The traditional ruler of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, has urged Federal and Anambra State Governments to show more interest in the take-off of the operations of the Zik Mausoleum and Conference Centre which now appear at a standstill.
Igwe Achebe made the call at this year’s edition of the Zik Lecture Series Anniversary Celebrations held in Awka, Anambra state on November 16, 2021 the birthday of the great Zik.
The lecture series was instituted by Senator Ben Obi as benefactor and introduced in 2011, by the Faculty of Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, in memory of the late Rt. Hon. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and Owelle of Onitsha, to mark his birthday anniversary.
The traditional ruler of Onitsha expressed gratitude to President Buhari for the completion of the physical structure of the Zik Mausoleum, and its commissioning after many years of neglect and abandonment by previous administrations.
Igwe Achebe however, observed that after the commissioning of the Zik mausoleum, not much has happened with regards to the take-off of its operations.
According to him, ‘’Although the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has established the Presidential Committee for the Management and Maintenance of the Zik Mausoleum, it is difficult to point to any substantial outcome.’’ He added that ‘’With the completion of the physical structure, arrangements for the take-off of the operations of the mausoleum including its management should come under the purview of the National Commission of Museum and Monuments which has statutory responsibility for museums and monuments. We believe this would facilitate commencement of the operations of the mausoleum .’’
He also expressed gratitude to the organisers of the lecture series and urged them to keep it up.
Delivering a lecture with the theme, “Security, Governance and Nation Building”, governor John Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, noted that Nigeria has never experienced such security challenges as it is currently, since after the civil war,.’’
He pointed out that the “lecture is therefore part of the effort to find solutions to the security, and governance challenges facing the nation.
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