I have actually missed sharing my cycling journey with us. I'm sorry because other life schedule took away that time. Last Christmas 2023, I discussed how I and some children exercised which I also promised to share our plan for new year 2024. I and the children parents arrangement was in order the same way we did the Christmas exercise. Before every exercise with the children or those between the adolescent stage, I usually reach their parents one on one for them to reach agreement with me noting that the safety of the children will be protected.
As planned for the children bicycle exercise on January this year, as everything was in order about a day to go for the exercise, I received a call from the local security guards known as the vigilante. They told me that I and the children must suspend our bicycle exercise for January due to high level of insecurity within the areas we're expected to cover. The call was to notify me that they received a signal that kidnappers are suspected. So, I didn't want to risk the life of the children agreed for the exercise. I dismissed them and promised them for another weeks to come.
on the fourth week of January, two of the children that are supposed to hold the January exercise with came to me and asked me to fix a date this February. I gave them a feedback that they should hold on for me to confirm the level of security in our village. This week, I have confirmed from our vigilante village security guards to fix a new exercise with the children this February third week. I have pass the message across the children parents that we'll be going for a bicycle exercise on the 31 February.
Our plan is to not take our exercise far from where people are living so to protect the children from any insecurities challenge. We'll be covering a little areas from Ohaisu Community Secondary School to Eke-market and to Police station Afikpo North Local Government Area.
To make sure that the bicycle we'll be using for the children February bicycle exercise are arranged. I have started to mobilize bicycles so most of the children will have a bicycle to use for the exercise.
I rejected most of the bicycle people brought for me to hire for the exercise because some of the bicycles are old and have weaker chains and other parts. Children bicycle for exercise need to be thoroughly investigated and approved to avoid accident. I am happy that we have approved 4 bicycles and others will still be coming.
