Anioma queen advocates massive youth employment in Delta State

Most Beautiful Girl in Anioma and the reigning Miss Umu Anioma 2017 Beauty Queen, Sandra Nkemakonam Obi has called for massive job creation for the teeming youths in Delta State, particularly in the Anioma region of the oil-rich State.

Miss Obi made the call recently while briefing journalists on the outcome of her Valentine’s Day visit to Mother Divine Grace Orphanage in Okpanam, Oshimili North of Delta State. Miss Obi said that with Adequate youth employment to the graduates who pass out every year, vices such as stealing, Kidnapping and prostitution will be reduced to the barest minimum.

Expressing disappointing on the attitude of the youths on Anioma culture and traditions, the beauty queen appealed to the youths to always promote Anioma cultural heritage by wearing her attires and use of their language, stressing that, that is the only way to keep our identity intact.

Miss Umu Anioma advised the Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa to do more to build-up and support Anioma Nation. She said “The Umu Anioma Foundation is a non government organisation for the promotion of Anioma ideals. We are having an Anioma Governor and he doesn’t seem to recognize Anioma gatherings such as the pageant and Anioma Foundation World Convention, for that matter. This is not good at all.

Apart from the government, we have well placed individuals that could help assist in the aspirations of our youths but they are not doing so. I want to use this opportunity to appeal to them to rise up to the challenge of listening to the yearnings of the youths and to also identify with the Umu Anioma Foundation, particularly, the annual beauty pageant”.

Advising upcoming beauty queens, Miss Obi urged them to believe in themselves and avoid distractions that come in form of wrong perceptions and impressions on beauty queens in the country. “There are always controversies surrounding beauty pageants but am getting used to it. This is my second shot at beauty contest, the first being Miss DSTv where I also won as second runner up.

It is not about sleeping with people ; it is about what you have in yourself. We are born with our destinies and different attributes”. The Mass Communication undergraduate narrated that she was initially discouraged to contest for the Miss Umu Anioma Beauty Pageant because of the fear of losing the crown but later summoned courage to venture into the competition. “Before I went for the Miss Umu Anioma Pageant, I was feeling like “can I win”. In fact, I was scared that I may Lose again like it happened in Miss DSTv but my aunty encouraged me to give it a trial as I have gained experience in the past attempts.

Due to her encouragement, I felt like giving it a trial which I did. Truly, you don’t have to sleep with anybody to win the beauty crown”, the Anioma queen said. On the challenges, the beauty queen who said that she is striving to impact positively on the society, especially the less privileged added “I have this belief that I have to do something that I would be remembered for.

I like to be remembered for a lot of good things. With God by my side, I know I will do something memorable for my people before my tenure expires. However, sponsorships and funding are important because without funding, my projects will not go the way I planned it”. Emphasising on the importance of education, Miss Obi advised Anioma Youths to try all they could do to get good education.

She however, appealed to those who may not further their education to engage themselves in trades that can give them good livelihood, adding that such engagements are the only way to create a peaceful and progressive society. Recently, Miss Obi, from Okpanam in Delta State visited the Mother of Divine Grace Orphanage in Okpanam, Oshimili North of Delta State.

She also made out time to pay a short visits to both the palaces of The Ugo-Ani of Okpanam, HRM Michael Mbanefo Ogbolu; also she visited Her Royal Highness, the Omu of Okpanam, Dr. Martha Dunkwu.

On hand to receive the Anioma Beauty Queen at the orphanage were the coordinator of the orphanage Sis. Agnes Effiom , Sis. Stella-Maris, Sis. Agatha and other staff of the orphanage. The queen who presented the children of the orphanage with gifts items pointed out that she started from her hometown so as to get the blessings of her people first.

Other places she intends to extend her courtesy visits are the palace of the Obi of Ubulu Unor, Obi Kikachukwu Henry Afamefuna (JP), the Local Government Councils amongst other important places in Anioma region of Delta State.