Akalites call for unity during UTI Debate.

The “students” of Umuaka Times Institute UTI, a codename for the whatsapp group of Umuaka Times newspapers have called for more unity among the 10 autonomous communities in Umuaka Municipal Council. This call was made when the “students” were having an interactive debate to determine if the ongoing autonomous system of government in the community has produced glad tidings or disunity.

Many students who contributed during the discussion agreed that the autonomous community system of government in Igboland, especially Imo State is indeed a good development but sadly, the concept was misapplied in Umuaka. The students called for stakeholders in Umuaka community to unite themselves and push for a common goal on how to develop the entire Umuaka community.

The contributors to this debate also lamented that when Umuaka was simply an entity, projects and programs were carried out with one spirit but as at today, the reverse is the case.

Another part of the debate that gained prominence during the debate is the name the autonomous communities prefer to answer. Names such as “Amiyi Akah”, “Isiozi Akah”, Ugbele Akah”, were questioned. Umuaka Times editors questioned if the name “Akah” reflected the short form of Umuaka or a new name. The students further gave Obinwanne Umuaka Autonomous Community a pat on the back for being the only community that got her own name correctly.

Another area that called for more concerns during the debate was that the students agreed that Obinwanne Umuaka Autonomous Community is the only community the autonomous community system is working effectively in the entire Umuaka. They ascribed this to good leadership the community has been enjoying since its inception and appealed to them to continue the lead. The students also saw this as a big challenge to other autonomous community to move on.

After Obinwanne community, Amiyi Akah Autonomous Community also got a mention in the debate as a community where the positive sides of autonomous community system is ready to pick up. The students also encouraged the indigenes of the community to work harder and write the name of their community in gold.

At the end of the debate, UTI ruled that despite the autonomous community differences and creations, Akalites still need one another in order to rise to the skies and develop the community.