Ola Kassim:
Please send your pledge and stop being paralyzed by analysis.
When the Red Cross asks for funds, no one of us asks the organization how much it will really take it to rescue Haiti or Indonesia or Bangladesh. In fact, knowing the total amount needed might DISCOURAGE the person who has only $10, $20, etc. to send.....let us just THANK everybody for whatever they can send it.
Let me assure you that we will do all we can to get MATCHING funds INSIDE Nigeria once we get as much as half-a-million Naira equivalent - or $3,400. We are at $1,907 now in two days - and see how many days we yet have to go?
So please send your $100, $200, $500 - don't do Ijebu - and get us over the $2,000 hump before I give the Update 04 tomorrow morning.
Oya, osiso!
Bolaji Aluko
On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 9:00 PM, <olakassimmd@aol.com> wrote:
Bolaji:
All is well and good so far. Things are looking up.
However, I still believe we need an estimate on the potential
cost of the project(s) we are embarking on even as donations
continue to flow in.
The amount of individual donations and the number of donors
might be influenced by the total cost of the project.
The project(s) will fail if we are unable to raise enough funds
to cover the cost of the restoration(s) and ongoing costs
until an arm of the government or a civil society organization
takes over the management and continuing maintenance of the
structures.
Bye,
Ola---- Original Message ----
From: Mobolaji ALUKO <alukome@gmail.com>
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Subject: NIDOA | UPDATE 03: On Pledges for Restoration of Zik's Head and Mausoleum in Onitsha; Now Exceeds $1,500!AUGUST 17, 2010Dear All:The pledges so far are as follows, and have now exceeded $1,500, including from some non-Nigerians for the first time:
Aluko,.M...................$100
Ojo, V........................$50Ojedokun, O...............$40 (British Pound BP25)
Nwakanma O. ..........$100
Madu A..................... $50Kolawole, S............. $200Ogundimu, F............$100Edosomwan, C.........$100Igietseme, J. ............$100Chief Gemologist........$50Ekechi F....................$50Aina, T.....................$100Udogu I....................$100Zakari, A..................$100Raji, T.......................$50Kuforiji K...................$50Anonymous...............$67....(Nigerian Naira N10,000)Mensah, E................ $50Gyasi, K.....................$50
---------------------------------------Total so far.............$1517----------------------------------------
This is impressive so far, on Day 3 of Azuoma Anugom's intimation of this Restoration project. We have exceeded $1,500 PLEDGES. Hopefully by September 1, we would have REDEEMED more than $1,000, and by November 1, raised $5 - 6,000 (almost N1 million), to be REDEEMED in time for November 16, which would have been Zik's 106th birthday. If we raise N1 million by October 1 (50th Independence Anniversary), then it could be an opportunity to highlight an appreciation for Zik's role in that event - among other things.Please be generous, all your misgivings notwithstanding. Your money will be in good hands.I thank you all in advance.Bolaji Aluko___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________SOME BACKGROUND
Zik's Headless Statue in Onitsha, Anambra StateOn Sun 08/15/10 2:14 PM , Mobolaji ALUKO alukome@gmail.com sent:
Azuoma:
You wrote:
QUOTE
Anyway, if all fails, I don't mind facilitating the fundraising for the repair and maintenance of this statue. If all diaspora will agree to donate towards this project then I, Azuoma Anugom, will make sure that the statue is repaird and maintained in the name of Nigerians/Igbos in Diaspora. We can set up a committee as well as a account for this project if everybody is agreeable. What do you guys say?UNQUOTE
That picture that The Awka Man from Guangzhou showed was taken in 2006 or so when I toured the South-East, including Okija. I did take more pictures around the very disrepaired Zik Mauseoleum. I don't know whether that head is back on or not. If it is not, then it is likely that all else will fail to put it back on - unless the Diaspora raises funds for the project. Zik just does not appear to be a priority in that neighborhood.
Consequently, I pledge $100 to the effort to restore the Zik head at Onitsha. Count me in as a foundation member of the Zik Head & Mauseoleum Restoration Committee, Chairperson: Azuoma Anugom of Orlu.
And there you have it.
Bolaji Aluko
Of Ode-Ekiti, Anambra State
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Azuoma Anugom wrote:
Start a lawsuit against who? Repairing this headless Zik statue should be a good PR for Gov Obi. Where is Mazi Odera and Valentine Obienyem (spelling?) and ASA-USA---can you guys do something about this, since you appear to have the attention of Gov Obi?!?! This statue is in Onitsha, Anambra State. If Nnamdi Azikiwe's family and Onitsha folks, who by the way, are well educated, highly placed---(occupy positions of power and authority) don't care; if the LGA where this statue is erected don't care abou the state of the statue----then the state government should care. Even if some folks may have a misgiving about the real worth of Zik's contributions to ndi-Igbo, since he was said to have a wider vision ---pan Africanism , pan Nigerianism----he is still an Igbo icon and should be accorded the respect due to him. Heck, where is Dora Akunyili? Who is in charge of Federal Ministry of Culture and Tourism? Btw, why is Ohaneze interested in jumping into endorsing politicians so fast without being interested in maintaining Igbo icons?
Anyway, if all fails, I don't mind facilitating the fundraising for the repair and maintenance of this statue. If all diaspora will agree to donate towards this project then I, Azuoma Anugom, will make sure that the statue is repaird and maintained in the name of Nigerians/Igbos in Diaspora. We can set up a committee as well as a account for this project if everybody is agreeable. What do you guys say?
Azuoma Anugom
~~AdaejiagambaLife shrinks according to one's courage. Dare to be remarkable.-----Original Message-----
From: Enyimba1ofAba@...
To: IgboEvents@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, Aug 15, 2010 9:14 am
Subject: Re: [IgboEvents:Live] Headless Zik? Re: [IgboWorldForum] PICTURE OF THE WEEK;ALUKO WORSHIPPING AT ZIK,S FEET IN ONITSHA
Azuoma my sister, start a law suite immediately. This is an insult to Ndi Igbo nile.
Enyimba-----Original Message-----
From: Azuoma Anugom <adaejiagamba1@...>
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Sent: Sun, Aug 15, 2010 10:47 am
Subject: [IgboEvents:Live] Headless Zik? Re: [IgboWorldForum] PICTURE OF THE WEEK;ALUKO WORSHIPPING AT ZIK,S FEET IN ONITSHA
But what happened to the head of the statue? Where is Gov Obi? Ohaneze NdiIgbo, ASA-USA and others? Who erected the statue? Shouldn't this statue which ought to be a national monument be fix/repaired? Was this a true representative of Zik? I mean how can we have a headless Zik statue? This is really embarrassing.
Azuoma Anugom
~~Adaejiagamba________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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