July 16, (THEWILL) – The first time I visited the zoo, I saw a lot of animals such as Monkeys, Zebras, Leopards, Chimpanzees, Lions, Birds, Tigers, Pythons, Hyenas, Horses and Antelopes among others, and till today, the memories of that outing remain evergreen in my mind. Visiting places where animals of sundry species are kept opens our minds to see the wonderful work of God in creatures. These animals communicate with one another through their body language.
Also, none of them lose grip on their activities within their kingdom. The zoo is a place an individual or group should not fail to tour. Life is so beautiful for those in the animal kingdom.
It would be good if the Nekede Zoological Garden could be sited in any community in the Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of the state. There are other council areas in Imo such as Ohaji-Egbema, Ihitte-Uboma or even Onuimo. Let us look at this: Among the twenty-seven (27) councils, Onuimo appears to be the most marginalised.
That does not mean the government’s eyes are not on the area or it is not being carried along, but the issue remains that there is no government project that is visible in Onuimo. Those animals need to be brought back to the state after the present administration of Distinguished Sen. Hope Uzodimma might have built a standard zoological garden in the area.
During my days in secondary school, our Agricultural Science teacher, Sir Ihekwoaba, now late, taught us that the Zoo is a place where wild animals are k.