ANAMBRA MAN OF THE YEAR: THE SEARCH BEGINS

Since the history of man, advancement in civilization has always been wrought by men who had a higher sense of purpose, who went beyond self to create and chart new courses for the entire human race. For them, life is measured by its donation. It is about sacrifice and service for the upliftment of others.

Anambra State, the pride of the East, boasts of numerous accomplished and exceptional personalities cutting across several fields, ranging from billionaire businessmen to captains of industry, world famous literary and music stars, successful sportsmen and great professionals. In fact, it is said that for every kilometer radius in Nnewi, there is a billionaire. However, there seems to be a disconnect from the sense of community, the ancient and eternal principle of our ancestors embedded in the phrase "onye aghana nwanne ya" (Be your brother's keeper). This is made possible by the monumental rise of individualism, the notion that wealth is measured by consumption and not by impact, that all there is to wealth are kilometer long convoys, private jets, large parties and gigantic mansions. The newest competition, it seems, is "My Mercedes is bigger than yours".

But that was not how our forebears lived in a balanced society, at peace with one another and with nature. That was not how we survived the genocidal civil war and rose up from the ashes of ruin. A story was told of Anthropologist Margaret Mead who was asked by a student on what she considered the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student was itching to hear Mead talk about fish hooks or clay pots. But Mead instead opined that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur(thigh bone) that had been broken and then healed. According to the learned Professor, in the animal kingdom, having a broken femur was a death sentence. The animal can neither run from danger nor hunt for food let alone getting to the river for a drink. Obviously, she continued, no animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal. A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to nurse the wound and tended the person through recovering. Helping someone through difficulty is where civilization starts said Mead. We are at our best when we serve others.

And that is the essence of the search for the Anambra man of the year. It is meant to refocus the societal compass towards the sense of community, to once again turn the perspective of ndi Anambra beyond the here and now and onto something much bigger than ourselves with a keen sense of posterity.

The ideals of a society is defined by the heores they choose. The Anambra man of the year should be a figure who inspires through extraordinary deeds of triumphant beauty. He should have an elevated sense of wealth, seeing it not from the prism of acquisition of toys to flatter the ego of the owner and traumatize his community, making the poor to feel their poverty, but as a vehicle and a tool for communal advancement. The Igbo word for wealth is aku na uba. Aku loses its essence without uba. The uba implies employing the aku for the benefit and advancement of the community. A standalone aku is a narrow, selfish and underdeveloped sense of wealth. It is an aberration in traditional Igbo society.

The Anambra man of the year should have a higher sense of purpose, hitching his cart to values larger than himself. He should be am embodiment of sacrifice and full of compassion. He should be shown to understand the interconnectedness of the human race, for it is in lifting others that we are lifted.

The Anambra man of the year doesn't need to be a Saint. He is human too, with great challenges and frailties. It is having these shortcomings that gives him the human connection necessary to truly inspire us, urging us to become the better versions of ourselves for our fellow ndi Anambra and for the entire human race.

Who will the cap fit as Anambra man of the year 2020? Let the search begin.

https://www.anambraupdate.com/2020/12/anambra-man-of-year-search-begins.html?m=1

The only state I am proud of in the East.

I love this state seriously

Ok

Nawa oo

U for just write dem names leave the long epistle u write.No be every body sabi the pictures u post apart from Ngige,innosson, and soludo

my main man maduka got this

Where Arthur?

See long epistle on top nomination

Check my signature, I have 2016 toks Honda Accord available at a very cheap price in Ibadan

The fvck


Niggarr!!

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Na that one we go chop

Anambra

The light of the east

Anambra the pride of black race. Obodo Chukwu goziri

Even though I don't know most of them.
they should rule out the politicians among them, they can never be trusted.

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Ibo Amaka ooo
I like Anambra women More
Their food is really divine.. I swear

Ok

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You are talking about ruins, war and ashes that you caused, you refused to warn and caution your children against causing discordant and war, you claim victims after starting a fire that later burn, despite that you never learn from history, you are still threading the same part of destruction, I pray Colonel Sule Danburuba don't you as suya if you refused to desist from your part of evil

They should share it between Innocent Chukwuma and Maduka

Xisatunn:
E money suppose dey

They're talking about people with legit money not Yahoo Yahoo boys

The caption of the thread is intellectually lacking from a person allegedly from Anambra State. It would have been check out the the pictures of some of the nominees not list.

They even appointed a man that has been busy collecting his community forcefully...

I knew my name would be on the list

Proudly Anambra.

I don't like the Term "Man of the Year"

"Personality of the Year" would have sufficed so that it can accomodate the females too....

BTW why is Her excelency Uche Ekwunife not here?

E money na fool he can't even be in top 10

Anambra "Man of the year"
See the nonsense barely coherent lengthy write-up just because you wan sell award give person!

Gathering of those who are now incubating a new terror group and most of their demented illiterates and brainwashed fools are busy clapping for one criminal who absconded from trial to somewhere abroad and he is still very busy deceiving them to ensure his pocket never dries through their contribution towards their day dreaming online country inside another country.... But one thing is sure, what they are incubating today will consume them someday...

#FrustratedTerrorists

Good one , from the write up , criteria for the award disqualifies people like E money and his likes , reminds me of the song " Who you help ".

Hmmmm. Reserve my comment

Igbos are doing wonderful how good would it be if this Hausa/Fulani people no join us

Nah eh! No qualms
This is so sophisticated

No current politicans should be given the award
The should all have there separate award like

the main criminal of the year