THE BATTLE TO TRANSFORM ABIA ONGOING AS THE ENEMY FIGHT BACK TO STOP IT - NO SHAKING. GOOD MUST PREVAIL-Appolos (A must read)

I am propelled and compelled to inform you this morning that the battle is still on. Our struggle for justice, equity and fairness in our state has not ended. We are not yet in paradise. Our enemies are not sleeping. They're still plotting. Their ill-gotten wealth is still pushing them. Their desperation has gone beyond point of no return. We must be aware of their this. But we MUST not lose sight. We must not relent. We must also not forget that this battle is not really ours, it's of the God, and God has been faithful from the beginning and He will continue to win for us.

As the day break opens another chapter in our book and life of struggle for justice, equity and fairness in our state- Abia and beyond, I am provoked to call your attentions to the words of Great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, who in his famous "I Have A Dream" speech, reminded us who we are, and why we must remain same.

Permit me to inform you that the combined conspiratorial forces of enemy neighbors and their interloper allies have continued in their desperation to force their way in, to loot our commonwealth, this we must resist. It should be obvious to all and sundry by now that theirs is no longer a quest to serve.

I leave you with the words of Dr Luther of blessed memories;

'But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt...We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so, we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice...This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.

Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children...It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment...In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force...We cannot walk alone...And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead...We cannot turn back...And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream...I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."..I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; "and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together."...This is our hope, and this is the faith...With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day."




-Enyinnaya Appolos is a Personal Assistant to the governor of Abia state.