The Esan Journalists Forum (EJF), an umbrella body for media
practitioners from Esan speaking area of Edo State, has appealed to leaders and
well-meaning citizens of the various towns and villages that make up the entire
Esan Land, to close ranks and work for the peace, unity and progress of the
area. Politically, the area is better known as Edo Central Senatorial Zone.
The forum which has its national headquarters in Lagos,
western Nigeria, made the appeal in a statement signed by its national
President, Mr. Timothy Okojie-Ave, calling on the leaders of the zone to begin
to speak with one voice, if Esan Land must attain a better position in Edo state
and the country as a whole.
Esan Land, the statement further said, is one that is
seriously yearning for progress and development; and that it was time for
well-meaning sons and daughters of the area “to roll up their sleeves and be
ready to join hands to build a zone that would become the pride of Edo State
and Nigeria in no distant time.”
The forum noted that the zone had remained challenged and
neglected in spite of the many contributions of her sons to the development of
the country.
“For example, we all know that it was Chief Anthony Enahoro,
a son of the zone that moved the much celebrated motion for Nigeria’s
independence.
“We are also conversant with the political sophistication
and contributions of the Esan people. We are hardworking, lovers of peaceful
co-existence and very rich in culture and tradition.
Beyond this, Esan Land is blessed with various resources
that can be effectively tapped to make the zone become a major destination
point for people across the various states of the country and even the world at
large” the statement added.
The forum, which is taking the position to further unify and
solidify Esan people from all walks of life, also appealed to the people across
the country and in the Diaspora to support the singular cause of making the
zone a major focal point of progress for others to emulate.
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