“Where did we go wrong and how can we get Igala land thriving again? These are some of the questions agitating a generation of Igala Sons and daughters across the world. From the Americas to Europe to Asia and to the Pacific and the Oceans and at home in Africa. The craving for an agenda that can instigate progressive development has never been more imperative.
There is therefore an urgent need to objectively address these socio-economic and political problems that plague Igala land. A key step to achieving this objective is the convoking of a regular economic summit to develop and implement an IGALA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA (IDA) that will set in motion, the machinery for the translation of the peoples’ hopes and aspirations into an emergent reality.”
The following post is the entire text of the speech delivered by our patron and former Attorney General of Nigeria, Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim CON, SAN, FNIALS, FCI arb during our recent Igala Day celebration on 3rd September 2011 at Quality hotel Wembley. You can download the full text or view it on this page if your browser allows.
We are pleased to announce that the preparation to host our annual Igala Day is well underway. The organising committee has confirmed that this years event is set for Saturday 03 September 2011, and will be held at the Quality Hotel, the same venue we held our 10th anniversary celebrations two years ago. Full address details and public transport route will be made available nearer the time.
The Chairman has sent invitations to Kogi State and Local Government Officials and also posted special invitations to some of our cultural and traditional rulers. We are hoping for a full house at this event.
This years dress code for women is our traditional “Achi” which is now available for purchase from Mrs Agbo. Please place your order now to avoid any last minute problems. Each pair costs £50 and money raised from this will go towards the various Igala UK initiatives back home. Please contact Mrs Agbo on 07466662310 . We will make some quantities available in South East area for easy collection for our ladies leaving in Southeast area.
The first edition of Igala UK almanac 2012 or Calendar will be launched in our coming Igala Day. Do you want to appear gorgeous in the Calendar? This is another good way to raise awareness of who we are and at the same time help raise funds for the things we hope to achieve in Igala Land.
Our former Chairman Dr Spencer Onuh has been appointed as the Director, Centre for Satellite Technology and Development at the National Space Research and Development Agency, Abuja, Nigeria. This is great news and we would like to congratulate him for this wonderful achievement and wish him all the best on his new venture. Please try and call him to extend your best wishes.
President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed one of our very own Lt. Colonel Ojogbane Adegbe as his aide-de-camp (ADC). Adegbe graduated from the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna , in September 1995 as a member of the 42 Regular Course. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and a Masters in Intelligence and International Security from Kings College, London. It’s yet another positive development from a once UK based Igala. We wish Lt. Colonel Ojogbane Adegbe success with his new appointment.
The Kogi State Union UK (KSUUK) was on 3rd April hosted for the first time by one of its member unions, the Ebira Union at the All Saints Community Centre, Old Kent Road London. The new format for KSUUK meetings requires that every member association of KSUUK host host its general meetings on a rotational basis. Igala UK was well represented at the meeting by members and executive led by Bakwo Abdullahi the Chairman.
The meeting saw attendees from people outside Kogi state as well, notably guest speakers which included the Mayor of Waltham Forest Council Cllr Anna Mbachu. Mayor Mbachu who is the first female black mayor in the UK, gave a very inspirational talk about Women Empowerment in meeting with Millennium Development Goals. Other speakers were the PDP UK Women’s leader Madam Vicky and Mr. Ayo Audu, the Outreach Consultant (Nigeria/Ghana) for the International Organisation for Migration who also gave very good talks of their own.
Igala UK will be next in line to host KSUUK on Saturday May 29th and arrangements are already being made to have speakers, including the Mayor, attend the meeting so more people can benefit from the important information that was shared. Keep checking the website and your email for updates about the next general meeting and other Igala UK events.
