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Asarama Magazine 2 Address Vol.1 No.1 Maiden Edition Voice of Asarama Students A Publication of the Federated Union of Asarama Students (FUAS) Let's unite again4 Rebuilding Asarama21 How Asarama loses out12 Challenges and prospects of Asarama13 Editorial h e n G e o r g e Washington, John W A d a m s , T h o m a s J e f f e r s o n , J a m e s M a d i s o n , A l e x a n d e r Hamilton, James Monroe and Benjamin Franklin among others initiated the moves to build a virile entity known as the United States of A m e r i c a , t h e y f i r s t recognised the role of We need collective effort... 3 the press as a conveyor- belt of free speech. They Let's unite again 4 knew the importance of the press in conveying General security tips 6 ideas and serving as a p l a t f o r m t o e n g a g e Caring for human eye 8 p e o p l e i n r a t i o n a l d i s c o u r s e . T h u s , Change your mindset 9 freedom of speech and expression is strongly How Asarama loses out 12 p r o t e c t e d f r o m g o v e r n m e n t Challenges and prospects of Asarama 13 restrictions by the First Amendment to the United Tackling gender inequality 14 States Constitution. Preferential treatment for male children 15 It was in the same spirit of supporting people to Ogwu Asarama 16 air their views on issues that Thomas Jefferson Naming as cultural tool 17 in his famous message to Edward Carrington was Failure is not a destination 18 widely quoted as stating that if he had to choose Rebuilding Asarama 21 between a government without newspapers or Need for Asarama Youth Reunion Editorial Board or any community to grow at a faster pedestal, the youths PUBLISHER - FUAS PRESIDENT must be active in developmental efforts which could either Raphael Emiyare Fbe initiated internally or attracted externally. There is the need for Asarama youths to reunite to attract accelerated CHAIRMAN/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF development. Otikor Samuel Asarama is a community that is so blessed with many opportunities but we were always been denied because of our internal crisis. The POLITICAL AFFAIRS EDITOR youths are the future of Asarama but at the moment our future is Miracle Awajinte currently in danger because our present is already in doom. It is on that note that I wish to call on Asarama youths to rise up and take EDUCATIONAL/CULTURAL EDITOR the challenge of bringing back the lost glory of our dear community. Ephraim Sobere Our community can only get better when we avoid the things that have set us back as a people. We need to concentrate our energies to MARKETING/PRODUCTION MANAGER those things that can shape our future. The future of Asarama is in Ebiriene Itah our hands. We can make it better or make it worse. It is my earnest desire to see Asarama youths rise up to their responsibilities. We BOARD SECRETARY must start the process aggressively not tomorrow but now. Jonathan Clifford Kaniyekun Martins is the immediate past President of the DesignedChiso, by: 08165337215 Federated Union of Asarama Students. UlorkAsarama Magazine 2 Address We need collective effort to resolve our problem By Raphael Emiyare y sincere greetings to my construct a future in which what posterity in a better shape; so I fellow students and has been separated can be reunited, appeal to the conscience of our Myouths of Asarama, so that individuals can be reunited, youths on the occasion of this I n y o n g - o ro n g , I w o m a a n d so that individuals can again convention to stop the violence, Asaramaija. Permit me to welcome become whole and find their place killings and warless war. my fathers, mothers, elders, guests in a harmoniously organised I appeal also to our leaders, and fellow Andoni students to this society,” Gahia (2007:P.25). government at all levels to improve historic Convention tagged: “The Our target is for us to realise the the poor state of infrastructure in Restoration of Asarama 2018”. Asarama of our dream; a giant, the schools in our communities. It is As encapsulated in the theme of the u n i t e d , i n d o m i t a b l e a n d important to invest in the youths for convention, “The Development of indissoluble home again. A home the speedy development of our Asarama Kingdom: Challenges where peace, love, justice and unity people and home. and Prospects,” I am moved by the shall reign. We cannot let our land Once again, I welcome you all to submission of Petra K. Kelley that suffer peripheral extinction. It is this august and sober convention as “the problems that threaten life on the only home we have and as we all gather for a common dream earth were produced collectively, students, we cry through this and heritage. they affect us collectively and we convention to our chiefs, elders, Long live Asarama! must act collectively to change leaders, youths, students, men and Long live Inyong-orong!! them.” women to save our heritage. As Long live Iwoma!!! It is my humble charge that we Nyarko-Eku submitted: “This is Long live Asaramaija!!! understand that our challenges are my land; I shall not move to any Long live Obolo Ethnic Nationality. collective; they also affect us other place. I have become a fixed collectively and collectively, we rock…I shall not move to any other Being the text of the welcome address must rise to the defence of where we in preference to this humble land on presented by the National President, know and call our home. For it is which I reside.” If it is not this Comr. Emiyare Raphael Gabriel at impossible for development to come Asarama then it cannot be any t h e 2 0 1 8 A n n u a l N a t i o n a l and to be if there are no collective other place. Our forefathers Convention of the Federated Union efforts. Our challenges have handed this home over to us and we of Asarama Students (FUAS). impeded our development as a have a duty to hand it over to our people. They have put us asunder. They have put the enemies' sword in our hands and have touched the Our target is for us to realise the Asarama of our dream; a giant, united, soul of our dear land, but it behoves indomitable and indissoluble home again. A home where peace, love, on us to avail the opportunity justice and unity shall reign. We cannot let our land suffer peripheral offered by this convention to resolve extinction. It is the only home we have and as students, we cry through this our issues. Nature demands that convention to our chiefs, elders, leaders, youths, students, men and women “ m a n k i n d m u s t r a t i o n a l l y to save our heritage UlorkAsarama Magazine 3 Remarks Let’s unite again Rulers Council. By Ezekiel Otogwung Politically, our people started well from 1999 but most unfortunately crashed will desire to see our community out of relevance by the end of 2015. It in this deplorable state, most becomes imperative on us, those that especially its devastated are driving the new vision to go back to nature, occasioned by the drawing board, examine where we rival cult activities which went wrong, plan and re-strategise. had caused men, women, Today without fear of contradiction, I young and old to flee from can boldly say that politically, Asarama this great community. people are highly marginalized. There is It dawned on me to take statistics no elective office and no substantive of what we lost and I came to the appointment in any government conclusion that Asarama community position. was the worst affected in the whole of Suffice to say that even in the Civil Andoni Local Government Area. Service the presence of Asarama sons Within this period of cult war, Asarama and daughters are gradually reducing as a community has lost so many d u e t o r e t i r e m e n t s a n d n o vibrant sons that would have been corresponding number entering the leaders in the near future. service. There is spiritual darkness Apparently, the popular saying that am particularly grateful to God hovering over our land and we need to youths are leaders of tomorrow seems completely turn back to God for Almighty for this rare privilege and eluding us or being a mirage when honour given to me to Chair the spiritual emancipation and cleansing. I majority of our youths no longer see Asarama must return to the path of opening ceremony of this all-important reasons to embrace education rather 2018 Annual National Convention of glory and development. We must are embracing the barrels of guns embrace peace and genuine love for one the Federated Union of Asarama which may ultimately lead them to early Students (FUAS) with the theme “The another for the community to come destruction. The bible says “when the back to greatness.
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