Youth Leader Decries Increasing Cultism, Illiteracy In Ebonyi Community

The national president of Oriuzor Youths Vanguard, Mr. Igiri Innocent, yesterday expressed concern over the growing rate of cult activities, illiteracy and poverty in Oriuzor community, Ezza North local government area of Ebonyi State.

Igiri, who spoke in Abakaliki, called on traditional rulers, political and religious leaders to think towards the emancipating the community from poverty, illiteracy and cultism.

He said the growing spate of cultism, maladministration, illiteracy and poverty in the community had adversely affected the people, adding that it was expedient for leaders of the area to come together to restore the glory of the community.

“Oriuzor in Ezza North is my home. And no place like home. My home needs serious intervention. That community has been bedeviled by so many factors ranging from cultism to illiteracy and poverty which is mostly attributed to the kind of leaders that has been in charge of the people’s affairs.

“Everything in Oriuzor revolves around some few certain ancient non-adventurous families or persons who are good people but need a total thinking faculty change.

“Oriuzor is a special community in the heart of Ezza Ezekuna and need not to be lagging behind in community progress and development index as expected of such community in 21st century,” he said.