AFAHA-OBONG, OUR BROKEN JERUSALEM (SEASON TWO)

Itoro Udotim

"People without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots..." Marcus Garvey

Jerusalem is an ancient city located in the ancient Judah that is now the capital of Israel. The city has a history that goes back to the 4th Millennium BCE, making it one of the oldest cities in the world. Cojoining the story together, Afaha-Obong shares a similar historical background like Jerusalem.

It may be considered concomitantly in order to recapitulate the tremendous evolutional process through which Afaha-Obong began, developed and thereby indicate the trends of its continuous progress and achievements without being unmindful of its failures in a changing world and circumstances.

Afaha-Obong has a unique petedunnite which periodically present Her as an antidote before Her contemporaries or perhaps, a centripetal force towards promoting the economic growth of any person or group of persons who wishes to pitch a tent in Afaha-Obong, symbiotically welcomes any stranger with an open arm freely without any atom of fear, intimidation or brutalisation. Afaha-Obong is indeed the land of peace and freedom, Afaha-Obong people are known to be men and women of integrity, bold and bravery.

May I use this medium to pay a special tribute to His Royal Highness, Late Chief Jackson Udo Akpan and Late Mr. Unwana Ben Imoh who conspicuously developed both the mind and character of every Afaha-Obong person doubtlessly redeeming the image and eradicating the act of contabescence amongst the teeming youths, tirelessly and relentlessly projected Afaha-Obong to an unimagined pedestal without asking for anything in return, collectively bequeathed positive landmarks that can never be forgotten.

Prior to this episode, many questions have been asked openly and convetionlly, cantankerously seeking a comprehensive answer for the choice of the heading "AFAHA-OBONG, OUR BROKEN JERUSALEM". Suffice it to say that the reason for the choice of the heading is not far-fetched, Afaha-Obong as a clan is as old as the nature itself, but rather sad that some group of persons misappropriate this fact, thereby subjecting Afaha-Obong to a mere peter pan syndrome without regards.

Afaha-Obong as our own Jerusalem has been perforated, infected and injected with immense hatred and sentimental segregation without second thought, making themselves emblematised, constantly sending powerful signals just like the Bermuda triangle, creating unnecessary tsunami which serves as an earthquake in the mind of the common man in the community. This actions kill faster than hurricane.

Afaha-Obong must rise again, She is our Jerusalem!
She needs redemption, if you and I can't help her, who will?

Season three is on the way, expect it soon!!!