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WASU Harps On Cultural Heritage In Okrika
The need to re-orientate the rich
cultural heritage and tradition of a society has again been stressed.
The national president of Wakirike Student’s Union (WASU),
Rivers State, Comrade Jonathan Gunn made the assertion while speaking at a
cultural fiesta orgainsed by the body within six days in office of their
election at Okrika main market square recently.
Mr. Gunn said the fiesta was organised to re-integrate
majority of Wakirika students and youths at home and in diaspora to appreciate
the rich cultural values and traditions of the people, including music and
dance.
He noted that it is a happy re-union of the students of the
body to ensure they preserved their culture, which according to him, is very
paramount as enshirined in their constitution.
The newly elected national president of WASU also reiterated
that the fiesta provided an avalanche of opportunities for staying students, as
they were given an unincredulous awareness on mass education, peace and social
sanity.
Comrade Gunn recalled that as pledged during his inaugural
speech on December 22, 2012, that Wakirike students in the next one year would
be committed to bringing back the fast fading glory of the union, adding, “In
this journey towards restoring her lost glories as a union, we call on all
stakeholders, past leaders and elders nationwide to join this train towards a
revolutionary leadership”.
“Wakirike sons and daughters of prominence should also reckon
with this revolutionary train”, he stressed.
Distinguished personalities from all walks of life graced the
cultural festival which attracted cream of Wakirike students.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.