Igede Agba: Itakpa Community send SOS to Gov Ayade on Itakpa Bridge By Okwo romeon

The Itekpa Community development Association (ICODA) has send a “save our soul” message (SOS) to the governor of Cross River State ,His Excellency Professor Ben Ayade and all her political representatives to come to the aid of the community as the continues season flooding of the Uwu River that boundary Cross river with Benue state left without construction of the bridge will soon wipe away many part of the Itakpa communities. The National President of ICODA Mr. Patrick Odey make this called at this year annual celebration of Itekpa -Igede new Yam festival in Abuja while playing audiences to his follower community members who hosted him and others dignity for the annual new yam festival celebration. According to the National President ,Itekpa is very a strategic community border in Cross state with over sixteen communities wards but as he speak,the flooding of the Owu River had threatened and removed some of the community with more treat on the remaining ones if the bridge over the river is not urgently constructed to channel the bank of the river. The community leader called on governor Ayade to award the the Itakpa bridge to be constructed to save the soul of the Itekpa people and bring back the economic activities between the Igede people in Benue state and their brothers in Benue state to bond the peace that had existed in the border community of the North cross state for decades. Mr Odey lamentedthe negligence of the Itakpa community by the state government and all her political representative especially Hon.Reginal Anyogo of the state assembly and Hon. Jude Nngaji House of Representative and Senator Jerry Agom to come to the aid of his people. Itekpa community is the timbers hub of the north part of cross river state and many natural resources, especially in agriculture but lack basic road infrastructure to get their produces to the market which led to wastage of their farm products. Delivery his paper on politics of cross river state,Mr. Fredrick Odey say, for Itekpa community to overcome the conundrum of cross river state politics,the youths must unite together and fight their marginalization like a wounded lion through voting the right candidates that had Itekpa people in heart to get any form of development. Mr Fredrick charged Itekpa youths both at home and abroad to wake up from their slumber and urgently visit any INEC Registration center in their localities to collect their PVC to politicians that will remember Itekpa while in Office. Other speakers in the occasion,agreed that ,the national president of ICODA and other stakeholders should declare state of education emergency through out het community if development must be achieved in future. In other paper presentation,tittled YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AS CATALYST FOR SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT PRESENTED BY Mr. JACOB OMRENYA ODEY say,education is crucial in empowering our young people. We are in a society where we think money is everything without education, you can make money but without education, there are heights you cannot attain. He say, Supporting the education of the youth and are armed them with knowledge, can go along way to make a difference. He urged the rich people in the community to led their support by empowering the young people by showing support for the young people around them .