Engr, Bem Akaakar, the president General of Mdzough U Tiv
(MUT) South-South, has called on Tiv people at home and diaspora to unite
against what he called, “fundamental issues that are threatening our existence
as a people”.Engr Akaakar gave this charge on 28th August , 2012, at Safari
Hotel, Rumuokoro, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during the civic reception
organised by MUT ss in honour of deserving Tiv sons in the south.
Those honoured were Engr. Dondo Ahire- MD/CEO Lone Star
Drilling Co Ltd, Port Harcourt, Brig. General Emmanuel T Nienger- Commandant,
Army School of Logistics Benin, Edo State, Air Commodore Jacob A Gbawuam-
Commander 337 Base Service Group Enugu, Mr Christopher Dega; then the
commissioner of Police Imo state, he has been promoted to Assistant Inspector
General of Police and moved to Kano as Commandant Police College, this happened
shortly after the honour, and Prof David
Ker- Vice Chancellor, Veritus (catholic) University of Nigeria, Obehie, Abia
State.
Offering his welcome address, Engr. Akaakar revealed that,
'we are being marginalized in a way and manner that we have never before
experience in our lives purportedly by a government that is supposed to be
close our leaders.'
He said Tiv people have become subjects of constant massacre
and that Tiv people had disappeared from federal appointments.
”When are we going to realized that the train of development
has left us behind? When are we going to realized there is so much hunger in
tar Tiv ? when are we going to realized the unemployment among youth is
palpable”, he queried.
He called on Tiv
people to put politics aside and work for the advancement of tar Tiv. The event
was well attended by many Tiv people all over the world and friends from Benue
State of Nigeria.
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