My careful observation and evaluation of ICAN operations in relation to the ratio of its achievements in the past years showed that our collective efforts as a community yielded very little dividend. This could be attributed to a faulty system on which the organization operated. The organization’s administrative machinery lacked the necessary structures needed for the successful operation of a community-oriented entity like the ICAN. For ICAN to become more functional and productive, we need to rectify this fault. I have joined the race for the office of the President of ICAN in order to help reverse the problems facing ICAN.

My offer to serve is an expression of my ardent belief in unifying Ndigbo in DFW. We are all witnesses to explicit stories of mean conduct of some in our midst. It is my position that ICAN, more than ever must dissuade all forms of divisive tendencies. All hands must be on deck as we attempt to reject all forms of clannishness and insincerity.

We cannot remotely achieve our objectives without everyone’s participation in the process. May we reflect on what history will record of us, and let it be that those who will come after us will have to borrow a leaf from what we have accomplished as a people with a common goal. I will channel efforts towards those things that will indeed contribute in uniting us, in our pursuit of growth and progress towards a cohesive and focused direction. We as a people should not let the present challenges discourage us from appreciating that only through pooling our resources together in good faith and trust shall we be able to achieve great victories.

Together, we will make life more meaningful for our people again.

As I present myself, with humility, to be a candidate to the office of President of ICAN, I see myself as a child of circumstance, interested in bringing a rebirth of the resourceful zeal and commitment of our people. I will hold sacred the wishes our people will bestow on me as we plan an all-inclusive and goal-oriented organization.

NZE CHINASA MADUMERE, President