERATE PEOPLE 2016. #LWCC IMSU
MOMENT OF DISCOVERY
WANTING WHAT YOU HAVE by Pastor Edwin Biayeibo
\”It\’s easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die.\” – Chuck Palahniuk
The story was told of a young preacher who was rejected by the other associate ministers of the Church he attended. They said very little to him and would often talk behind his back. One day he went to the pastor and expressed his intentions of leaving the Church and seeking membership elsewhere because he was deeply affected by the rejection he received. He said to the pastor,
\”I don\’t know what I\’ve done to make these fellows dislike me so much\” he said. \”I really want to be a part of their fellowship and I\’ve done everything I possibly could to be a friend to them, but for some reason they keep on rejecting me.\” The pastor was a wise and seasoned man of God and he said to the young preacher, \”Why don\’t you look out the window for a moment and tell me what you see.\”
The young preacher said, \”I see two trees. I see a china-berry tree and a pecan tree.\” The pastor said, \”Look a little harder and tell me what you see.\” The young preacher said, \”Well, I see a lot of sticks and rocks around the pecan tree, but it is very clean around the china-berry tree. There\’s nothing but green grass around the china-berry, as a matter of fact.\”The pastor said, \”Then that\’s your answer. The reason why you don\’t see sticks and stones around the china-berry tree is because that tree doesn\’t have anything that people want. But it\’s different with the pecan tree. People throw things at it because they want what it has.\” If you have the favor of God and an anointing, it is quite possible that people will throw some things at you that you really don\’t want.
Ways to handle rejection;
1. Learn to listen to rejection carefully. It\’s important to pay attention to the reason for the rejection. It will tell if you have another chance or not. If you apply for a job and the Director says “Not now”, try asking a follow up question to understand why you are being rejected. Lack of proper understanding gives us a false feeling of rejection sometimes.
2. Show yourself kindness. Being rejected is one of the worst things that can happen to any man. It can be very frustrating to put yourself out there for any reason and then, be told “NO.” Try to be kind to yourself after getting rejected in some way. Engage in positive self talk and encourage yourself for the future.
Beloved, we have to be dynamically oriented to be able to effectively deal with the issue of rejection, we can chose to accept, reject or explain away other people\’s rejection of us. Have a great Sunday ahead!
WISDOM NUGGET: Colossians 4:5
\”Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.\”
Let us pray: Father, teach me how to handle rejection, both perceived and actual in Jesus name.
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PIX: DCN CHIKE USHERS COS,SGI TO CONSTITUENCY BRIEFING/FREE MEDICAL TREATMENT
PIX FROM THE FLAG OFF OF FREE MEDICAL TREATMENT/CONSTITUENCY BRIEFING
MORE NUGGETS OF TRUTH FROM LEADERSHIP SUMMIT @ Rehma University
MORE NUGGETS OF TRUTH FROM LEADERSHIP SUMMIT @ Rhema University
Ushering as a leader. by Chi Emma Okorie
An usher is a leader.
He is a learner. A great listener to the congregation.
Very disciplined in time, character, following policies.
Tips on how to keep to time :Use of alarm clock, Ahead of time of duty schedule .
He is a good time keeper.
serving as an usher helps develop spiritual gifts. It you have a spiritual picture of what the day should look like.
Always available for God\’s activities. \”Time table\”
Compassionate. Makes to bend ears to understand her reasons. Not a command.
A leader understand when you are delegated. Be humble. Galatians 6:9-10
Ushering is an opportunity to serve those in the household of faith.
Ushers plan time. God is time. Plan around God.
Die at your post
Be consistent. 1 Choronicles 15:1
Priest, Doorkeeper, Deacon, gate keeper,
Anointing is 1st built by Ushers
Carry the ark in our dispensation .
Ushers and Worshipers are in the same family. A ministry – it runs as families. 120,220 – Ushers can not be too many.
God raise leaders. Don\’t raise yourself. Support your leader It is a team work. Batch 1-6. batches with leaders.
Sanctify yourself both ye and your brethren lest God will make a breach upon us for that we sought him not after the due order.
Hard work should be followed with a holy life.
A leader serves with himself as the servant. (the least) According to the speaker we should be sensitive.
2nd degree (level) of Leadership
vs 22-23 – Doorkeeper not for everyone
Ushers make the church safe.
Hold Regular meetings
Ushering is for mature Christians. Acts 6:3
Men of good repute – full of faith. \”
[10/15, 5:47 PM] Ik Anyanwu: Ushering with Excellence by Pastor Barry Ryan
Ushering is building an edifice for God.
Heb 25:10 . Connect people to ministry and ministry to people.
People come as visitors and go as friends.
Ushering is an assignment, a calling
You can not give what you don\’t have. But you can always give what you have.
Determine to be the best Usher. I can do all things independent of circumstances.
Don\’t question God\’s choice. GOD has given you Time Talent and Treasures. Use them to serve God.
Bro Emma Okorie Speaks:Creation of Ministries.
Angels are Ushers – Serve God with a Revelational knowledge and the difference would be very glaring for all to see.
Ushering is the need of the ministry. Ushering is serving those who serve God.
Usher according to the need of the ministry so that God would be glorified.
Gen 24:1-13, 26 – 31. Ushering involves the entire ministry on everyday and time.
Ushering has gone beyond dos and don\’ts.
Ushering should be with the spirit and not the head. As the head is dead without the spirit.
Vision received
Vision shared
Inputs – contribution
Give time
Persist
Fine tune – Embark
Dr Jude
\”As you stand it means /represent the ministry, Christ,
you stand as appointed, you stand as example, you stand as the best, you stand outstanding, you stand dependable, you stand as epitome
Matthew 5:13 – Salt
Saltiness as a taste of godliness, light on a lamp stand
3 colours of Light – colours of God. Shine, Maintain Purity, Integrity
1 Time 3:1 Above reproach, husband of one wife, filty lucre, not money hungry
Dan 6:3-5
Insightful teaching from the Administrator of Living Word Ministries and Rector of the Living Word Training Centre, Sis Chi-Emma Okorie. Teaching on \”Ushering Leadership\” with text from Galatians 6:9-10, she counselled the gathering:
1. Your ushering must be built around God’s call for your life. Ushering itself is a ministry.
2. To effectively serve as an Usher, you need the spirit of Compassion. This is necessary because it makes *you deal equally with people (especially the ones in the body of Christ).
3. You must be an effective time manager. You must be accountable enough with time to make others responsible with it.
4. I don’t believe any one person is a leader. I believe everybody should be a leader. There is just the distinguished set of people every other leader accounts to.
5. I view Ushers as people who share in the responsibility of carrying the ark of God in this present dispensation. Somehow, I hold ushers responsible if the glory of God is lacking in a church service (1 Chronicles 15:1-29).
6. As an Usher, all you owe ANYBODY appointed to be your leader is your support.
7. Learn to take constructive criticisms well when they come. So long as an admonition will make you grow in your area of grace, take heed of it.
8. You cannot live any kind of life and effectively minister as an Usher. You may be hardworking, but the first thing your ushering demands from you is holiness.
BE A PART OF Mr & Miss Tourism Imsu and Increase your Brand Awareness
The Stage is set for the biggest and best Beauty pageant ………
Here is the Big deal you are in for being part of MR & MISS TOURISM IMSU 2016
We are excited to invite you to be our official sponsor/partner in the on-going Mr. & Miss Tourism Imsu beauty pageant.
Mr & Miss Tourism Imsu is a platform where we bring together students from various LGA in Imo State, allow them to compete among themselves afterward crown the King & Queen of Tourism In Imsu.
OUR VISION
MR * MISS TOURISM IMSU is a scholarship pageant in Imsu aimed at improving every Imsu student helping the to become a better citizen/models. The objective of this exclusive pageant is t o promote tourism, folk and culture among the participating student, friendship and national peace.
We hope to use this to promote integrity, beauty and fashion in IMSU and beyond.
Educate the public on the importance of arts, cultures as tools for economic development, social integration, reconciliation, peace and security
We will also send the 1st and 2nd runners up and choose models that will be enrolled FREE into an institute for further training and development.
Mr & Mis Tourism Imsu beauty pageant is scheduled for 25 November 2016 and will be the first of its kind to be held at Imo State University.
Our sponsorship packages have been developed to provide businesses with an excellent return on investment. Our packages offer our sponsors brand exposure through a variety mediums including: Media, Print, Signage, membership database, competition naming right and much more.
In return for your investment Arise Afrika can help your business increase your brand awareness and image, to gain new customers and to develop relationships with existing customers. In doing this, you showcase your devoted involvement in supporting the local community, upcoming models and the student community who would help in hyping your brand on the social media platforms.
We believe our sponsorship proposal will provide an exciting marketing opportunity for your business and we would relish the opportunity of working in partnership with your business,
THE ORGANIZERS:
Mr and Miss Tourism Imsu is organized by Arise Afrika in collaboration with Zillion Entertainment a total media and promotional outfit whose services includes event planning, event management, branding, general promotions, and among other services.
Arise Afrika is the media arm of a non governmental and non profit oriented organization GCFN – a movement geared towards re-engineering the mind set of Africans about sustaining themselves in their immediate communities. An off shoot of Global Circle of Friends Network (GCFN) a community based organization founded by Anyanwu Ikechukwu in 2005.
We have been helping our youths to discover and develop their talents so as to make a positive impact in the society.
Our online news platform is used to promote social democratic values of Justice, freedom and democracy. Create a reawakening of our strong and sustainable ethical and cultural values among our youths. Because the future lies with our youths and they need to be steered away from negative influences.
Arise Afrika seeks to develop and encourage youths to embrace their full potentials in all spheres of human endeavor and not to feel alienated by the present severe socioeconomic conditions. The youths must be challenged to recover lost values as a way forward .
Ariseafrika.com is a leading news and leadership blog in south-East Nigeria and Imo with hundreds of thousands of visitors on a monthly basis.
Arise Afrika in partnership with Gistgate on Feb 12, 2016 organized and hosted the biggest and most transparent beauty pageant ever witnessed in Imo State University titles MOST BEAUTIFUL FACE IN IMSU total attendance was beyond 2,500 persons
Arise Afrika/GCFN in partnership with Nigerian Eye hosted Imo At 40 Commemorative Lecture, Community Development Awards at Concorde Hotel Owerri on 18th June, 2016
We also organized Imo Students Leadership Summit at IICC on the 20th & 21st September which involved the Bureau of Student Affairs Imo State Govt House, NUISS, SUG of all the Institution in the South East, Ministry of Education.
OUR REQUEST
We would love to seek your sponsorship/partnership to the success of this project.
This is our drea; our aspiration to build a better and ideal society that we\’ve all craved for and to contribute our magnanimous quotato the social and positive life development of the nation, promote fashion and also empower creative designers and youths earn a living.
Dcn Chike Okafor Flags Off Free Medical Treatment
Hon. Deacon Chike Okafor, -The Honourable Member Representing the people of Ehime Mbano, Ihitte Uboma and Obowo Federal constituency in the federal House of Representatives, and also the House Committee Chairman on Health Matters,will kickstarts his free medical outreach programme in his constituency, beginning from 17th October, 2016 to 18th November, 2016.
The programme when started will in no small measures, enhance and ameliorate the health suffering/challenges of the people of the constituency.
It was reported that His Excellency, the Governor of Imo state, His Excellency Owelle Rochas Okorocha, will flag-off the programme, while his wife, Her Excellency Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha will be the mother of the day.
The flag-off medical mission sponsored by Hon. Okafor, will have as special guest of honours the Speaker of the Federal House of Reps Hon. Yakubu Dogara, and the Minister for Health, Prof Isaac Ademola.
Other expectant dignitaries include, the Deputy Governor of Imo state, Prince Eze Madumere, the Senator for Imo North Senatorial District, Sen. Benjamin Uwajumogu, Chief of Staff to Imo State government, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu, Secretary to Imo State Government, Sir George Eche.
Also to be in attendance are, members of the Federal House of Reps from Imo state and beyond, members of the Imo state House of Assembly,Traditional and Religious leaders,etc.
For an effective execution of the medical mission, Prince Okafor is in partnership with the following agencies; UNICEF, NAFDAC, UNTH ENUGU, FMC OWERRI, FMC UMUAHIA, IMSUTH ORLU.
Others according to report are the Federal ministry of Health, the State ministry of Health, HOD Health of Ehime Mbano, Ihitte Uboma and Obowo LGAs.
Many medical Doctors including the following supervising consultants; Dr Mazi .C. Ejikem (Obstetrician & Gynaecologist consultant), Dr P. E .N Onyemachi (Physician consultant), Dr Chikwendu Ejike (Surgeon Consultant), Dr Aduku Ben. Uchenna (Ophthalmologist consultant), Dr Nwokorie Christopher C (Anaesthetist consultant) and nurses will participate in the free medical outreach, so as to critically examine the Health problems and conditions of the people of Okigwe South Federal constituency.
The Hon. member representing the good people of Okigwe South Federal Constituency, Prince Dcn Chike John Okafor has this to say with regards to his outreach medical mission 2016.
\”In keeping with my pact/social contract to use everything at my disposal to advance bringing development to my people, We are set to kick of the 2016 Medical Mission in the entire Federal Constituency, beginning from 17th October, 2016 to 18th November, 2016 in this order:
Ehime-Mbano (17th October- 21st October),
Ihitte-Uboma (31st October – 4th November), and
Obowo (14th November – 18th November).
In a press release, Prince Okafor stated that \”surgeries and all major cases that may arise from the outreach will be referred to the above mentioned secondary health facilities.\”
\”There will be Free eye tests, and eye glasses, where necessary, will be handed out too.\”
\”We also have thousands of treated mosquito nets to give out free of charge during the outreach\”.
\”We shall have as many nurses and Doctors, some of whom we helped secure Residents and House jobs in major health institutions, on hand to attend to as much people as the slated dates can accommodate.\”
\”I am confident that our people will take advantage of this opportunity to attend to their basic health needs, because a healthy citizen is a microcosm of a healthy society.\” Hon. Okafor said.
According to Hon. Okafor \”the Medical Mission is all FREE, as the Lord provides.\”
UPDATE ON U.S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
UPDATE ON U.S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: “I didn\’t wanna embarrass Hillary Clinton, i was holding back at debate”- Donald Trump says
According to Linda Ikeji’s blog , Donald Trump has suggested that he did so well at Monday Night\’s U.S Presidential election debate claiming he held back because he didn\’t want to embarrass his rival Hillary Clinton.
Speaking to a fired-up crowd in Melbourne on Tuesday, Trump said that he has the momentum for victory after what he said was a strong win in Monday\’s debate against Democrat Hillary Clinton.
\’Clinton is as crooked as they come,\” Trump said, \’Everything she did turned out bad.\”
\”I was holding back. I didn\’t want to embarrass her.\”
\”She is the candidate of yesterday, and ours is the campaign and the people of the future,\” Trump said. \”She\’s an insider, fighting only for her donors and insiders. I\’m an outsider fighting for you.\”
During his speech at the AeroMod International hangar at Orlando Melbourne International Airport, Trump said Clinton was \”incompetent as secretary of State.\”
\”Crooked Hillary is going to be worse than Obama, and we can\’t let it happen,\” Trump said.
Trump also promised that he would \”build the wall\” to prevent illegal immigration into the United States from Mexico, and that Mexico would pay for it.
Hearing those remarks, the crowd estimated to be about 8500 chanted: \”Build the wall.
OLDEST WOMAN IN NBAWSI PASSES ON TO GLORY
The management and Staff of Arise Afrika/GCFN Consult/Sommies Limited wishes to Commiserate with family of Mr. Ikechukwu Anyanwu over the passing on to glory of his dearly beloved grandmother and matriach. Late Madam Manilla Pepple Who died at the ripe age of 120 years.
